REAL ONE Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 I am first on the list at my local dealer for the next Laguna Seca. I don't need another Mustang nor do I have room for it. Question and request for input. Would you give up the KR for a Boss 302 Laguna Seca and why or why not? Its one or the other for me. Appreciate the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARALD KELLEY Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 I'll take the KR. Just don't care for the back end. So for me it's more the pre 2010 body. That being said, I saw the LS at Laguna Seca during the unveiling and the black and orange car was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY500SS Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Tough call. If Ford offered the LS without the red accents I'd go LS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_KR Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 I am first on the list at my local dealer for the next Laguna Seca. I don't need another Mustang nor do I have room for it. Question and request for input. Would you give up the KR for a Boss 302 Laguna Seca and why or why not? Its one or the other for me. Appreciate the input. I too was at the Boss reveal at Laguna Seca, and I really like Ford's direction. However, the colors on the LS are a little much for me, the "base" Boss in Orange was very hot looking. I haven't driven the new Coyote yet, and all indications are that it is the business, that being said, There can only be one KING, and that my friend is the KR! Also, what kind of driving do you do? The Boss may be a true canyon carver, and a great track day car. At 41k, the base Boss is a great deal, but you can build a wicked track car for considerably less (05/06 Mustang GT, bolt on a whipple do the suspension, brake tire package, strip the interior, and POW, you'll run with the big dogs all day long) Add to the stable, but I wouldn't trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagledriver Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 I so wanted to love the Boss. I had myself talked into one pre-unveiling. Post unveiling 3 letters ran through my mind: WTH! The King is the King. The Boss my be it in the performance department but misses it without exception in everything other area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pottydr Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Hey wait a minute, I thought McQuirk was king of the road??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500Viking Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 When I owned a '70 Boss 302 back in '76-77, all I wanted was a GT500. I haven't ever forgot that feeling. I'd never give up my KR for a new Boss! For my driving, mostly highway cruising, the KR is the superior choice for me personally. And in that arena, say 3rd-4th gear pulls out on the Interstate, stock for stock, the '08-09 KR would kick that Boss's butt. The Boss is a fine car, but it's not a Shelby. Plain and simple. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twicebitten Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 i have a 2011 gt ,i know its not the boss302. man the kr is just bad ass.i guess it is up to the person .do not get me wrong i want a boss too but no way enough to trade off my kr. for me it comes down too boss302 or another kr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I would like to have a new Boss 302 butI would not give up my KR for the Boss. I don't think I would spring for the Laguna Seca version either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbymotorsports Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I am first on the list at my local dealer for the next Laguna Seca. I don't need another Mustang nor do I have room for it. Question and request for input. Would you give up the KR for a Boss 302 Laguna Seca and why or why not? Its one or the other for me. Appreciate the input. The KR was a home run, the Boss not as much. Your KR is 1 of 110 red cars produced for 2009 which will be more rare than the Boss car. Your KR could end up being the last pre-title car to go thru Shelby's shop, something the Boss can't come close to matching. Even non-car people recognize the Shelby name. Try explaining to a non car person what a Boss 302 LS car is. And finally as others have mentioned, can you live with the Boy-Racer look of the LS compared to the muscular look of the King of the Road. In my opinion you've already made the right decision with your KR ownership, no need to second guess yourself. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 KR for me though the Boss is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springer Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I'm with Steve on this one. I'd keep the KR vs a Boss LS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_KR Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hey wait a minute, I thought McQuirk was king of the road??? Correction, his unofficial official title is.......The Mayor Of Team Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT NAJA Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 The real Boss is one Mr. Carroll Shelby, and he is the King of the Road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gth0007 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I am first on the list at my local dealer for the next Laguna Seca. I don't need another Mustang nor do I have room for it. Question and request for input. Would you give up the KR for a Boss 302 Laguna Seca and why or why not? Its one or the other for me. Appreciate the input. Definitely I'd go with the KR. The Boss 302 is way too gawdy, in my opinion, and we really don't know where Ford is going to go with the Boss 302 as far as actual production numbers. The KR is genuine Shelby, very limited in