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i would just get the 37k one, paying 22k just to go faster, really not worth it in my opinion, and of course you can customize it a little with an exhaust and sound system and other stuff you want.

 

man that is a lot of money for a mustang. that would be a crazy hard decision.

in saying that. the newer mustang is the first one i have liked since 60 era ones.

man with that price you could be creeping real close to a skyline. that there is a freaking car.

 

37K for a GT Where are you located? If you'll be cutting it close, you know what you need to do.. The 500 is one hell of a car, but IMO not worth the price, the GT will get you in the door and you can customize it from there..

 

its a sweet car

modern mustangs seem to depreciate alot tho, after a quick look on ebay u can get like a 2002-3 cobra for like 20K-ish now, and it will still get u to 60 in under 5, plus u will have 30K left over to spend on hookers and blow

thats what i would get

i'm a cheap sob tho, so dont listen to me

 

I'm not sure how I'd sleep at night if I payed $60,000 for a Ford Mustang. If you must, get the cheaper one.

 

I'd sleep fine if it were a classic. Watch, in 5-6 years you'll be able to get a (newer) GT 500 for 25-30, if not less.

 

Would I buy a Shelby? Only if I had the money to drop on it. I understand that they will be discontinued soon, but I'm not entirely sure. Part of the beauty of a mustang is customizing it to what you want. While the GT500 is an outstanding platform, the Premium GT is a creature comfort vehicle, light years ahead of older mustangs in all aspects. If I were to get a new Shelby, I would not want to modify it much, but I love personalizing my mustangs, so I am happy with my GT and the mods I have made on it...and on my time frame, I can continue to modify on my own timeline.

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The Shelby is kinda cool, but you can get a drop-top 'vette for less than that.

 

If I had that kind of dough, I would drop it down an older Mustang Shelby rather than a newer one.

 

I know the platform is going to remain the same for awhile, but I haven't looked too much into how ling the body style will remain unchanged. Let me ask you this. How long are you going to be at your location? Are you living there or stationed there?

Another thing, do they pop the hood to check for modification, because if that is the case, you might think about a turbocharger located underneath the chassis. Can you install the supercharger in your garage, because it's really not that hard to install a kenne bell, it just takes about 3-4 days if you take your time.

 

I haven't seen a half decent classic Shelby south of 90k.

 

I have from time to time. Hard to find. I'd still rather invest in an older Shelby and fix it up as necessary.

 

Buy the GT and put 5K in mods on it and it will be comparably fast -- slapping some free flow mufflers on to get the deep exhaust note is very cheap.

FT do the new mustangs come stock with headers? If not there is another quick relatively cheap upgrade along with high performance mufflers.

 

You can get a used 2007 GT premium with only 2K miles for $25K at Carmax. I would not get a new one for $37K even if it's your dream car. $12K is a lot of money.

 

What year is the Shelby GT?

 

I've got a Mustang as well.

Any reason you want a super charger?

I still want a ton of mods on mine, but I want to stay 100% naturally aspirated. That means no super charger, no turbo charger, and no NOS. I want pure power straight from the block. Then again, this is just what I want. I'm not throwing slicks on it and trying to run 10's in the 1/4.

Just my two cents.

Re your original query: IMO, you don't buy something like the Shelby GT 500 for modification purposes. It is both a special car and a specialty car, and you do NOT mod cars like that.

Example: I can take my Mustang and make it fast enough to blow a Ferrari off the road. The point of such vehicles is for hobbyists and enthusiasts; get under the hood, turn some wrenches, and make the damn thing go as fast as you want it too. I'd love to have a Ferrari; I'd love to have a Shelby GT 500. I wouldn't touch a damn thing under either of their hoods were I to have either. You just don't change vehicles such as these. They were created as something special, and ought to stay that way.

If you've got the cheese and want that special car, go for the Shelby. If you want to modify a Mustang, go with the GT.

Just my humble opinion.