Anyone with a 2013+ GT500?
Discussion
Hi chaps, have tentatively started looking around for the next car. Having had an imposter pony car 6 yrs ago (Monaro VXR), now I want the real thing.
Looking at either Camaro ZL1 or a Shelby GT500 (662bhp). Can anyone give their feedback on driving a GT500 here? Is it so bonkers as to be completely undrivable on a bumpy country road?
There seem to be hardly any in the UK compared to previous gen GT500s, is there any particular reason for this, eg impossible SVA etc?
Looking at either Camaro ZL1 or a Shelby GT500 (662bhp). Can anyone give their feedback on driving a GT500 here? Is it so bonkers as to be completely undrivable on a bumpy country road?
There seem to be hardly any in the UK compared to previous gen GT500s, is there any particular reason for this, eg impossible SVA etc?
gt500nick said:
Sorry should have given some owner feedback as that's what your after
I ordered through bill shepherd and had them do the import and iva which made thinks remarkably simple, my car was all black exterior and interior, reccaro seats, track pack and I bought a few foodies to upgrade too. I fitted the cervini ram air hood (super snake look alike), steeda lowering springs, baer extreme plus rear brake kit, ford racing disks to the front, and a off road mid pipe with ford racing throttle body and tune, magna flow back boxes, and a rear view camera. I also swapped the tyres for toyo r888 which give enormous amounts of grip in the dry and aside from what people say were not scary in the wet, I drove the car in all conditions.
The pull is very good as stock and with my mods it was mental, there just wasn't anything on the road that could keep up, on the autobahn I was able to hit 165 in 4th! I did take the car to vmax and hit 200 on the speedo in 5th!
I used the car for everyday use, trips in Europe and social events. I found it very easy to use in town and on the motorway, aside from the constant attention it attracts being a iconic muscle car. The adjustable steering as mentioned feels very effortless in comfort setting so I just kept mine in sport to make it feel like I had more bearing on the road. The track pack also have electronic adjustable suspension which I could notice the difference from sport to soft. It was very planted at high speed on the road and didn't feel jumpy even with a live rear axle.
The boot space was vast and fitted two big suitcases for long trips plus the rear seats give extra storage or small passengers. Interior although american cars get a bad rep for being unrefined felt decent to me and the parts you touch are good. Alcantara steering wheel, cue ball shifter on a short shift slots in with ease. Clutch to my touch didn't feel heavy but that might be me coming from a very heavy classic mustang clutch.
Visits to the pump are frequent as the tank isn't big enough really but it depends on how much you use it really, I did 10k miles in a year = lots of visits but smiles per mile were worth it.
Taxing it was very cheap and insurance wasn't awful, maintenance is simple and if you don't mind getting your hands dirty can be done yourself. Everything is acces able under the hood and should you want to do mods you will be able to do bolt ons with ease.
I miss the car in truth as it was a hell of a good car for the money, I sold mine as I had already had 2 gt500's and I wanted to get a viper and so I sold to scratch that itch.
Thanks for thats, sounds like everything I'm after! And apologies for not replying to your first post, I'm probably not looking at buying till the Spring in any case I ordered through bill shepherd and had them do the import and iva which made thinks remarkably simple, my car was all black exterior and interior, reccaro seats, track pack and I bought a few foodies to upgrade too. I fitted the cervini ram air hood (super snake look alike), steeda lowering springs, baer extreme plus rear brake kit, ford racing disks to the front, and a off road mid pipe with ford racing throttle body and tune, magna flow back boxes, and a rear view camera. I also swapped the tyres for toyo r888 which give enormous amounts of grip in the dry and aside from what people say were not scary in the wet, I drove the car in all conditions.
The pull is very good as stock and with my mods it was mental, there just wasn't anything on the road that could keep up, on the autobahn I was able to hit 165 in 4th! I did take the car to vmax and hit 200 on the speedo in 5th!
I used the car for everyday use, trips in Europe and social events. I found it very easy to use in town and on the motorway, aside from the constant attention it attracts being a iconic muscle car. The adjustable steering as mentioned feels very effortless in comfort setting so I just kept mine in sport to make it feel like I had more bearing on the road. The track pack also have electronic adjustable suspension which I could notice the difference from sport to soft. It was very planted at high speed on the road and didn't feel jumpy even with a live rear axle.
The boot space was vast and fitted two big suitcases for long trips plus the rear seats give extra storage or small passengers. Interior although american cars get a bad rep for being unrefined felt decent to me and the parts you touch are good. Alcantara steering wheel, cue ball shifter on a short shift slots in with ease. Clutch to my touch didn't feel heavy but that might be me coming from a very heavy classic mustang clutch.
Visits to the pump are frequent as the tank isn't big enough really but it depends on how much you use it really, I did 10k miles in a year = lots of visits but smiles per mile were worth it.
Taxing it was very cheap and insurance wasn't awful, maintenance is simple and if you don't mind getting your hands dirty can be done yourself. Everything is acces able under the hood and should you want to do mods you will be able to do bolt ons with ease.
I miss the car in truth as it was a hell of a good car for the money, I sold mine as I had already had 2 gt500's and I wanted to get a viper and so I sold to scratch that itch.
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