Ive had ENOUGH.....Im OUT

[DirtyD916]

stick in their buddy. You'll regret ever selling it. bump

 

[Car Nut]

Do you have a Chiltons and/or Haynes manual for your car? If not, this is a mandatory purchase that will save your a$$ a lot of time and money later on. Plus, I always refer to my manual before starting a job, so that I can plan ahead on how long it will take. This repair absolutely has to be in one of the manuals, considering everything else that they cover.

My friends at work think I'm nuts owning a Mustang (let alone any car) that is ten years old, no warranty, and so on. I remind them that it's paid for, I do most of the work, and I never let a dealer do any work. Plus, I can afford a second car that is always leased and is only kept for 3 years max (new car every three years, for my wife of course).

I would suggest you probably sell your car. If I had your emotions in the following siituations, I would have been a danger to myself and others:

1. Battery, alternator, and starter all went bad on way home from work while raining and a dead cell phone battery. Price....$700.

2. Drove into my driveway and noticed my coolant light was on and the car was getting hot. Looked in my rear mirror only to see a nice trail of coolant behind me! Price.....$200.

3. Took a client out to lunch in my stang and it made a horrible clanking sound all the way there, plus the engine was very weak and the exhaust sounded all wrong. Embaracing, but just needed to replace the stock h-pipe. Price.....$650

4. As soon as I heard the clanging sound, at my first chance I got on this board and created a new post. Many people responded with good accurate information, as usual. Had Ford diagnose the h-pipe problem to be safe ($85) and they offered a price to replace it ($2,400). Instead I took the advice of my fellow stangers and bought me a new Bassani X-pipe. Couldn't do the install myself due to stitches in my hand, so I paid a local muffler shop that I trust dearly. Price.....$65.

5. The grin that now sits on my face as I hear that new X AND the newly rekindled interest that has begun every since.................priceless.

Dude, I can't tell you how much I bit my lip and sucked it up in front of my wife, friends, clients, and total strangers, because I just couldn't let anyone see that my car got to the best of me. I am determined to enjoy this car no matter what, because it does make me happy and that's all that matters.

Maybe you got too much car too soon. I had a ratty old '83 Mustang GLX (V6, 86K miles) when I started college that I bought for $2,000 in 1990. I drove it for 6 years and 100K miles and sold it in 1996 when I finished college for the same price I paid for it. I took that $2,000 and used it for my current stang. The 94 wasn't new, but it had a Ford V8, dual exhaust, 17" rims, and it was simply a Mustang. I was proud. Someday, I'll be driving a brand new Cobra that'll probably be north of 400hp bone stock, but that day will be a few years away as it's not time yet to retire the current one. Still have dreams and ambitions I haven't acheived with it yet.

Most will agree, if this doesn't make sense to you, then walk away and try something else. It just takes a little patience.

Good luck.

 

[Mrgreen94gt]

I'm about at the end of my rope as well. I just got the car running again from the fuel pump going out, but I still have the headlights only with no tails, corners, or interior lights. I got the headlight switch out earlier tonight, only to find that the connector is melted in the middle. I can't drive the car until I get this dealt with.

I've also got a leaky water pump gasket along with a problem that drains my battery if it sits too long.

Mix that stuff in with stress from school, everyone around me acting nuts, and pretty much getting run out of business by a worthless cheat. I guess it helps that my insanity keeps me sane.

We all seem to have these types of mind-numbing episodes.

 

[huskerpower02]

Do you have a Chiltons and/or Haynes manual for your car? If not, this is a mandatory purchase that will save your a$$ a lot of time and money later on. Plus, I always refer to my manual before starting a job, so that I can plan ahead on how long it will take. This repair absolutely has to be in one of the manuals, considering everything else that they cover.

My friends at work think I'm nuts owning a Mustang (let alone any car) that is ten years old, no warranty, and so on. I remind them that it's paid for, I do most of the work, and I never let a dealer do any work. Plus, I can afford a second car that is always leased and is only kept for 3 years max (new car every three years, for my wife of course).

I would suggest you probably sell your car. If I had your emotions in the following siituations, I would have been a danger to myself and others:

1. Battery, alternator, and starter all went bad on way home from work while raining and a dead cell phone battery. Price....$700.

2. Drove into my driveway and noticed my coolant light was on and the car was getting hot. Looked in my rear mirror only to see a nice trail of coolant behind me! Price.....$200.

3. Took a client out to lunch in my stang and it made a horrible clanking sound all the way there, plus the engine was very weak and the exhaust sounded all wrong. Embaracing, but just needed to replace the stock h-pipe. Price.....$650

4. As soon as I heard the clanging sound, at my first chance I got on this board and created a new post. Many people responded with good accurate information, as usual. Had Ford diagnose the h-pipe problem to be safe ($85) and they offered a price to replace it ($2,400). Instead I took the advice of my fellow stangers and bought me a new Bassani X-pipe. Couldn't do the install myself due to stitches in my hand, so I paid a local muffler shop that I trust dearly. Price.....$65.

5. The grin that now sits on my face as I hear that new X AND the newly rekindled interest that has begun every since.................priceless.

Dude, I can't tell you how much I bit my lip and sucked it up in front of my wife, friends, clients, and total strangers, because I just couldn't let anyone see that my car got to the best of me. I am determined to enjoy this car no matter what, because it does make me happy and that's all that matters.

