Trying to decide between two cars.

2003 Mustang GT or 2001 Trans Am.

Which should I go with? Is either one faster/more reliable than the other? The Trans Am costs a bit more and has a few thousand more miles then the stang I'm looking at.

Depends on what you want the car for: Daily driver: Mustang, if you're serious about racing: trans am. The trans am will be faster.

Well my daily driver is a 97 sentra. I go to work and back in it. I use my cavalier only on the weekends, and maybe once during the week (my parents are taking over my payments on the cavi). So this car would only get maybe... 5k miles a year on it at most.

the mustang looks nicer to me.

as a race/weekend car, I think the TA would be more fun.

Which engine is generally more reliable? The stangs on average seem to cost less and are easier to find with low miles, although after doing more research the bird looks like it would be faster. However I agree the stang looks better, and would probably get more chicks ;-)

they're both pretty reliable, the stang is a little easier to work on because its less shoehorned into the engine bay.

Start that TransAm with the engine cold after sitting overnight. Most will knock pretty bad that I've seen. Piston slap. If you can live with this, it's a pretty decent car and very fast. Never cared much for the Mustang, just doesn't feel like a quality car to me. (make a lot of Mustang fanatics mad with that won't I?) Lots of kid sure love them though.

I would go with the TA. I think it looks better, and it has better preformance marks then a GT.
You can find a lot of Camaro Z28 with low miles, if you want a car that can compare to the TA.
*Hope it helps*

I was in the same position (choosing between a GT, and a Camaro/TA, and i think im going for the Camaro, after doing my research.

I feel the only thing is the Mustang is a ME TOO car, you own a Mustang??? ME TOO!!!

The Trans Am is marginally faster in the quarter mile, but what's really important is how much faster it is when turns are involved. The 99-04 Mustang GT is riding on a 25-year-old chassis, and the suspension isn't all that great either. The Trans Am is one of, if not the fastest car in its Solo II class. Go with the Trans Am, especially because it only serves duty as a secondary vehicle (they're not very practical for daily driving).