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Originally Posted by germanicus
We are comparing cars that have a 190hp deficit between them. Its silly.
For a 50+k mustang, I think its more likely the owner slams fist into head for not getting the gt350.
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Your lips to god's ear. I like the GT350 myself but dealer mark-up being what it is. I could wait a few years with a SS and buy a GT350 second hand and still be below what the dealer wanted for a GT350. So basically waiting would give me two cars for the price of one. Now if the Oldlady would buy into that logic, I'd be all set.
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Originally Posted by germanicus
In regards to your comment, I think a likely scenario is not a base 18 GT vs a ZL1, but GT vs SS. How many zl1's are sold compared to GT's?
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In that case it would be the auto that would probably win. The non-PP Mustang definitely the underdog with an M6. IMO of course.
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Originally Posted by germanicus
If we get into the realm of "I have zl1 money to play with" One can get a 17 Base GT with PP for 32k out the door (or LESS), plop a 3rd gen whipple on it, replace the OPG and half shafts and put a set of DR's on it. You are WAY under 50 grand still (45ish), and have a car that will put down over 700+hp, quite possibly significantly more.
Sure, some guys just want it from the factory, others don't mind wrenching.
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Agree, the point is these are HECK of expensive PPs. As I read it even with the PP, the GT still gets the SAME axles and driveshafts. One GT breaking its shaft already is not good news. the 1le, has a ZL1 drivetrain. IMO they are NOT comparable. The 1le offers a completely new drivetrain over a SS; what the GT PP2 offers over the GT..... decidedly less. Toss in the MANDATORY interior doo dag electronic upgarde... it just stats getting dumb to let Ford hotrod your ride. They are in effect daring their customers to go aftermarket.
So the other side of the coin, dishing out $8500 on a PP2 yields bragging rights that it is a faster better handling car stock. OK, but that expense rapidly leads to stock sucks at that point. There is no doubt in my mind the 1le package is a huge bang for the dollar.
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