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Originally Posted by L99BEN
What's best is of course subjective but have you actually driven a GT500 yet? I guess what I meant by "best" is the acceleration. I cant think of a new car with a factory warranty that's faster from a roll for around $100K, and the braking performance is even more impressive. The ZL1 did seem to little better and is lighter. The GT500/stang has the best visibility compared to the challenger and camaro. The DCT is amazing to operate as well but the factory set-up isn't optimal for 60 ft times, even on a tire. The HC/RE challenger, especially charger wins in low-end torque and practicality dept.
I bought the ZL1 without test driving unfortunately. I found the WOT experience very underwhelming and wanted to mod right away or sell it TBH.
I regretted trading my Hellcat in for it at the time.  (BTW, no offense to the ZL1/owners, it is a great car, just not my cup of tea!)
The GT500 has amazed me from day one and continues to, to this day. I even love it more now than when bought it.
You may be overthinking but this is a huge purchase so I understand! Most owners are VERY satisfied. Check out the GT500 forums and you'll see what I mean.
That one LLBB with only a strut issue might be a great deal actually if that's truly all it was!
You seem to be a V8 man but have you considered the new M3 xdrive? They are fast with basic bolt-ons, like high 9sec ET at 140 mph...Much more practical and not too loud. They are just getting started with this platform. I think a nice option if you can get over the fugly front end
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The only Bimmer I'd buy is the M5, M6, M8, or X6M. LOL!!
And ok from your POV about roll ons yea I will agree that for the price I do not think anything will beat a GT500 on a roll stock to stock. Maybe a Redeye can keep up with them.
I probably am overthinking it but like you said, this is a big purchase. I had no doubts when I bought my ZL1 and none when I got my HC. And I was all in on the GT500 until a fellow member of a FB page shared a link with me on the trans issues. It did not deter me completely. It kinda just made me take a step back and rethink things and see if I could do some more research.