Considering a Purchase on a 2004 SVT Cobra!

BaLListic · 12-03-2003, 06:44 PM

Any Cobra owners here? sure there is but anyway im looking for a new 2003 or 2004 SVT Cobra whats a good price bad price.. and suggestions for haggling the sales man.... i would be happy to get the stick down to about 32,000$

mustangII460 · 12-03-2003, 07:15 PM

A couple of posts down RBatson got a 04 Mach for 25k. I would think somewhere close to that would work. If not get a Mach. I like them better than the Cobra anyway.

BaLListic · 12-03-2003, 07:19 PM

yeah but a mach doesnt have a super charger:-\ and 85 less horsepower

BaLListic · 12-03-2003, 07:34 PM

also what about rear suspension is the Mach 1 independant rear also or a solid axle?

jj_jonathon · 12-03-2003, 09:16 PM

03 cobras are going for $29k coupe, $30k 10th coupe, $33k vert, $34k 10th vert. if you dont get those prices, you aren't calling enough dealerships...

now if you want an 04 ure paying msrp...

hope you get one

BaLListic · 12-03-2003, 09:21 PM

really after about an hour of reviewing that Mach 1 looks pretty damn sweet... doesnt perform to bad compard to the svt in all the test and if i can score one for 25k thats even better

302 LX Eric · 12-04-2003, 01:50 PM

Mach 1 = solid axle

Cobra = IRS

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BaLListic · 12-04-2003, 03:25 PM

yeah.... i believe for the price different im gonna get the mach 1.... I got a 2004 mach1 with the premium package priced for 24,987! i thought that was pretty good haggling on my part.... but i havent bought it yet.. Very sweet black one

G-ForceJunkie · 12-04-2003, 04:57 PM

Cobra has more potential for cheap mods...pulleys, intake, exhaust can give you well over 80rwhp

BigCountryGT · 12-04-2003, 06:40 PM

I test drove a Mach 1 at our local dealer a few months ago. He was asking 28k but I live in a small town prices are usually higher on everything. I thought the car was sweet that shaker hood just screams drive me fast. Although a little to much aluminum trim for my taste.

BaLListic · 12-04-2003, 07:12 PM

big fan of aluminum and polished aluminum so im like oo hell yeah

Ty'97Cobra · 12-04-2003, 08:44 PM

<---- Got my new baby for $200 over dealer invoice.... in early July....

Seemed like a good deal at the time... and it was considering the local dealership wanted $4K over sticker for the same car...

BaLListic · 12-04-2003, 08:59 PM

maaaaaaan i got one priced now for $24,685 my local dealer actually beat that one places price tag!

RBatson · 12-07-2003, 04:11 PM

I wanted a Cobra to start with but the more I looked at the Mach the better it looked, more car per money. It really isn't that far off. Mid-low 13s with the Mach, mid 12s with the Cobra. If you want a Cobra then by all means, that is what you should get... I got a dealer in Jacksonville Fl down to $31,800 for a new white 2003 model. I just decided the Mach was a better deal, to me. The silver trim is the 'interior upgrade pkg', mine doesn't have that(about $345). The premium pkg you are referring to is the Mach pkg, there isn't much you can add to a Mach besides the iup. You get the 460 Mach stereo and the 1000 Mach stereo is not an option on the Mach. It had a solid rear axle and is lowered 1/2". If you have any other questions, just let me know... I have to go xmas shopping now.. /being pulled by the ear..

here's a quick pic

RBatson · 12-07-2003, 04:14 PM

front.. can't see the strips too good on the black cars

RBatson · 12-07-2003, 04:17 PM

Without the upgrade(this pic)... the pedals are black instead of metal, the locks are black instead of metal, metal trim around the gear shift and you get a 4 way head rest with the upgrade.

Oh Yeah!! There is supposed to be a used 2003 model on the showroom floor in Wilson NC, I heard the price is $19k. Good Luck!!

RBatson · 12-07-2003, 04:20 PM

I love the dash on these cars.. this is mine

BaLListic · 12-08-2003, 06:51 PM

i was gonna get a mach 1 and i was actually signing the paperwork and then i got thinking about it and said heeeeeeelllllllll no! they didnt wanna give me but like 18 for my trade leaving me with 5,000$ extra to pay... so i was financed at like 31,000 and those payments and insurance wouldnt have worked...

i reallllly want one but i dont think ill get out from under this truck... pretty much looks like im stuck with this slow *** non offroading POS!

BaLListic · 12-08-2003, 07:07 PM

just like the one i wanted except it had the aluminum trim package inside... if you dont mind me asking how much do you end up paying monthly??? i was looking at around 600-650....

Lizard King · 12-08-2003, 07:27 PM

It's all about your personal finances.

I have a friend who has a Mach1 right now and regrets not going for the Cobra. He got stung by the drag fever this summer, and realized after reading up a lot that the Mach1's higher compression alluminum heads is not capable of sustaining reliably a power adder like a S/C.

He also reads around about 'bras running with 600, 650, 700 and 750HP on stock engines with different boost via different S/C.

Mach1 is a hell of ride. This one guy at Sanair this summer kept on clocking 13.1-13.2 at 103MPH factory stock (even the rubber). It was a good day... I was clocking high 13.8s with my stock GT.

FYI: The shaker hood looks more cool than is effective... but don't tell anyone, they don't need to know.

