Hey, I am looking for someone who owns one of the new GT500s in or near Vernon as I am building a 1/12 scale model of it and I need to take a ton of reference pics.
what year?
Also no one on the furrie forums has the money for a car like that lol
oh sorry just rea read that ya hmmm 2010 GT500 is worth about 45grand car. . . you really would think it was more lol
I got to drive a 2006 Mustang GT a few days ago (lol I know its not even close)
I would say just find some good google pics XD
Or find a dealership that is very forgiving. Maybe find one that'll let you come by on a slow day to photograph a show car?
: Drake Wingfire December 18, 2011, 09:19:44 -07:00
I got to drive a 2006 Mustang GT a few days ago (lol I know its not even close)
I would say just find some good google pics XD
I need to take measurements too D:
well you could try asking them if you can but I wouldnt bet on it lol
OOOOOOOHHHH I AM JEALOUS!! I WANT TO DRIVE A MUSTANG GT!!
it may not be a GT500 but it still has about 400 horse power and that would make me grin as I pin it in second gear
: Icey Dominus December 18, 2011, 11:47:51 -07:00
well you could try asking them if you can but I wouldnt bet on it lol
OOOOOOOHHHH I AM JEALOUS!! I WANT TO DRIVE A MUSTANG GT!!
it may not be a GT500 but it still has about 400 horse power and that would make me grin as I pin it in second gear
I really dug it cause it was standard. To me that's just the only way you can truly enjoy a car of that status... Not to mention enjoy all the glares you get from old people when you go through a town square in second gear pushing close to 2500RPM XD
Did you notice how low the GT revs to change gears its really strange and cool apparently
DAMMIT I LOVE MUSTANG!!
Camaros trump Mustangs
HAHAHAHAHA you are mistaken I know for a fact that they do not.
The Camaro indeed does have more horse power BUT it is also a hell of allot heavier, the interior build quality is shit, its less fuel efficient, there is very little visibility, it does not handle the road as well. Trust me dont argue with me on this subject because I have researched it many many many many many times. The main reason the Mustang is better is because is its refined the Camaro still has a long way to go to get up to par with the Mustang.
Not that it matters because in 2015 Ford is shortening the Mustang and throwing out the live rear axle and replacing it with full independent suspension, there is also rumors of all wheel drive options and Chevy just sucks at changing things so the Camaro will never be up to par to the Mustang like it was back in the 70, 80, an mid 90s. Well to be honest the Mustang was well and truly botched for half the eighty's and most of the ninety's. But even Top Gear UK say that the Mustang was the only BLIP on the radar of true Supercardom that America has ever made up until the last ten years. OH and the Mustang GT can beat a Mitsubishi Lancer around a track SO HA! IT DOES HAVE HANDLING!
Okay I am done for now thank you.
Corvette is hella more supercar than the Rustang. Also, the ZL1 will smoke the Mustang GT and give the Shelby (I don't consider them Mustangs because they are actualy worth driving) a run for its money.
XD oh dear... it begins...
OP just go to a dealership if you want to get pictures of one.
They are not going to care if you are just taking pictures.
They don't sell very well and you wont have a hard time finding one.
Haha, yeah true, last I checked gas was too ass rape to afford to drive a penis extension around as a daily driver.
Or you could always try and go for the Vancouver International Auto Show
http://vancouverinternationalautoshow.com/ (http://vancouverinternationalautoshow.com/)
P.S. I'm an European car fanatic, so this classic Ford vs Chevy debate is irrelevant to me. BMWs, Porsches, and Audis are the way to go for me. xP
Very sadly I have to agree with Tef on this one American Muscle can never actually come to par with European cars its just crazy how much higher there standards for there cars are there. The biggest thing I find is build quality is just crazy better in the UK.
Now Einsman the Corvette is not in the same level as the Mustang or Camaro. Thats why they HAVE a Camaro something that is at a similar speed, handling, price so they have something to compete with. More Mustang GT500 will sell in a year than Corvette ZL1 ever will. Thats because people like the Mustang more. When someone pulls up in a Corvette the common consensus is this "WHAT A DOUCHE"
Now when you pull up in a GT500 people are just thinking "SWEET!"
Its sorta like the people that buy Porches "douche car"
AND people that buy AUDI "sweet car"
Okay I am feeling like Jeremy from Top Gear UK trying to explain to the simple people the cool wall.
It dosnt have to be the most expensive or the fastest or even the best looking to be cool it just has to be a Mustang 8)
Which reminds me, my dad once managed to get a hold of a 1960s or 1970s Mustang years ago. He said that the acceleration was quite a kicker of sorts.
Well...this comes from a family who doesn't own cars beyond four dour sedans. xP
: Tef December 19, 2011, 11:20:36 -07:00
Or you could always try and go for the Vancouver International Auto Show
http://vancouverinternationalautoshow.com/ (http://vancouverinternationalautoshow.com/)
P.S. I'm an European car fanatic, so this classic Ford vs Chevy debate is irrelevant to me. BMWs, Porsches, and Audis are the way to go for me. xP
I LOATHE BMWs and most Audis personally. But Porsche? Hell to the yes.
