Easiest Repair year 65, 70, 90,95,98,99????????

it damn sure aint a 96

I'm gonna say '89 is about the easiest year to repair. It's the one year with Mass Air, which goes better with added mods and such, but not the extra doohickies brought along in '90 (like the airbag system and that damned goofy Crown Vic-like steering wheel with the tiny horn buttons).

About my only gripe is where they elected to put the stupid PCV valve (back of the intake manifold), but otherwise, it's all good. Even my '90 Lincoln wasn't as easy to work on as my '89 Notch - I don't have to cut holes into my trunk just to access the top shock nuts on a Fox.

revedup said:

Ever changed a steering rack on an 89??????????

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and you think a 99 is going to be easier to work on..bwhahahahahhahaha your a funny guy..by far the fox is the easiest to work on.

simplicity will lead to easier repairs.

try a 65... carbed 289.. no extra crap to worry bout (fuel injection, ac, etc)

however... simplicity is usually found in the older cars... which.. with the catch 22... have had the longest time to develope problems.. so have fun.

I find the newer stuff easier because I see it everyday so i am used to it. 05+ GT is the easiest to work on since the fox body.. the 96-04 cars were a little tight on the sides esp. with a 4 valve.

Eh ... I dunno. A 94-95 GT versus any 5.0 Fox is apples to oranges, even if though they're both 302's. An SN95 is definitely more comfortable/quiet, has better brakes, nicer seats, the looks have more chick appeal (if that matters for anyone), and still doesn't have the stupid OBD-II headaches ... BUT, it's a bit more of a turd to work on, electrical-wise, and there's so many one-off parts that ONLY fit the '94-'95 years and/or require modification to make Fox 5.0 parts work on 'em.

A Fox (especially mine) feels at times like a tin can on four wheels filled loosely with chunks of plastic and a bit of cloth - EVERYTHING squeaks, rattles, pops, groans, and so on with them. Chasing those noises is a neverending exercise in futility. However, they're lighter, simpler, the aftermarket for 'em is still perhaps the largest of any production car EVARRRRR, and they just have a more balls-out feel to 'em, as far as performance goes.

An older one ... well, I can't really say much about old 60's and 70's Mustangs, but the other old Fords I've owned in the past (including a '76 Gran Torino that I'm still kicking myself for having sold long ago) have taught me that for all its cheap gains and relative simplicity, carb'ed motors are too much of a PITA for me to ever want to piddle with ever again. However, if you drop an EFI 5.0 into, say, a '67 fastback, I'll forever be a happy camper.

I vote 1967-1970. Big engine compartment for a 302. Tons of room. No EFI Crap. No power steering/ac/smog.......Ahh takes me back in the day......

A 65 with a inline 6 cylinder is the easiest by far to work on over ANY STANG MADE!!!
Good motor too, should last as long as any 5.0!!

revedup said:

Ever changed a steering rack on an 89??????????

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I have its a total of 5 bolts.. its not that bad at all..just use an airgun 45 minute job tops..