Stang Fever

[BurningRubber]

Im dead set on buying a Mustang very soon, I've wanted one since I was about 5. I posted a few days ago I might be getting a 95 GT, they werent flexible on the 7k price-tag and someone else is ready to offer cash. Beat me to it. I have found a '94 GT for 4900. No idea what shape it is in but it looks good in the pic. How long do the 5.0's / T-5's last before they start to get tired and unreliable? Anything worth noting in the difference of a 94 and 95..? Any advice is great.. You guys got no clue how much I love these cars..

 

[super302]

i've seen stock 5.0 + t5 last 300,000+ miles!!

The t5 isnt to happy with powershifting tho, pray it hasn't been beaten.

 

[donjohn]

no offense, but that's not a very good price for a 94 gt... well maybe not, i guess it depends on where you live... which is?

you don't want to rush into something if waiting a few weeks will save you a grand.

btw, 7k for a 95gt? unless it had many upgrades, even then, that's a lot... unless it's like 30k miles and immaculate

 

[BurningRubber]

Well the best deal I could have had was an ex highway patrol car (LX Foxbody) It had a new T-5 and a mild-built 302.. That sucker SCREAMED. The drivetrain was perfect, brakes sucked, interior blew and the body was actually fairly decent. Under 2k, I went to offer the man and on my way in I saw it driving with the temporary sale tag, I was steamed. Been lookin since and before then.. donjon, the 95 was immaculate with 80k on it, FULLY loaded, I know the 94 isnt the best price but I think I can work on that depending on what cond. the car is in, but here the Mustang is not a cheap car. At all. They hold value more than anything.

 

[CManT1914]

$7000 was way to much for the stang. I got my 94 vert fully loaded with 80k miles and the T5 for $6k, and it had been babied it's whole life. $4900 isn't to bad, as long as it's in good shape and has under 100k miles. The 5.0s will last forEVER, 200k+ miles generally, and the T5 will too as long as you don't powershift and grind gears all the time.

 

['94ChickStang]

Depending on condition, it could be a fantastic price. I'm a firm believer in shopping the seller as much as the car, which is why I only buy private.

For one, pay extra to have your used car shipped. I've lived here in CA for 2 years after growing up in MA, I'd pay the extra grand w/out thinking twice, used cars here are gold, they don't know rust/potholes/salt/sand ect. (I didn't check your location before replying tho).

bought mine bone stock from a 65 year old lady that lived in England half the year. It had 55k miles and she was selling b/c she couldn't fit groceries AND grandchildren in @ the same time....the horror! Her new 5 series apparently would suffice. Point is, buy from original owner/ no teenage driven/ TAKE YOUR TIME in buying and you'll get plenty out of it!....my .02

 

[DFG 5OH]

I bought my 94 GT 5-Speed, Loaded, 3rd owner, Clear title, dirty, but it cleaned up, for $3800. with 127,000

 

[BurningRubber]

OK heres the down-low. The Mustang for 4900 sold before I could see it, I called the dealer with the 95 GT back. Carfax said locally its had one owner then someone else bought it for a short time. 84,000 miles LOADED, leather premium sound, power windows/locks, cd player.. my brother has worked on cars forever and built many nice ones and I took him to look at it, we drove it and he said (not being a Mustang guy) its a hell of a nice car. So... I hastled and told him 5800 cause it needs tires so on ect. 5800 a better deal? I need to see what my insurance rate is going to be for my Jeep and the Stang cause I just cant part with the Jeep (first car)! What do you guys think?

 

[302fordracer]

hmm I bought my 95 gt loaded from old couple that babied it bone stock except CAI and it had 71,000 on it 9 months ago and I paid $6500 which was by far the best deal in my area although I didn't hassle on price with the guy at all cuz it was the best deal around...looking back though I should've hassled a bit

 

[yellowstang1994]

Hell, that sounds like a good deal to me. I bought my '94 about 4-5ish months ago. Of course it was mid summer too and harder to find a good deal on a mustang too. I got mine for 6k. It had about 92k on it, and every option possible. Plus I was looking for a good yellow stang (had to be '94-'95) and they were a harder color to find. Not only that the guy recently put on the flowpaths, aluminum ds, tokico shocks, and struts, and eibach pro kit (suspension stuff a few weeks before I bought the car!) so I figured hey for the deal of 6k and an almost flawless performing and looking all around car. That was a hell of a deal.

