Shelby GT500 or Boss 302?

"JR1" (type35bugatti)
05/07/2014 at 11:52 • Filed to: Shelby vs Boss, GT500. Boss 302, Oppositelock

So maybe this is old news to you. Granted the Prices have been similar for awhile but the 2007-2009 Shelby Gt500 and the 2012-2013 Boss 302 are in a similar price range. Here is proof:

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So assuming they will depreciate at a similar rate any time you go to buy a Mustang you will have to ask yourself the question, Boss or Shelby? Both of these cars will one day be so legendary that if it is a matter of investment you'll win either way. But right now if I had to go out and buy one I think my brain might explode. To start off I love Carroll Shelby he is my favorite automotive icon. To own a car that he partly helped design would be a childhood dream come true. Conversely the Boss is supposedly the best Mustang ever according to every magazine out there. Furthermore natural aspiration beats supercharging every time (in my mind anyways). But at the end of the day though I would have to still buy the Shelby. The heritage, the looks, the 500hp engine. It is just too much to pass up.

What would you buy Oppo the Boss or the Shelby?

DISCUSSION (27)

Crest > JR1
05/07/2014 at 11:56

If you plan on storing it in a garage for 90 years then auctioning it off as a barn find, then Boss 302. If you plan on testing the limits on ultimate hoonability and you have a reliable insurance……well coz ur gonna fuck it up at some point and you'll want a newer model then Shelby is the way to go

For Sweden > JR1
05/07/2014 at 12:01

Boss 302. 90% of the horsepower with better driving dynamics.

Victorious Secret > JR1
05/07/2014 at 12:02

Boss 302.

That redline is too good to give up.

Party-vi > Crest
05/07/2014 at 12:03

Considering the Shelby has 5+ years on the Boss 302 and they're in for a similar price, I'd say the Shelby is the one that will be a barn find. Look at past Shelby auction prices vs. Ford stablemates.

STREPITUS > JR1
05/07/2014 at 12:04

Boss any day of the week. Its a better car in every way, and it won't depreciate like the older S197 Shelbys. I'd even choose a Boss over a 13-14 662hp GT500.

Soloburrito > JR1
05/07/2014 at 12:15

The Shelby is very tempting. Just realize the Boss is much newer and has a few more creature comforts (bluetooth, track apps, etc) not to mention a warranty.

I'd probably go with a Boss, slap on an intake, tune, exhaust and raise the limiter to 8k which it can take.

JR1 > Party-vi
05/07/2014 at 12:20

That got me thinking since the Shelby has been around for 8 years now will these Shelby GT500s be less valuable due to a higher amount of them?

TJDMAX > JR1
05/07/2014 at 12:20

Boss for sure.

Neither car is going to be worth more in the future than you pay for it now. If you had bought the car brand new and never driven it then maybe, but neither car is THAT rare enough to where i see it being a collectors car down the road.

But I would pick the boss because it is newer, and you can add more power if that is what you want.

JR1 > Soloburrito
05/07/2014 at 12:20

But with a muscle car do you really want or need the creature comforts?

Party-vi > JR1
05/07/2014 at 12:24

Probably not - the only reason I can see someone selling their older GT500 is to pay for a new GT500. Remember it's supposed to be Ford's halo car. NADA has a '12 Shelby GT500 with 25k miles listed at $44k, while a similar Boss 302 is listed at $36k.

The values of older GT500s are similar to newer Boss 302s because just that - they're older and probably have more miles.

DirtyBird > JR1
05/07/2014 at 12:46

school bus yellow boss, all day every day

JR1 > DirtyBird
05/07/2014 at 12:47

Parnelli Jones would be proud

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > JR1
05/07/2014 at 12:56

...neither. 1LE Camaro for me.

But if I had to choose, I'd pick the Boss.

JR1 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/07/2014 at 13:39

I knew there would be one person that would crash the party with a Camaro!

T5Killer > JR1
05/07/2014 at 13:58

GT500 but I am a knuckle dragging drag racer who has daily driven a '95 SVT Cobra for 15 years now. The Boss 302 is tempting but being @ 5k+ above sea level makes me want FI plus I figure the driving dynamics of the GT500 has to be light years better than my '95. Granted I when I do get a newer Mustang it will be a '03/'04 Cobra the IRS S/C 4.6 combo is to good to pass up.

JR1 > T5Killer
05/07/2014 at 14:01

Nothing wrong with being a knuckle dragging drag racer . It is after all the American way!

Soloburrito > JR1
05/07/2014 at 14:24

It depends. If it's your daily driver, I think practicality is very important. Warranty, reliability, upgraded infotainment, premium seats, etc are very nice to have in your DD. If it's going to be a track rat or you just don't really care about bluetooth or leather/alcantara-wrapped steering wheels, that's cool too.

It's still a Mustang either way. It'll throw your ass into the seat when you romp on it.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > JR1
05/07/2014 at 14:39

#Fanboyism

Slow4o > JR1
05/07/2014 at 22:34

Man 07-09 GT500's are really holding their value that well? Damn. Also I didn't know Boss's could be had for that cheap. God damnit I do not need another track car.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1
05/08/2014 at 12:07

My vote is for the Boss 302.

I just think it's a lot more functional of a car. The Shelby seems too brutish for common usage.

JR1 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/08/2014 at 12:11

The 302 probably in every way is a better car. But I guess I prefer mine to be just a little more of a hair-trigger.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1
05/08/2014 at 12:17

Is it going to be a daily driver or just an every once in a while fun car?

Every once in a while fun car, go shelby

DD = Boss

JR1 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
05/08/2014 at 12:18

Nice sunny Sunday afternoon is what I was thinking

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1
05/08/2014 at 12:24

screw it then, COBRA

Fenderaddict2 > JR1
05/13/2014 at 10:21

I'd buy the Boss, first year with the great reviews and racing connection. And in one of the colours featured in it's debut, the standard Boss 302 in Kona Blue, or the Silver and Red Laguna Seca model (if I didn't have kids). And I'd hold on to it unless the upcoming GT350 proves to be something spectacular.

Fenderaddict2 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/13/2014 at 10:23

Good car and all, but nothing special enough about it to make me buy one. Close, but just not ther.

Fenderaddict2 > TJDMAX
05/13/2014 at 10:27

Not so sure, limited 2 year run, connected to real racing wins, a lot will be modified or destroyed, and it's the last solid axle Mustang. Add in its a very analogue car and will therefore be easy to maintain well into the future, and I'm seeing collectable interest in as soon as 15 years.