What do you do in the final days with your Mustang?

StreetsideStig · Apr 13, 2012

Dig around in the seats for dropped change...

stanger9410 · Apr 13, 2012

We didnt end up selling the car, its my brothers, and he wanted this video to remember it by. he built it to withstand this kind of thing. and honestly if your buying a 5 speed mustang with a built motor, trans clutch etc you know its been beat/done burn outs. i highly doubt any of you have never done a burnout in your mustang. every mustang guy/girl have the mostly common interests, having fun in their car, this is how we have fun. the guy that was supposed to buy it new what was done, he knew the track times, he knew it was built to be run hard. he didnt know we did these burnouts but it was still my brothers car. he still would have been able to look at the car and determine if it was a good deal or not. this car still runs and drives today and its done bigger and badder burnouts since then....

stanger9410 · Apr 13, 2012

89SSC18 said:
I've owned both my Fox Mustangs combined a total of 34 yrs. For some reason I have never been able to bring myself to abuse them such as that. Sorry, Its just me

I give it:
2 thumbs down[/quote

i suggest you dont start then, youll see what you have been missing....thats just me tho

Bullitt347 · Apr 13, 2012

Vaz88GT said:
The only reason half our cars are still on the road is because the people before us treated them with respect

No..............it is because half the people that bought a 5.0 Mustang had no idea what the hell they had. Most people totally under-use their vehicles for what they were designed to do. 95% of people who own a 4X4 or an AWD vehicle NEVER take them off the pavement. If it is a V-8 5 speed 2 door car, believe me, the manufacturer knows people are going to do burnouts with them and it is in the cars DNA. I seriously doubt that Ford is loosing sleep over someone doing a burnout in a new 5.0 Mustang. Hell, they advertise the car doing a burnout, or drifting or what some of you here think of as "abuse". God forbid anyone actually drives the car the way it was intended to be used.

CarMichael Angelo · Apr 14, 2012

Bullitt347 said:
No..............it is because half the people that bought a 5.0 Mustang had no idea what the hell they had. Most people totally under-use their vehicles for what they were designed to do. 95% of people who own a 4X4 or an AWD vehicle NEVER take them off the pavement. If it is a V-8 5 speed 2 door car, believe me, the manufacturer knows people are going to do burnouts with them and it is in the cars DNA. I seriously doubt that Ford is loosing sleep over someone doing a burnout in a new 5.0 Mustang. Hell, they advertise the car doing a burnout, or drifting or what some of you here think of as "abuse". God forbid anyone actually drives the car the way it was intended to be used.

Beating on your car is one thing, beating on your car before you sell it is another. When I have a buyer, I don't even drive the car
for fear of something coming up to ruin the sale.

It's true, that the intended purpose of the car/truck is mostly never used by the end user. (old ladies in Corvettes being the telltale for me)
But, "intended usage" is purely subjective. Ripping the rubber off a tire is pretty much expected. Repeated 6000 RPM powershifts on a 140,000 mile LX is gonna get you a "funny noise coming from somewhere in the drive line" or worse sooner or later. I don't know about you, but If I have the choice of buying a car from a guy that I thought was "not driven as intended," or one that had it's "legs stretched" repeatedly,................ I'll take car 1 every time.

NIKwoaC · Apr 14, 2012

madmike1157 said:
Beating on your car is one thing, beating on your car before you sell it is another.

Agreed! I beat the holy dog out of my car, but I think doing it when you've got a potential buyer on the hook is kind of disrespectful. As a buyer, I'd be upset if I found out that was going on.

Bullitt347 · Apr 14, 2012

madmike1157 said:
Beating on your car is one thing, beating on your car before you sell it is another. When I have a buyer, I don't even drive the car
for fear of something coming up to ruin the sale.

It's true, that the intended purpose of the car/truck is mostly never used by the end user. (old ladies in Corvettes being the telltale for me)
But, "intended usage" is purely subjective. Ripping the rubber off a tire is pretty much expected. Repeated 6000 RPM powershifts on a 140,000 mile LX is gonna get you a "funny noise coming from somewhere in the drive line" or worse sooner or later. I don't know about you, but If I have the choice of buying a car from a guy that I thought was "not driven as intended," or one that had it's "legs stretched" repeatedly,................ I'll take car 1 every time.

I agree, I want to be the one who abuses the cars I own, not the previous owner, I appreciate that there are people out there keeping my next car in excellent condition for me. I do provide full disclosure on any car I sell, but I also do not sell something I know is on the verge of failure at any moment.
Also one of the worse things you can do to a car is not use it to it's intended purposes. The little old lady in the Corvette is actually not doing that car any favors by driving it to church on Sundays. It may look shiny, but the engine is in worse shape than the one driven by the guy who occasionally stretches it legs, so to speak.

