Originally posted by elraido:
It all depends on where you find the car. Someplaces have good prices on car, other don't. I can go threw autotrader and find dealers asking waaaaay to much for a CSVT and another dealer is going to be going dirt cheap on a mustang GT. It depends on where you live, the actual car itself, and the dealer.



That's what I said, and say over and over and over again.

And Chris, I don't understand your logic. Why would a somewhat-powerful RWD car do better in the dirt than a modestly underpowered FWD car? In a RWD car, if you start sliding in the dirt, the LAST thing you want to do is have the rear end lose traction. In a FWD car, you can e-brake through the corner, then use your front wheels to pull you back in the direction you want to go. You CAN'T do that in a Mustang GT. On the stang, once the rear end has lost it(ala drifting) on loose dirt and gravel, you are as good as crashed. That is the reason why you don't see RWD only rally cars anymore. Try driving FAST down a gravel and dirt road in a GT and a Contour and THEN tell me which is better. As for pavement. YES (as I've said before) the GT has better traction. It's a sporty coupe, of course it's going to be made to stick better on pavement. That is where a Mustang belongs anyway...

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