04 SVT Cobra vs 06 Mustang GT
03-12-2007, 06:10 PM
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RE: 04 SVT Cobra vs 06 Mustang GT
I'm sure this is gonna be a biased question where ever you post this at. But here is my experience that I can go on...
I started out with a stock 04 GT. It was a nice upgrade from my 00 Ranger. 220 rwhp isn't too bad for someone who really had never rode in a good pony or muscle car. But when it came time to when I was ready to start modding it, the better a Cobra started to sound to me. I even went out and test drove an 05 silver coupe but it just wasnt for me. I actually like the close feeling that the 99-04 interior has but thats just me. The 05+ was just a lil big for me.
Now that I found an 04 cobra, I couldn't be happier. It was deffinetly the right decision for me. And its still my daily driver... no problems at all about that. So don't let anyone think that you cant have a terminator for a DD cuz thats not a problem. 463 rwhp on mine and still going.
I started out with a stock 04 GT. It was a nice upgrade from my 00 Ranger. 220 rwhp isn't too bad for someone who really had never rode in a good pony or muscle car. But when it came time to when I was ready to start modding it, the better a Cobra started to sound to me. I even went out and test drove an 05 silver coupe but it just wasnt for me. I actually like the close feeling that the 99-04 interior has but thats just me. The 05+ was just a lil big for me.
Now that I found an 04 cobra, I couldn't be happier. It was deffinetly the right decision for me. And its still my daily driver... no problems at all about that. So don't let anyone think that you cant have a terminator for a DD cuz thats not a problem. 463 rwhp on mine and still going.
03-12-2007, 06:21 PM
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RE: 04 SVT Cobra vs 06 Mustang GT
ORIGINAL: Timmay!!!
Cobra=power, power, power, power,power, andmore power
S197=solid chassis, ease of modification, drive all day comfort(turnoff to some), great perfomance value, low cost of ownership.
They both are great cars and I wouldn't hesitate at allto buy a cobra. I do find it flattering that we are consistantly compared to Mach 1s and cobras on a reg basis as opposed to just the last GT.
Cobra=power, power, power, power,power, andmore power
S197=solid chassis, ease of modification, drive all day comfort(turnoff to some), great perfomance value, low cost of ownership.
They both are great cars and I wouldn't hesitate at allto buy a cobra. I do find it flattering that we are consistantly compared to Mach 1s and cobras on a reg basis as opposed to just the last GT.
Ease of modification? You're given that to the s197? $1500 for the cobra and you're putting almost double the power to the wheels as the s197.
Go with the cobra, the only thing it has on the cobra is the interior. The s197, but doesnt feel like a sports car, it feels like driving a bigger bulkier car; which the exterior shows as well. I test drove one about a month ago because my cars getting to the point where it's not a good DD and looking to buy something else this spring/summer; I personally think that a fairly stock cobra can be just as good as a DD as a s197.
03-12-2007, 07:39 PM
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RE: 04 SVT Cobra vs 06 Mustang GT
ORIGINAL: czwalga00gt
Ease of modification? You're given that to the s197? $1500 for the cobra and you're putting almost double the power to the wheels as the s197.
Go with the cobra, the only thing it has on the cobra is the interior. The s197, but doesnt feel like a sports car, it feels like driving a bigger bulkier car; which the exterior shows as well. I test drove one about a month ago because my cars getting to the point where it's not a good DD and looking to buy something else this spring/summer; I personally think that a fairly stock cobra can be just as good as a DD as a s197.
ORIGINAL: Timmay!!!
Cobra=power, power, power, power,power, andmore power
S197=solid chassis, ease of modification, drive all day comfort(turnoff to some), great perfomance value, low cost of ownership.
They both are great cars and I wouldn't hesitate at allto buy a cobra. I do find it flattering that we are consistantly compared to Mach 1s and cobras on a reg basis as opposed to just the last GT.
Cobra=power, power, power, power,power, andmore power
S197=solid chassis, ease of modification, drive all day comfort(turnoff to some), great perfomance value, low cost of ownership.
They both are great cars and I wouldn't hesitate at allto buy a cobra. I do find it flattering that we are consistantly compared to Mach 1s and cobras on a reg basis as opposed to just the last GT.
Ease of modification? You're given that to the s197? $1500 for the cobra and you're putting almost double the power to the wheels as the s197.
Go with the cobra, the only thing it has on the cobra is the interior. The s197, but doesnt feel like a sports car, it feels like driving a bigger bulkier car; which the exterior shows as well. I test drove one about a month ago because my cars getting to the point where it's not a good DD and looking to buy something else this spring/summer; I personally think that a fairly stock cobra can be just as good as a DD as a s197.
03-12-2007, 07:59 PM
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RE: 04 SVT Cobra vs 06 Mustang GT
ORIGINAL: MexGT
so for 1,500 bucks u can raise the car from 390 hp to almost 600 ?
so for 1,500 bucks u can raise the car from 390 hp to almost 600 ?
$1500, you can be around 460rwhp compared to about 260ish rwhp give or take. So 200more, not quite double.
03-12-2007, 07:59 PM
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RE: 04 SVT Cobra vs 06 Mustang GT
ORIGINAL: sw07gt
Doesn't feel like a sports car compared to what? It drives 100X better than my friends SN95.
ORIGINAL: czwalga00gt
Ease of modification? You're given that to the s197? $1500 for the cobra and you're putting almost double the power to the wheels as the s197.
