# Lets chat about the Ford GT **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [April 28, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816 "2010-04-28T08:41:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/201 "2010-05-01T18:55:34Z")
> [@Google Images Challenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-images-challenge/31557/13): > > Not heated at all, and there are probably 50+ people on here that either have 50k cars or have 50k into their cars, mods and price of car included. > > And it’s more practical than a motorcycle (2 ppl not NtB) and plenty of people on here have bikes! > > I don’t really care at all I just think the Atom is an amazing car You’re starting to sound like Vlad now. The atom is only slightly more practical than a bike but bikes cost a fifth of what that does and are much easier to store. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/202 "2010-05-01T19:13:52Z")
> [@The baby blue shark hood neon tried chasing me down...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-baby-blue-shark-hood-neon-tried-chasing-me-down/30686/880): > > nevermind, pic to big to post. Haha repost it! I’ve read the edit but the picture didn’t show, I’m curious now. I find it hilarious when people try to combine two entire opposites into one, DD capability and supercar performance? Why? One directly contradicts the other, the better one side gets, the more the other lacks and when you try to achieve both then the weight goes up. Realistically the more impractical the vehicle is the more fun it is, just look at bikes, least practical, most fun. You can have one car that tries to do both all day, I’ll take my silly car choices that are good only once a week to have a blast in, and drive a comfortable sedan all day of the week. For those all of those that go after practicality, and performance you’re doing it wrong. ![http://www.dragtimes.com/images/14564-2005-Dodge-RAM-SRT10.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/6/5/65ac4788e213e333749f30ddc3d53ac936c5e7f3.jpeg) Realistically if you don’t have 4dr’s you’re vehicle isn’t all that practical, no room for a kid or passengers. If you’re only RWD, you’re not that _practical_. How about towing capacity or cargo space? M5 wagon is what you all need. Fuck trying to combine practicality and performance, you’re doing it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/203 "2010-05-01T19:46:39Z")
Those trucks are fun but not fun at all! ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/204 "2010-05-01T19:51:47Z")
Well that’s what you get when you combine practicality with performance. :ponder ---
**Author:** ![Jammer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jammer/32/6349_2.png) [@Jammer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jammer)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/205 "2010-05-01T23:41:43Z")
Here Vlad… look whats lurking… we killed it later tho… ---
**Author:** ![Jammer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jammer/32/6349_2.png) [@Jammer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jammer)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/206 "2010-05-01T23:45:35Z")
see start of death march here… pics from our track rental… with the wanna be darth The Atom is alot of fun, its very raw and unrefined. Its a well designed car / t . It feels like nothing else, but its not the best handeling car or fastest car made… but with the HP to weight ratio you get good speed and can toss it around like no other. I cant call it a true “drivers car” only in that its so unlike any car… its a different fruit all together. To be honest, I was not completely impressed, though it was amazingly fun at The Glen, and 2 different instructors I had asked to get out after one lap… It felt scary above 125-130 mph as the front lifted a bit…and the g forces are more than most have felt. That all said, for the money, its a hell of a toy. I wanted more of a car. Still shopping. Nothing excites me now, and I blame the Atom for that. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/207 "2010-05-10T19:34:42Z")
Ah sounds like a good time ^ So back to GT talk :shifty ---
**Author:** ![dkid15](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dkid15/32/6398_2.png) [@dkid15](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dkid15)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/208 "2010-05-10T19:48:41Z")
> [@I \<3 Mandi](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-3-mandi/30584/774): > > Get up close to one. The craftsmanship is 100% Ford and if it’s going to be worth $100k+, it better have the fit and finish of the other $100k+ cars. Making a low-slung monocoque and added a blown F150 motor does not a supercar make TO ME. Keywords, TO ME. The C6 Vettes are more sophisticated than FGTs and cheaper too. > > And the bottom end being capable of 1000bhp stock just means its more ham-fisted American lazy ‘engineering’. If it can take all that power, that means they could’ve designed it to make the stock 550hp (or whatever) and be significantly lighter, higher revving, etc. Just like…Supras! :eek Which is just dandy in $35k cars sold to John Everyman, but it’s pretty weak in America’s flagship supercar that’s supposed to compete with Ferrari. > > $.02. Move along, nothing to see here. My uncles buddy had a GT. The craftsmenship is not very good. Then again its not falling apart 10 miles in the zr1. Think about it, its a ford. When ford was building astons and jags they sucked miserably. Now take a look at the xkr (designed by astons designer), and the new AMv8, AMv12, and DBS. All hand built works of art. ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/209 "2010-05-10T19:53:00Z")
