Hi, Guest
09-15-2009, 02:55 AM
It's no surprise I'm considering a pre-05 GT or even a 00-01 Cobra for my next "toy". Pound for pound a Mustang is the car to beat for that price range in that era. Even 05+ are wicked and upgrade like Rosie O'Donnell terrorizes McDonalds employees.
Would I own a non-SVT "special" Mustang? Specifically, a Shelby? I always had doubts about the worthiness of the KR, especially considering that it was about the same, spec for spec as a C6 Z06 but it couldn't keep up in any regard to one - straight or twisties, brakes or susp.
Now, without a shadow of a doubt, I'd almost go as far as spending 15-20Gs on a decent pre-SN95 GT and then spending like 20-25Gs more customizing it into a beast. I'd then road-trip to the Shelby headquarters and purposely wreck the hood. I'd then pull a new CF hood out on the spot (obviously pre-prepped for mounting), install it and leave the bill for the new hood there at the office.
Exclusivity isn't a 20-large CF hood. Exclusivity is a car that people are practically killing each other over to get into. It never was, and now will almost certainly never be, a GT500KR.
Would I own a non-SVT "special" Mustang? Specifically, a Shelby? I always had doubts about the worthiness of the KR, especially considering that it was about the same, spec for spec as a C6 Z06 but it couldn't keep up in any regard to one - straight or twisties, brakes or susp.
Now, without a shadow of a doubt, I'd almost go as far as spending 15-20Gs on a decent pre-SN95 GT and then spending like 20-25Gs more customizing it into a beast. I'd then road-trip to the Shelby headquarters and purposely wreck the hood. I'd then pull a new CF hood out on the spot (obviously pre-prepped for mounting), install it and leave the bill for the new hood there at the office.
Exclusivity isn't a 20-large CF hood. Exclusivity is a car that people are practically killing each other over to get into. It never was, and now will almost certainly never be, a GT500KR.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.