: Purplexity December 19, 2011, 10:01:24 -07:00
OP just go to a dealership if you want to get pictures of one.
They are not going to care if you are just taking pictures.
They don't sell very well and you wont have a hard time finding one.
I tried local dealerships. None of them have one.
: Icey Dominus December 19, 2011, 07:36:49 -07:00
OH and the Mustang GT can beat a Mitsubishi Lancer around a track SO HA! IT DOES HAVE HANDLING!
BAH!
I would like to see a rematch after both cars get ~10k in mods =3
edit: Sorry if i turn this into a domestic vs rice war
The only reason I know this is because (Car and Driver) Did a test on the 6 top cars under 40$ and on the Track top time it went is this order, they all did the same track in the same weather just so you know!
Ford GT Mustang 92.5
Nissan 370Z 93.3
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 94.2
Mini John Cooper Works 97.0
Volkswagen GTI 97.9
Mazda MX-5 Mitata 99.4
BUT I do love the Lancer so I will give it where its do.
Over all performance went in this order
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO with a 86/100
Mazda MX-5 Miata with a 85/100
Ford GT Mustang with a 79/100
Nissan 370z with a 76/100
Mini John Cooper Works with a 75/100
Volkswagen GTI with a 74/100
So in terms of over all handling for a car under $40,000 dollars its a no brainer the Evo wins that. BUT I still love the Mustang for what it is and have always wanted one, its a car for people who want to be kids/man children, the EVO is for adults and good drivers who have more money and want that car, either way you get allot of bang for your buck with the Mustang GT fully loaded as where if you got a EVO you may have to get one with hand crank windows to stay on budget.
It is also worth mentioning that the BASE price for the Mustang GT is $5885 less than the EVO and you get the child hood WWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH feeling when you put your foot into the gas.
Actually out of all these cars the Mustang GT was the third most expensive and that says allot for what you get
Another side not is out of all cars it had the shortest stopping distance from 70-0mph in 154 despite being the heaviest car at 3641lbs and for the retards out there that say "well duuuuh more weight means it would stop faster duuuhhhh *drools* " NO YOUR WRONG!!!
MORE weight is harder to stop so STFU!!
IN CLOSING the Mustang is a stand up car for its price.
Thank you
Actually, I LOATHE the evo. It has way too much grip and thus understeer. It's also the ugliest import ever (yes, even surpassing the horrid looking R34). Plus muscle cars almost always have one issue: too much power for the chassis to cope with due to using VERY outdated suspension setup. And that includes ALL muscle cars, not just the Mustang.
I am a Ford Dealer, you might have a hard time finding one, no Dealership just has one sitting around. They only order them when the customer puts a deposit down. Also, half of the dealerships can't get them, they need to have the SVT License, and most just have the Lincoln License.
What measurements do you need? I can pull up some documentation on it when i get to work later today ;)
This is what I have on hand for measurements :)
Wheelbase 2,720mm (107.1")
Front tread 1,572mm (61.9")
Rear tread 1,588mm (62.5")
Turning radius 5.7_18.8
Front legroom 1,077mm (42.4")
Rear legroom 757mm (29.8")
Front headroom 978mm (38.5")
Rear headroom 881mm (34.7")
Front hiproom 1,361mm (53.6")
Rear hiproom 1,186mm (46.7")
Front shoulder room 1,405mm
Rear shoulder room 1,311mm
Passenger volume 2,718L (96.0 cu.ft.)
Interior cargo volume 379L (13.4 cu.ft.)
Maximum interior cargo volume 379L (13.4 cu.ft.)
Why people so aggressive debate cars they will most likely never own escapes me >.=.>
But then again I have always been a "do what I can with what I got" kinda guy and slapping large engines onto heavy frames really doesn't get my motor running if ya know what im saying. That being said, the GT I drove was fun, it went like stink and I got to turn some heads... but that's really all. Other than that I find modern muscle rather out of place in a society that has high demands for efficient, nimble and well handling cars. They are more of a niche vehicle now, something you own along side of an efficient daily driver as your "for fun driver/ dick extension" not to say they don't have their place, its just that its so niche that it perplexes me how big of debates can be had over it all.
But perhaps I am entering the wrong debate. I love the potential of vehicles spec wise, you can't argue with the numbers for sure. But I just find it usually falls into one of those "han vs greedo"esq debates. I have always found it more interesting what the right driver/ tuning can do for a car rather than simply who has the bigger wallet to be left to decide what is the best car off the lot. I simply find it more enjoyable to expand/ tap into the potential of a vehicle rather than just buy something big.
I get what you mean Drake I will probably have waaaaaaay more fun in the Dodge Spirit I had than I ever would in a GT Mustang simply cuz I would never want to hurt it so I probably wouldn't do much in it lol. BUT I WILL OWN! ONE!! lol I have vowed to own a GT one day and I will.
