That’s fine and all, but you need to understand......ALL of the new cars built today are expensive, not just the Mustang. Mustangs aren’t $15k like they were in the 80’s and early 90’s, but they’re also not the glorified Ford Fairmont’s we knew them as back then either. With inflation and improvements in technology and design comes increase cost. As far as buying new goes, have you ever priced out a new Camaro, or Challenger by comparison? Hell, even most modestly equipped family sedans are approaching Mustang GT prices now a days? The Mustang is actually on the moderate end of the scale for a performance sedan if you want to split hairs.
[/QUOTE]The GT500 is really turining into a cliche high-roller exotic car these days, I'll give you that, but the price of the GT really suprised you? New model year GTs have been 30K+ for several years now. I don't think its terrible when you consider its performance and compare it to the competition. The Honda S2000, Nissan 350Z (now 370), Pontiac Solstice GXP, and the Dodge Challenger are all easily that expensive and more.
If you really want a S197, look into the used market. There are plenty of straight low mileage GTs that got sold off after gas prices went crazy. I wouldn't buy a brand new car unless I was ready to drop some coin, anyway.
I second building a 347, though.
No more so than its competition?
