Motor Trend Forum On The Ford Gt

[Blue Moose]

Best comment......This car is "Jack Nicholson cool" :thumbsup

http://forums.motortrend.com/70/768.../2006-ford-gt-vs-2009-ferrari-f430/index.html

 

[tmcphail]

I love how people have to throw other cars into the equation when it was a simple question of one or the other.

 

[Empty Pockets]

"...cheap nissan or honda." ???!!!

'Tell yew whut...I wouldn't get too uppity, Mr. "thesavagepony! There are "cheap" Honda CRXs out there that will BLOW A FGT, FERRARI, OR YOU NAME IT OFF THE TRACK in "the quarter"! Some of 'em turn the qtr in the NINES...and sound like 200,000 angry BEEs doing it!!! :lol

To be sure, nunna those are "stock"...and they DO cost a dollar or two to build....but, I'm jus' sayin'...

 

[roketman]

We should mention how the Matech FGT won the fia gt series.

 

[tmcphail]

We should mention how the Matech FGT won the fia gt series.

No that would actually make sense :lol

 

[Empty Pockets]

No that would actually make sense :lol

'Beat me too it! :biggrin

Facts matter not to some anyway!

 

[tmcphail]

'Beat me too it! :biggrin

Facts matter not to some anyway!

You could sadly exchange the word most for some in that statement as well.

 

[Empty Pockets]

You could sadly exchange the word most for some in that statement as well.

'Jus' tryin' to extend the benefit of the doubt out as faaaaaaar as possible! :wink :cheers

 

[HHGT]

When I was asked to justify purchasing a GT over a 430, my answer was clear and concise - When I decided to get a second Exotic, I picked up another GT. No Ferrari owner, No Lambo owner that I know would own 2 F430s or 2 Gallardos.

A GTR, or a Z06 (or a ZR1 for that matter) are imitation Rolexes at the end of the day.

 

[AlohaGT]

I'm impressed that our FGT soundly trounced the '09 430 in this informal poll. :banana

 

[BlackICE]

When I was asked to justify purchasing a GT over a 430, my answer was clear and concise - When I decided to get a second Exotic, I picked up another GT. No Ferrari owner, No Lambo owner that I know would own 2 F430s or 2 Gallardos.

A GTR, or a Z06 (or a ZR1 for that matter) are imitation Rolexes at the end of the day.

If I were to own another exotic it would more likely be a F430 than a 2nd FGT.


But no BMWs! Not even a M1 or Z8!

 

[HHGT]

If I were to own another exotic it would more likely be a F430 than a 2nd FGT.


But no BMWs! Not even a M1 or Z8!

I don't consider the Z8 as an exotic, I consider it jewelery and I like it.
The M1 is a piece of history, no more no less.

 

[Empty Pockets]

When I was asked to justify purchasing a GT over a 430, my answer was clear and concise - When I decided to get a second Exotic, I picked up another GT. No Ferrari owner, No Lambo owner that I know would own 2 F430s or 2 Gallardos.

A GTR, or a Z06 (or a ZR1 for that matter) are imitation Rolexes at the end of the day.

eeeeeeeeeeh...I know someone who owns two 430s..a coupe and a 'spydee'.

'Some days you feel like a top - some days you don't!' (Sorry, Almond Joy...)

 

[Empty Pockets]

If I were to own another exotic it would more likely be a F430 than a 2nd FGT.


But no BMWs! Not even a M1 or Z8!

M-1 may be an exotic...the Z8 ain't IMO.

 

[roketman]

The Gt is really something special.
I don't think they realized how true "ITS THE ONE" really is !!!!!

 

[tpraceman]

The GT is the one.

Just sitting still it looks so much better than anything else.

It wins hands down without ever starting.

 

[tmcphail]

Precisely

 

[Kayvan]

I was the proto-typical new exotic buyer in 2006; $175K in hand and ready to buy. I wanted a true-mid engine exotic that I could own forever. My two other sports cars I had owned for 13 and 15 years, and I was under 40.

I looked very hard at NEW base/no option F430 and Gallarado that had MSRP under $180K. Both had fine points from obvious F racing heritage, to Lambo glamour/Audi engineering.

Yet they both had some obvious flaws that an exotic buyer cant ignore:

-F car "not gorgeous"; engine bay seemed tight & orderly..v. GT Le Mans Clamshell powerplant
-F car front/rear fussy: always changing 360 to enzo-lens to scud splitter v. classic GT
-Lambo scale seemed off; too snub nosed; sterile interior; hated 'baby-lambo' moniker
-Lambo styling too angular; front/rear fascia now dated by updates
-Maintenance woes: dreaded F car dealer service; [belts every 3yrs?;does 430 need]

One trip on a Friday night to the FORD Manhattan showroom ended this internal drivel.

As I turned the corner, I saw a GULF and was frozen in tracks. The raw charismatic presence of the GT is uncanny. The salesman even started in the showroom so I could hear how loud it was in cabin.

Its funny, I am sure Cobra owners got same rap in 60s vs. buying XKEs, SLs, Vettes etc. Well thats not the case anymore.

 

[Ed Sims]

cool post

Kayvan - I liked your post on how you decided on the GT.

Thanks,
Ed

 

[FordGTGuy]

I would take the F 430, I would not even look at the Ford sure it has a great engine and it looks good but the Ferrari is just awesome, and it a Ferrari. And the GT had a recall with its front control arm, and as I remember Jeremy Clarkson sold his because it kept on braking down and he had two of them because the first one broke down so many times, and here is a link to Jeremy talking about it on Top Gear, and there is a few more times when they discuss it but its not in this video

WoW just WoW!

How could you say you wouldn't even look at the car?

Jeremy Clarkson sure did have a bug up his butt about owning a Ford GT.