seriously man? its 2008. not 1988. look at the prices of a new Camaro. a Vette. ect ect.
damn man are you expecting to pay what people paid back in 1995 ish for a new mustang GT in 2008? inflation. ect. prices go up. you make more. it shouldnt be a big deal, if you can afford to drop that much on a 347 new paint and an interior for you car then whats the big deal paying 35k for a new get? and new gt's at the dealership local to me are 26-30K depeding on opions ect. 35k is like a FULLY loaded vert. even then. thats pretty high if you ask him. how much is the mark up at the dealer you looked at?
i work at a dealership, and i would rather buy a loaded stock GT and put some aftermarket go fast stuff on it and fly past a saleen. the body kits are junk and to get parts from saleen takes MONTHS and i have seen to much junk for a $60k car. that pernelli jones edition is a good looking car, i like the way the saleens look from some angles.
i decided to hop up my 95 instead of buying a stock 05+ gt
price will be about the same in the end, but i got an easy 10 sec sn95 for the price of a stock 08GT...what would you pick...
I dunno....how's the factory warranty holding up on your '95 at this point?i decided to hop up my 95 instead of buying a stock 05+ gt
price will be about the same in the end, but i got an easy 10 sec sn95 for the price of a stock 08GT...what would you pick...
the only real reason i dont like the gt500 is because i cant stand shelby, from what ive read, shelby sounds like a real prick. charging people for autographs and suing people over name infractions etc. not to mention ford canned SVT to give shelby, saleen, rousch etc. the job of making special vehicles. look at what SVT had for us, 03/04 cobras, lightnings, focuses, contours, etc. a pretty cool list of vehicles no matter what you wanted, and you didnt pay an extra 10k for some old fart's last name on your trunk. i think this has done a part to ruin ford and put them where they are right now, at least from a performance enthusiast's perspective.
shelby's cars arent that cool, SVT could have done way better imo, and on top of that, i havent seen a single s197 done by saleen or rousch that even looked remotely tasteful. saleen's body kits are the ugliest things ive ever seen.
either way, i totally vote for the 347!
I From any realistic standpoint though, the newer car is always the better deal.
Thanks Ryche, we're heading for Boone tomorrow, although I don't expect to surf too many lots, maybe a few on 421. I'm really after a 03-04 cobra, original owner. Quite a few available in the orlando area, just have to be patient. Great holiays to you, Vann.
I'd only look at the 03/04 cobras... they've finally shot down in price and are the meanest for the $ spent in my opinion
You do realize that Hellion has a twin turbo kit for the '03 Cobra that brings it into the 1,000hp range...right? All while maintaining all of the drivability and low end torque the eaton has to offer.My beef with the Terminator is two things:
1. You're kind of stuck with your choice of a power adder.
2. Everybody and their brother wants one, has one, or has had one.
I've met a couple guys who thought they were God's gift to the hobby because they put a pulley on theirs and made more than 400HP. I do really like the cars, and would take one before I'd take a GT500, but they are still young enough to fall into that category of "just because you have a clean one doesn't necessarily mean you're a car guy". If LaserSVT is reading this, nothing against you and your car, buddy.
I'd personally rather have one of the Mach 1s. The hood/scoop looks mean as hell, and you can do whatever you want with the engine. You can also find them cheaper than the Terminators. I think a Mach with a big turbo would be badass.
Its not even "his" car LOL.
You do realize that Hellion has a twin turbo kit for the '03 Cobra that brings it into the 1,000hp range...right? All while maintaining all of the drivability and low end torque the eaton has to offer.
...and you ain't putting no "big turbo" on a Mach 1 without doing a pile of engine work. Remeber....their bottom ends are made of glass, just like the GT.
Yea, I've seen/heard of the kit before. I understand the theory behind the compound boost thing, but the fact remains that you still have the parasitic drag of the blower, so consider me a pessimist. I'd rather make the same inlet boost pressures with a turbo system by itself and realize larger power numbers with a less complex system. Thats just me.
im pretty sure you take the blower off when you do the hellion kit lol
Yea, I've seen/heard of the kit before. I understand the theory behind the compound boost thing, but the fact remains that you still have the parasitic drag of the blower, so consider me a pessimist. I'd rather make the same inlet boost pressures with a turbo system by itself and realize larger power numbers with a less complex system. Thats just me.
Yeah, the Mach's got a forged crank (assuming you got the 5-speed. The Auto's got a nodular iron unit), but otherwise the rods powdered cracked cap design and the pistons are hypereutectic just like the GT and early Cobra 4V's.I did not know that... For some reason I thought it was basically a Termi motor without the blower. Oh well, while I'm dreaming here, I can say that I'd put billet parts in it, right?
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