Best Muscle / Sports Car for the Money
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I went with a scat pack challenger. Leather, navigation, 8 speed auto, brembos, 392 hemi, active exhaust, launch control all for $40k. I've owned a few chryslers and have had pretty good luck with them. Plus, I get far better service from the local dodge dealership than Chevy or Ford, but I am a family friend.
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I'm going to assume he meant the F12 and Koenigsegg CCX not the LaFerrari and One:1
I love all American muscle cars but I have to go with the SRT Challenger. I have had mine for 2 years, I beat the hell out of it and have had zero problems. The 392 engine is a beast. For a pure sports car I would say the C7 Vette.
I'm considering a Challenger Scat Pack 392 as my next purchase but people either love Dodge or hate the hell out of them. I can't decide if I want to roll the dice on one or not. I had a 07 Mustang GT and had zero problems out of it but the 2015 Mustang isn't an option for me anymore, I just don't like the styling. I guess I'll decide after I see the 2016 Camaro!
If I could afford it, I'd have a C6 Grand Sport.
If I could afford it, I'd have a C6 Grand Sport.
Bang for the buck? Scat Pack. However, the GT Mustang is a very close second. Gas prices won't always be what they are now- but for "bang for the buck" gas is a non-issue. Somebody on this site recently bought a Scat Pack and I'd sure like to hear from him as to how he likes it..Manufacturers seem to be heading towards aluminum to save weight and I will be curious to see if the new Camaro does that in their proclaimed "slimmer, lighter" model.
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Are we not allowed to say GTR for bang for the buck? Hahaha
Other than that any of the corvettes are pretty stout. Just pick your price point.
Other than that any of the corvettes are pretty stout. Just pick your price point.
i dont think its the best looking. i think its good looking but not the best. im not enamored with the looks of that car. i think the vette is much sexier and aggressive looking. neither of which are a muscle car anyways.
if we're talking "muscle cars" id say that boils down to mustang, camaro, challenger and charger. chevy SS too i guess. do we throw the vette and viper in while we're at it? lol. and gtr? sounds like we're just talking high performance cars period. if you display a jaguar or gtr at a "muscle car show" you will probably get a lot of :dw: vettes and vipers can at least squeeze in since theyre domestic and have big motors.
how has nobody mentioned the fox yet? $1200 for a roller. dump $10k into it and youre doing wheel stands all day long :burnout::rockon:
as far as bang for the buck, its a toss up between camaro 1LE and the scat pack imo. i think both look good. still not sold on the 15 stang myself. i think the challenger would probably make the most fun street car. comfy, powerful, looks great.
its hard to put "bang for your buck" and $100k into the same sentence. heck, along that rationale you can say the veyron is the best bang for your buck. $5 million car for only $1 million :rolling:
of course, it depends what league youre bowling in. if buying a $100k vette is akin to an average guy buying a honda accord then the C7Z is probably the best bang for the buck.
of course OP has a 14 gt500 which is another great bang for the buck car. some of these options would be a step down imo.
When I was at the dealership checking out the new Z06 the guy was telling me that the new Z06 ECU adapts and adds power as driver time is added. He was saying that an aftermarket tune shouldn't be too far from the end result of the adaptive ecu.
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best bang for your buck under 40k would probably be the mustang(especially the last few years). Will soon change to the camaro if they go alpha platform / shed weight
Under 60k I'd say z06 or c7 / GT500.
Over 60k+ would be the new z06 / zr1 / gtr / viper IMO
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Best car for the money is a 11-14 GT I got mine brand new for 28k with brembos also you can mod it for cheap. I don't consider vettes in this category because they are sports car. I gotta say the best camaro for the money is the 1LE and if something would to happen to my coyote I would be very tempted to get one , and as fa as sports car goes C6 z hand down another GM product I would like other than that they could suck it ... Lol
That's about 25% true and 75% complete bullshit. Every car learns driving habits especially cars with autos but it doesn't add power its adapts parameters to your driving habits.
The C7Z issue is as the engine heats up and heat soaks the blower the ECU try's compensate but that would impact the emissions control equipment so instead it pulls power. I can't remember which magazine it was but they had noticeable falloff on lap times outside of what you would expect from a heat soaked blower.
This is why GM is working on a new tune for the C7Z.
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