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If you were starting over...would you choose a Mustang again?
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<blockquote data-quote="brkntrxn" data-source="post: 10338101" data-attributes="member: 12396"><p>:nono: Funny, but true. I crack at least one rotor per weekend. AND I let the car cool off plenty (a good habit from tracking a Mustang Cobra). The C5Z06s just break rotors. Period. The only solution is to upgrade to 2 piece rotors. But for $35 each from NAPA, I can buy a LOT of blanks.</p><p></p><p></p><p>My advice to the OP:</p><p></p><p>If you are not going to take John's sound advice of getting an E30 beater or a CRX or a Miata, then sell the Caddy and get a C5Z06. If I had taken either of those suggestions many years ago, I would have at least an extra $40k in my pocket right now. That is how much I poured through my 99 Cobra in my efforts to go fast.... and still not catch stock Z06s. Yeah, yeah... at times, I could outrun them, but not reliably.</p><p></p><p>Here are the simple options:</p><p>- For less than $5k, but one of the cheap beaters listed above and drive the piss out of it for several years and have a blast (John bought his E30 for $800 and still has less than $4k in it after safety gear and upgrades!!!)</p><p>- Buy a $10k Mustang and pour another $15k in it to have a track-only car that is cantankerous, moody and noisy... but will keep most well-driven, bone stock, street tired C5Z06s in sight and quite a few Sunday drivers in your mirror.</p><p>- Buy a $23k C5Z06, drive it to the track, beat the snot out of it running circles around lots of people, and then drive it to work on Monday. All while listening to the radio and chilling in the AC.</p><p></p><p>I changed nothing in my driving, switched from a well-built 99 Cobra to a stock C5Z06 and immediately dropped 5-8 seconds at every track I visited... on the same tires.</p><p></p><p>Don't take this as I am hating on Mustangs, you will notice I still have the 01 Cobra Vert we bought new. I am just being realistic and giving you my thoughts from my experience.</p><p></p><p></p><p>-Kevin</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brkntrxn, post: 10338101, member: 12396"] :nono: Funny, but true. I crack at least one rotor per weekend. AND I let the car cool off plenty (a good habit from tracking a Mustang Cobra). The C5Z06s just break rotors. Period. The only solution is to upgrade to 2 piece rotors. But for $35 each from NAPA, I can buy a LOT of blanks. My advice to the OP: If you are not going to take John's sound advice of getting an E30 beater or a CRX or a Miata, then sell the Caddy and get a C5Z06. If I had taken either of those suggestions many years ago, I would have at least an extra $40k in my pocket right now. That is how much I poured through my 99 Cobra in my efforts to go fast.... and still not catch stock Z06s. Yeah, yeah... at times, I could outrun them, but not reliably. Here are the simple options: - For less than $5k, but one of the cheap beaters listed above and drive the piss out of it for several years and have a blast (John bought his E30 for $800 and still has less than $4k in it after safety gear and upgrades!!!) - Buy a $10k Mustang and pour another $15k in it to have a track-only car that is cantankerous, moody and noisy... but will keep most well-driven, bone stock, street tired C5Z06s in sight and quite a few Sunday drivers in your mirror. - Buy a $23k C5Z06, drive it to the track, beat the snot out of it running circles around lots of people, and then drive it to work on Monday. All while listening to the radio and chilling in the AC. I changed nothing in my driving, switched from a well-built 99 Cobra to a stock C5Z06 and immediately dropped 5-8 seconds at every track I visited... on the same tires. Don't take this as I am hating on Mustangs, you will notice I still have the 01 Cobra Vert we bought new. I am just being realistic and giving you my thoughts from my experience. -Kevin [/QUOTE]
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