Test Drove 05 GT 5speed

jude69 · 08-08-2007, 12:33 AM

Well, this past Saturday I'm at the Ford Dealer getting an oil change on my Mustang, so in the meantime I'm looking at the cars on the lot. Long story short, a salesman is trying to get me into a used GT, since I told him that I can't afford a new one. So I test drive a Silver 5 speed 05 GT with 19K miles on it. I must say that I felt like I was driving my car. I did like the 5 speed, but overall it didn't impress me enough to say that I needed to trade my car in for it. I'm not here to knock the GT. I was just surprised that it didn't feel much different then my car. I didlike the bigger tires on the GT though.(Funny: The salesman was telling me to really punch it on the road.) He wanted me to drive it around for awhile.

Side note: It's great when your in a car dealership with no desire to buy a car (and your happy with your car), and they are trying to sell you a car. I killed a few hours that afternoon, but boy did I have some fun with the salesman and the manager. They couldn't say anything bad about my car and I kept telling them that I'm so happy with the deal that I got from them last year on my Mustang. Of course, they weren't even close to what I was willing to pay for the car along with my trade. It would have been tempting though if they would have been in the ballpark.

cmschlatt · 08-08-2007, 12:48 AM

not that much different ehh? how much hp are you running in your stang? for me, its a 100 hp difference. did it at least sound good?

jude69 · 08-08-2007, 12:54 AM

It sounded good when I accelerated. It was nice, but not nice enough to justify the price. I guess what I'm saying is that our V6's are really nice. A very underrated car!

sw07gt · 08-08-2007, 01:35 AM

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ORIGINAL: jude69

It sounded good when I accelerated. It was nice, but not nice enough to justify the price. I guess what I'm saying is that our V6's are really nice. A very underrated car!

Definitely an underrated car but you just can't beat the sound of a V8.

cmschlatt · 08-08-2007, 02:11 AM

if i could get my car to sound like a v8, i would be soooo happy. im trying to install exhaust right now [&:]

DylanFan · 08-08-2007, 07:02 AM

Kinda the same thing happened to me the last time I took my car to the dealer for an oil change. He had a 2004 GT auto and a 2003 Roush auto on the lot for sale. First my wife and I took the Roush for a ride and then the GT. Neither of them impressed me very much. They just didn't seem that much faster than my V6 auto and that was before I got an x-cal 2 and SLT cai. But like you said it was a fun way to spend the time waiting for the oil change. Now I don't think I'd better take my car back to the dealer for an oil change because of the CAI and tune or would that matter to the dealer?

acrokat · 08-08-2007, 09:30 AM

When I test drove a GT, what got me was how much better the manual transmission was. You can do alot to easily overcome the HP/TQ disparity but to get those shifts...

then again, I have not installed a Hurst yet, maybe that will fix my problem once and for all. And some synthetic trammy fluid.

rygenstormlocke · 08-08-2007, 09:56 AM

Both are great cars. The GT tranny is better in the manuals no doubt and a stronger car with some nice top end. You drove a stock car that has throttle lag. Your tune pretty much elimates most of the throttle lag. But both are strong performers, and its a good feeling to be happy with your ride when a salesman is trying to get you in something else.

05MustangSally · 08-08-2007, 01:01 PM

Yes, from what I've learned...the GTs normally require a throttle body replacement to really experience the full power. A dealer a couple weeks ago would not stop pushing me to test drive a brand new black 2007 GT tuned, upgraded suspension, body mods, etc. I told him "Sorry, unless you're gonna let me drive and say you'll give it to me for $25K...I'm not going to drive it." I can't drive a GT then get back into my car and be happy with it. Mind you, my car does not have any performance mods. They wanted like $35K for this car thoughbut it was sooooo pretty

DragonPL · 08-09-2007, 08:28 AM

So the 90 more horse power and 80 more torque wasin't really evident???