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2013-14 Shelby GT500
Opinion: 2013 GT500 or 2016 GT + supercharge project
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<blockquote data-quote="FJohnny" data-source="post: 16069023" data-attributes="member: 191643"><p>Like Luckybob, I too was faced with this choice.</p><p></p><p>It was early '15 and I was ready to upgrade my '11 V6 to a man-sized mustang. There were lots of brand new '14 GT's still around and a few '14 GT500's as well. The choice was a tough one. I made the decision based mainly on money.</p><p></p><p>For about C$40k total, I picked up a new well optioned GT premium and added all the usual suspension mods and a Whipple kit. I still love this car every time I drive it. Looks pretty much like the 500 to the untrained eye. Sounds just like it with the factory quad GT500 mufflers that I added to it and pretty much goes like a GT500. And, unlike so many Shelby owners, I am not at all reluctant to put miles onto it.</p><p></p><p>The new GT500 would have cost me fully double my total outlay. Sure, depreciation would have been less, but you're depreciating less of a total as well. So, that offsets. And, I tell myself, the $40k extra I would have had to spend could now pretty much buy me a Shelby as it has appreciated greatly over the years.</p><p></p><p>You can today easily find a super low mileage GT that has everything done to it for about half what they were asking for the Shelby in the ad you referenced. So, you face the same choice as I did back then. What's more important? The money or the name?</p><p></p><p>I think you can guess my choice.....</p><p></p><p>Yup, the Shelby!</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your search and all the best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FJohnny, post: 16069023, member: 191643"] Like Luckybob, I too was faced with this choice. It was early '15 and I was ready to upgrade my '11 V6 to a man-sized mustang. There were lots of brand new '14 GT's still around and a few '14 GT500's as well. The choice was a tough one. I made the decision based mainly on money. For about C$40k total, I picked up a new well optioned GT premium and added all the usual suspension mods and a Whipple kit. I still love this car every time I drive it. Looks pretty much like the 500 to the untrained eye. Sounds just like it with the factory quad GT500 mufflers that I added to it and pretty much goes like a GT500. And, unlike so many Shelby owners, I am not at all reluctant to put miles onto it. The new GT500 would have cost me fully double my total outlay. Sure, depreciation would have been less, but you're depreciating less of a total as well. So, that offsets. And, I tell myself, the $40k extra I would have had to spend could now pretty much buy me a Shelby as it has appreciated greatly over the years. You can today easily find a super low mileage GT that has everything done to it for about half what they were asking for the Shelby in the ad you referenced. So, you face the same choice as I did back then. What's more important? The money or the name? I think you can guess my choice..... Yup, the Shelby! Good luck with your search and all the best. [/QUOTE]
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