Debating about selling my Mustang

[Scudly]

Well I have asked alot of questions about engines and upgrades lately and I keep on realizing that old cars are not for kids sometimes. I love my car, no doubt about it, and i know that if I sell it I may someday regret it. But Now that I live in Pomona, Ca (moved from Fresno to attend college) I see gas prices are alot higher, and may continue to get higher (as if gas in california was not expensive enough).

Basically my car is never going to get better gas millage, or be able to truly compete with newer cars, unless i had big bucks to spend. If i do anything to my 289 gas millage is going to go down (and EFI conversion will probably not make that big of a difference), so I am pretty much forced to rebuild it back to stock to get the best possible millage. If i want to upgrade suspension to newer parts such as coil overs i am paying out of my ass. You never win. Old cars are an ongoing project and I like that, and maybe I need to put my Mustang on hold till I am done with college, and work to get a Beater car.

But at the same time I could sell my Mustang, and get something with a 4-cyl turbo (yes I know its rice). It still has HP, and would get better millage.

Just curious, how much could a 1964 1/2 Mustang pull in with a 289? good exterior repainted last year, decent interior, and no rust on the body (to my knowledge atleast)

 

[BAD67FUN]

I think you should sell it.

 

[67coupestang]

i put mine on hold for like 4 years... I got it out now and LOVE working on it... yea get a beater everyday car, I have a 92 Mazda Protege, not a bad car gets about 30MPG and even the way i drive... I get the mustang out and drive it, just not EVERY day... Remember it doesn't have to cost you a thing to store it...

 

[GaPonyFarm]

If you're committed to the restoration, but broke... Store it behind your parents house, or someplace until you finish school and get a job that will support you AND the car. Use what cash you do have to get a beater.

Otherwise, sell it to someone who has the time & money to do what needs to be done to it.

One the other hand, a well tuned, well maintained Mustang gets pretty decent gas mileage. Don't get too freaked about gas prices, they'll get lower once we decide to do a regime change in Mexico.

 

[allcarfan]

you could probably get 3000-3500 for it, unless you find the right buyer. I dont think thats gonna be enough for a cyl turbo

 

[Sicarius428]

You know how much gas and parts you can get for your stang for... oh say 10k which is a conservative price for a decent car with a few mods to it.. not even a turbo yet. I think you can get your car running really good for the price of a new car. The logic of spending more to save more just does not compute here. Don't imagine that a turbo 4 banger gets good gas milage. A couple of my friends run turbos in their civics and crap and the gas milage really sucks. Even on the last generation Civic SI with only an AEM cold air intake my friend gets 18mpg.
Kevin

 

[XeonTux]

if you decide to go the rice route, look at DSMs (eclipse/talon/laser)