So a year ago I ran into a situation where trading my 07 GT seemed like the best thing to do at the time. But now I want another 197 and am looking for those who have experience with cars similar to the ones I'm fixing to list as I'm having a hard time deciding what to go with.
First some details on the one I regret hard trading off. 2007 GT tr3650, detroit rocker cams, cmp deletes, cai, long tubes, OR h pipe with glass packs dumped at the pinion, aluminum DS and the oh so sweet 4.30 gears. It put down 321hp and 295ft lbs on the Dyno on 91.
Now the first option is a 13 v6 base with the track pack and Ricardo seats. The car was actually surprisingly quick and already has bassani headers and full cated bassani exhaust with cai and a super precise short throw. And the exhaust sounds very good. It's also pretty cheap for the times we are in and the area. The car seemed to pull almost as hard as my old 07 and was enjoyable to drive.
Next for 8 grand more is a similar mileage 2012 California special GT basically fully loaded. Which doesn't really matter to me honestly as I don't buy mustangs for luxury. Now it was raining lightly when I went to drive this one so I didn't get a chance to crawl around it like I did the v6 but it has a short throw, a pretty heavy clutch pedal so guessing it's been changed and mbrp exhaust from what I saw. Now I couldn't get fully in it as it was a little damp out but the short stab I did give it didn't really impress me compared to my 07. Seemed maybe it pulled a little harder, maybe?
So I'm stuck between trying to decide if the GT is fully worth that much more. I wouldn't plan on modding either one further as I learned with the 07 that once you start you have a hard time stopping.
So looking for opinions based on experience with cars similar to the two I'm looking at. I wouldn't mind another early 197 like I had but they have gotten more expensive then the 11-14 v6 and only a couple grand under the newer GT so no way I could justify that money to basically start all over modding one again.
First some details on the one I regret hard trading off. 2007 GT tr3650, detroit rocker cams, cmp deletes, cai, long tubes, OR h pipe with glass packs dumped at the pinion, aluminum DS and the oh so sweet 4.30 gears. It put down 321hp and 295ft lbs on the Dyno on 91.
Now the first option is a 13 v6 base with the track pack and Ricardo seats. The car was actually surprisingly quick and already has bassani headers and full cated bassani exhaust with cai and a super precise short throw. And the exhaust sounds very good. It's also pretty cheap for the times we are in and the area. The car seemed to pull almost as hard as my old 07 and was enjoyable to drive.
Next for 8 grand more is a similar mileage 2012 California special GT basically fully loaded. Which doesn't really matter to me honestly as I don't buy mustangs for luxury. Now it was raining lightly when I went to drive this one so I didn't get a chance to crawl around it like I did the v6 but it has a short throw, a pretty heavy clutch pedal so guessing it's been changed and mbrp exhaust from what I saw. Now I couldn't get fully in it as it was a little damp out but the short stab I did give it didn't really impress me compared to my 07. Seemed maybe it pulled a little harder, maybe?
So I'm stuck between trying to decide if the GT is fully worth that much more. I wouldn't plan on modding either one further as I learned with the 07 that once you start you have a hard time stopping.
So looking for opinions based on experience with cars similar to the two I'm looking at. I wouldn't mind another early 197 like I had but they have gotten more expensive then the 11-14 v6 and only a couple grand under the newer GT so no way I could justify that money to basically start all over modding one again.
