Hey guys! I just signed up on the forum tonight, which I've been holding off on for quite some time now. Anyways, I purchased a 2005 Mustang GT back in July of 2014, and brace yourself before you read this... but the odometer read 257,xxx at the time of purchase.
Although this sounds absolutely horrifying, I took this GT on a test drive, and it runs like a monster. It's completely stock, more responsive than I would have ever imagined, and the only noise that was noticeable to me was a bad wheel bearing. Luckily, the dealer thought it was top engine noise, and I ended up getting this car for a really good deal. I went ahead and checked the carfax and discovered that this Mustang was wrecked in 2010 (with some heavy front end damage), at about 150,xxx miles. So my question is this:
Is there any possible way for me to determine whether or not the original engine has been replaced/swapped? The carfax indicated no engine replacement, so I wasn't sure whether or not there was any way for me to correlate the engine with the VIN in some way. Thanks in advance!
Chris
Although this sounds absolutely horrifying, I took this GT on a test drive, and it runs like a monster. It's completely stock, more responsive than I would have ever imagined, and the only noise that was noticeable to me was a bad wheel bearing. Luckily, the dealer thought it was top engine noise, and I ended up getting this car for a really good deal. I went ahead and checked the carfax and discovered that this Mustang was wrecked in 2010 (with some heavy front end damage), at about 150,xxx miles. So my question is this:
Is there any possible way for me to determine whether or not the original engine has been replaced/swapped? The carfax indicated no engine replacement, so I wasn't sure whether or not there was any way for me to correlate the engine with the VIN in some way. Thanks in advance!
Chris