Which would you get if you had the choice?

 

I can get either a V6 mustang 2005 with the basics and spoiler for 20k (pretty much msrp)

Or I can get a fully decked out 2005 RX-8 for 19k (list for what has on it is 28k)

 

Mustang is great and a fun car. But the Rx-8 holds it's value better.

Mustang has 200 HP and gets about 18-28 MPG gas

Rx-8 has 197 HP and gets about 18-26 MPG gas

 

I would post the pictures but notsure if this message board is able todo that. Smiley

 

I just would love opinions specially if youhave driven them before. I am sorta stuck. The great muscle car or flashy sports car? I basically have been saving up for a while now (a couple of years) for this for which to decide.

mustang. american muscle.

RX-8. Personal preference.

Mustang....must buy american.

My mom bought a 2000 V6 mustang, and we haven't had any real problems with its reliablity (though reliability can vary from car to car even when the make/model is the same), if that helps.

i'd get a 67 shelby personally.

Recycled sushi can vs. American thunder..... hmmm tough one.

Mustang....must buy american.

 

psst mazda = Ford= american

 

Thank you all for opinions. I really do welcome them. Everything helps I have found when considering a car and I have brought it really down to these two.

 

The other options I was considering were:

Mazda 6

Pontiac Solstice

Scion TC

New Eclipse (was a Horrible test drive)

Toyota MR2 (2005)

Acura RSX (havent driven yet)

New Civic SI (havent driven yet)

 

But really when I test drove them all, these two were the most fun.

 

 

 

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Mustang

An RX-8 only because I despise the Mustang :thumbdown

Hmm guys the Rx8 and Mustang are both american cars

 

Ford Owns Mazda and builds them within the USA

 

I did just notice something else useful for the RX8 over mustang

 

State Farm considers it a 4 door sedan for insurance purposes.

 

Which is very useful. But, I still love the mustang too.

the mustang if you're whiskey tango or a chick

 

personally i'd go with the rx-8 ... insurance companies do kill mustang owners and the cars are tiny

 

as for all that buy american crap, well ..............................

RX-8........mustang is only worth it if your getting the real thing which by that i mean a V8

V6 Mustang =/= American muscle

 

V6 Mustang = perfect for soccer moms, teenage girls, people of similar ilk

 

I'd go with the RX-8 in this situation, assuming it's a manual because automatics in sports cars (or even sporty cars) is just gay. If this was between an RX-8 and Mustang GT, it'd be a Mustang GT every day and twice on Sunday.

V6 Mustang =/= American muscle

 

V6 Mustang = perfect for soccer moms, teenage girls, people of similar ilk

 

I'd go with the RX-8 in this situation, assuming it's a manual because automatics in sports cars (or even sporty cars) is just gay. If this was between an RX-8 and Mustang GT, it'd be a Mustang GT every day and twice on Sunday.

 

:notworthy

 

The current-gen Mustangs are a shadow of their former selfs.

 

If you want real american muscle invest in a Ford F-250, it is the Passion's vehicle of choice.

i'm personally split on the auto/manual debate

 

i don't think I could ever get a manual car while living out here .... the commute is horrible and it's very stop and go .... would be way too much work

agreed about the best two mustangs of my choice are the GT or the convertable if I went V6 (why get a GT convertable?)

 

But I cant afford the GT currently hence the debate over the Mustang V6 or the RX8

 

The only two other cars really have considered lately was the acura RSX (new body style in the upcoming 2007) and scion TC. The others I have driven didnt care for.

 

 

Oh and the dodger charger is only an automatic

everyone and their mother has a mustang...borrrring.

 

rx8 was testdrove.. it was alright, nothing compared to daddies...

RX-8 has the rotary engine. Go for it.

agreed about the best two mustangs of my choice are the GT or the convertable if I went V6 (why get a GT convertable?)

 

But I cant afford the GT currently hence the debate over the Mustang V6 or the RX8

 

The only two other cars really have considered lately was the acura RSX (new body style in the upcoming 2007) and scion TC. The others I have driven didnt care for.

 

 

Oh and the dodger charger is only an automatic

 

 

Its also a four door sedan. How times have changed :mischief

agreed about the best two mustangs of my choice are the GT or the convertable if I went V6 (why get a GT convertable?)

 

But I cant afford the GT currently hence the debate over the Mustang V6 or the RX8

 

The only two other cars really have considered lately was the acura RSX (new body style in the upcoming 2007) and scion TC. The others I have driven didnt care for.

 

 

Oh and the dodger charger is only an automatic

 

 

Its also a four door sedan. How times have changed :mischief

 

 

agreed lol, I found that amusing.

 

They also classify the Rx8 as a 4 door sedan for insurance purposes with some insurance company's because it has 4 doors Which is sorta kewl in a way.

the new mustangs all blow. the new edition is kinda cool but in the end still blows.

 

 

if you are getting a mustang, get a vintage one.

the new mustangs all blow. the new edition is kinda cool but in the end still blows.

 

 

if you are getting a mustang, get a vintage one.

 

 

Heh.

 

Yeah, vintage cars are the shiznit. Granted, I'm a dodge man and all the vintage cars I've been privy to be in with are late 60's, early 70's Dodges. My friend and I tooled around on a 71 Dart, put a 360 in it, but it went bad on us (seal leaks). Now, we've got a '69 Dart with a 340. Thing's still got balls, though. I feel unsafe turning corners in it (I drove it for the last time in awhile about three weeks ago while we put it in winter storage for a little bit).

 

I REALLY like the Dodge Magnum or Dodge Charger. 4 doors or not, they just look cool as all hell. I couldn't justify buying either one with the hemi though, because I'm still a student and trying to skim on gas prices (my current auto's are a Dodge Stratus, a Chrysler Concord and a Suzuki Sidekick; the Concord is going by the wayside, though). I've been driving the Sidekick ever since my Stratus has been in the shop and it's like being in gas heaven. I save soooo much money.

 

But, if you can afford a new-new-new car you can afford the gas that you'll need to come with it. I would just CONSIDER being smart in your purchase, because three years from now you could be kicking yourself.

the new mustangs all blow. the new edition is kinda cool but in the end still blows.

 

 

if you are getting a mustang, get a vintage one.

 

 

Heh.

 

Yeah, vintage cars are the shiznit. Granted, I'm a dodge man and all the vintage cars I've been privy to be in with are late 60's, early 70's Dodges. My friend and I tooled around on a 71 Dart, put a 360 in it, but it went bad on us (seal leaks). Now, we've got a '69 Dart with a 340. Thing's still got balls, though. I feel unsafe turning corners in it (I drove it for the last time in awhile about three weeks ago while we put it in winter storage for a little bit).

 

I REALLY like the Dodge Magnum or Dodge Charger. 4 doors or not, they just look cool as all hell. I couldn't justify buying either one with the hemi though, because I'm still a student and trying to skim on gas prices (my current auto's are a Dodge Stratus, a Chrysler Concord and a Suzuki Sidekick; the Concord is going by the wayside, though). I've been driving the Sidekick ever since my Stratus has been in the shop and it's like being in gas heaven. I save soooo much money.

 

But, if you can afford a new-new-new car you can afford the gas that you'll need to come with it. I would just CONSIDER being smart in your purchase, because three years from now you could be kicking yourself.

 

Yeah I really like the new Charger. I can't see myself spending an extra $7000 or so extra on a Hemi, so the V6 250 HP SE model looks really good. Plus the thing is only $22,000, so I'm hoping to have enough money saved up by next year to pick one up. :thumbup

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