They aren't light, but they didn't gain that much weight.  I paid just over $34k for my GT with PP and Recaros, and that was two years ago when they were pretty new.  You can get a GT for under $30k, and when you compare it to the rest of the market it's a freakin' bargain!  If you hadn't noticed, there really isn't much of a "pony car" market but there are quite a few fun cars in the $25-35k range and they don't offer what the Mustang does.  There are a few offering more but you are going to pay for it.  Guys in their 20s can't afford a GT?  They are paying just as much for a GTI or WRX or hell, an F150.  This isn't 1992, prices of everything have gone up.  And I don't know what you're talking about with sales, the new Camaro is a flop.


To OP, it's a tough call between the Eco and the GT.  I'm sure you would have a lot of fun with a stock GT or a tuned Eco.  I will say there have been a LOT of threads on M6G from people driving an Eco for a year and then trading up for a GT.  If it's really a tough choice, I recommend going with a v8 - whether that means buying the previous generation now, or waiting until you can afford an S550 GT.

V6 is gone for 2018.

Give it a couple of years and this will be a boon when all those rental grade ex chick car non GT's get cheap like they inevitably ALWAYS will with their turbocharged 2300cc goodness. The comparable performance may even eat into used GT prices depending on how strong the aftermarket gets

I'll probably buy one