Doyon

These are reliable IMO, except for the few lemons and those who don't take care of their vehicle then pass it to someone else who deals with the problems, which is the reason I had to cut my loss after paying over 7k in repairs, after buying one.

35k- 80k miles is pretty low, hopefully low enough that someone hasn't abused them yet.

I think the only common problem that pops up here the most was the IACV (I think that's what it's called). But many of the Stangs that I see that have problems are 100k+ miles and were probably abused at some point in life.

IMO, get the lowest mileage Mustang you can get, take good care of her and she should take good care of you.

ZeroTX

Check the intake manifold, sometimes they crack (mosty due to age more so than mileage, so don't assume low miles = not an issue there).

Also, I'd say that any New Edge (1999-2004) under 100k miles is "low miles." 100k isn't the end of the line for these cars. It's not 1978 anymore

You may find that there is some throw-backs to the 70's in body fitment. The New Edge Mustangs in particular look great, but if you are a super nit-picky person about gaps and alignments of panels/doors/trunk/bumpers, etc, you'll find fault in almost all of them, it seems. However, I like them better than the S197's (2005-Present), because they are compact, nimble, and less weight = requires less power to be fast. For this reason my stock 4.6L 260hp keeps up with a stock Challenger R/T 375hp, which is big and heavy.

thegreyman

Brother, I agree. I only purchase used vehicles that are MECHANICALLY unmolested. Best way to go. Then when I own them, I usually put rims and some minimal exterior tasteful mods. For the engine the most I ever do is exhaust, and air filter/intake. In the case of the mustang, I will break my own rule and def put in a short throw shifter

thegreyman

Great advice. I am knit picky and all about preventive maintenance. I will mostly like just purchase a new door trims and all the lil cosmetic things that are worn, I will mostly likely just spend some $ and purchase some new parts from american muscle. I like my vehicles to be in tip top shape

Seabee1993

Rock Auto has way better deals for OEM parts. I bought new rotors/ pads (Raybestos) for 285.00 shipped. So gotta look at your options out there.

ZeroTX

I'm cheap, I went with eBay rotors and pads for a lot less. I'll let you know how it works out.

Parts for these cars, generally, are the cheapest, with the possible exception of 87-93 5.0L Mustangs.