I had a dream, I've had these before...
- 1968 GT
- 1982 GT
- 1988 GT
- 1999 GT 35th Anniversary Edition
- 2000 GT Spring Edition
- 2001 Bullitt GT
- 2002 GT
- 2003 Mach 1
- 2003 Mach 1
- 2004 Cobra
- 2006 GT
- 2007 GT500
- 2007 GT500

I had another dream, my wife had these before...
- 1968 V8 vert
- 1989 GT vert
- 2002 GT vert
- 2006 GT vert
- 2008 ???

Then, I woke up. You're are right! I have no first hand experience.

 

Perhaps you should buy one.

 

would you like to see a video of the gt500 driving around a 996gt3 a couple c5 z06's and and c6 z06?

those who have both the 07/08 mustang svt and the 03/04 mustang svt will agree that the gt500 has a softer suspension yet sticks much better through the corners. one said he believed the gt500 would be faster around a road course than the stock 2000r! yes the gt500 can turn and turn effectively in stock form.

 

Was it Jeremy Clarkson who said it seemed like teh GT500 had no suspension upgrades at all, and it handled horribly in the 'twisties'?

Obviously it has had suspension and handling upgrades, but in the video it didn't look like it was doing so well. Maybe it's just the car they gave him or his driving.

 

If you can't find GT500s for less than a $15k mark-up, you need to check around. Just the Mustang forums demonstrate that most GT500s are being sold for MSRP (if you are very lucky) and $5k over (for most everyone else). And I think MSRP for the remaining 07 Shelby GTs is THE RULE, not the exception to the rule, these days.

 

"Right between, in terms of what you get, too." It means the additional modifications are MORE than the GT and LESS than the GT500. I'm not talking solely about the horsepower ratings, which are close, but also the appearance package, IUP, suspension mods, etc. There is certainly some "added price" for the Shelby label, too, but I think the argument about paying $8k for the name alone (or the Hurst shifter alone) has been disproved on multiple other threads.

 

Personally I can't believe some of the poor reviews of the GT500 handling.
You own two, have you done a write up on handling here? If so could you point the way to it, if not could you do write an honest assessment?

The only GT 500 I've seen first hand was a new convertible. Very nice car. The owner said he missed doing something for his mid-life crisis so he was doing something for his late-life crisis. Pretty funny.

 

10/2006 road america

tuned gt500 with cat back....stock suspension. track weight and more about his car here, post #48...http://svtperformance.com/forums/sho...=329173&page=2

and time for the vid. gt3 pass at 6 minutes, c6 z pass at 11 minutes!
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/0...650024d103.htm

 

you said you get more modifications on the shelby gt than the 08 bullitt. this is incorrect! yes you get the short shift in the shelby but you also get the 3.73gears in the bullitt. my point being the bullitt and the shelby gt are the same car but at two far different price tags!

 

Maybe not ... A dealer's auction on E-bay beginning at mid-30K for a 2008 BULLITT just closed with only one simple bid I think and NO SALE. Like one member of IMBOC just said, "the market has spoken ... NO ADM(s)".

I'd still pay higher than 31K for the 2008 BULLITT if it had a 5.4 engine.

 

My handling assessment, not to be confused with a professional comparisson, is to the '04 Cobra vs the GT500 in identical locations, road conditions, and speeds. I cannot post which one has the advantage since both cars' responses reflected total control up to 35 - 40 mph over highway speeds but not over that mark. Both models can absorb 90 degree turns at 50 - 55 mph on a 30 to 35' wide road with all the wheels planted on the pavement. Both cars have taken what I have given them and probably could take more but I do know my limitations and abilities and don't go beyond those points. The '01 Bullitt responded similar but with a bit of under steering.

 

Yes, I agree with you fully on this point. The Shelby GT is comparable yet WAAAAAY overpriced. I'd agree the 2008 BULLITT as-offered is a better buy than the Shelby GT. Interesting ... I heard once the 2008 BULLITT production begins the Shelby GT produciton will cease ... (???)

I can't agree on the gears though, but only because I can either do these myself or have them done, but yes, for a factory option the Shelby GT should have the 3.73 gears especially for the exhorbitant price tag (or at least offer those gears as a pencil-in option).

Although nobody seems to touch on this point, I still think the 2008 BULLITT should be offered with an automatic if they are only going to offer the 4.6 engine. I say this mostly for those folks that for whatever reason would pass on a 2008 BULLITT if they couldn't get it with an automatic.

What do you think?

 

m05fastbackGT is hung up on ADMs

Yes you would be paying higher than 31K for a Bullitt with a 5.4 engine.

There have been a few new GT500 engines on eBay, just for you ready to put in your 2008 Bullitt.

 

This has got to be one of the most constructive points I've seen yet on the HP issue ... GOOD ONE ~ !!!

As for the royalties I have heard on IMBOC it was around $1,000 per unit. It's like you can't win; you get hit with the US Government gas-guzzler tax or you get hit with the Bugs Bunny tax ... ???

 

ROFLMAO ...

RC I will pray for you my BROTHER ... (I think you're more insane than I am ... NOT GOOD).

 

If this is what I typed I made an error (my apologies) ... I was probably referring to the GT 500 with the bigger engine.

NO ... I don't expect anyone to read my so-called "mind" ... I'll try to be more careful when I edit what I write from now on.

Again ... my apologies.

 

'Bugs Bunny Tax'.

 

I don't think we really disagree on the main point about overall performance.

The only thing I was saying is that the Bullitt is nowhere close to "the same car" as the Shelby GT. Performance may be similar in the end, but there is much more difference than simply a shifter and gearing.

My prior post was referring to the non-mechanical add-ons for the SGT. The Bullitt is, by its identity, a dressed-down sleeper. The SGT has an added appearance package with the nose, rear fascia, scoops, hood, etc. and a slightly lower stance because of its suspension. The build sheets would show the specifics.

 

Gas guzzler tax is a big joke . . . Bush was just on TV saying we need to keep spending money to get our economy back on track. Then they want to tax us for the privilege of paying $3.50 a gallon? I'm just trying to do my part for the betterment of the country, people!

 

Ahh that's not was I was talking about. You have no first hand experience with an 08 Bullitt, just as some have no first hand experience with a GT500.
The point was being made that the GT500 doesn't handle well- and you didn't like that criticism, hence your first hand experience comment.
I like the GT500 but the truth is it doesn't handle well- or at least as well as you would expect from a car with it's high price tag.