a basic 5.0 for the engine experience
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I'm considering a GT for the joy of a nasp V8 with 3 pedals. I normally prefer a good chassis over the engine but with ICE fading away I have a resurgent interest in engines. I have other cars that do "proper sports car" tasks - lightweights with 4 cyl. my question to those of you with several cars or with wide/diverse ownership, would you justify more than a basic 5.0? If budget were unlimited of course I could go top of the range Shelby, Bullitt, Mach1 or DH, but the Mustang isn't my type of car to throw around anyway so why fight that? I want to enjoy the engine and embrace the beast for what it is. However, if the chassis could be transformed I might be convinced. The difference looks like £25k+ rather than 40k+. discuss...
thanks for the feedback. I suspected a standard GT with some suspension mods would be the way to go.
I'm also going to drive a convertible. not my normal choice for this size of car, but it does make the noise clearer and is great for touring too.
it might be too wobbly or too heavy though, but I'll try it.
I'm also going to drive a convertible. not my normal choice for this size of car, but it does make the noise clearer and is great for touring too.
it might be too wobbly or too heavy though, but I'll try it.
I'm now thinking of importing one from the US.
reasoning is mainly to enjoy it for a few weeks touring first. I have in laws there and so can register/insure it in their name first.
not sure there'd be any financial benefit apart from the car hire saving for 4-6 weeks.
it would be lhd, but that would be useful in Europe, so that's fine.
any views on which model?
The base cars there seem to have a lot more (ugly) cloth seats, so I'll need to be careful on spec and not assume US is same as UK.
One thought is that a spicier version would make best use of the fixed shipping and import costs, but then a std version would be easier to buy and register before touring.
Any thoughts and experiences of importing such a car?
reasoning is mainly to enjoy it for a few weeks touring first. I have in laws there and so can register/insure it in their name first.
not sure there'd be any financial benefit apart from the car hire saving for 4-6 weeks.
it would be lhd, but that would be useful in Europe, so that's fine.
any views on which model?
The base cars there seem to have a lot more (ugly) cloth seats, so I'll need to be careful on spec and not assume US is same as UK.
One thought is that a spicier version would make best use of the fixed shipping and import costs, but then a std version would be easier to buy and register before touring.
Any thoughts and experiences of importing such a car?
bennno said:
You'd only want to do this on an old car or one you can't buy here (gt350)
Impossible otherwise to sell lhd, not much cheaper with agents fees, import duty and vat
great excuse for a GT350....Impossible otherwise to sell lhd, not much cheaper with agents fees, import duty and vat
lhd not too much of a problem as I'd use it in Europe for a few years. then I'd take a hit on sale (unless a 350)
looks like 4k to import, so in itself not worth it.
however, to rent a V8 from the east coast is near impossible, and we'd want to tour for a month or more. possibly leave at in laws and tour twice in one year. easier to rent in the west, sure.
Then again, memories. priceless. I'm (stupidly) drawn to the adventure of buying our own car and then importing it. we wouldn't lose much overall.
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