Whoa this is one hell of a thread, figured id chime in. I bought my 6er in april and i was completly content with the power and look. I would see gt's on the street and admire them and not envy what they had. but after about two 3 months i started to get the ich. I threw on a billit fuel door. nice, i havent seen anyone else in my area with a 05-06 with the fuel door, unique. now i got a good glance at the rear end of the car about a month ago, at that ugly a** weak looking muffler. as i started thinkin i felt the sound could be deeper as well, not to be like a gt, but because thats what a mustang should have. Well...my gt take off mufflers arrived today during lunch. buying one would have run me 40-45 from individual people. so i got a pair off ebay for 50 and some change. Now i see this second muffler and feel obligated to add a gt bumper (maybe cut) and add that dual with an H. I also want a front end, maybe with the fogs in the lower grill. I dont think people are trying to duplicate what they cant have, but i do think people are trying to be unique with their cars and be happy with their work at the same time. So can't we all just join hands in mustang unity and sing kombiya or something......
But i will say this....If you slap gt emblem on your sixer........automatic slap
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come and see!" And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
Newbie here, just reading this thread and I think Revolver got his answer. I would like to tell alittle story if you will bear with me. My wife needed a car (I totalled hers). She called me up and said: I have two things to tell you, one good and one bad. I said: what is the good thing? She said: I bought a Mustang conv. I said: what's so bad about that? She said: you can't drive it. I said: is it a GT conv. She said: no, I drove this V6 one and liked it so much that I bought it. End of story and to each their own!!!! It's still a mustang!!!!
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yes daad!
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is everyone being nice here?
good boy. here is a cookie
LOL - I just wanted to make sure that this thread was cool with everyone. Personally, I think "why not get a GT" is a stupid question. Why buy a Mustang at all? Why not buy the new BMW M6, or an AMG SLK500,or a nice Aston Martin Vanquish?
I bought a GT because it was what I wanted but I was parked at a drive in last week and people were more impressed with the pony package sixxer vert that was parked beside me.....so the V6 looks just as good as the GT and there are a ton of other cars out there that are faster than a GT, so what is the point? If I wanted a fast car for about the same money (or less), I would have bought an LS1 Fbody.
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come and see!" And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
Revolver, ehat do you dirve? I bet if its a GT its stock appearing, whhopty doo, join the club of every other guy that went and picked up a car..that makes you so much better then us! I say you post some pics..bring it down here and line up next to me. w will get a hooters girl, a 8 yr old, and a enthusiast to give us their honest opinions on which car they like better. I bet my look alike takes yours 3-0
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come and see!" And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come and see!" And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
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It's amazing...no matter what forum you go to, even stupid 4-banger forums like newtiburon or whatever, everyone hates on the v6, it's universal. People who have no idea what it is, or have slower cars, still bash the v6 like no tomorrow.
I was talking to some idiot the other day and he said "Those 3.8 v6's just suck!" I proceeded to tell him it's a 4.0 and significantly improved...he still just says, its still a Mustang v6 so it sucks.
Why so much hate for the v6? Even on this site...it's annoying going to other sections because even the weak ass sn95 GT owners bash the v6 relentlessly, as do the new edge gt guys...the s197 guys, not as much. But that's because all s197 owners are brilliant :)
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When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come and see!" And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.
Oddly enough Revolver seemed to mention earlier that he had a V6 which is why I thought it ironic that someone had to bash V8 guys with his interesting little tongue in cheek monologue. But it's all in good fun, so I'm sure the smart V8'ers won't take offense.
Regardless, I only went GT because my personal goals for the car have end results that required a bigger engine. I personally have never hung out with anyone who wasted time bashing a guy for driving a V6 or anything along those lines. We all appreciate what the other Stangbangers bring to the table in terms of mods, appearance, showmanship, performance whatever. (my friends who happen to be enthusiasts, drive an 05 V6, an older model 3.8, a Cobra, Two Verts (98 and 99), two 05 GT's, one guy has 4 Stangs ranging from an old fastback to the current 05 GT and another guy a Lightening - we should probably start our own car club haha) True Mustang fans simply enjoy the cars for what they are and the ample variety out there. The infighting is pretty lame when it does happen. Glad I don't know people like that anywhere but on forums where they can be anonymous ankle-biters.
