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It's the 3rd highest car to insure

 

So your saying my Loudmouth 2 cat-back, O/R H-pipe, Torch Red Mach 1 with a shaker and badges will get less attention than a stock SRT-4 most likely without a wing(I don't like them)? Come on. My old S197 V6 with a cat-back and headers will probably have gotten a lot more attentionthan an SRT-4 which so manynon-car enthusiastsknow nothing about.Don't talk aboutstuff that's untrue. Your picturing a punk kid driving an SRT-4, not a responsible young adult behind the wheel of the car

It's grown up b/c I'm thinking financially. And like I said, I don't want something slow, so no regular slow sedans. The SRT-4 is a good middle ground. I already had an S197 sixer and they are nice and ok on fuel, but from reading reviews I've heard srt-4's getting 20mpg+ in the city and 30mpg+ on the highway which is damn good, not to mention it will handle better in the rain and snow then a mustang could.

 

Trading a car in, doesn't really mean you're thinking "grown up" because you're thinking financially.. chances are, are that you're going to lose money in the end by going through the trade. Most people do. Your monthly payment might be lower - but you'll probably lose more in the end. I am not trying to talk you out of the deal, but that's what's going to happen.. I see and saw it everyday - in car sales, and in banking. Buying a car when yours isn't yet paid off is almost always going to net you a loss.

 

That's from 02-04 recordings, about 4 yrs ago, I guarantee you that the rates are much cheaper. I'll get quotes and see.

 

You are looking for less attention in a car, but an SRT4 isn't exactly a car that blends with traffic (removing the wing helps). A lot of the younger crowd still know what an SRT4 looks like, so either way you aren't really hiding under cover in one of those, regardless of how you drive.

Where have you seen 30+mpg for the SRT4? Do they come with all season tires or summer tires?

 

The car is paid off, it's got 3k miles on it, I can sell it for $21k-$22k and get an SRT-4 that stickers $17k-$18k with 5k-25k miles and with taxes/dealer fees/registration/etc I brake about even or I have a little extra money left over.

Change your mind? I could also return it back to stock over a weekend since I have the oem mid-pipe, cat-back, and shifter.

 

Go ahead, but they won't be. I can tell you that when I was car shopping the SRT4 was more expensive then my 2003 Cobra... and I have 0 wrong with my driving record while living in a low insurance city.. could be different for you - but, the SRT4 was a good 400 per 6 months more expensive then my Cobra, GT and my Mach (from 2005-present).

No disrespect meant to you, but you're a young 19... but so was I.

 

Personalreviews from car reviewsites(edmunds,etc) I've seen at least a handful of people get that mileage.

 

Well, a bit of mpg better helps and as stated it should equate to at least 4-5mpg+ more than my mach is gettingand that is a good amount more. That's an easyfew hundread dollars a year,without evenequating ininsurance(not checked yet, still inconclusive).I fill up themach twice a week [:@]. Ilove the car but come on, twice aweek for attention from mustang guys/other people and a loud exhaust isn't worth it. I will think about, that's why I amrunning numbers, reading reviews, and gettingquotes. Thanks for the help, but I think your friend isgetting horriblemileage b/c of his right foot .

I should be okon the mods, b/c I don't care for neck snapping speed anymore and I don'tstreetrace. Speed is fun, but Ino longer feel the need for a ton of it anymore. I should be fine.The exhaust alone onmy mach made me happy, so probably a little bitof the turbo sucking sound now and then will keep me happy(notvery frequently b/c I am looking at it for mpg).

 

If you don't like how loud your car is, why not just put the stock exhaust back on? Should draw less attention at least.