Hi all, I'm never really over on this side of the forums but I got a question. I've been saving and looking for a 03/04 mach 1, but by doing this i'm pretty much liquitating my bank account, or I have to chance to get a 97/98 cobra with money left for mods and what not. So my question is, I saw this 1997 triple black vert cobra near me. Its got 11k original miles, adult owned, stock, clean carfax...etc. He wants $11,500. I'm am a little aprehensive considering that the car is now 11 years old and that things could break down easier. I've also heard the t-45 are POS's. What are the problems people have had with them? What would you do? and would a 97 cobra and mach 1 be pretty much neck and neck in a race?
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Mach's are 320hp from factory and 96-98 cobra's are 305. I'm very happy with my 97, but I do have LT headers and full exhaust with a tune. I honestly would go for that Cobra. That's a heck of a deal! 11kmi is hard to find and if it's been taken car of you just cannot go wrong. You could spend 4k on a KB blower and be right about 400rwhp. You would have no problems getting your money back from that cobra if you bought it for 11k and drove it for even 50kmi. The car would be worth it all day if it's in nice shape. A cash cushion is always nice to have for mishaps that aren't anticipated for!
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i own a 97 cobra with black everything... its worth it. Get the cobra. I met up with a mach1 on the highway, wasnt a race tho just messin around but he couldnt touch me.
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97 cobra, black on black, WMS cai, 95mm MAF, BBK dual 65mm TB, BBK headers, Flowmasters, MGW Short-throw, MM cc plates, Eibach springs, shocks, anti-roll, s/d rotors.
i just recently bought a 97 black on black cobra, i paid 10,000 for it and it had 40k miles. so 11,5 is a steal for that one. esp if its all black. my cobra rides soo good, i wouldnt trade it for a bmw or mercadez or any of them, mainly because im a mustang fan and cobra is my dream car. tahts just me though.
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I like the mach 1s but i love my cobra more. I would get that cobra it is one heck of a steal. Just get that put a kenne bell on it with some gears and you are sitting really good. You wouldnt believe what a supercharger does to this car.
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thanks for opinions guys. I think I am now leaning towards the 97 cobra. How are the interiors in these? I've never driven a 96-98 mustang only the 03/04 mustangs.
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by the way, I was surfing cardomain and saw a pretty sweet cobra. Here are a few pics. And also a pic of the mach 1 that i'm considering.
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The 96-98 interior is plain...just like most Mustangs. The MAch 1 int. is sweet. It's no where near as nice as the 03/04 cobras but itll do. The motor should be the big seller for ya.
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The 96-98 interior is plain...just like most Mustangs. The MAch 1 int. is sweet. It's no where near as nice as the 03/04 cobras but itll do. The motor should be the big seller for ya.
Yea, the mach 1 interior is so nice + the shaker hood . I'm just torn between spending almost all my money on a mach 1 or having 9-10 grand extra to play around with.
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I'm going to add a Mach owner's opinion into the mix. Go with the Cobra. The Mach may have a better interior (subjective of course), little better suspension, and is definetly quicker, but the Mach is not worth passing up a deal like that. 11K miles is almost unheard of on an 11 year old Cobra. My younger cousin has a 98 SVT . Very quick car, but my Mach will pull it pretty good. He runs mid-high 13s with 3.73s. I would keep the extra cash and lightly mod the Cobra, unless you can afford to part with the cash, in which case I would definetly get the Mach. I paid $20k for my Mach with 25k miles on it. If I had the choice between the deal you have found and my Mach, I would go for the Cobra. The Mach has the upper hand, but not a $9k upper hand!!
I'm going to add a Mach owner's opinion into the mix. Go with the Cobra. The Mach may have a better interior (subjective of course), little better suspension, and is definetly quicker, but the Mach is not worth passing up a deal like that. 11K miles is almost unheard of on an 11 year old Cobra. My younger cousin has a 98 SVT . Very quick car, but my Mach will pull it pretty good. He runs mid-high 13s with 3.73s. I would keep the extra cash and lightly mod the Cobra, unless you can afford to part with the cash, in which case I would definetly get the Mach. I paid $20k for my Mach with 25k miles on it. If I had the choice between the deal you have found and my Mach, I would go for the Cobra. The Mach has the upper hand, but not a $9k upper hand!!
how much quicker is tthe mach? Can he cobra handle 99-04 2v gt's? This may sound like a newbie question but my buddy has an 04 gt and he can chirp into 2nd and 3rd everytime, can the cobra's do that with the t-45?
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@stang101: yeah the cobra's can easily chirp them, ive done it. Like i said b4 i got the pleasure of cruisin around with a mach1 and i have to say from a stand still soon as i hit 2nd i pulled away of him, and form a 35mph roll i did the same. im pretty sure he was bone stock, at the time i only had a 65mmtb and cai. so im kinda partial to the cobras.
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. I'm just torn between spending almost all my money on a mach 1 or having 9-10 grand extra to play around with.