You will not find a brand new GT in SoCal for anything less than $27K. I was at the local dealership this past few weeks getting my stang fixed, walked through the showroom floor and GTs there were $29K and $30K. A GT-CS 'vert was $37K.
In any case, I could afford the monthly payments for a GT and couldn't even begin to afford the insurance. Now I can afford it, I've doubled my income since.
My V6 cost me $21K, up to $26K after taxes, financing (I only put $1K down), etc. And it only cost me $400 for GT bumpers, and $300 for magnaflows.
I guarantee you if I lived in Southern cali I could walk into a Ford dealership today and leave with a GT for 24k. Never go by what the dealer has advertised on sticker, or on the windshield. It's BS and overpriced. You calculate your own fair profit off of the research you do online, bring it all in, and show the salesman and say he can either take a check for 5% profit or leave it but somebody will take it. And someone will take it because it's nothing for a dealer to simply order more Mustangs to fill depleted inventories.
I think most of you guys have lost site of this thread. This isn't your average GT is better than V6 thread. This is a thread questioning the practicality of buying a v6 and spending thousands to make it look like a clone GT, when you could just shop around and find a GT for cheaper.
PS: Maybe somebody could explain this to me, but how does depreciation cost you money out of your pocket? If I buy a GT for $24k and it depreciates $14k over 5 years, it didn't cost me an extra $14k to own it, it _only_ cost me $14k because I'm reselling it for $10k.
You will not find a brand new GT in SoCal for anything less than $27K. I was at the local dealership this past few weeks getting my stang fixed, walked through the showroom floor and GTs there were $29K and $30K. A GT-CS 'vert was $37K.
In any case, I could afford the monthly payments for a GT and couldn't even begin to afford the insurance. Now I can afford it, I've doubled my income since.
My V6 cost me $21K, up to $26K after taxes, financing (I only put $1K down), etc. And it only cost me $400 for GT bumpers, and $300 for magnaflows.
I guarantee you if I lived in Southern cali I could walk into a Ford dealership today and leave with a GT for 24k. Never go by what the dealer has advertised on sticker, or on the windshield. It's BS and overpriced. You calculate your own fair profit off of the research you do online, bring it all in, and show the salesman and say he can either take a check for 5% profit or leave it but somebody will take it. And someone will take it because it's nothing for a dealer to simply order more Mustangs to fill depleted inventories.
I think most of you guys have lost site of this thread. This isn't your average GT is better than V6 thread. This is a thread questioning the practicality of buying a v6 and spending thousands to make it look like a clone GT, when you could just shop around and find a GT for cheaper.
PS: Maybe somebody could explain this to me, but how does depreciation cost you money out of your pocket? If I buy a GT for $24k and it depreciates $14k over 5 years, it didn't cost me an extra $14k to own it, it _only_ cost me $14k because I'm reselling it for $10k.
Revolver, I have a great idea. Take this over to a GT site and ask them why they paid over $24K for a GT. Maybe you can give them a lesson on negotiating skills and dealer markup. Those Dealers! Imagine being in business to make a profit. Ridiculous concept!
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I think most of you guys have lost site of this thread. This isn't your average GT is better than V6 thread. This is a thread questioning the practicality of buying a v6 and spending thousands to make it look like a clone GT, when you could just shop around and find a GT for cheaper.
Where do you get the idea people are spending thousands to make their v6's into GT clones? Do you see threads asking how can i make my v6 look like a GT or something?
People put the bumpers on because they like the look, people change the wheels because they like the look, people mod... because well, thats why car enthusiests do. But I've yet to see one person say they've done any of those mods to look like a GT, or to hope to.
Also, because of secondary mod companies like Saleen, GT parts are cheap and plentiful. For under $1000 you can easily get everything i mentioned if you just look around and be paitient.
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