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m4a1mustang

That's it, pretty much. You can do a search and find where it's been discussed ad nauseam. You can dig up Red__Zed's "car thoughts" or his old "5.0" thread for some commentary. You can find some of mine around the forum as well.

The Mustang will feel heavier and a little bigger because, well, it's heavier and a little bigger. If you drive one you need to drive it for a while because if you are not used to driving heavier cars it's going to take a bit of time to acclimate yourself before you can actually get a feel for how it handles.

Another thing to consider on your test drive is Sport Mode. To activate, hold the brake and quickly tap the traction control button twice. This will tighten up the steering and the traction and stability control systems give you far more liberty. It's a fairly intelligent system that will let you spin the tires without killing power and gives you several degrees of yaw before it starts to intervene. Makes things more fun and lets you keep a safety net in case you mess up.

Bottom line is it's different. But it is very much at home on a twisty road. The extra power is just a plus.

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omgZ

If you like the looks of the mustang, then I'm going to say that if you test drive one, you will love it. Ive driven both, and putting looks aside, I prefer the drive of the 5.0. Power delivery just feels smoother compared to the Z.

TongMan

Yea I'll go in for a test drive this weekend to have a personal opinion of it. Are the 2013's even out yet?

Waiz

I wish everyone would sell their Z and buy a Mustang!



























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m4a1mustang

I would argue that anything over 200hp is unnecessary for a daily driver. All of your Z's are unnecessary!

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TongMan

Steve, why did you get rid of your 370z?

m4a1mustang

I had it for a while and wanted to move on to something different.

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sfearl1

Andrew brought her out to our last meet. She's looking good

m4a1mustang

I'm glad. Hopefully I get to see her again at ZDayZ. Did he tell you about the hood stains?

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TongMan

You didn't have any problems with your Z when you still had it right? Was it Red Zed who had some issues with his?

864Zbeast

I agree that there are mustangs everywhere and I dont see a lot of 370 which I like BUT everyone will have a 370 when the price drops just like everyone has the 350 now. A bunch of mustangs I see are v6 and it's more rare to see a v8 5.0 which is what I would get. I really used to hate mustangs but they have grown on me recently and not to mention are more mod friendly. (I've never owned an American car so itd be a first)

flashburn

Not really. If you compare sales from the 350Z to the 370Z, they are MUCH lower for the 370Z. The 370Z will never be as popular as the 350Z was.

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864Zbeast

I can see that. Idk how though because the 370 looks years better than a 350.

TongMan

People had more money to spend back in the early 2000's. Now people are broke; losing their jobs and homes. Sports car is not so popular today compared to the 350z days. Housing market crashed in 2008, 370z released in 2009 - not good.

sfearl1

i tried to make this argument over at my350z and almost every 350z owner disagreed