So I'm a die hard mustang fan... Might as well get that out of the way. I've always wanted a mustang since I was a little kid. Well when I was 17 (now 28) I bought a 1996 mustang gt with bolt ons. Basically one of the slowest mustangs and they don't respond well to mods. None the less I enjoyed the car being a young kid. I kept the mustang until about the end of 2012. When I got into diesel trucks a bit. Well recently the wife and I started a family (I now have a 4 month old daughter). So I sold my modified powerstroke and bought a ecoboost f-150. I had planned on modding the truck and making it a high 12 second truck like my powerstroke but I was always afraid to break my diesel as it was my daily driver. So I started thinking I'd leave my new truck stock and pick up another mustang to play with.
I started looking at fox bodies basically wanted to spend $4-5k and pick up a project car to toy with. I work 60+ hours a week and with a 4 month old o started thinking that maybe I should buy less of a project and more of a driver so I started looking at ones that were cleaner with a few basic bolt ons already. The wife let me know she wasn't fond of me buying such a old car with no air bags and just not safe or reliable and that she'd rather me buy a newer mustang. I found a few terminators and coyotes that interested me but I can stomach spending $20k + on a toy/ 3rd vehicle. So I decided on a Mach 1. Well after lots of thinking and debating I'm not sure id get much opportunity to drive a 2 door car. We have a v6 mustang convertible at our condo in Florida and with the baby this year it was really tough, stroller, car seat, diaper bag etc... I drive the baby to my in laws every day and pick her up after work so I wouldn't get to drive it during the week unless we wanted to be crammed. So I figure at best if I work Saturday or run an errand by myself I'd drive the Mach 1.
Now I've started looking at g8 GT's since they're 4 doors and pretty quick. I figure it's probably pretty even stock for stock with a Mach 1 vs a g8 gt? Probably the advantage going to the g8? Also thinking the ls2 responds to mods Better than the 4.6 n/a 4 valve? I'd love to get the gxp but they're too expensive for me. I'm going to be looking at spending $15k or less. Probably puts me into the 100k Mile plus? My plan is to find one in the spring or early summer next year.
Questions:
Mach 1 with a car seat and baby "stuff"?
G8 GT with a car seat and baby "stuff"?
Which one is faster stock and mod for mod?
Is a g8 gt fun to drive even know it's auto (I've never driven one but may test drive one this weekend). I've driven a few auto vette's ls1 and ls3 and few stick vette's ls2, ls3 and lt1 and enjoyed all of them. I've also driven 3 different ls2 gto's over the years and always liked the power they offer even stock. How comparable is a g8 gt to the cars I mentioned?
Would it be possible or probable to find a g8 gt in good shape with 100k Miles or less with some of the basic bolt ons already done?
I started looking at fox bodies basically wanted to spend $4-5k and pick up a project car to toy with. I work 60+ hours a week and with a 4 month old o started thinking that maybe I should buy less of a project and more of a driver so I started looking at ones that were cleaner with a few basic bolt ons already. The wife let me know she wasn't fond of me buying such a old car with no air bags and just not safe or reliable and that she'd rather me buy a newer mustang. I found a few terminators and coyotes that interested me but I can stomach spending $20k + on a toy/ 3rd vehicle. So I decided on a Mach 1. Well after lots of thinking and debating I'm not sure id get much opportunity to drive a 2 door car. We have a v6 mustang convertible at our condo in Florida and with the baby this year it was really tough, stroller, car seat, diaper bag etc... I drive the baby to my in laws every day and pick her up after work so I wouldn't get to drive it during the week unless we wanted to be crammed. So I figure at best if I work Saturday or run an errand by myself I'd drive the Mach 1.
Now I've started looking at g8 GT's since they're 4 doors and pretty quick. I figure it's probably pretty even stock for stock with a Mach 1 vs a g8 gt? Probably the advantage going to the g8? Also thinking the ls2 responds to mods Better than the 4.6 n/a 4 valve? I'd love to get the gxp but they're too expensive for me. I'm going to be looking at spending $15k or less. Probably puts me into the 100k Mile plus? My plan is to find one in the spring or early summer next year.
Questions:
Mach 1 with a car seat and baby "stuff"?
G8 GT with a car seat and baby "stuff"?
Which one is faster stock and mod for mod?
Is a g8 gt fun to drive even know it's auto (I've never driven one but may test drive one this weekend). I've driven a few auto vette's ls1 and ls3 and few stick vette's ls2, ls3 and lt1 and enjoyed all of them. I've also driven 3 different ls2 gto's over the years and always liked the power they offer even stock. How comparable is a g8 gt to the cars I mentioned?
Would it be possible or probable to find a g8 gt in good shape with 100k Miles or less with some of the basic bolt ons already done?