How long do you keep your car?
06-07-2007, 09:48 AM
#21
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: New Jersey
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RE: How long do you keep your car?
ORIGINAL: aclass
Usually keep mine until they reach about 120-140K miles as long as the realiability is there. Typically takes about 6 or 7 years for me.
I'm just hoping that the Mustang will hold up that long with the occasional hot rodding, and especially if I can follow through with the plan to add the S/C.
Usually keep mine until they reach about 120-140K miles as long as the realiability is there. Typically takes about 6 or 7 years for me.
I'm just hoping that the Mustang will hold up that long with the occasional hot rodding, and especially if I can follow through with the plan to add the S/C.
06-07-2007, 10:21 AM
#22
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: LA
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RE: How long do you keep your car?
I have a poor history regarding keeping cars. I've had 3 vettes and a viper since 2002. I've had the mustang 10 months now. It's not the same mustang anymore and lost a lot of its streetability but my intention when I bought it was to turn it into a track car.It's still great fun, quite comfortable (although rear seats are gone and front don't go back as farthey used to), and the a/c is fantastic (very important here in the deep south). I like the car so much that the plan is to keep modding it until it has to be trailered to the track. So I plan on keeping it for at least 3-5 years.
06-07-2007, 11:30 AM
#23
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RE: How long do you keep your car?
The longer you keep a reliable car the more value you receive from it. Most cars today are still running very well after 150k plus miles. It takes me about 17 years to drive 150k in a daily driver and a lesser driven car like the Mustang it will take 20 years to drive 50k.
06-07-2007, 11:47 AM
#24
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: So Cal
Posts: 88
RE: How long do you keep your car?
I don't buy cars with the intention of getting rid of them in a couple of years. My '05 will be with me forever. Hopefully, someday I'll be lucky enough to have kids and I can pass it along to them. It would be cool having a daughter driving a classic S197 to high school.
06-08-2007, 12:33 AM
#25
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: VA
Posts: 991
RE: How long do you keep your car?
ORIGINAL: 01SilverGT
I'm not saying your lying, but the mods in your sig just dont add up to $9,000. What other mods do you have that arent in your sig?.
ORIGINAL: RICVA05
I have had mine for 2 years and 4 months with no desire of selling it with about $9,000 in mods installed. I currently own 3 Mustangs and have no problem with buying a fourth only problem is a fourth might push me over my garage space. I guess I will have to push the 02 out of the stable.
I have had mine for 2 years and 4 months with no desire of selling it with about $9,000 in mods installed. I currently own 3 Mustangs and have no problem with buying a fourth only problem is a fourth might push me over my garage space. I guess I will have to push the 02 out of the stable.
Tokico's-$600
Sct 1 -$400 only SCT on themarket at the time.
Sct 2 - $400
Custom Tune -$200
X5 lower ball Joints-$150
Upper 3rd link -$180
Panhard rod - $135
Upper panhard support -$110
Ford Racing Chrome Bullets- $1200
Goodyear Eagle F1- $900
Steeda End Links - $160
Steeda Cai -$250
JLT Cai - $220 Replaced Steeda
Magnaflow Free Flow Cats w/X-pipe -$450
Magnaflow Axle back - $400
LFP Alum. Radiator - $420
4:10 gears installed -$600
BMR Race Lca's - $260
Street Lca's - $250
Under drive pulley's -$200
Drive Shaft -$600
CHE cross member -$90
Drive Shaft Loop -$150
Eibach Sport lines -$220
Replaced rear springs because of DS. -$175
Bmr Lca relocation Brackets- $135
Steeda HD upper strut Mounts -$300
Steeda Bump Steer correction-$160
Custom Alignments because of suspension work $225
Total- $9,540
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