Don't sell your Fox

[7upstang]

Hey all.

I am the new owner of a 2005 mustang GT with a redfire exterior and black leather interior.

I still own my 90 7up convertible.

Let me say this, DON"T SELL YOUR FOX TO BUY ANYTHING ELSE!

The 2005 Mustang is not a Mustang.

The 2005 rides more plush, has decent get up and go, and a tighter turning radius. It takes about 2 weeks of OWNING one to discover,The 2005 Mustang does not have:

Any type of road feel
any feeling of being "tossable" in corners
An exhaust note worth mentioning
The Mustang driving experience

I bought the new one because I started to tell myself that it just didn't make sense to keep putting money in to an 18 year old car. I was wrong and am happy to admit that. After a week with the car, I miss driving my fox so much that I took the plates off the new one and transferred them to the my 7up car. The new ones are definitely more refined, and have a better ride, but they are HUGE, and will not make any one that has owned a fox for a while happy.

I'm hoping I can save somebody the grief of buying a car that doesn't make sense. My fox car is faster, lighter, and WAY more fun to drive.

I should mention that I have put heads, intake, cam, springs and gears in my fox.

BUT, no matter what I do to the new one, I can't get rid of the 400 extra pounds and the school bus feel it has while driving. The original plan was to sell the fox to help pay for the the new stang, but that has changed to selling the new one ( at a loss) so I can keep my fox.

Sorry for the long post. 5.0 is THE only way to go.

 

[Roland69]

I think I will always own a fox.....I would like to find a MINT MINT one and keep it like new and only drive it once in a while. But I like my GT as a summer ride

 

[mustangjoe87]

Did you forget to take it for a test drive or somthing? Selling a car that you just purchased for a loss might not be the best thing to do IMO. A few mods and the S197 is very quick, much like our foxes.

 

[7upstang]

As said in the original post, it takes a couple of weeks of owning one before you realize you made a mistake. They can definitely be made fast, but there is no way to take away from the Minivan feel to the car. They are huge.

 

[FrankenStang]

I drive my parents '06 all the time. I like it.

.......but it holds no candle to a fox.

 

[wythors]

I found this same thing out when we rented one for a week in Hawaii last year. It wasn't the power issue, since the rental was a V6, but definitely a "feel" thing. I didn't like the way it handled, the way it rode, the "drive by wire" throttle control or the ridiculously cheap looking/feeling interior. It lacked the "soul" of both my Fox and my wife's Cobra. It just didn't feel like a Mustang.

 

[90mustangGT]

I feel the same way.

 

[HISSIN50]

I fear I would feel the same way as well (not that I have the means to buy a new S197). For me, I like a little individuality and even some quirks (those of you British car owners out there call it character. Having dual fuel pumps both fail on the side of the road gives the car character. ).

The new stuff in general seems to be very homogenized. Great for numb DDing but not very visceral.


Best of luck with your decision and making it all work out.

 

[1990Coupe]

I agree with you in that there's nothing like a fox.. here comes the BUT....

I loveee the newer style s197's. a buddy has an 06 GT with nothing but SLP axel back exhaust and it sounds mean.. I also like the plush interior and nice ride.. I would jump at the chance to own one for a DD.. but thats just it, id put some nice wheels on it, an exhaust for the tone, fix that little computer feathering issue with a tune, call it a day and it would be my dd

 

[RUNINAGT]

I drive my parents '06 all the time. I like it.

.......but it holds no candle to a fox.

Maybe that's what GTSETG tried to do to hers. Geesh and she claims it was the battery

 

[Boss 351]

As said in the original post, it takes a couple of weeks of owning one before you realize you made a mistake. They can definitely be made fast, but there is no way to take away from the Minivan feel to the car. They are huge.

lower it with steeda suspension upgrades, larger wheels?

They are HUGE much like the 73 Mustangs... I prefer the smaller fox body size imo but I do also like the 05 Mustang...

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

First of, I will never sell my Cobra....so it is between the L and the notchback I have......I like my Lightning way better than my notch...because it handle better, it is way faster, I don't have to shift gears, and I love the blower whine!!! BUT....I will not sell the notch, because I restored the car myself and I have pennies into it. The notch is not for sale, but at car shows and just sitting at red lights, I have already turned down offers of $6,500 for the rolling chassis......$8,500 for the complete car, etc......I would be making a huge profit, but it just isn't worth it. I will not find another one like mine, and they only go up in value.

A FOX is like a Mustang in the 60's-70's. I don't think the 94-04 will ever be as sought after of worth as much!!! Don't sell your FOX....unless you need money for a family emergency.

 

[EXTRPR50]

Okay, Ill keep my 91k mile 93 5 spd notch with blk interior. You talked me into it. lol

 

[Ozz]

no worries

 

[Aliate X]

I rode in one and got the same feeling. I was planning on a 08 boss or 07 GT joining the fox in the driveway but I might have to go towards an STi....

 

[ryan218]

I rode in one and got the same feeling. I was planning on a 08 boss or 07 GT joining the fox in the driveway but I might have to go towards an STi....

Do it!!!!!!!!! STI are my "other" favorite car...one day id like to hace one...id want a blue one

 

[Aliate X]

I got to drive my friends and I am sold on them, they have that bottom end kick like the foxes, unlike any other 4cyl or modular mustang Ive ever driven, nevermind the fact they sound ****ing sick.

 

[cenok is family]

I got to drive my friends and I am sold on them, they have that bottom end kick like the foxes, unlike any other 4cyl or modular mustang Ive ever driven, nevermind the fact they sound ****ing sick.

hell yeah...but i think i wanna get one of these next...

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Baldwin Motion baby!

i know it's an F body, but first gen maro's are SICK!

 

[Aliate X]

I dunno that widebody kit on it looks pretty bad lol, but yes Ive always wanted to buy a kit 69 camaro when i get older.

 

[ryan218]

I dunno that widebody kit on it looks pretty bad lol, but yes Ive always wanted to buy a kit 69 camaro when i get older.

and to think all i wanted was a foxbody vert