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Originally Posted by JohnnyR
I don't know man, I don't know how you can throw this car in purchasing thoughts against a GT-R, GT500, or even a Boss. They're just on a completely different level, totally outclass this car.
I'm still set on a Boss/GT-500, but now I'll have to consider this car again for my daily beater. It's handling seems to be all that's cracked up to be. Decent MPG and fun sporty looks/handling would be nice. Plus, I can only imagine what numbers this car would pull with a real suspension/wheel/tire set up on it. It'd be kind of like my old Celica GT-S with the Hotchkis suspension how it pulled ridiculous numbers.
It just kills me that this thing was Turbo/SC from the factory. If it just had that extra 50hp and tq it would make it a real adversary on the tracks.
Also, at 25k with HIDs and Nav standard, it's a much wiser buy than the FR-S I feel.
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My problem with the GT-R is everybody I talked to said they were no fun, the insane speed and abilities of the car get old fast because the car does all the work for you. There's no driver involvement. Many people that I talked to sold theirs within a year of owning it.
The Mustangs would be absolute animals, which I can enjoy almost as much as carving up a backroad. Where I live though, there are tons of windy roads that I drive every day, so having a car that is referred to as "pure handling delight" sounds, well...delightful. I've consider Elises many times for this same reason, but I want something that has a bit more comfort and is much more safe if I'm gonna be driving it every day. If I lived in a place with nothing but flat, straight roads, then I would most likely be buying a Mustang instead.
Plus, with the money I'm saving by not buying a more expensive car, I can save more for the classics I wanna buy, a 1968 Mustang and a late-40s convertible, so it all works out.