12-03-2003, 06:44 PM	#1
BaLListic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Asheboro, NC Posts: 108	Considering a Purchase on a 2004 SVT Cobra! Any Cobra owners here? sure there is but anyway im looking for a new 2003 or 2004 SVT Cobra whats a good price bad price.. and suggestions for haggling the sales man.... i would be happy to get the stick down to about 32,000$

12-03-2003, 09:16 PM	#5
jj_jonathon Trisket Join Date: May 2002 Location: University of Florida, FL Posts: ½ Posts: 1,560	03 cobras are going for $29k coupe, $30k 10th coupe, $33k vert, $34k 10th vert. if you dont get those prices, you aren't calling enough dealerships... now if you want an 04 ure paying msrp... hope you get one __________________ University of Florida - Physics Major My 02GT vert Media Center Pics BBK Underdrive Pulleys \| K&N FIPK (Gen II) \| Bullet Grille \| Mach 1 Chin Spoiler \| UPR Interior Parts \| XM Radio \| Audiobahn Subs Ricer Hater's Club Member #1/2 (30) http://www.ricehatersclub.com/

12-04-2003, 01:50 PM	#7
302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	Mach 1 = solid axle Cobra = IRS E __________________ 1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 40,750 miles 331 cu. in. / Tremec 3550 / BFG Drag Radials 12.22 @ 114.31 mph - w/1.89 60'

12-04-2003, 08:44 PM	#12
Ty'97Cobra Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: NC Posts: 308	<---- Got my new baby for $200 over dealer invoice.... in early July.... Seemed like a good deal at the time... and it was considering the local dealership wanted $4K over sticker for the same car... __________________ 2003 Cobra Convertible - Dark Shadow Gray #2459 of 5082 Visit my city http://diggstown.myminicity.com/

12-08-2003, 06:51 PM	#18
BaLListic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Asheboro, NC Posts: 108	well... i was gonna get a mach 1 and i was actually signing the paperwork and then i got thinking about it and said heeeeeeelllllllll no! they didnt wanna give me but like 18 for my trade leaving me with 5,000$ extra to pay... so i was financed at like 31,000 and those payments and insurance wouldnt have worked... i reallllly want one but i dont think ill get out from under this truck... pretty much looks like im stuck with this slow *** non offroading POS!

12-03-2003, 07:15 PM	#2
mustangII460 Factoy Five Roadster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee Posts: 1,681	A couple of posts down RBatson got a 04 Mach for 25k. I would think somewhere close to that would work. If not get a Mach. I like them better than the Cobra anyway.

12-03-2003, 07:19 PM	#3
BaLListic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Asheboro, NC Posts: 108	yeah but a mach doesnt have a super charger:-\ and 85 less horsepower

12-03-2003, 07:34 PM	#4
BaLListic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Asheboro, NC Posts: 108	also what about rear suspension is the Mach 1 independant rear also or a solid axle?

12-03-2003, 09:21 PM	#6
BaLListic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Asheboro, NC Posts: 108	really after about an hour of reviewing that Mach 1 looks pretty damn sweet... doesnt perform to bad compard to the svt in all the test and if i can score one for 25k thats even better

12-04-2003, 03:25 PM	#8
BaLListic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Asheboro, NC Posts: 108	yeah.... i believe for the price different im gonna get the mach 1.... I got a 2004 mach1 with the premium package priced for 24,987! i thought that was pretty good haggling on my part.... but i havent bought it yet.. Very sweet black one

12-04-2003, 04:57 PM	#9
G-ForceJunkie Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 8	Cobra has more potential for cheap mods...pulleys, intake, exhaust can give you well over 80rwhp

12-04-2003, 06:40 PM	#10
BigCountryGT Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: meridian, ms Posts: 96	I test drove a Mach 1 at our local dealer a few months ago. He was asking 28k but I live in a small town prices are usually higher on everything. I thought the car was sweet that shaker hood just screams drive me fast. Although a little to much aluminum trim for my taste.

12-04-2003, 07:12 PM	#11
BaLListic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Asheboro, NC Posts: 108	big fan of aluminum and polished aluminum so im like oo hell yeah

12-04-2003, 08:59 PM	#13
BaLListic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Asheboro, NC Posts: 108	maaaaaaan i got one priced now for $24,685 my local dealer actually beat that one places price tag!

12-08-2003, 07:07 PM	#19
BaLListic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Asheboro, NC Posts: 108	btw sweet car! just like the one i wanted except it had the aluminum trim package inside... if you dont mind me asking how much do you end up paying monthly??? i was looking at around 600-650....

12-08-2003, 07:27 PM	#20
Lizard King midnightruns.com Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 584	It's all about your personal finances. I have a friend who has a Mach1 right now and regrets not going for the Cobra. He got stung by the drag fever this summer, and realized after reading up a lot that the Mach1's higher compression alluminum heads is not capable of sustaining reliably a power adder like a S/C. He also reads around about 'bras running with 600, 650, 700 and 750HP on stock engines with different boost via different S/C. Mach1 is a hell of ride. This one guy at Sanair this summer kept on clocking 13.1-13.2 at 103MPH factory stock (even the rubber). It was a good day... I was clocking high 13.8s with my stock GT. FYI: The shaker hood looks more cool than is effective... but don't tell anyone, they don't need to know. __________________ NEW CAR! - 2002 GT TrueBlue - Best Stock ET - 13.77 Old Lizard - 2000GT Electric Green - Best ET STOCK: 13.662 @ 100.2MPH

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