Maybe you got too much car too soon. I had a ratty old '83 Mustang GLX (V6, 86K miles) when I started college that I bought for $2,000 in 1990. I drove it for 6 years and 100K miles and sold it in 1996 when I finished college for the same price I paid for it. I took that $2,000 and used it for my current stang. The 94 wasn't new, but it had a Ford V8, dual exhaust, 17" rims, and it was simply a Mustang. I was proud. Someday, I'll be driving a brand new Cobra that'll probably be north of 400hp bone stock, but that day will be a few years away as it's not time yet to retire the current one. Still have dreams and ambitions I haven't acheived with it yet.

Most will agree, if this doesn't make sense to you, then walk away and try something else. It just takes a little patience.

Good luck.

Holy crap man....thank you for typing that All will be good by monday. I get all my rotors turned and new pads and i just installed that new wiring today. Thanks for your help guys.

-Drew

 

[myeleanor]

my 95 stang was real dependable up until i stopped using it for a daily driver, now that i just drive it at the track some things have broken here and there but its expected from track use. hell its had 118 miles when the odometer stopped working. with the track abuse iv giving here ill still take the car on a 800 mile trip to san antonio. now my 94 formula , thats a head ache waiting to happen. that damn car can never be happy despite all the care i give her it seems like i fix something and im enjoying the car and something else get broken, that car if its not one thing its another, i mean it. that damn car seems to know when its income time, she wants to suck all the money and leave nothing for my stang and if i dont like it it will treat me to a $200 fix instead of a $20. sometimes i want to beat it with a bat set it on fire and drive it of a cliff. but once i calm down go and take a good look at it its all good. i do love that car, that car is lucky it got me as an owner cause if it would of ended up in the hand of a non car buff like us it would of been junked already. then agian the previous owner did put 100 hard miles on it before i bought. i just hope my 01 formula dosnt follow the same path, it only has 20k and we baby her with the occasional (once or twice a year) track use

 

[red94fiveo]

For as much as I beat the s*** out of my car, it has held up very well! Right now it isn't running worth a s***, but its my fault. I'm not sure if I would want a mustang for my daily driver, I probably wouldn't mod it as much. Anyway, glad to hear you are keeping your car, its easy to get caught up in the moment.

 

[95tealGT]

DUDE! You put all that work into that car and now you just want to up and sell it? There are worse problems than this. Just relax, take it a step at a time and fix it. If you get rid if it you'll miss it a lot.

 

[viperos]

yeah, just wait til you blow a piston ring or some crap in the inner working of your engine... or worse, the rear end...

-just hang in there man...

 

[Silver95Stint]

Don't get rid of it...it'll be one of the worst decisions in your life. This is how I see it, would you be happier with or without the car? Anything in life that's worth having requires a bit of hard work. Good luck brother.

 

[Down]

126,000 miles strong. I cant afford my car anymore...how pathetic is that. Im taking it to a mechanic tomorrow and thats it. however i am looking at this.....http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j...d&advanced=n&start_year=1984&color=&cardist=6
Im gonna hurt someone

I just gotta say this, if you're thinking about dropping $8K on that car....take the 10 min. drive down I-35 and buy my 89, for half that price.




J

*EDIT* I din't see the 2nd page to this post, whoops! Well, if you anyone looking for a fox, pass it along

 

[Mike98GT]

What ever you do, stay to your roots! If you get a ricer, you will be very sad!
I had a '67 Nova 327 hardtop, slammed, bright red. It was the hottest thing around. But then I realized that I couldnt drive it every day, and fixing it constantly was wearing on me, so I had to sell it Then I got a Cavalier (yeah, a Cavalier) thinking I was doing the right thing, you know, great gas milage, very reliable, etc. Who was I kidding, I was in such pain and embarrasment. I finally bought a '98 GT and I now am very happy. You need to realize that cars require maintenance. This is just my little warning to you.

 

[huskerpower02]

I just gotta say this, if you're thinking about dropping $8K on that car....take the 10 min. drive down I-35 and buy my 89, for half that price.




J

*EDIT* I din't see the 2nd page to this post, whoops! Well, if you anyone looking for a fox, pass it along

Do you have any pics of it? I would really like to see what it looks like. Interior and all. Thanks alot. [email protected]

-Drew

Edit: I thought you were the one that tore it down and sold it. Wasnt it supercharged?

 

[shawnster]

If you own a car..do yourself a favor and learn to work on it yourself!! ask questions, read books..whatever..I hate when I have to pay a mechanic(which has only happened 1 time) to fix my car..When I'm trying to figure out a problem and I get pissed off and frustrated(like you are) I get away from the car, chill out and the next day when you have a clear head..figure out what the problem is..works everytime!..I have a nissan 4x4 truck(my winter ride) that just died on me, it blew the fuel pump fuse..I replace the fuse and the truck still wouldnt start(no fuel)and the fuse DIDNT blow so I figuered it was the fuel pump..I pulled it out the next day and hooked 12 volts to it with a battery charger and it worked fine! I put it back in and it still didn't work..I thought it might be the wires going to it might be shorted so I ran new wires to it..it still didn't work..so I took the to wires and hooked them straight to the battery..the hot wire burned up back by the fuel pump!..I was what the hell is the problem?? so I took the fuel pump back out and the factory connections were shorting out against the ground..I re-soldered the wires going in the fuel pump and presto! it works like a charm!! no mechanic would have figuered it out..they would have just put a $300.00 fuel pump in it..oh if you are going to get a ricer, be prepared to spend double the price of what you pay for your mustang parts..If I could do it again, I would have bought a ford ranger 4x4(for my winter truck)

 

[Zero Signal]

Buying a different car won't eliminate mechanical problems, it just changes the cost. I always get a kick out of troubleshooting my car for some reason.