ALSO Einsman the only car that had actual problems like not strong enough frames was the FOX Body Mustang of the 80s and mid 90s. The cause of the body twist was due to the fact that the frame actually only went to the rear seats. So it didn't have the over all frame strength to deal with torque twist. That's when you see the car twist its has very little to do with suspension. And I will admit I am sad for the years that the Mustang feel from epicness to under sized under powered wanna be pony car. BUT there is a 80's a little Mustang that was a turbo 4cyl 2.3L SVO that was waaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of its time in, in the way of turbo chargers jumping the regular 2.3 4cyl from 88hp to 203hp. Sadly haven't actually seen one of these in real life but I WANT ONE!! lol
I'm not talking actual chassis twist (which I know too well, since a friend of mine has a 80's Mustang and the chassis is bent to hell and the whole car creaks and groans. Not good D: ) but the fact that the suspension system used in muscle cars is still quite outdated.
I find the suspension fine for that era the people driving the cars would expect body roll and the rear end to slip ALLOT! but that seemed really good at the time that now is really really bad lol. Those cars that where made such as the Duster, Charger, Camaro, Challenger, Mustang, GTO, Road Runner the suspension for those cars of THAT time was perfectly acceptable but to compare that to today's standards is ridicules cuz there is simply no contest we have better stuff now. The biggest problem I have with those cars and something I would change if I owned one would be the brake ugh talk about waaaaaaaaaaaay to small brakes to stop a huge heavy chunk of steel.
UNLESS you are talking about the Mustangs live rear axle? Cuz in that case yes it is out dated but for a couple reason (not saying they are good reasons just the ones Ford uses) ONE the Mustang is made to be a average joe's muscle car something they can afford and still have allot of fun with. Lee Iacocca said when he made the car he wanted something that could be "taken shopping Friday, drag race Saturday, and church Sunday."
Well Ford has forever tryed to stick with that ideal. The other reason ties into the first, changing from the live rear axle to full independent suspension is expensive and would bring up the price in the Mustang thus defeating the idea of the car.
Really even though the live rear axle is outdated you will be surprised at what allot of experts say and I have researched this extensively!
Almost all say this "Even though the Mustang has the ancient prehistoric suspension its funny but some how Ford made it work wonderfully. . . . however the car cant do rough road on turns its fantastic on a clean track and will smoke the other muscle cars but it gets scary and unpredictable the moment you hit a bumpy!"
That is all taken from memory for me and I have herd those words soooooooooooo many times and I still want one.
ALSO I hate to say it but the Camaro has good suspension even for now :'( :'(
I work for Ford; but I drive a Porsche, nuff said, lol ;D
YAY FOR THE TRYING TO HARD CAR!! :-3 :-3
What kind and what year?
I drive a 2002 Nissan Sentra XE with the QG18DE L4 with 1.8 litre displacement. I have a high flow cone filter mated to a stock intake and a straight pipe exhaust to a high flow muffler. Thankfully due to the type of exhaust manifold it doesn't sound like a Civic with a busted exhaust. She may not be the fastest but she hits max torque @2000 RPM, has a major responsive go pedal and handles fairly well for a sedan!
1984 944 with a Turbo clutch ;)
It doesn't have to try too hard to beat 90% of the cars out there. :P
Currently 1992 Two door Honda Accord EXR with a flow cone lol ironic, 2.2L 4cly dual exhaust, its okay but I HATE that its a automatic this car would be 100 times better if it was standard. Its sitting at around 155hp but its so dam heavy its over 2700lbs lol for a two door. But it handles okay :-3
OOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEW 2013 GT500 MUSTANG!! It is going to have 650HP!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY makes the Camaro ZL1 look like a hot wheels car
Yea, we found out at the Dealership 2 weeks ago, ordered one in Green I believe, lol
: Icey Dominus January 18, 2012, 04:01:59 -07:00
OOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEW 2013 GT500 MUSTANG!! It is going to have 650HP!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY makes the Camaro ZL1 look like a hot wheels car
HP alone does not a good car make. The ZL1 will be far more balanced.
Sorry to tell you thats simply not true the Mustang is far more refined than the Camaro, and according to almost all professionals despite the Mustangs live rear axle it handles better than the Camaro with its independent suspension now that's saying something for the lack of thought put into the Camaro. Also you can get the mustang with independent suspension I believe if you order it, I believe the new ROUSH Mustang Stage 3 has full independent suspension and a really nice paint job. But I could be wrong. Downside Mustangs are more expensive :(
: Icey Dominus January 18, 2012, 03:39:29 -07:00
Sorry to tell you thats simply not true the Mustang is far more refined than the Camaro and its a fact
Is that why Chevy runs a Camaro championship but Ford has nothing of the sort for the Rustang?
I guarantee there is something like that for the Mustang I just haven't researcher it an neither have you, you are just assuming they dont.
I saw a GT500 at the glenoak ford show room in victoria the other day. It was black and red if memory serves. Not sure if it's worth a trip over there but i thought i would let you know.
Also i've never been a big fan of mustangs but after looking at the 500 I can totally see owning one one day...
sweet lol :-3 :-3