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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts
I've got an 08 that I've personally put 60k miles on in around 2 years. Never had a problem in the world with it. I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
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Good to hear. Sure it's 10 years old and it will need some maintenance but it's a great deal and about half as much as buying a new car, which I was planning on doing later this year. The fact this is the first year of that body style is a bit worrying but from reports the reliability for a Ford was above average this year.
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Originally Posted by stumppy
An almost new Mustang with some pretty decent upgrades for $13,000.
Whats to think about?
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Yea I guess so. Just wasn't expected to be thinking about a 10 year old car with low miles. It was going to be rather new car with low/new miles. But this saves us about half the cost and a hell of a lot more fun!
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Originally Posted by Aspengc8
Some advice from someone that has a heavily modded STI. Unless you have the ability to work on the engine/tranny yourself, or know someone that can do it for cheap (or help you), stay away. The head and tranny are modded, cpu flashed, so if anything goes wrong you will need to open it up or pay someone to do it. Cant bring it to Ford for repairs/issues. It is a very nice ride though  |
yea that worries me too. Although from my limited knowledge the engine doesn't seem heavily modified??? I live in Phoenix and can probably ask another Mustang owner where they take their cars, but hopefully in a place this big it won't be a huge issue. A good mechanic is hard to find though. And no I can't do any work other than basic maintenance shit.
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Originally Posted by KC native
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Windows would be tinted limousine blackout on back window and as dark as I can on the sides as soon as it arrives. Shit gets hot here!
Thanks. I'd definitely get those. What's wrong with Armorall?
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Originally Posted by KC native
Oh, and buy that mother****er. Get rid of your boring ass camry.
I don't even like mustangs but I would be all over that deal.
Edit: With it being a popular platform, it wouldn't be hard to find someone that is able to work on it if you need it.
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No shitty. I bought Celica when I was 19 and needed something semi-fun but that wasn't classified as a sports car because of insurance rates.
It was definitely a popular style so I have heard fixing it, isn't as bad as you'd think. Plus we would get all the stock parts that were taken out.
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Originally Posted by Brock
That's a pretty good deal on the car. That said, 13k gives you a lot of other choices that you may or may not like better than the stang.
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Maybe different options but probably not an option like this with low miles and a bigger engine than other shit I'd be looking at. We don't have kids so wife says this is my final fun car.
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Originally Posted by eDave
Lew, I drive a black car with tan leather interior. No heat issues at all. None.
The exterior color has nothing to do with interior temperatures.
Door handles might get hot to the touch.
Hope you pick up this car. It's you man.
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Great to hear! I love the color black but I also know is shows all dirt/scratches like swirl marks. Oh well, can't be perfect.
I think the tinted windows I would do would help with the heat a lot. My Celica only has moderate tinting, so going really dark on the Stang should help.
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Originally Posted by Frosty
The racing suspension may give it a pretty harsh ride, which may get old after a while if it's a daily driver. Still, that it is a pretty good deal. Maybe keep the Celica and use the Mustang for fun.
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Harsh ride? I drive a Celica!
I don't think we'd want to keep the Celica solely for having to insure 3 cars and maintenance/upkeep for three cars. Not that we couldn't afford it but I have better things to spend out money on.
I commute 15 miles one-way to work. 5 miles on a road with a few stop lights and then 10 miles on a freeway. My work is only 3 stoplights from the freeway. So about 8k miles commuting to work in a year, taking it just around here and using the wife's Civic for longer trips I bet I don't put more than 12k on the car in a year.