USMCrebel

they dont, i love performance cars, and none of those really preform...cept the marauder (it has the mach motor )....see i have this fear of falling into the well i've got a family i need a sedan mode...thats BS i can't stand to see that happen, and not to mention my lovely wife would send me to a shrink if i did.

She likes the big room of the charger, but hates the mpgs.

Stkjock

With the baby you'll appreciate the 4 doors - been there done that!

USMCrebel

well im hearing a lot of yea's for the 4 door 4 banger. they get the same mileage which is disappointing for the 4 banger...i mean the v8 is getting the same mpg, looks better, more HP.

which is more reliable? i've heard / read a couple horror stories about the SRT4 reliability and breakages, on the other hand i've hear some tuning issue on the holden's.eerrrr GTO's

BicketyBam

I'd go with the goat, if only for the size. The SRT just seems too small for a family car.

Congrats on the new baby!

USMCrebel

i'll check back in with ya'll after lunch, im gonna go look at some goat, and then I got a hook up with an srt4 after work.

7STANG

I would go with the GTO. I think the interior quality is much better than the SRT, the seats are as comfortable as a lazy boy and the rumble of an LS2.

Morbid Intentions

the ride is better than my lincoln, it has long drawn out gears that make power as low as 2500RPM... I've let a few forum members drive it and they say it makes it's power totally different than a mustang (never understood that but take it for what it's worth)

the bolt on's are quite expensive compared to a pony but being a family car I doubt you are gonna worry about that... and even if you are, once you add a cam it all makes up the difference anyways

the handling.... while magazines test it as inferior, feels better than the mustangs I have owned... it melts like butter around the corners (once you own an IRS car it is hard to switch back to a live axle)

it has a full digital display so you know how fast you are going for good reason... the ride is so good that it feels BMW'ish... I could be going 80-90MPH and it would feel like 30MPH

I might also add the there is more legroom in the backseat of my goat than in my lincoln.... it's a task to get back there as you will find out but once you are back there it's like a lost cavern that you found, the backseats are plush racing styl bucket seats just like the front seats, there is no arguing over shotgun in my GTO because all the seats sit very confortably

the only problem you will have is the long stretch to get into the backseat

I'm not familiar with carseats as i hate kids... but if they can sit inside of bucket seats then you are golden IMO

99GTvert

Is the Mach 1 going to be sold when this happens? If not, why does the other car have to be a "performance minded" vehicle?

GT/SRT

If you're getting it for your family DO NOT get the goat.

Gas mileage is ok with a manual...but the trunk room is RIDICULOUS!!!

Take a look, if you haven't, at the trunk space in the goat in person...you just can't put family stuff in there.

IF those are your choices, find an SRT-4 with somewhat low miles [under 40k]. Good gas mileage, 4 doors and almost double the cubic inches of trunk space versus the goat [13.x to 7.x]

GT/SRT

You could also get a PT cruiser GT [turbo PT...same engine and turbo as the SRT-4...just different manifolds].

They aren't quite as fast, but I think run high 14's, flat 15's and can be modified the same way an SRT-4 can.

*hint* I'm selling my PT for something bigger...I have 2 kids and they have a lot of crap, lol