Originally Posted by Rjaniz

You said no one respects the car and implied people will look at you (and your car) with disappointment when they see a V6. The main reason people look down on a V6 is [perceived] lack of power. So not sure how you think no one is saying a V6 is weak when that is practically your whole point (even your opening sentence states as such).

Jimmy's whole point was if you are that hung up on power, you should/will also look down on 4.6 V8s since the 5.0s are running around.

Also, I own a '08 GT(came from a '08 V6). Having driven both, I can't say I prefer one over the other.

So why do I have a GT over a V6? My V6 was messed up. Poor gas mileage, didn't get features I was promised, over paid, locked in with a bad dealership and on and on. Got the GT for the same money somewhere else, with all the features I was originally promised and better mileage.

If it wasn't for that V6, though, I can almost guarantee I would be in a Camaro or some grocery-getter right now. Even though it was messed up, it was still a great car.


Subjective and false. A mod or few can fix any "sound issues" real quick(and for probably cheaper than what you may end up spending on a V8). I've heard a few V6s put some V8s to shame.

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Look, if you prefer the GT more over a V6, that's absolutely fine. But why feel the need to put down the V6 simply because it is so, or warn others not to get it because it's a V6? Like I said, I had hoped the mustang community was past that.

To the OP, get the 5.0 listed above. Best of both worlds. You get all the performance you are after(and then some) and better mileage than the Shelby.

Originally Posted by Flagstang

I had a shelby gt for a daily driver

First off.... someoen said that the GT500 is the only true shelby.. the true shelby out of the two is the shelby gt. The gt500 has more to do with ford then shelby. Shelby builds the gt in vegas.

If you have the choice get the shelby. You will get looks and lots of love. The car handles like a dream and the gas milage is pretty good. I was getting 20 mpg in town.

One big thing now one has said yet is the resale in a few years will be much much higher for the shelby then a run of the mill v6. I like v6 mustangs but the resale is awful on them.

some more info on the shelby

and its more sexy

Originally Posted by TheReaper

A mod will not make a V6 sound like a V8. Listen to a 500+ horsepower Nissan GTR. It sounds good but you can still tell that it's a V6. I'm not downing V6's so don't throw your rants my way. Look at my first post in this thread.

Originally Posted by Keyser_Soze

As a DD, the smart choice financially and comfortably is obviously the PPV6 - mileage, amenities, insurance costs. Do these aspects mean more to you than power (and some, albeit limited, prestige).

The SGT is sexier, you'll probably feel better driving it, but racking up miles on such a car might be painful, and I doubt anyone wants an SE Mustang w/ 100k miles on it 4 years from now...

Also, you've completely overlooked a base 2011 GT. Many of same features of v6PP, more power but less amenities. Invoice on a 300A Coupe is 28235, minus the 1500 incentives, $750 brochure coupon, and whatever they offer you below invoice if they're clearing inventory. Power, better mileage than SGT, but no 'prestige' or comfort (well, not as much anyway).

Now you know the options, just figure out what you want