2011 Mustang Gt or 04 Cobra???

[OH3MGSVT]

Well, since my car is nearly paid down enough for me to sell it (have an interested buyer already) and taxes will be coming back soon ive been pondering if I should pick up a Terminator that Ive wanted since they have come out or the new 2011 Mustang Gt. I will more than likely be looking at a slightly use one as by the time I have some money saved up and what not there will be a few used ones around since the new year is here.

I test drove one on Firday and all I have to say is WOW! The interior is SO much better, so many more comforts, the power is pretty amazing as well as the new 6 speed tranny. They will be pretty mod friendly with a 4v 5.0 in there I would just like some peoples opinions as I am leaning towards getting the 2011 car. Thank you.

-Alex

[BurnTire]

Well thats up to you. If you are looking for a more refined ride go with the new 5.0.
If you want to build a serious monster go with the terminator.

[Wharf Rat]

Well thats up to you. If you are looking for a more refined ride go with the new 5.0.
If you want to build a serious monster go with the terminator.

Burn Tire's right on the money. I've had both and and would rather have the 2011 for what I use the car for.

The other thing to consider though is that there are some really nice Terminators showing up on the open market every now and then for half of what you are going to pay for the 2011. A Whippled 03 with a solid for mid-high teens is a steal if you ask me.

[silvrsvt]

if it was me I would go for the 5.0, but if you decide to go with a terminator let me know maybe we can work out a deal on mine..

[WildBill]

Personally, I'd go with the 2011.
They are very refined when compared with the Cobra and are just a Whipple away from having more power.
Stock 2011 GTs are putting down 380+stock on 91..........VERY NICE!

[trucker]

The 2011 5.0 has my vote also just a whipple away from being insane

[silvrsvt]

you have to keep in mind the price difference. you can find a decent terminator for 18k, if you can get 60 months (which will be hard on a 7-8 year old car) at 8% your payment would be about 400

now lets take a look at a 5.0 the cheapest one on cars.com is in oklahoma for 26,995 even at 72 months and 5.9% (decent credit) you will be looking at $500/ month

looks like your comparing apples to oranges

If you dont mind having a $500+ payment for the next 6 years and are in a financial position to spend 30k on a car do it! if not you might want to look into a cobra.

just my 2 cents

[02stangGT]

compare the insurances too

[OH3MGSVT]

These were the responses I was expecting I am just really hooked on these new 5.0's and I plan on waiting a few more months for them to maybe go down in price a little bit more and at the same time save up some money towards a down payment because I want a cheap monthly payment if possible.

[OH3MGSVT]

Personally, I'd go with the 2011.
They are very refined when compared with the Cobra and are just a Whipple away from having more power.
Stock 2011 GTs are putting down 380+stock on 91..........VERY NICE!

The 2011 5.0 has my vote also just a whipple away from being insane

Ive seen videos and read articles in 5.0 magazine about Lethal Performances Whippled 5.0 and that thing is nuts!! My question is though, how much boost can these motors handle? From what I know they are forged rods and forged cranks but hypereutectic pistons, along with 11:1 compression ratio which I know is high for boosted applications.

A future investment would definitely be a whipple/tvs/kenne supercharger