Is this a good deal?

[Metalcop]

Newbie, here, and this is my first post.

I have wanted a Mustang GT (87-93) since High School, when I used to drive one (not mine) on a regular basis. So I have been looking and looking, for several weeks without much luck. I'm in NH, and most 15 yr old cars up here are junk! Then, out of nowhere, this deal falls into my lap: It is a 1990 LX w/5.0 V8, 29K original miles (!), one owner car, out of Mississippi. Body and interior are perfect, as new. A bit of fading/dried out window molding is it. This car was stored outside, unfortunately, but the paint is 100%. Sounds too good to be true, but it isn't. The owner of a local Ford dealer is a Fox-body Mustang enthusiast, and he hunts down these cars on the internet, flys out, and drives them home to NH. He has 5 mint examples in his lot right now. The one I am looking at is probably the best one. I could get it for around $6K. Is this a good deal? The car has been owned by the dealership owner, and supposedly gone through, restored, as it was/is his own personal car. Should I 'settle' for the LX or hold out for a GT? I don't want to pass up a deal this good, on a practically new, 15 yr old car. Also this car is an automatic, which I don't mind, but any concerns there? Thanks a bunch for your help!

 

[88stangmangt]

well if a dealer has it you know it must be in good condition cause they put them through alot of test's before they take them. i prefer lx's over gt's but could care less about either. Lx's are faster auto is ok i always prefer manual. you didnt mention if it was stock??? i bought my current gt 100% stock. down to the paper air filter. now it has become what is in my sig i would buy it and have fun with it. just tell the dealer you want to have it checked out by a mechanic first!!!! no exceptions have em do a leak down on it. a good mechanic will know what to look for and give you the thumbs up if all is clear. i found some nice secrets about my current gt once i took it apart. Putty on the intake to fix vacum leak. original exhasut also had bondo junk on it. but what got me was he didnt say a word to me.

 

[jadedinpa]

it depends on what you are going to do with the car, and what you want. if you want a GT, then get a GT. if you are just looking for a quick daily driver than by all means get that mustang. the mileage is very low, which to me personally doesn't matter, my 86s both have over 100k on them (167k on my GT vert!!) it's all about the condition of the car. if the car is in mint condition then it will be worth every penny of that $6k.

 

[mustang88GT]

if it is completely on molested i would buy it.... mine was bone stock down to teh air siliencer and paper filter and it dynoed stock very close to stock numbers when i got it... i like the look of GTs better but the LXs are def faster

 

[Metalcop]

Yeah, she is bone stock, no mods whatsoever. This car was (briefly) owned by the dealerships owner. He is a fox body Mustang fanatic. The sales guy told me that he even did a lot of work on his own Mustangs himself. He even took me out into the service bay and sure enough, there he was, working on an ex- Florida Highway Patrol LX that he had just bought! The guy impressed me, and we talked cars for quite a while. His dealership also does all of the work on our police cruisers, and everyone elses in my area. I do prefer the looks of a GT, but just want to make sure that this isn't too good a deal to pass up. It is starting to sound like it is...

 

[The Shape]

The lx thing might even grow on you. I was kinda like you I had a friend back when I was in highschool who's dad bought him a brand new '92 GT. I loved that car and wanted one ever since. I looked for one for a long time before finding my '87 GT. Now when I was looking for a 5.0, I wasn't really even interested in looking at an LX and I wouldn't even look at a notch because I thought they were really ugly. Here we are three years later and the more I get into 5.0's the more I like the clean plain look of the LX and I would kill for a black notch!