Test drove a 5.0 Today

Vegitto-kun · 08-15-2010, 11:17 AM

Haha yeah.

power is awesome unless you cant put it down.

m4a1mustang · 08-15-2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

Haha yeah.

power is awesome unless you cant put it down.

That's what I keep telling him.

shadoquad · 08-15-2010, 11:33 AM

m4a1mustang · 08-15-2010, 11:38 AM

The pink window tint is my favorite part. You know how Mercedes use that blue tint that makes everything outside look bluer and fresher and makes you feel like, "hot damn, I'm driving a Benz -- life is great!"... This is just like that expcept pink.

I bet that would sell like hotcakes in Japan.

PapoZalsa · 08-15-2010, 12:36 PM

Once again, here we go again comparing Muscle Cars to Sport Cars...

Pushing_Tin · 08-16-2010, 12:11 AM

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lol @ the antenna sticking up. How 80s.

This is actually one of the reasons I won't own one.

Matt · 08-16-2010, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Pushing_Tin

This is actually one of the reasons I won't own one.

The old style gauges are what deter me from looking at it seriously.

AK370Z · 08-16-2010, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I love the Mustang but it is very civil compared to the Z. Even if the Z is slower it still feels more exciting in certain respects because you feel more involved.

I'm sure the new BOSS 302 will be a COMPLETELY different animal and probably put the Z to shame, but even though we lack almost 100hp to the GT the Z is still awesome in it's own right.

The GT doesn't match the feel of the Z in any respect... it's not a sports car, plain and simple. If you want the sports car feel... Z all the way. If you want muscle with lots of room to improve... GT for sure.

My problem is I want them both and at this time I can't have them both... and as diehard a Ford guy I am I don't know if I'm willing to part with the Z so I can get into the GT.

But damn I hate the VQ... I want more power.

I guess it's up to you to make the final decision but I think you'll have (if not already) more fun in the Z. I don't know how often your track or do performance driving, but more power isn't always more fun. Of course, you will make the final decision.

However, I will NOT mind driving this car, though I will never trade the Z for it. Once the Z is paid off

. I have been craving for a low end tq monster! (540 HP/510 ft/lbs tq)

or black.

m4a1mustang · 08-16-2010, 09:08 AM

I don't really view it that way at all, because the Mustang aftermarket is so huge you can really take the car wherever you want... street, strip, or track... it's endless. A little suspension work and you will turn the GT into an uncompromised corner carver.

Sibze · 08-16-2010, 09:09 AM

I would take that Shelby over the Z though...

Red370 · 08-16-2010, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I don't really view it that way at all, because the Mustang aftermarket is so huge you can really take the car wherever you want... street, strip, or track... it's endless. A little suspension work and you will turn the GT into an uncompromised corner carver.

I'm curious, wonder if theres any penis envy amongst the 4.6L owners about the 5.0, kinda like the 350Z owners about the 370, you hear anything like that M4A1?

Sibze · 08-16-2010, 11:06 AM

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I'm curious, wonder if theres any penis envy amongst the 4.6L owners about the 5.0, kinda like the 350Z owners about the 370, you hear anything like that M4A1?

I would be pissed if I bought a 4.7...

m4a1mustang · 08-16-2010, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Red370

I'm curious, wonder if theres any penis envy amongst the 4.6L owners about the 5.0, kinda like the 350Z owners about the 370, you hear anything like that M4A1?

There always is a little bit, but I can tell you it's absolutely NOTHING like the 350/370 hate. There's a much tighter sense of community across the different Mustang models.

370Zsteve · 08-16-2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt

The old style gauges are what deter me from looking at it seriously.

Hideous, absolutely HIDEOUS interior.

370Zsteve · 08-16-2010, 11:21 AM

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There always is a little bit, but I can tell you it's absolutely NOTHING like the 350/370 hate. There's a much tighter sense of community across the different Mustang models.

I always flash my lights at 350's, I've never gotten a response. I think they are all in a state of shock that a 370 owner even notice them. That or jealous rage, of course.

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	The pink window tint is my favorite part. You know how Mercedes use that blue tint that makes everything outside look bluer and fresher and makes you feel like, "hot damn, I'm driving a Benz -- life is great!"... This is just like that expcept pink. I bet that would sell like hotcakes in Japan. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I don't really view it that way at all, because the Mustang aftermarket is so huge you can really take the car wherever you want... street, strip, or track... it's endless. A little suspension work and you will turn the GT into an uncompromised corner carver. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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