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I'm not claiming that it won't all I stated is that my modified Cobra is about as faster or faster than a stock GT500, to be honest I wouldn't do many mods if I get one. I think my Cobra is plenty fast for me I just like the total package of the newer car.
Also I have driven a modified GT500 with 600+ HP and it was pretty terrifying too.
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I'm not claiming that it won't all I stated is that my modified Cobra is about as faster or faster than a stock GT500, to be honest I wouldn't do many mods if I get one. I think my Cobra is plenty fast for me I just like the total package of the newer car.
Also I have driven a modified GT500 with 600+ HP and it was pretty terrifying too.
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I hear ya. Same here, except 2000. But after driving a leftover "new" '09 GT, I knew I couldn't live with the 05-09 interior. It had rattles and squeaks at 100 miles. One drive in the (then new) '10 and I was sold on the new interior. I was also thinking you could get up to $25k for your car, but I'd really say $22-25k depending on the market - going into winter, might be harder to get that higher end of the range.
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I hear ya. Same here, except 2000. But after driving a leftover "new" '09 GT, I knew I couldn't live with the 05-09 interior. It had rattles and squeaks at 100 miles. One drive in the (then new) '10 and I was sold on the new interior. I was also thinking you could get up to $25k for your car, but I'd really say $22-25k depending on the market - going into winter, might be harder to get that higher end of the range.
Good thing about the price is i'm not desperate to sell, I don't owe anything on it I might just sell it in the Spring to maximize my sales price.
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500+HP is more than enough for me
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The 09 you drove couldn't have had more rattles than a 94-04 Mustang. My Cobra had interior rattles when I bought it with 5k on it!
Good thing about the price is i'm not desperate to sell, I don't owe anything on it I might just sell it in the Spring to maximize my sales price.
That would be my plan as well.
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Word to everyone! If you are going to get a 07 or newer GT500, gotta get a 08 or newer now. Just saw this on SVTP.
So Good news for everyone you can now run up to 9.99 in a 2008+ coupe car and not have to put in a roll bar!
NHRA recently amended the roll bar rule for street legal vehicles. Model year 2008 and newer unaltered, OEM production vehicles running slower than 9.99 seconds and under 135 MPH do not have to meet the roll bar requirements for ET racing. This is great news for our Wednesday and Friday Street Night competitors that had to slow down or stop racing entirely because of the 11.49 elapsed time rule. Some restrictions still remain, however. All drivers must meet the Helmet and Protective Clothing requirements. Convertibles and T-Top entries must still comply with the current NHRA roll bar rule.
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Why the arbitrary 2008 model year?? The Mustang was the only rear wheel drive car that gets dragged available at that time! Weird, should go back to 2005...
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2008 was the first year side airbags were mandatory, so 2008 and newer would be safer in roll over than prior years.
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Originally Posted by Knight
Its weird, my 03 cobra doesn't rattle at all and has 35k miles on it.