So I know I’m probably going to get a lot of heat here. I’ve had my 2013 Shelby for about 3 years. I bought it used. It’s all stock other than the tires. Before I had this car I had a 03 cobra. I bought it brand new. It had a whipple and bolt ons. Made 600 to the wheels. I traded the cobra for the Shelby. I have always a kind of regretted it. I know for $1500 I can make th Shelby 700 plus hp. But there is something I really miss about the 03. So has anyone gotten rid of their Shelby and bought an 03? If I did buy one I would buy an already modded one. Thoughts?
Anyone sell their 13 or 14 and go to a 03 cobra?
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Nope. Sold my ‘99 Cobra and never looked back.....of course it was a 99 and not a termi. Id still take Shelby.
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I’ve done this twice now!! I’m now back in a 14 Shelby. You are correct that the terminator is beyond special but as I age the terminator just isn’t comfortable for me. Performance wise both are at the top of the food chain so it’s really all about what you want.
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Buy both that’s what I did ‘14 Shelby and 04 mystichrome haven’t looked back since lol
They are so different from each other in most every way. That said, I like them both. The only fix if possible is to have both. I'd hate to have to chose one or the other, not sure which it would be.
My friend has a stock 14, and even though his is faster than my mild pulley 03, he says mine feels faster. It's that raw feeling we talk about all the time.
Your Cobra is one of the FEW on this board I wouldn't mind swapping for. The color, the mileage. Love your car.
Thanks Dominic.
1 owner beauty right there... Good Lord that thing is clean.
Lol, STAMPEDE3 about shit himself when he saw it. "Almost 16 years old?" Jesus, I kept hearing. He has seen pictures I sent, but he said "really" when he was here last month and saw it in person.
Yeah I can imagine. Pics never do real justice on a clean, well-kept car.
My point was I think the S197 body style are better than the S95 body styles. But the Terminator Cobras are a great car, but I prefer the Shelby’s.
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I went from a Whipple 04 Mystichrome (original owner) to my 13 GB GT500.
Love both cars but prefer the 13' and no regrets. It's really your preference and can't go wrong with either.
If you can swing it, pay off the 13' and buy another Terminator. Have the best of both worlds.
Love both cars but prefer the 13' and no regrets. It's really your preference and can't go wrong with either.
If you can swing it, pay off the 13' and buy another Terminator. Have the best of both worlds.
IDN I love my 13. LED's, HID's, track pack, Brembo's etc..... but I doubt it will ever be as iconic as the 03-04 Cobra which is just a raw classic. 25 years from the now the 03-04 Cobra will be worth more then my 13 GT thats for sure.
So, if you had a modded Cobra, why no mods to the GT500?
They take to mods just as well and with gears, pulley, tune, DRs you have a 10s street car.
A stock Shelby is soft due to the gearing---guaranteed you swap in some 4.10s, drag radials and a tune and you'd be feeling VERY different about your car.
I picked up a clean '93 Cobra to have a raw driver in addition to the Shelby and I eventually will replace the '04 Cobra I regret selling, but not at expense of the GT500.
-J
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