number, with performance and classy looks as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500-07 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I'd sell the SGT before selling the KR. The BossLS will be like the Cobra R but alot better :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasMichael Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I would keep the KR. I love the Boss but agree with above posters inre the color schemes of the Boss. If I got a Boss I'm pretty sure my first mod would be a paint job of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY500SS Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I would keep the KR. I love the Boss but agree with above posters inre the color schemes of the Boss. If I got a Boss I'm pretty sure my first mod would be a paint job of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordicShelby Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I love both but since I like to track my car I would take the LS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09KR0058 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I'd add the Boss to my list of cars I'd like to have, given the room to keep them all in a big garage, but no way I'd ever even think of getting rid of the KR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REAL ONE Posted December 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Guys: Thanks for the replies. It was just a thought and I managed to be #1 on the LS Boss list with my local dealer. The SGT is my son's car eventhough its really mine. You know how that works. The LS is nice and it was just a thought but...in the end there is only one King! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Guys: Thanks for the replies. It was just a thought and I managed to be #1 on the LS Boss list with my local dealer. The SGT is my son's car eventhough its really mine. You know how that works. The LS is nice and it was just a thought but...in the end there is only one King! Yep only one King but you can say that about the Boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang_Scotty Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Glad you stuck with the best. The LS is new and when a new toy comes out it's easy to have thoughts. After I finished the documentary for the new Boss I too was thinking. Glad I stopped thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdreed1265 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Isn't it great that we even have these choices! Man, this is sure fun stuff and lot's to be excited about as a Shelby/Mustang/Ford fan. :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlugs Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Isn't it great that we even have these choices! Man, this is sure fun stuff and lot's to be excited about as a Shelby/Mustang/Ford fan. :happy feet: It's an awesome time to be living in, for performance car enthusiasts. Sure, those '60s classics muscle cars were cool and still are, but now we have more choices than ever. 25 years ago, who would have thought we'd have 550 HP Mustangs, 560 HP Cadillacs, and 640 HP Corvettes..? Anyway, as for the OP's question; I'm not choosing between the KR and a Boss LS. I think of the KR as the coolest high-power Mustang road cruiser, and the Boss LS as the streetable road-race Mustang. I'll likely always prefer the looks of my KR and all of the '05-'09 'stangs, to the newer ones. Who know; I may look for a Boss of some flavor in the future...But the KR is a keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcobra Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 The KR was a home run, the Boss not as much. Your KR is 1 of 110 red cars produced for 2009 which will be more rare than the Boss car. Your KR could end up being the last pre-title car to go thru Shelby's shop, something the Boss can't come close to matching. Even non-car people recognize the Shelby name. Try explaining to a non car person what a Boss 302 LS car is. And finally as others have mentioned, can you live with the Boy-Racer look of the LS compared to the muscular look of the King of the Road. In my opinion you've already made the right decision with your KR ownership, no need to second guess yourself. Steve Well said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMcGuirk Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 KR hands down! Pre-title Shelby, Boss is a kiddie car by comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Anyone that is even thinking of BOSS ownership...in either variety...WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! Remember what happened to the GT500's? In 2009, they were sitting in lot's of places. Most, below MSRP. History DO repeat it's damn self! :shades: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlugs Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Anyone that is even thinking of BOSS ownership...in either variety...WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! Remember what happened to the GT500's? In 2009, they were sitting in lot's of places. Most, below MSRP. History DO repeat it's damn self! :shades: Great advice. Same thing happened to KRs. What was sold by many dealers at prices over $100K, can still be found new for mid $50s. I'll be waiting for a cheaper Boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REAL ONE Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 I agree guys. Now with the mideast about to implode and fuel prices set to sky rocket bringing the prices of commodities up I doubt the car market will do well. In times of trouble performance cars don't sell well. If you can wait and have the $ more bargains likely aree to be had with the new Boss...that is if we don't end up in WWIII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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