Go with the cobra, the only thing it has on the cobra is the interior. The s197, but doesnt feel like a sports car, it feels like driving a bigger bulkier car; which the exterior shows as well. I test drove one about a month ago because my cars getting to the point where it's not a good DD and looking to buy something else this spring/summer; I personally think that a fairly stock cobra can be just as good as a DD as a s197.
ORIGINAL: Timmay!!!
Cobra=power, power, power, power,power, andmore power
S197=solid chassis, ease of modification, drive all day comfort(turnoff to some), great perfomance value, low cost of ownership.
They both are great cars and I wouldn't hesitate at allto buy a cobra. I do find it flattering that we are consistantly compared to Mach 1s and cobras on a reg basis as opposed to just the last GT.
Cobra=power, power, power, power,power, andmore power
S197=solid chassis, ease of modification, drive all day comfort(turnoff to some), great perfomance value, low cost of ownership.
They both are great cars and I wouldn't hesitate at allto buy a cobra. I do find it flattering that we are consistantly compared to Mach 1s and cobras on a reg basis as opposed to just the last GT.
Ease of modification? You're given that to the s197? $1500 for the cobra and you're putting almost double the power to the wheels as the s197.
Go with the cobra, the only thing it has on the cobra is the interior. The s197, but doesnt feel like a sports car, it feels like driving a bigger bulkier car; which the exterior shows as well. I test drove one about a month ago because my cars getting to the point where it's not a good DD and looking to buy something else this spring/summer; I personally think that a fairly stock cobra can be just as good as a DD as a s197.
It does drive better (as in smoothness), however it feels like i'm driving a bigger 4 door car.
03-12-2007, 09:41 PM
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RE: 04 SVT Cobra vs 06 Mustang GT
so 29K dlls + 1,500 - 2k dlls will be 31K dlls total... since this guy already has a 06 GT its still cheaper to get to 460 rwhp in the gt he has now.
Plus being in a 2 years newer car, new body style, etc
Plus being in a 2 years newer car, new body style, etc
03-12-2007, 10:35 PM
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RE: 04 SVT Cobra vs 06 Mustang GT
Better chassis (by far) better suspension potential, warranty, better body style IMO, nicer interior....
These are all the things that pushed me towards my 05 Mustang GT. Of course, some people say I'm an idiot for wanting a 'sports car' and getting a GT, but I feel like the chassis is up to the job of what I want my suspension to be able to do (Autocross). Then again half the things I listed up there are purely opinion and I suspect the Cobra will have an edge over the stock 05 in handling.
These are all the things that pushed me towards my 05 Mustang GT. Of course, some people say I'm an idiot for wanting a 'sports car' and getting a GT, but I feel like the chassis is up to the job of what I want my suspension to be able to do (Autocross). Then again half the things I listed up there are purely opinion and I suspect the Cobra will have an edge over the stock 05 in handling.
03-12-2007, 10:45 PM
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RE: 04 SVT Cobra vs 06 Mustang GT
ORIGINAL: czwalga00gt
Ease of modification? You're given that to the s197? $1500 for the cobra and you're putting almost double the power to the wheels as the s197.
Go with the cobra, the only thing it has on the cobra is the interior. The s197, but doesnt feel like a sports car, it feels like driving a bigger bulkier car; which the exterior shows as well. I test drove one about a month ago because my cars getting to the point where it's not a good DD and looking to buy something else this spring/summer; I personally think that a fairly stock cobra can be just as good as a DD as a s197.
ORIGINAL: Timmay!!!
Cobra=power, power, power, power,power, andmore power
S197=solid chassis, ease of modification, drive all day comfort(turnoff to some), great perfomance value, low cost of ownership.
They both are great cars and I wouldn't hesitate at allto buy a cobra. I do find it flattering that we are consistantly compared to Mach 1s and cobras on a reg basis as opposed to just the last GT.
Cobra=power, power, power, power,power, andmore power
S197=solid chassis, ease of modification, drive all day comfort(turnoff to some), great perfomance value, low cost of ownership.
They both are great cars and I wouldn't hesitate at allto buy a cobra. I do find it flattering that we are consistantly compared to Mach 1s and cobras on a reg basis as opposed to just the last GT.
Ease of modification? You're given that to the s197? $1500 for the cobra and you're putting almost double the power to the wheels as the s197.
Go with the cobra, the only thing it has on the cobra is the interior. The s197, but doesnt feel like a sports car, it feels like driving a bigger bulkier car; which the exterior shows as well. I test drove one about a month ago because my cars getting to the point where it's not a good DD and looking to buy something else this spring/summer; I personally think that a fairly stock cobra can be just as good as a DD as a s197.
03-12-2007, 10:46 PM
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RE: 04 SVT Cobra vs 06 Mustang GT
ORIGINAL: buddha211
Better chassis (by far) better suspension potential, warranty, better body style IMO, nicer interior....
These are all the things that pushed me towards my 05 Mustang GT. Of course, some people say I'm an idiot for wanting a 'sports car' and getting a GT, but I feel like the chassis is up to the job of what I want my suspension to be able to do (Autocross). Then again half the things I listed up there are purely opinion and I suspect the Cobra will have an edge over the stock 05 in handling.
Better chassis (by far) better suspension potential, warranty, better body style IMO, nicer interior....
These are all the things that pushed me towards my 05 Mustang GT. Of course, some people say I'm an idiot for wanting a 'sports car' and getting a GT, but I feel like the chassis is up to the job of what I want my suspension to be able to do (Autocross). Then again half the things I listed up there are purely opinion and I suspect the Cobra will have an edge over the stock 05 in handling.
The cobra has a big handlingadvantage due to IRS.