TonyUMD

Can anyone tell me why there seems to be a difference of roughly $10k when it comes to a comparable 2001 and a 2003 Cobra? I'd like to do my homework before deciding what to buy and any help is welcome. I would like to keep my expense under $15k

acarzt

2003 is Supercharged, 2001 is not.

XPBaller

That's ONE difference....


Theyre two completely different animals. 03 has a bullet proof bottom end out the factory. Supercharged. Sexier body pieces. Better transmission (T56). they truely are two different caliber vehicles.

machracer11

I never thought I would see this question.... If you want to keep your expenses below 15k and have a sweet ba car I would say go with a Mach1, not that im biased or anything haha

acarzt

it's the only one that matters lol jk

S281 E

Two different cars. If you drive the 03 your not going to want an 01. You can easily find a well kept 01 for under $15K. Finding an 03 for that would require some very high mileage.

Wynn

You mean besides the T56 6 speed transmission, the sexier body panels, the all forged bottom end, and, oh yeah, an extra 100 horsepower from the blower?


If you can do it, spring for the 03/04. If not, then an 01 with 4.30 gears and some sticky tires and nitrous would make for a fun car too.

Timspony

I would save a little extra to find a 03/04 Cobra!! ... Great car with a great re-sell value!

...I've seen a few in the $16-17k range with 40-50k miles on them!

RedHousePainter

I bought my '01 Cobra not knowing much about Mustangs in general, and then after finding out that the 2003-2004's were supercharged, I got sad lol.

Don't get me wrong, I love mine, but they call the '03-04's "Terminators" for a reason--they are FTMFW. 'Nuff said.

soccerman002

Yeah, when I started looking around for my first Mustang, I had my heart set on a GT that I would mod to my liking. Never had any interest in owning a Cobra. Well, after looking around for a week or so, I stumbled upon a '99 with 83k for $9,000. I test drove it, fell in love with it, and bought it.

It wasn't until later that I found out about the upgrades from 99 to 01, and then the Terminators later. Granted, the 03/04 models were out of my price range at the time, but I look back and wish I'd at least done a bit more homework. At the same time however, I love my 99 and wouldn't trade it for anything, she's been really good to me so far.