Anyone Else Considering Another Car to Hold Them Over?

[Tomster]

I already have GT350 so I am OK with waiting In the end it will be a 6 to 8 month wait. I can be patient for it.

Me too. However.....

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[Deviruchi]

If it wasn't for winter fast approaching, I absolutely would already be driving a hellcat.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

If it wasn't for winter fast approaching, I absolutely would already be driving a hellcat.

JGC Trackhawk! Hellcat motor, solid AWD,system, decent ground clearance, heck, it even tows ~7000 lbs.

 

[Houston Kid]

Here are a few pics of one of my toys as I wait on the GT500! Did a hellcat swap with the addition of the 4.5L Whipple in the 2014 Rubicon Wrangler. Im a big fan of the hellcat! Made 1107hp on the Dyno!

That Jeep is bad ass. I see you are in TX as well. Maybe our paths will cross one day in person.

 

[Deviruchi]

JGC Trackhawk! Hellcat motor, solid AWD,system, decent ground clearance, heck, it even tows ~7000 lbs.

I've thought about it, trust me. The depreciation would be killer though! Unless I get the jeep AND the GT500....

BRB looking at a 2nd mortgage!

 

[MaskedRacerX]

Hahaha, yes!

A Trackhawk towing a GT500 to track events would be a hell of a setup

To quote Dr. Venkman : "You're not gonna lose the house, everybody has three mortgages nowadays."

 

[Johnnybee]

The 500 will cool off eventually and I am hoping the ZR1 value holds strong.

Indications I've received from those around me is that, unfortunately, the C7 values are going to tank. A VP here has a friend with a ZR1 (2018, I think), low, low mileage and absolutely clean. He went to a dealer to talk trade on a C8 and was told CDN$88K for the ZR1, which today is about US$66K at the current exchange. With luck, YMMV.

 

[scottgt500]

Indications I've received from those around me is that, unfortunately, the C7 values are going to tank. A VP here has a friend with a ZR1 (2018, I think), low, low mileage and absolutely clean. He went to a dealer to talk trade on a C8 and was told CDN$88K for the ZR1, which today is about US$66K at the current exchange. With luck, YMMV.

c7 values will tank...ZR1 values shouldn’t. A one year run should keep values steady until the next c8 variant arrives with 650+ hp using mid engine. 66k US dollars would lose about $70,000 in less than one year...virtually impossible imo. He probably has a ‘18 z06 which would make more sense. I can’t wait for the GT500....the dct is a big factor for me to switch. The one thing I miss the MOST from my GTR was the dct....incredibly engaging driving experience. 700+hp with a dct and a warranty sounds nice. ZR1 is a monster but the A8 takes a LOT of patience to get used to.

scott

 

[olaosunt]

I got tired of waiting so added an 18 GT with Gen 5 whipple .... and a Gen 3 whipple to my 2016 GT 350. Lol

The GT 500 is going to be an awesome car and just what I was hoping for .... a mid 10 sec car(mustang)off the show room floor .

I am glad I jumped the gun as there is no way I would have been able to afford it at the expected prices out the door .....at least for a couple of years when/if ADM dies down .

well unless I sold every other mustang I own (4 currently)
18 GT ~ 900 whp- 9.7@143
16 GT 350/whipple -900+ with newly built sleeved block /Spec clutch
15 GT/sleeved 5.2/3.2 KB/Tremec-1000 +whp-10.0@148
15 GT/predator based 5.2/Hellion twins /fully built 6r80 including billet planetary- 1000 + whp- 155 traps .

plan to thin here over the next year (definitely keeping the 18 and may be GT 350) so should be ready for a GT 500 in a couple of years .

 

[FastCarFanBoy]

I think it looked better with the splitter protectors on it.

I'd rock the shit out of a Charger RE if I could stomach making payments on another car.

 

[Houston Kid]

After putting 1,000 miles on the Hellcat I have learned it's a brute no doubt. I don't get the thrill of driving out of it like I did the GT350 or my 18 A10 that had 495 naturally aspirated HP at the wheel. Just a different feel that I don't enjoy as much as the Mustang.
Not saying it a bore to drive because it is far from that. To me it's not as fun, nimble, and lacks the feel of the Mustang.

 

[bluebeastsrt]

After putting 1,000 miles on the Hellcat I have learned it's a brute no doubt. I don't get the thrill of driving out of it like I did the GT350 or my 18 A10 that had 495 naturally aspirated HP at the wheel. Just a different feel that I don't enjoy as much as the Mustang.
Not saying it a bore to drive because it is far from that. To me it's not as fun, nimble, and lacks the feel of the Mustang.

You had to know that going in. I remember a review back in 2015. That had the stock GT faster around a track. But who cares if you have no plans to keep it.

 

[kcobra]

Please take off the splitter protectors. Please.

Big time! Why the heck do people leave those things on? You would think it is a rental car and were instructed to keep the protectors on. I see this all the time.

 

[Houston Kid]

Big time! Why the heck do people leave those things on? You would think it is a rental car and were instructed to keep the protectors on. I see this all the time.

I just sold them on eBay for $50. Someone in Colorado will be putting them on his STX soon. LOL.

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