'03-'04 Mach1 for Daily?

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I'm looking to replace my beloved but disintegrating POS '88 BMW 325i. Need something with a bit more pep and working A/C (Las Vegas, 115F). I've noticed that very-low-mileage '03-'04 Mach 1's are available for reasonable prices. Would this model make a good daily driver? How would maintenance be if I didn't beat on it too hard? Any major issues compared to a plain-vanilla GT of the same vintage? Any tips on detecting beat-on-ness when inspecting one?

 

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You can beat the piss out of 'em without worrying about a thing as long as you keep up on the regular maintenance (oil changes, diff fluid changes, trans fluid changes, plug changes, etc...). I've got a 98 with 140K miles that I've owned for 7 - 8 years and I constantly beat on it... still runs as good as the day I bought it.

One of the really nice things about the Mach 1 is that the maintenance is very easy to do yourself, replacement parts are relatively inexpensive, after market parts are relatively inexpensive, and the car itself is very easy to work on.

 

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Get the Mach.

 

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go for it. only drawback would be not being able to keep it spotless as a DD.

buy the mach for the garage and a pinto for the DD.

 

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fiveoho said:

go for it. only drawback would be not being able to keep it spotless as a DD.

buy the mach for the garage and a pinto for the DD.

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Actually, a Pinto might be considerably more comfortable than my current BMW. It's had a hard, hard 23 years of flogging. Amazing it runs at all.

 

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Actually, a Pinto might be considerably more comfortable than my current BMW. It's had a hard, hard 23 years of flogging. Amazing it runs at all.

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but ya i would still get the mach reguardless of whether u use it for dd or not!

 

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Machs are such a great buy I do not expect them to stay this cheap for long.

 

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a Mach 1 would make a great DD

 

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buy kilgores cobra so he goes and joins another forum

 

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Sorry its not for sale

 

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I love my Mach, its not a DD but I can't see why it wouldn't be fuctional as a DD. Only issue I had that was specific to a Mach was my hood decal peeled twice, I ended up getting it painted on. But I've never heard of any other Mach owners with this issue. Buy it you won't regret it at all

 

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S&B said:

buy kilgores cobra so he goes and joins another forum

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hey i am one the few that likes kilgore, besides i would so buy the mach just to make me envious.

 

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You can't go wrong with the Mach. Probably the best balanced car the SN95 chassis had to offer. The only downside to owning one is having your ass handed to you by '11 GT's. I suppose it could be worse though. You could own an '03-'04 Cobra and have your ass handed to you by '11 GT's.

 

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shut up

 

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Gearbanger 101 said:

You can't go wrong with the Mach. Probably the best balanced car the SN95 chassis had to offer. The only downside to owning one is having your ass handed to you by '11 GT's. I suppose it could be worse though. You could own an '03-'04 Cobra and have your ass handed to you by '11 GT's.

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i like kilgore to i just like giving him hell even more

 

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Kilgore Trout said:

shut up

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yep thats bad when a 2011 premium gt is faster and more powerfull rite off the show room floor, no pun intended kilgore, ok maybe just a little.

 

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I would drive a mach1 daily any time. I would just leave it stockish and enjoy with no problems. then later when your done driving it every day then hop it up.

I have an intake and a borla exhaust on my GT, it sounds mean and gets almost 30mpg on the HWY, I would assume you would have around the same MPG with a 4v

 

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S&B said:

I would drive a mach1 daily any time. I would just leave it stockish and enjoy with no problems. then later when your done driving it every day then hop it up.

I have an intake and a borla exhaust on my GT, it sounds mean and gets almost 30mpg on the HWY, I would assume you would have around the same MPG with a 4v

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My granddad's auto Mach 1 has gotten 24ish on the highway in non-optimal conditions. 25+ shouldn't be a problem, especially with a 5 speed.