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      10-30-2019, 11:56 AM   #1
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Hmm.... Dump that rear wing and I might've found something in the GT500 that I might consider besides the M2c

No MT and still-too-big ish be damned. Might have to drive one
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      10-30-2019, 12:26 PM   #2
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Only reason I have an M2C is because in my neck of the woods a GT350 or ZL1 1LE is not for sale and very very dear to import.

GT500 looks amazing, esp with the carbon package.
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      10-30-2019, 12:36 PM   #3
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I’d take a GT350 over the GT500. No need for that much power, weight and heat for road racing applications.

I hope that between the Voodoo and Predator motors there is now enough 5.2l V8s which justifies assembly line process instead of hand building. But probably not.
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      10-30-2019, 01:16 PM   #4
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They say the GT 350 is the track car and the GT 500 is a drag car.


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      10-30-2019, 01:37 PM   #5
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4000 pound "sports car" that will be worth half in 3 years
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i agree with 5.monster i think the gt350r is a better car for the money.
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i bet money ppl will just buy used manual gt350r's and retrofit the wide body from the gt500
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No manual kills it for me. I can see super sports cars not having a manual, but it's hard to imagine the top Mustang not being available with one.
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And will destroy many cars which cost 2x that much. And all the M cars too.
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Much rather have a GT350, versus a GT500.
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i agree with 5.monster i think the gt350r is a better car for the money.
I'd assume a lot of us are thinking the same thing.

This is an M car website, meaning most of us bought M cars, meaning most of us didn't pick our cars because it was the fastest thing for the amount of money we had.

I bought my car because it was top to bottom the most fun and well balanced car I could find for 60 grand. The GT350 fits that philosophy a lot better than the GT500 does, and while I respect the hell out of the GT500 (its undeniably cool) I think if it came down to it, i'd have more fun in something more balanced like a GT350.
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I'd assume a lot of us are thinking the same thing.

This is an M car website, meaning most of us bought M cars, meaning most of us didn't pick our cars because it was the fastest thing for the amount of money we had.

I bought my car because it was top to bottom the most fun and well balanced car I could find for 60 grand. The GT350 fits that philosophy a lot better than the GT500 does, and while I respect the hell out of the GT500 (its undeniably cool) I think if it came down to it, i'd have more fun in something more balanced like a GT350.

your right..i was in the same train of thought. i bought my m2 because it has balanced handling...decent power and had a decent interior and the utility of a trunk and rear seats. if i didnt need the utility aspect, i probably would've just got a cayman.

i love that flat plane crank sound of the gt350r...i think that will be the classic in 20yrs in manual form.
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