Virgule

Get yourself a bone stock GT and mod it yourself. That is the fun appeal of the hot rodding hobby - DIY. That's the designer label of MY Mustang GT - a Mustang DIY, much rarer than a Mustang Venom. In fact, there is only one like it.

Razar

Steve O chap: Good points.....plus when I think about it I can't be selfish and go "all out" and get the GT500, having a wife and kids. Money could get tight on occasion with the total cost of ownership of a GT500. I would be happy with anything in between a GT and a GT500. I do like the Bullitt, just not the green (i need to see one in person), and Black in Texas is HOT.

Virgule: I understand where your coming from. I however would rather purchase a car not for it's potential but for it's noteworthy attributes off the showroom floor. That's what makes a legend, not my wrench. Besides, you haven't met my wife lol, she's also a stickler not for potential.

alloutt

beside the fact it takes twice the price of the car to make a normal gt fast

jag25

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cheftjpeck

as a current owner of a gt500 and a previous owner of a 05 gt that I modded the stuffing out of.I can tell you it was fun as heck owning the gt and modding it like crazy...my gt500, because of the starting price, every little mod I sit an think about carefully....then ususally end up NOT doing it...if you are looking to mod the heck out of it (Looks wise and or performance wise) then a gt is a great great choice...my gt500 will get very limited mods (Albeit the mod list for a gt500 is pretty impressive as well...it gets too pricey) I just dont want ot mod my gt500..get the gt and enjoy the heck out of it...forget the venom etc....I do liket the gt/cs as well, sharp car...I am not a fan of the bullitt at all....but thats just me....

06Saleen3V

The Venom's do exist. I know someone who had one. It was red with white stripes and it had an aftermarket front fascia with some kind of rear on it as well. It was like 3 years ago so I don't remember all the details BUT they do exist and even have custom stitched seats. Very nice car but I wouldnt consider it a specialty GT

Razar

well at least I'm not the only one who's seen one lol. 06Saleen3V....what part of the country do you live in? I'm curious where you saw the Venom. I live near Houston, Texas and I'm positive she bought it locally.

Before I decide on what I'm gonna do I really must visit with a few dealerships and look around. Just about every Ford dealer here has at least 2 or more GT500's, and last time I looked around I saw some Rousch's as well. I need to see what they may or may not be willing to do for a Ford employee discount. One thing is for sure though, I'm not looking to m0d the crap outta a GT. I'd very much rather get something above a GT worth drooling at on it's own.

cheftjpeck

then consider getting a gt500...as you say the dealers all have 2 of each etc...should be no problem at all getting at msrp or even a little below...to me if you are going to go rousch...then try and find a dealer who has a few on their lot and are willing to sell under sticker...a dealer here in fla is willing to do that and often offers rousch specials, I am sure you have the same there.....look at finding a shelby gt......those are even more rare to be seen than some of the other models....good luck to you,,,remember to post pics when you decide...

cavediver

Your saying it takes an additional $25,000 to $30,000 to make a GT fast? I sure don't know where you do you shopping for performance parts or what you consider fast. You can make an already fast stockGT much faster for less than $1,000 and crazy fast for less than $5,000.

cheftjpeck

+1
alloutt, you may want to research that a little better...including my car purchase price on an 05 gt premium with 4k miles about 2-3 years ago....I was able to build a pretty fast car that was show ready for about 30k (again inc purchase price) my mods were close to 10k....to get a car that had 422rwhp and 416 torque....thats not twice the price of the car by any means..