 

[ponypowa2]

Be aware if the fixer upper low priced stang I got mine for 4000 and appeared to be in decent shape all around. I have spent about 4k bringing it to "reliability" (included head gasket failure). I was happy to find out though that despite the 150k speedometer the engine had been either rebuilt or in immaculate condition Low mileage= less problems down the road

 

[BlackVert]

i paid $7K for mine about 6 months ago with 85K miles, but it's a vert. it also already had a new cloth top, good stereo, shorty headers, o/r h pipe, catback exhaust, lowering springs, 3.73 gears, mac cai, kirban afpr, cobra front bumper, weld draglites, high amp alternator, a fake saleen wing and tint. so i thought it was a good deal.

i sold my 96 vert for $8K to buy this one.

i have since put about $4k into it for the heads and intake, t/b, maf, tweecer, general maintenance and making sure it is reliable and emissions legal (it is my daily driver and i need it to be 100% reliable).

maintenance and performance parts on the 5.0's is soooo much less than they are for the 4.6's. that is why i dupbed the 4.6 and bought a 5.0.

 

[ProKiller]

don't buy from a dealer if you can help it IMO. you don't know anything about the car from a dealer. they don't care about its past, they don't know how it was treated. shop around man, don't just settle for something, trust us. and if your looking, don't look for something stock. you'd be better off getting something with a few mods right off the bat. it'll save you money in the end.

 

[BurningRubber]

Thanks for the replies, I gotta sleep on it tonight.. Maybe I'll tell him I found a better deal but 5k will seal it.. eh? I guess if it got so bad.. I could sell the thing right off the bat for more than what I paid.. pay off.. save money.. buy nother stang if this ones junk?

 

[BurningRubber]

So yeah.. its decision time in the morning... 5800 is the price.. low monthly payments and low insurance rates.. Im just nervous about spending that kinda money.. but I really like the car and the way I see it is if I dig myself in a financial hole I can just re-sell it and pay my debt off and be close to where I started at.. anyone else want to chime in on that thought?

 

[urban96]

i would try for 5,500, if not work out some kind of deal for some free maintnance (oil change, flush rad fluid, change tranny fluid and check other fluids)

 

[BurningRubber]

Sorry for ranting, but now Im thuroughly pissed. Went to take the car for one last test drive this morning. Picked it up, started it.. immediatly the check engine light comes on.. no biggy.. cheap fuel and not being run in a while is my guess. So im driving down the road and I decide to turn the radio on, well out of the pasenger door speaker comes this high piched whine from hell. Goes away after about 2mins, I dont like electrical problems, one I cant fix them and two they tend to cause real issues if you start frying wires. So now I have to wait till monday to go to my shop of choice to see what the hell is going on! If I still go through with the deal im not paying a penny over 4400. On the upside.. the 5.0 pulls VERY hard in this thing.. dont see why people said these are 'slow' cars.. if this is slow id like to get my hands on a Cobra for a day..

 

[5.0_GT_kid]

Sorry for ranting, but now Im thuroughly pissed. Went to take the car for one last test drive this morning. Picked it up, started it.. immediatly the check engine light comes on.. no biggy.. cheap fuel and not being run in a while is my guess. So im driving down the road and I decide to turn the radio on, well out of the pasenger door speaker comes this high piched whine from hell. Goes away after about 2mins, I dont like electrical problems, one I cant fix them and two they tend to cause real issues if you start frying wires. So now I have to wait till monday to go to my shop of choice to see what the hell is going on! If I still go through with the deal im not paying a penny over 4400. On the upside.. the 5.0 pulls VERY hard in this thing.. dont see why people said these are 'slow' cars.. if this is slow id like to get my hands on a Cobra for a day..

Make them fix it.

 

['94ChickStang]

or wait and find one that's in proper condition, even if you do spend a little more.

 

[ponypowa2]

offer way less unless they fix it.. may be better to wait around some more