Tyro

So I have a guy wanting to trade me a beautiful specimen of a foxbody mustang for my 2001 F150 even. Its been completely restored inside and out he told me so many things hes done to it I cant even begin to remember. He's had it since 2006 and is the second owner. It has 77k miles but its a 5 digit odometer so who knows the true miles. He still has the original window sticker and paperwork and uses this car as a show car. It's a fast car but not as quick as I would expect compared to my 99 V6, it is an automatic though so that probably has something to do with it. Now for my concerns... it does have nitrous installed, which is a bit of a concern because Ive heard many horror stories about it destroying motors. He said he used it for show and only filled it up once and put it on a 1/8 mile one time. It's also a T-Top which means it does leak or will leak. And I've also never had a classic car like this and am not sure what Im getting into as far as repairs and things that will go wrong. It drives just like a new car has great handling but it does ride a little rough that's probably due to the age or the fact he put stiffer springs and lowered it. But this will be my only vehicle and am not sure what to expect. So here are my questions

1. Whats the value of a fully restored car like this or can you even put a value on it? (My trucks value is 6,800 and I can easily get 6,500)
2. Are these cars prone to problems?
3. Should I even bother making this a daily driver?

Here are pics of the car but they really dont do it justice, I have a week to decide whether or not I want it I told him I would let him know within a week.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fallen...7644538122029/

tinman

86 Mustangs are NOT classic cars.......

Tyro

They're, what 28 years old now? I thought the definition was any car over 25 years....

Blk Vert

I love the way the car looks, but don't get it. I think this for a few reasons.
1. If its your daily driver and it breaks down then what?
2. You need a reliable daily driver and that car should be a weekend car.
3. That car is too nice to be a daily driver and destroyed. The condition will just go down hill.
4. Is the car worth 6800-6500. I don't know. I would pay that. That car in my opinion is not the most desirable even though it is very nice.
5. Is it prone to problems? Most likely yes. It's 28 yrs. old you said.
6. I wouldn't have it as my daily driver even though I wanted it to be. I've made that mistake.

65Raven65

I'm not a huge fan of the aftermarket upholstery job with the white piping, but otherwise it's a good looking car.

That said, I'd never consider driving my fox body for my daily driver. There's always going to be something wrong with it, and frankly, it's not as comfortable as newer vehicles.

Texas considers any car over 25 years old a classic, and anything over 25 years old that will be limited use (parades, car shows, events, limited recreational use, etc), an antique.

I could have registered my '87 as an antique, but I didn't want to jump through all the hoops, and wanted to be free to drive it whenever and where ever I wanted.

Value? I cant help you, but I imagine $6500 is in the ballpark.

rowen210

86 had the E6 truck heads, less aggressive cam than 87+ and flat top pistons. If you want to install heads and/or a cam you need new pistons. Alot of head ach as i found out when i bougth an "88" motor that is infact an 86.

And... porno red int is a deal breaker for me!

tinman

Some of you guys need to look up the word 'classic' in a dictionary.
Don't go by what some DMV guy says, most of them are typical gov't employee morons.....

65Raven65

I know what you mean, but "classic" is relative, IMO.

Thirty years from now, a 2014 Mustang is going to be the classic a five year old is drooling over today, and will be the car he associates with his youth, and lusts after. The 50s and 60s cars wont mean much to him, just like 20s and 30s cars don't mean all that much to me. They're just dusty old relics of an era that I have no way of relating to.

I was born in '73, the "classics" to me are the late 70s Vettes and Camaros, because those were the hot cars I saw growing up.

The definition of classic is dynamic, IMO.