[Ackattack]

I was talking to a guy at work the other day, and the topic of cars came up, and he recently got an '04 Mustang GT. So during our discussion he was dogging on the F-body, and he admitted that I'd spank him in a drag race, but he bought the car for the handling not for drag racing.

So my question is do the GTs really handle any better than an F-body? I was under the impression that they both handled fairly equally, both are addequate and both can be improved on. I don't hear much talk about the rustangs handling, so I don't know much about them.

What is your feeling, knowledge, and/or experience with them handling wise in comparison to an F-body?

[Spooner]

I made the jump after owning three mustangs, but only because of luck. I was looking for an 01 Cobra, but I came accross my 99. How often do you find a low miles, hardtop, six speed car on Thanksgiving? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I have a very understanding wife.

Anyway, when it comes to making the decision, I think it comes down to popularity and perception. Most people don't get a mustang thinking they're going to go autocrossing. It happens somewhere down the line. So people go with what they know and usually they upgrade from a GT to a Cobra, because they think the Cobra is a better autocrosser.

In the hands of a good driver, a Mustang can do quite well, as we have all seen, but the F-body is faster, especially on good race tires as we have also seen, ala Sam at the nationals.

So my .02 is that people just stay with what they know and only a few go searching for something better. It's kind of sad, though, that there aren't more F-body RRAX enthusiasts around. It's a great platform.

There is less aftermarket support for the F-bodies because there are fewer of them. But they don't need as much help, either.

One other observation: Out of all of the Mustangs and the Camaro, my 99GT was the only car I didn't mind as a daily driver. I'd rather take the bus than sit in traffic with my Z. Just my .02.

-John