*sigh* Disillusioned Stang Fan...

[johnkeltgen]

I gotta say folks, when I bought my first ever Mustang, I LOVED it!!! It's an '84 vert, carbeurated, 5.0. She was pretty quick for such a heavy car. Ran it up at Brainerd and she'd do fifteens all day long. Loved the car, it was such a blast to drive in the summer.
But now, I gotta say that I would discourage anyone from buying one. Why? Because that car is nickle and diming me to death. Right now, I can't get the dang thing started. It's an electrical problem i've been having since September and, quite frankly, I don't really care to fix it properly.
It was a great car when it ran. The problem is, it sat in the garage more than it was on the road. I've been trying to sell it since I bought the Grand National (my new drag car), but no one wants to buy a Mustang. I dunno if MN is just a Ford-hating state or what. So, I will say Good-bye to you all for now. Perhaps someday I will find a Mustang that is actually worthy of praise, but until then... You all have my pity for owning such a trouble-prone car.

 

[NKau]

Quitter.





j/k Honestly, you are going to have some problems when dealing with a 20+ year old car. The carbed cars like yours are nice for the fact that there AREN'T a whole lot of things that go wrong with them, and they're relatively easy to work on. I know where you're coming from though. I have a '65 that had the primary ignition circuit burn up over a year ago now; still have to get the new Painless wiring kit in. IMO half the fun of owning older cars is fixing and improving them. In all honesty, if you're more into having a reliable driver than a car that demands mechanical attention every now and then, you should probably stick to cars that are less than 10 years old.

 

[hiattwl]

Don't give up now, it is 20 years old, you're doing great. And like he said, it's working on it that's half the fun!

Wayne

 

[jocko]

i got to say it was the opposite for me,my t-type wich is the same bull*&@# as a grand national took me forever to sell(no one want's to pay too much for a regal basically)and every mustang i had and this is no bull ask any local does not last 2 days in the autotrader,one even sold on the first call the 1st friday it came out on and it was a 85 gt,besides why are you complaining about a 21 year old car that YOU neglected,wait till you get electrical issues with the buick and the rust,wait untill you find all the RUST,you'll love it.

 

[95Cobra302]

So I guess if i pick up an early 80's camaro I'm not going to have much problems with it?? You're full of $hit, you can't base everyone else's cars on yours. Any vehicle over 20 years old is going have problems and need maintanence. If your looking for a more reliable one pick up a newer one. The mustang has been around for over 40 years, can't say that about many other cars, especially a buick. They must be doing something right.

 

[Idwitheld-1`]

It's not the car, its the driver / mechanic.

The reality of the situation is you have an old car. Parts fail on old cars. A true craftsman doesn't blame his tools....if you get my meaning.

Maybe this "hobby" is not for you.

I'm all fired up reading this BS post. My dream stang was T-boned and totaled last weekend from a red-light runner....I have NO MUSTANG and your bitchwin about little issues on your mustang. Maybe if you were a better troubleshooter you'd have your electrical gremlin figured out! No simpathy here.

 

[83GT289]

It's not the car, its the driver / mechanic.

The reality of the situation is you have an old car. Parts fail on old cars. A true craftsman doesn't blame his tools....if you get my meaning.

Maybe this "hobby" is not for you.

I'm all fired up reading this BS post. My dream stang was T-boned and totaled last weekend from a red-light runner....I have NO MUSTANG and your bitchwin about little issues on your mustang. Maybe if you were a better troubleshooter you'd have your electrical gremlin figured out! No simpathy here.

well said! i second.

J.

 

[MusPuppis]

I have to agree with the folks saying they have no sympathy for you. I sure dont. It doesnt honestly sound like the car is having *that* much trouble.. You said yourself you just dont care to fix it. When someone says that something like that I start blaming them and not the car.

As stated before, if you want a trouble free car that will never ever screw up, go lease something new. 20 year old cars are going to have problems, plain and simple.

 

[Fast94Cobra]

my stangs have been relatively trouble free, and when something does go wrong they're one of the cheapest cars on the market to fix.

