What body style do you like the best? The GT500 or GT
04-17-2006, 09:18 AM
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RE: What body style do you like the best? The GT500 or GT
The GT500 is a great looking car and should be super fast, too bad Ford won't make enough and pricing will be way to high for the average Joe!! $45K wouldn't be bad but when the dealers add $10-15K, there's no way I'd let the dealer make that kind of profit!!!
04-17-2006, 09:49 AM
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RE: What body style do you like the best? The GT500 or GT
I checked out the Shelby at the Auto show in NY, and it appears the only changes they made to the Shelby hood, then ours... Is that they cut away some of the hood so it follows the lines of the grille, and they added the heat extractors. Other then that, same hood. -- Though, I do love the grille... if only I can drop in some fog lamps and a pony emblem and I'll be good to go. 
12-07-2007, 06:50 AM
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RE: What body style do you like the best? The GT500 or GT
Of the 3, I like the GT500 the most. On the GT, I don't like the ridge around the bottom of the front and rear facia, the pedestel spoiler, and the fog lights.
12-07-2007, 08:44 AM
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RE: What body style do you like the best? The GT500 or GT
Well, to be honest my favorites are:
1.) Shelby GT-Can't argue it is worth the price or not but love the grill, and the entire looks of the car. I would take this over a GT500. With a few mods it could be at the same performance anyway.
2.) GT- I absolutely love my car and love all the available mods out there for it. I really like what people have done to theirs as well, it makes them all pretty different which is cool.
3.) Hertz- pretty cool color combo and a great history behind it. Too bad they are all automatics. This is more of a collectors item as if I had one I would be afraid to put miles on it (to depreciate it).
4.) GT500- nice big engine, but come on where is the passion in the car? I hate the black side rocker moldings! There really isn't much style to it, small looking wheels (no chrome), not really even a unique interior, it sits too high up (needs to be lowered like the Shelby GT). Just this car does not have any personality. For as much as dealers are asking for them, I really don't think they are worth that kind of money. Maybe I have too high of expectations, but the car is worth $40k to me if even that. It's sad, but if I purchased one I would feel the need to mod the hell of out it to give it some character.
Just my humble opinions.
1.) Shelby GT-Can't argue it is worth the price or not but love the grill, and the entire looks of the car. I would take this over a GT500. With a few mods it could be at the same performance anyway.
2.) GT- I absolutely love my car and love all the available mods out there for it. I really like what people have done to theirs as well, it makes them all pretty different which is cool.
3.) Hertz- pretty cool color combo and a great history behind it. Too bad they are all automatics. This is more of a collectors item as if I had one I would be afraid to put miles on it (to depreciate it).
4.) GT500- nice big engine, but come on where is the passion in the car? I hate the black side rocker moldings! There really isn't much style to it, small looking wheels (no chrome), not really even a unique interior, it sits too high up (needs to be lowered like the Shelby GT). Just this car does not have any personality. For as much as dealers are asking for them, I really don't think they are worth that kind of money. Maybe I have too high of expectations, but the car is worth $40k to me if even that. It's sad, but if I purchased one I would feel the need to mod the hell of out it to give it some character.
Just my humble opinions.
12-07-2007, 08:57 AM
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RE: What body style do you like the best? The GT500 or GT
If we are talking strcitly about body style i like the front end of the GT500 best, it just has a more agressive look than the rest. Anything else i have to go with my GT, i love that car and there is no limit as to what i can do with it.
12-07-2007, 09:06 AM
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RE: What body style do you like the best? The GT500 or GT
Its very weird...
The GT has a bulkier look to it, thanks to it painted side skirts and higher/bigger spoiler. That SHOULD be a good thing...
The V6 and GT500 have a weaker and sleeker look, thanks to black skirts and weaker/tamer spoilers.
But I like that sleek look, and have considered painting my GT skirts black and getting a GT500 spoiler. You wouldnt expect a muscle car to look better with less muscle on the outside, but it seems to be what happened in this case.
The GT has a bulkier look to it, thanks to it painted side skirts and higher/bigger spoiler. That SHOULD be a good thing...
The V6 and GT500 have a weaker and sleeker look, thanks to black skirts and weaker/tamer spoilers.
But I like that sleek look, and have considered painting my GT skirts black and getting a GT500 spoiler. You wouldnt expect a muscle car to look better with less muscle on the outside, but it seems to be what happened in this case.