2006 Mustang GT Hits 160,500 Mile Mark
01-07-2010, 03:05 PM
#41
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Even my V6 1998 Mustang has been great, 155,000 miles on it now...had an oil leak on the rear crank seal and replaced the clutch at that time and an fuel pump issue that I had to replace. This is my DD and I drive the @#%$ out of it, no issues other than that 
01-07-2010, 04:11 PM
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01-07-2010, 06:12 PM
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Location: Lewisetta, Virginia
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I keep my 08 GT/CS in a garage and don't have a daily job. I do freelance work so the car stays in the garage a lot during the day. I really want to keep the car for at least 10 years and hope to get 300,000+ miles on it before I buy another Mustang.
01-08-2010, 02:12 AM
#46
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Location: Jacksonville NC
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You guys have better luck with your high mileage cars than i've had with mine. Mines a 05 GT, got it with 1022 miles on it. So far:
Had water leak on passenger floor
Battery died after one week. It did sit on the lot til Jan 07 when i bought it.
AC compressor seal replaced
Rear gears replaced
Fuel pump replaced
TBS sensor replaced
All that was under warranty and mostly TSB stuff. Right front strut started leaking, noticed it at 31k. Replaced struts and shocks myself with Konis and got the upgraded bearings while I had it apart. Sure hope nothing else goes wrong for a while. I reckon thats the chance you take when buying a new model year thats been redesigned. Still love it madly and hope it lasts the rest of my life. It's got 34k miles on it now.
Had water leak on passenger floor
Battery died after one week. It did sit on the lot til Jan 07 when i bought it.
AC compressor seal replaced
Rear gears replaced
Fuel pump replaced
TBS sensor replaced
All that was under warranty and mostly TSB stuff. Right front strut started leaking, noticed it at 31k. Replaced struts and shocks myself with Konis and got the upgraded bearings while I had it apart. Sure hope nothing else goes wrong for a while. I reckon thats the chance you take when buying a new model year thats been redesigned. Still love it madly and hope it lasts the rest of my life. It's got 34k miles on it now.
Last edited by White05GT; 01-08-2010 at 02:13 AM. Reason: added more info
01-08-2010, 06:39 AM
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01-08-2010, 06:51 AM
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01-08-2010, 07:56 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: California
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My friends high end BMWs are in the shop all the time. The latest was a dead battery after he left it in the garage for one week! 2 years old...! I got my GT with 75k on it and it came with full service records. It made one trip for a repair to the gas tank filler lines under TSB. It can still be hard to fuel. I think that car reputations are like politics: If you tell a lie often enough, people take it as fact.