Hardest choice ever!!! help!!!

[lxwants12's]

ok i had initally wanted start my 347 stroker cause i blew the motor in my 89, but i work at a dealership (ford ) and there was a guy who came in today wanting to trade his stang in for a superduty...but as always dealership wouldnt give him enough on trade.....now heres the thing its a 2000 gt white with stalker body kit, lowered 2 inches, brembo brakes all around, factory installed sunroof, 42k miles, and the best of all...novi 2000 supercharger...and all he wants is his loan paid off $12,800...what i wanna know is what u guys think about it im keepin the other stang just wont be able to do anything with it for a good year or 2 if i buy this one, it has everything i want already , blower all wheel disc lowered, gears injectors pump running 9psi boost.....just seems to hard to pass up its driven once a week and its just emmaculate the guy races for a living so im not worried about him beating the **** out it since he runs 9 sec cars everyweekend....what u guys think

 

[v8only]

If you're in the market for and can afford something like this, it's kind of a no brainer. Get it. However, choose ONE to drive and modify, or you'll break the bank. BEFORE you buy, evaluate WHY exactly the guy burnt out on, and can't sell it. Then, evaluate the quality of his work. You don't want to buy a pile of **** that's going to blow up on you in 2 months. Buying a modified car like that can be a serious gamble. He may have done something terminal to the motor from that supercharger, and knows this, and is trying to dump it before it blows. You never know. Or, it could be a dream come true.

 

[thumper460]

Yep!!

Tpr

 

[tjm73]

I am 100% sure Ford NEVER offered a factory installed sunroof in the 2000 Mustang. I bought a brand V6 in 2000 and their was no sunroof option. I'm not a betting man, but I'd bet money that Ford has not sold a factory installed sunroof since 1993 when they stopped the Fox body production.

 

[cardudeusa]

I agree with v8only. My friend just bought a 40K mile 01 Camaro SS with a supercharer that puts 450 hp to the wheels. It was a chick that owned it, and her husband wrecked it... he spent a ton of money getting it to look good, only got to put 200 miles on it when it threw a rod and threw chunks of the block all over the road when he was backing out of his drive way. Cracked the block from one side to the other. So my advice is be careful!!!

 

[lxwants12's]

yea and i understand all the risks which is why i have to take a further look into it....the guy has all the reciepts and im gonna check them out .....as far as the sunroof...it is def from the dealership cause i work at ford and we will install a sunroof on anything as long as ur willing to pay for it....i love the car and dont plan on puttin to much more into it its fast, handles, brakes, and passes emission the only thing ill do is get the darker tinted headlights and get a dynotune, possibly the methanol injection but im not sure...see i know a little about the 4.6 but not tooo much

 

[Daggar]

Hardest choice ever!!! help!!!

Ok! I'll see if I can find someone to help you move this thread to TALK!

As far as the car goes.... You just have to decide which of the two cars you like better and whether or not you want to maintain a car payment. Figure $250 to $300 a month for payments plus the additional insurance vs. putting that money into your Fox. If you get the newer one, I'd sell the Fox. Put whatever you get out of it into whatever the newer car needs.

 

[tjm73]

.....as far as the sunroof...it is def from the dealership cause i work at ford and we will install a sunroof on anything as long as ur willing to pay for it....

That is NOT a

factory installed sunroof

It is a dealer installed accessory. Installation quality can vary wildly.

 

[joem1cha3l]

tjm, on the sunroof however you are wrong because i own a 2002 Silver/Black GT and it came factory with the sunroof, just figured id let you know.

 

[tjm73]

tjm, on the sunroof however you are wrong because i own a 2002 Silver/Black GT and it came factory with the sunroof, just figured id let you know.

He's talking about a 2000 modle year car. I said......

I bought a brand new V6 in 2000 and their was no sunroof option."

I know this because I would have bought it if they offered it. But I will have nothing to do with an aftemarket sunroof. So I pay attention to such things.

In 2000 their was NO factory option for a sunroof. And until someone shows me Ford literature that says other wise, I stand by my assurtion they did not offer factory installed sunroof's in the '94-'04 cars.

 

[Grn92LX]

Yuck, a body kit, this thing sounds FUGLY Pass on it and build your fox body.

 

[1987mustanggt]

Sounds too good to be true, and 90% of the time it is, i'd build the fox, it'd be more fun anyway

 

[webshot]

I'm not a betting man, but I'd bet money that Ford has not sold a factory installed sunroof since 1993 when they stopped the Fox body production.

I think the sunroof dude was referring to this statement.

That car sounds sweet. But wouldnt you have a car payment and stuff? Why not just use the car payment money for your fox body?

 

[BaXTeR3221]

I say jump on the newer stang. However, if your the type of person that can't just drive it and needs to further modify it, might be a money pit. As for the sunroof, there is a difference between "factory" and "dealer installed/option". Ford hasn't offered a sunroof from the factory since the foxbody.

 

[mattkimsey]

I agree with the others, it could be a pile of crap...especially if he is looking to dump it off for 12k. How many miles does it have? How long has the blower been on? How old is the guy? You pretty much know that a car like that has been dogged and raced a lot, if not, it wouldn't be modded.

You've gotta figure in the car payment...with interest you'll end up paying more much more than 12,800. The extra taxes at the end of the year and extra insurance will also cost. I like not having a car payment because if I get tired of my car I can just mod it more, which keeps me liking it.

 

[tjm73]

As for the sunroof, there is a difference between "factory" and "dealer installed/option". Ford hasn't offered a sunroof from the factory since the foxbody.

That's what I'm saying.

 

[Whytry91]

Since you work at the dealership, can you get on of the mechanics that actually knows their head from a hole in the ground and have them look at it? I know $$$ can be a problem, but I faced a similar situation and bought a '01 gt convertible and kept my '91 this allowed me more time to go through and do things right on my build up thus far.. If you can swing it(now and in the future) go for it a...assuming it checks out ok.

and next to the roush kit, the stalker is a pretty aggressive lookng kit....

Oh yeah, I'm also leary of the just wants to get what I owe, because from the sound of the sound, he could pocket a lot more if he sold it himself I don't know but 2+2 doesn't seem to add up to 4 on this one

 

[Lyncher]

ok...imagine 12,000 into your fox???? ...do we get the picture? ...