crazyhorse

how much horse power does the truck have?

Tundaplaya

Thank you all for your replies. This is exactly the type of situation I was worried about. Im not sure if I am willing to take that risk. I was thinking of finding maybe a 05-06 GT or a 03-04 Mach 1 with low miles. I think these would be plenty as Mustang said. And when hes older and he feels he wants more, there is always the possibility of turbo'ing or supercharging it.
Almost 300, but with its wieght, big tires and lifted suspension, you cant tell at all.


Thanks everyone for all your replies. I am thinking this may just be a bit too much at the moment. What do you guys think of still letting him drive it? Would it be cruel to give him a taste and say theirs no way? But I really want to drive it myself so I think we may still at least take it for a spin.

Mustang3GT07

I mean its your son, you know him better then we do. If you think he knows right from wrong and wouldn't get into trouble with it then let him have it. I'm 20 and have owned 3 mustangs (since 16) which I have paid for all of them by myself....04 mach1, 07 gt and now 04 cobra. If it was my son thoe I wouldn't buy it for him. I would let him have it as long as he could buy it and pay for the payments himself. He will appreciate it alot more if he buys it himself. I know I do with my cars.

xxkazp3rxx

yeah.. you can't give the kid a box of rubbers and say "no sex until marriage" -- don't let him drive it if you're not goin to let him have it... lol -- maybe once after he gets his actual car this way he already has something along those lines..

BackInBlack90LX

+1 on that dont buy it for him make him pay for it, ive owned 4 mustangs since i was 16, and payed for all of them 1993 chp notchback, 1990 supercharged vert, 1990 stock hatback 5ltr, and now a 2003 cobra coupe if he is responsible and knows how to drive let him get but he will take alot better care of it if he pays for it and thats a fact

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Timspony

Sounds like a good deal for the Cobra...But not for a 17 year old IMO

SVTeeshirt

First off, your son will hate us for this if he ever becomes a member or is a member on here lol.

and secondly,

just because he drives responsibly when u are in the car doesn't mean he does the same when u are not lol.

i had my cobra on my drivers permit and i didn't drive like i do now when my mom was sittin next to me lol.

granted im still responsible as far as driving i don't floor it everywhere but like everyone else i like to get on it every now and then, and your son WILL get on it now and then, its too tempting all that power just 3 inches from the floor... when i first started driving i scared myself once or twice with my wee little 278whp lol. 370ish to the wheels is gonna be fun to learn from lol.

im 18 now (car since i was 15 driving alone since i was 16) and i have no wrecks other than a little parking lot bump which was not my fault( didn't even go on my rec/insurance)

no tickets (knock on wood) so yes it is possible he could be allright but from a 4.0 v6- termi is a BIG difference, maybe you should find a middleground like the otherguys were saying.

cant_you_beat_me

I would pass on getting him the cobra. My first car with any power was a 01 bullitt when i was 17 years old. I thought I had mastered it within a week so i was playing around in my neighborhood with the traction control off and spun it around in the middle of the road almost heading towards the ditch. Since then i have had much respect for any v8 car RWD at that. I am 21 now and i purchased a 04 cobra vert and i couldnt imagine having this as my first car. Plus the urge to hear the S/C whine is almost unbearable lol. I would agree with the previous statement, buy the cobra for yourself and give him the GT.



2001 Black Bullitt Sold
4.10's
SCT2
CAI
Dr's

2004 White Cobra Vert
Pulley
Tune

BraMas

If I where you I would send your kid to a Racing school of some type (maybe yourself? good bonding time). Make him learn what a car is capable of. The problem with kids getting high powered cars is they don't respect what it is capable of and end up getting hurt. Sure most kids can't handle high power cars but I believe if they have been trained to respect the car they will be ok.

orange1997GT

I bought my 97 npi Gt back in April, I'm 19 and my dad doesnt let me drive his 300 hp GT. I drive totally different when I'm with my parents in my car, i haul @$$ when I'm by myself. I'm from Milford, CT, and three kids from my high school died in a car accident in the mall parking lot last Feb, they wernt even 18 yet, hit a pole going about 70. I knew them and theyre family, it was a tough time. you can go fast in any V8 Mustang, mine is probably just over 200 rwhp if I'm lucky, being npi lol. I want a termi myself, tho. A s197 GT is not slow by any means, so i dont think which mustang he drives matters. I hope noone else has to lose a loved one in a car crash for doing something stupid tho.