Fun with V8s

As the market tanks, its time to revisit my muscle car reviews and see if these fuel devouring, totally impractical, pompous rides have dropped in price. In pure engineering fashion, I keep a spreadsheet of cars I see in the paper, Autotrader, ebay, etc, so that I can track the market on these bad boys in case, just perchance, I should opt to purchase one. To qualify for the sheet the car must be a V8 coupe with a manual transmission. I then make my assessment based on dollar per horsepower - this keeps it less emotional.

Here are some of the diamonds in the rough...current winner is the 1997 Z28....

	Year	Make	Model	Package	Miles	Cost	Horsepower	$$$/HP	Link
	2005	Ford	Mustang	GT - Roush Stage 1	47000	17900	305	$ 58.69	http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=233332109&dealer_id=565730
	1998	Ford	Mustang	Cobra	60000	8500	305	$ 27.87	http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=246608526&dealer_id=570024
	2004	Pontiac	GTO		40000	16880	350	$ 48.23	http://north.beckmasten.com/Pre-Owned-EDP.aspx?InventoryId=25106195
	2003	Ford	Mustang	Cobra	33000	20000	420	$ 47.62	http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=251307916&dealer_id=598860
	2004	Pontiac	GTO		74000	12000	350	$ 34.29	http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=247225806&dealer_id=100016426
	2004	Pontiac	GTO		23000	14000	350	$ 40.00	http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=p&car_id=252424086&dealer_id=63362563
	2004	Pontiac	GTO	Borla, Tires, Black/Red	40000	15000	350	$ 42.86	http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/849504773.html
	1999	Pontiac	Trans AM		74000	8000	305	$ 26.23	http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=252918977&dealer_id=19505290
	1997	Camaro	Z28	30th / Stripes / Rotors	65000	6500	285	$ 22.81	http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___1997-Chevy-Camaro-30th-Annversary-Edition_W0QQitemZ180296767763QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180296767763&_trkparms=72%3A727%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245