I know lol, but still the 2v 4v engines sound really nice. the 5.0's sound... European?
Tailpipes is what makes the sound so nice...
I much prefer the 01- 04 sound.
I know lol, but still the 2v 4v engines sound really nice. the 5.0's sound... European?
Completely different motors. Bigger cube, High compression 4v. Makes them sound completely different
Dont forget, the New Edge is at least 300 lbs lighter than the Coyote and I think physically smaller as well. The Coyote's are great cars and I love mine. But I do miss my old 99GT and its relative lightness and smaller stature.
350 rwhp out of a New Edge will make it run with and even edge out stock Coyotes.
And to whoever said that Coyotes are easier to work on than the New Edges, I disagree. The Coyote while not a hard car to work on, doesnt really compare to the simplicity of the SN95.
Im not saying dont get a Coyote, but certainly find a way to keep the New Edge. And you have no reason NOT to wait. The incentives are good on Coyote's right now, but imagine what they will be in 6 weeks, when S550s are parked next to them on dealer lots. Even if you decide to get used, there will be a decent number of used 13 and 14s flooding the market, drvining used prices down on all the 11-14 cars.
If you do get a Coyote, make sure to get a track pack car as you will chase your tail and spend more money to replace the base GT's brakes, tires, wheels, suspension, and perhaps gears.
Good points here but i actually heard 14s are flying off the lots because the 15s are more money
Ordering an S550 track pack will run you at least $35K OTD. You can get a base S197 track pack for $28-30K OTD. The S550 is the better car though. It probably is $5K-$7K better if you are interested in a driver's car.
Even an absolute bare bones manual GT will be hard to get for under $27K. But with that, you will still be spending $5K to address suspension, wheels, tires and brakes - so you might as well get the track pack car in the first place - which brings us back to the $30K OTD price.
If you are OK with the current S197 and don't mind dropping $30K on one, just wait a few more weeks. There are plenty of new S197s that just rolled out of the factory in May and June. Those ALL wont be sold in the next 6-8 weeks. And when Fall starts to roll around and shiny new S550's are being parked next to outgoing S197s, I imagine Ford and its dealers will find even greater ways to motivate buyers to drive home an S197.
Point being that if you are in the market for an S197, you position is only going to get stronger over the next 1-2 months. So give it some time. If you miss out on getting a new one, there should be some good deals on lightly used 11-14's that were dumped for the S550.
On the other hand, imagine taking that $30K over 5 years that you would put into the new car and putting that towards your New Edge. You would end up with a monster with just half the expenditure.