Lookin' at a good deal on a new '01 Mustang GT covertible...help!
10-23-2001, 08:04 PM
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Lookin' at a good deal on a new '01 Mustang GT covertible...help!
Any opinions here?
Always loved that car, but hard to sit in any American interior after driving the A4...
Here's how I see it:
Advantages: 260 stock HP & a loota tq with no mods or lag, that great V8 sound, a funcar to drive, esp convertible, no interest for 60 mos.
Cons: American finishing work, loses value faster than Audi, overall quality.
Anyone?
Always loved that car, but hard to sit in any American interior after driving the A4...
Here's how I see it:
Advantages: 260 stock HP & a loota tq with no mods or lag, that great V8 sound, a funcar to drive, esp convertible, no interest for 60 mos.
Cons: American finishing work, loses value faster than Audi, overall quality.
Anyone?
10-23-2001, 08:10 PM
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Here is my motivation not to get one...
I can beat slightly modded ones all over the place with just an APR stage 2 
Isn't altitude a wonderful thing?
Isn't altitude a wonderful thing?
10-23-2001, 09:21 PM
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Hmmm my $0.02
Ugly.
Rear wheel drive.
Nose heavy.
Ford.
Obviously not the same as the '01, but I had an '84 GT Conv 5.0l some years ago and it was the worst car I've ever owned! Worst handling/balance of anything I've driven. Might as well have parked it in the winter. Horrible reliability. Replaced it with a 1.8l Jetta that was an absolute blast to drive! Fast in a straight line gets old really fast IMO.
Rear wheel drive.
Nose heavy.
Ford.
Obviously not the same as the '01, but I had an '84 GT Conv 5.0l some years ago and it was the worst car I've ever owned! Worst handling/balance of anything I've driven. Might as well have parked it in the winter. Horrible reliability. Replaced it with a 1.8l Jetta that was an absolute blast to drive! Fast in a straight line gets old really fast IMO.
10-23-2001, 09:24 PM
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yeah, but i gotta tell ya...
i test drove it and was really impressed with the handling. plus, if you wanted extra, you could improve the suspension just like you can with an a4, no? i drove it pretty hard and it cornered really well. not light like the a4, but still...
i don't have snow here in socal, so not an issue...
i don't have snow here in socal, so not an issue...
10-23-2001, 11:56 PM
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Good car, but I prefer GM....
I think the Camaro / Trans Am is a much better car. Less tight handling, but many fixes for that. Acceleration wise, f-bodies will whoop up some Ford *** easily. 12's are possible stock, or with 1 mod.
But if you're gonna get a pony, think what you want from it. Drag racing? Don't get a 'vert. You'll need a roll cage once you break into the 13's. Cruising? Drop top pony works. Handling? Again, 'vert loses a lot of integrity, and Cobra would be a tad better with the IRS. But you can find used IRS units for cheap as many Cobra owners switch those out for solid axles to drag race.
But if you're gonna get a pony, think what you want from it. Drag racing? Don't get a 'vert. You'll need a roll cage once you break into the 13's. Cruising? Drop top pony works. Handling? Again, 'vert loses a lot of integrity, and Cobra would be a tad better with the IRS. But you can find used IRS units for cheap as many Cobra owners switch those out for solid axles to drag race.