> [@dont like your city, make your own!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dont-like-your-city-make-your-own/31819/7): > > My uncles buddy had a GT. The craftsmenship is not very good. Then again its not falling apart 10 miles in the zr1. Think about it, its a ford. When ford was building astons and jags they sucked miserably. Now take a look at the xkr (designed by astons designer), and the new AMv8, AMv12, and DBS. All hand built works of art. For the price, the GT is awesome. I’d rather buy a Gallardo and twin turbo it though :rofl ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/210 "2010-05-10T19:58:56Z")
Aren’t Ferrari 360’s down in price into the GT territory? They might be dated in their #'s compared to modern supercars, but are still an epitome of an exotic and the aura of a supercar, even if it is a generation past. ---
**Author:** ![dkid15](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dkid15/32/6398_2.png) [@dkid15](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dkid15)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/211 "2010-05-10T20:01:16Z")
> [@Best place for tires](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-place-for-tires/31820/5): > > Aren’t Ferrari 360’s down in price into the GT territory? > > They might be dated in their #'s compared to modern supercars, but are still an epitome of an exotic and the aura of a supercar, even if it is a generation past. Yeah challenge stradales (race version) are going for 120k + right now. Amazing car. Apparently a GT2 rs is coming to america now, very interested to see how fast thats going to be. To bad Pcars are all technical and bad looking. ---
**Author:** ![Jammer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jammer/32/6349_2.png) [@Jammer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jammer)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/212 "2010-05-10T20:03:38Z")
While a better car, the 360 just isn’t as man cool. Period ---
**Author:** ![cazwrx187](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cazwrx187/32/6388_2.png) [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/213 "2010-05-10T20:12:18Z")
> [@Best place for tires](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-place-for-tires/31820/7): > > Yeah challenge stradales (race version) are going for 120k + right now. Amazing car. Apparently a GT2 rs is coming to america now, very interested to see how fast thats going to be. **To bad Pcars are all technical and bad looking.** orly ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/214 "2010-05-10T20:17:10Z")
Vlad, your positive view on the 360 vs your negative view on the Gallardo is interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/215 "2010-05-10T20:21:52Z")
> [@Shutup about the iPhone already...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shutup-about-the-iphone-already/31491/148): > > While a better car, the 360 just isn’t as man cool. Period But the arm candy that a Ferrari will bring in will more than return any man points you may have lost (which is arguable to begin with). You should feel guilty saying that you paid $100K for a Ford. While a Ferrari just rolls of the tongue. > [@Wanted: Parts list to build PC from NewEgg slight\_smile](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wanted-parts-list-to-build-pc-from-newegg/30698/29): > > Vlad, your positive view on the 360 vs your negative view on the Gallardo is interesting. Oh it’s even more interesting. I’m more of a Lambo man myself when given a choice of comparative models between the brands. I just can’t stand the Gallardo. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/216 "2010-05-10T20:26:52Z")
> [@Best place for tires](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-place-for-tires/31820/12): > > But the arm candy that a Ferrari will bring in will more than return any man points you may have lost (which is arguable to begin with). > > You should feel guilty saying that you paid $100K for a Ford. > While a Ferrari just rolls of the tongue. > > Oh it’s even more interesting. I’m more of a Lambo man myself when given a choice of comparative models between the brands. > > I just can’t stand the Gallardo. Needing a car to get hot chicks=:haha ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/217 "2010-05-11T07:24:47Z")
I’d be all over an F430. And I still would buy a Gallardo. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/218 "2010-05-11T21:32:23Z")
GT44 is a sick car, price is just fine for what you get. Really 🙂 Lamborghini blows. That’s my thought on that. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/219 "2010-05-12T04:30:36Z")
I agree with exactly 50% of that statement Adam :shifty ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816/220 "2010-05-12T05:07:44Z")
You would think Adam would be a Lambo fanboi, after all the Euro-ness he deals with. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816.md?page=10) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-chat-about-the-ford-gt/251816.md?page=12)