 

[DCjuggalo]

you cant fix an electrical problem on a carbed car

 

[raph130]

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[_jb_]

I've hated my car at times because I couldn't get it to run right. But once you get it running right, I feel awesome.

 

[Cammed90Notch]

Yeah, mine is so troublesome, when I first got it, I had to like put gas in it, and then I to put change the oil in it every few thousand miles, man, what an upkeeper

Any car will have problems, so don't blame it on Ford

 

[manpowermustang]

I'd think owning a Grand National would be a WHOLE LOT more complicated that a little ol stang, also a drag car at that. So... if a carbed 50 does it good luck with a GN which I would imagin is pushing 20years too or damn close.

 

[87'GTstang]

My stang is going on 18 years old and sits at 273k miles, should I be bitching that every bushing on the suspension needs replacing, the traction was shot in every aspect, interrior is torn up, it sucks a quart of oil every 500 miles, has body damage galore and needs almost every part replaced as well as one hell of a paint job, and so much more needed, BUT it starts up and purrs like a kitten everytime.

This is my beloved stang, my boyhood dream car bought for me by my fiance whom I believe loves working on it and fixing it up more than I do some times. I have logged probably 1000+ hours of work on this thing and take pride in what I do to it. There has been an unbelieveable amont of work done on this car but I just keep at it. All I do is make a list, work on it day in and day out, and wait for the next time I can get it off the jackstands and just blast it down the road and listen to her roar with the mighty 5.0 under the hood. I love this car and wouldn't trade it for the world. On the bright side I get the 250,000+ high-mileage discount and only have to pay $11 in taxes a year

I have no pitty in the fact that an electrical gremlin makes you want to part with a car such as this

 

[ratrapp]

i've had my 88 for almost 2 years now.it's been a pain in the butt since i bought it.when i got it,it was poorly made into a 5.0.over the last 2 years i've installed the correct fuel lines and front brake assembly and steering rack.i've fixed the pwr mirrors and door locks and door handles.i've fixed the gas gauge and put an 8.8 rear disc rear end in it.i've got more to fix as i just fixed the interior lights and now i'm going to fix the non closing hatch.i wouldn't trade the thing for nothing as i enjoy it everyt day i drive it.if i had let 1 electrical problem stop me it wouldn't have made it home from where i bought it.

 

[jocko]

this guy does not deserve to own a stang anyways,and he has the simplest setup ever,a 3.8 turbo v6 on a gn even though is old it's pretty advanced so it might be harder for him to fix.

 

[hiattwl]

Dont think this guy expected so much resistance, lol, he's long gone!

Wayne

 

[hllon4whls]

Dont think this guy expected so much resistance, lol, he's long gone!

Wayne

I agree. I dont think he is coming back to read these posts.

I dont think that all the rest should beat this guy up. He made a choice based on his experience and so what? We all love our cars and put in great effort to help each other out. We dont have to bash on a deserter to make us enjoy our cars any more. At least I dont. I understand that a 5.0 is not a brand new car. To me it is nice to have a hobby car that is easy to work on and has so much aftermarket support that it can be easily and cheaply (relative) changed into anything we want. Drag car, road race car, drifter, combo car. All are easily built with dozens of parts to chose from.

I like it even if someone else doesnt. This has been my dream car. Took me 8 years after highschool to be able to afford one, and I love it even though it sits around most of the time (because of me, not the car).

 

[90mustangGT]

I thought part of the fun of hot-rodding is things breaking/going wrong and fixing them better than they were in the first place. This hobby/lifestyle isn't for all. If you like speed and power, but can't work on it, then buy a new car every so often and just let your wallet do the work.

you cant fix an electrical problem on a carbed car

That is what I was thinking.

buy 87-93 efi stang. you wont look back. dont judge mustangs because of a old carbed stang. big difference. ive never had any electrical or starting problems on any stang ive ever owned.

OMG, if he can't fix a carbed one, imagine how lost with EFI.