CarMichael Angelo · Apr 14, 2012

Bullitt347 said:
I agree, I want to be the one who abuses the cars I own, not the previous owner, I appreciate that there are people out there keeping my next car in excellent condition for me. I do provide full disclosure on any car I sell, but I also do not sell something I know is on the verge of failure at any moment.
Also one of the worse things you can do to a car is not use it to it's intended purposes. The little old lady in the Corvette is actually not doing that car any favors by driving it to church on Sundays. It may look shiny, but the engine is in worse shape than the one driven by the guy who occasionally stretches it legs, so to speak.

To an end,...Most people don't know that there was something getting ready to let go. You tube is full of videos where even the stuff built for the abuse, has some calamity happen during it's intended usage. A stock Mustang is only so stout. Given two different owners, and two different sets of driving standards, one gets to drive it everyday, sometimes blasting on the interstate, and running it up to 5500 rpm granny shifting until the speedo reads 125,...The other guy is laying on his back pulling out the T5 because he drives it everyday like he stole it.

Bullitt347 · Apr 14, 2012

I have had cars that no matter what I did to them, they just would not break, and others that seemed like no matter how easy I was on them, were just a drop of the hat away from some failure or another. Some people can not shift a trans properly to save their lives, others just seem to know what to do and when to do it. What I call abuse may be totally different than the next guy and so forth, and sometimes things fail for no reason. When it comes to buying used, it is really a crapshoot. The previous owner may seem like the responsible sort but is actually Mr. Hyde to his cars. Who is to really know. I can drive most anything for the first time and give you an idea as to weather or not the vehicle is a good one, or if it is something to stay away from. Most times I am right, which is good, because my job requires that I am right most of the time. I hope I don't go on a loosing streak

CarMichael Angelo · Apr 14, 2012

Well you opened the can of worms, what is your job?

Bullitt347 · Apr 14, 2012

madmike1157 said:
Well you opened the can of worms, what is your job?

If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya

Actually I evaluate vehicles to see what their condition is and weather they are in need of repair. Mostly consignment cars ranging from early 1900's to current. I see a lot of "muscle cars" (read 60-70s') street rods, Hot rods, resto rods and the occasional Supercar along with a lot of "luxury sports cars" ( read Porsche, BMW and M/B) If the consignor is willing, I make the necessary repairs to get the vehicle in a position to generate the most value. My part in all of this is strictly the mechanical aspect of the cars. A lot of people start a project, get 85% of the way through, and then throw in the towel and try to sell the car. I have to go in and try to get them to fix or finish the other 15% so the vehicle is worth selling without fear of the buyer being pissed about the purchase. It is amazing how hard it is to get people to do the right thing to the car before it is sold. And sometimes what is brought in is nothing more than a polished turd, and I get the job of letting that person know that. Certain cars you just have to turn away to keep from sullying your reputation.

jsw81 · Apr 14, 2012

for some reason (and I don't know why) I think I would pee all over the back seats before it went to the new owner

Boosted92LX · Apr 14, 2012

jsw81 said:
for some reason (and I don't know why) I think I would pee all over the back seats before it went to the new owner

You may not know why you would do that, but I do.

CarMichael Angelo · Apr 14, 2012

SSeater said:
You may not know why you would do that, but I do.

Well I sure as hell don't........Bladder incontinence?

Boosted92LX · Apr 14, 2012

madmike1157 said:
Well I sure as hell don't........Bladder incontinence?

Stop thinking physiological and think psychological...

CarMichael Angelo · Apr 14, 2012

SSeater said:
Stop thinking physiological and think psychological...

You mean like dog thoughts?

Boosted92LX · Apr 14, 2012

madmike1157 said:
You mean like dog thoughts?

What? I'm saying whoever would piss in a car before they sold it has a mental problem...

CarMichael Angelo · Apr 14, 2012

SSeater said:
What? I'm saying whoever would **** in a car before they sold it has a mental problem...

Ohh, guess I'm looking for reasons why he'd do it other than mental defect. Like marking territory kinda stuff. Regardless, it's still disgusting.

jsw81 · Apr 14, 2012

nah, I'd say the mental defect is spot on...I do own and modify a fox body after all.

Onefine88 · Apr 14, 2012

Vaz88GT said:
The only reason half our cars are still on the road is because the people before us treated them with respect

Exactly

What do you do in the final days with your Mustang?

StreetsideStig

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Bullitt347

I have been doing it wrong this whole time

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

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Bullitt347

I have been doing it wrong this whole time

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

Bullitt347

I have been doing it wrong this whole time

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

Bullitt347

I have been doing it wrong this whole time

jsw81

Boosted92LX

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

Boosted92LX

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

Boosted92LX

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

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