Better deal used gt500 or 2011 5.0?
6/27/10, 06:33 PM
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Better deal used gt500 or 2011 5.0?
I thought I had seen a thread about this earlier, but clearly I'm not using the search function appropriately.
35 to 40k can get a nice low mileage shelby gt500 or a nicely optioned 2011 5.0. Who has driven both and what is your opinion on which is a better deal, more fun car? Which one would be better as a daily driver/on ramp terror?
Informed and uninformed opinions welcome.
35 to 40k can get a nice low mileage shelby gt500 or a nicely optioned 2011 5.0. Who has driven both and what is your opinion on which is a better deal, more fun car? Which one would be better as a daily driver/on ramp terror?
Informed and uninformed opinions welcome.
6/27/10, 08:44 PM
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While waiting for my GT, i was offered a 2008 Shelby for 40. It had like 200 miles on it. Collecting wise, it would have been better to buy it. However Im very happy with my GT for 7k less. Yeah also a sad side story. When i picked up my GT this week, i saw a 2010 Shelby there in back parking lot. Its been there for 6 months, salesman said something was wrong with the deal. The guy who ordered it saw it, and didnt take it. So there must me money on the car for the dealer to be sitting on it for so long. Ronn
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6/27/10, 08:46 PM
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Fo sho... but I'd take out the '09- entirely. I don't like the body style... and between the '11 GT and the '10 GT500, I'd take an '11 GT in kona before I took the '10 GT500 in any other color (as I did when presented the option.) At that power level I doubt I'd notice any performance difference past, "Holy sh*t!"
6/27/10, 08:50 PM
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Fo sho... but I'd take out the '09- entirely. I don't like the body style... and between the '11 GT and the '10 GT500, I'd take an '11 GT in kona before I took the '10 GT500 in any other color (as I did when presented the option.) At that power level I doubt I'd notice any performance difference past, "Holy sh*t!"
If somebody is selling a 2010 GT500 for $40K ... that's a freakin deal!
6/27/10, 09:03 PM
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Fairly comparable rides with a huge price difference.
This is all subjective to ones opinion of coarse
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6/28/10, 01:23 AM
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There was a thread about this a month or two back with the same conundrum, I think the general consensus then was that a 2010 GT500 would be better than a 2011 GT at even price tags, but it's a judgment call based on what you'd prefer and what you want your car to do, as they have a few small yet significant differences. The 2011 GT might have a slight advantage on the twisties, but there's a very clear win for the GT500 in straight line power.
Daily Driver: Depends on if you can live with the supercharger and gas mileage (2011 GT gets surprisingly good gas mileage actually)
Drag Strip: GT500 hands down, as that straight line power will dominate in stock form.
Track: Eh, maybe a toss up, I can't call it myself. 5.0 may have a bit of a handling advantage over a 2010 GT500, but the GT500 has a ton more straight line power. Probably depends a lot on the track.
But again, this assumes roughly equal costs. Probably the biggest reason to get a GT over a GT500 (aside from daily driver reasons) is because you'd rather save some money.
Daily Driver: Depends on if you can live with the supercharger and gas mileage (2011 GT gets surprisingly good gas mileage actually)
Drag Strip: GT500 hands down, as that straight line power will dominate in stock form.
Track: Eh, maybe a toss up, I can't call it myself. 5.0 may have a bit of a handling advantage over a 2010 GT500, but the GT500 has a ton more straight line power. Probably depends a lot on the track.
But again, this assumes roughly equal costs. Probably the biggest reason to get a GT over a GT500 (aside from daily driver reasons) is because you'd rather save some money.
6/28/10, 04:17 AM
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My personal plan is to wait for a 2012 Boss 302. If Ford doesn't build that or if the price is ridiculous or the dealers are jacking the price up too high then I will start looking for a low mileage 11 GT500. In either case it would not be my daily driver.
6/28/10, 07:26 AM
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I've been DDing a 130hp '92 Explorer on 34s with stock gearing for three months. I honestly doubt my butt dyno is capable of registering anything over about 400hp right now.
6/28/10, 07:49 AM
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Too much of everything. ( Power, handling, cost ) 5.0 is the most I could ever need in a daily driver. A snake would be a great addition to the garage but why spend that much on something you rarely drive. Unless you hit the track most weekends it would be hard to justify for me.
Too much of everything. ( Power, handling, cost ) 5.0 is the most I could ever need in a daily driver. A snake would be a great addition to the garage but why spend that much on something you rarely drive. Unless you hit the track most weekends it would be hard to justify for me.
6/28/10, 09:34 AM
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When you throw in the verbiage of "daily driver" the answer is easy, 2011 GT. It's already super fun and at over 412 Hp it should be way more fun that any typical daily driver.
Edit: Daily driver also means you take in to account fuel. Once again, 2011 win.
Not saying that the GT500 couldn't be daily driven but I won't even max my 2011 GT out when I get it while driving daily. I might get spirited and that's plenty for me.
Edit: Daily driver also means you take in to account fuel. Once again, 2011 win.
Not saying that the GT500 couldn't be daily driven but I won't even max my 2011 GT out when I get it while driving daily. I might get spirited and that's plenty for me.
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6/28/10, 09:43 AM
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Wait a second.
The title of the thread is better deal. What's a better deal? A 2010 GT500 that has already been hit by depreciation, or new 2011 GT that gets hit with depreciation after your wheels roll off the lot.
The title of the thread is better deal. What's a better deal? A 2010 GT500 that has already been hit by depreciation, or new 2011 GT that gets hit with depreciation after your wheels roll off the lot.
6/28/10, 10:42 AM
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And to go along with that, which one will typically hold its resale value better, a limited production car with the Shelby name on it or a one of 40,000 GT?
6/28/10, 10:42 AM
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