Got a 2005 Mustang for $600
03-09-2013, 05:51 PM
#53
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Find a shop that is reputable and get quotes to either rebuild and replace the V6.
Or replace it with a V8. If you're looking for resale, I would do V6 and keep the receipts. Then you can show it to the owner and say, "Look. The engine was (rebuilt or replaced) by this shop and is now in perfect condition."
Only reason I suggest a shop, rather than you do the work, is this: It sounds better to say a mechanic did the work.
I would never buy a V6 (heh) Mustang that has a rebuilt engine in it off Craigslist that "some guy" did himself. No offense to you or your capability. I just wouldn't do it.
If it's a good deal with a nice car and receipts from a shop I can talk to and walk through, maybe.
Tack on some body work and you're done.
Or replace it with a V8. If you're looking for resale, I would do V6 and keep the receipts. Then you can show it to the owner and say, "Look. The engine was (rebuilt or replaced) by this shop and is now in perfect condition."
Only reason I suggest a shop, rather than you do the work, is this: It sounds better to say a mechanic did the work.
I would never buy a V6 (heh) Mustang that has a rebuilt engine in it off Craigslist that "some guy" did himself. No offense to you or your capability. I just wouldn't do it.
If it's a good deal with a nice car and receipts from a shop I can talk to and walk through, maybe.
Tack on some body work and you're done.
Last edited by JFitz; 03-09-2013 at 05:54 PM. Reason: Words
03-09-2013, 06:44 PM
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With what you described - the overheating and then she added coolant to the oil and continued driving it - warped head is very likely, along with other engine problems.
The 4.0 is cheap and plentiful. Don't try to rebuild this one. Just buy another one and swap it over. You can pick up a 4.0 for $600. You can't rebuild one for that price, and the heads are very tricky to work on with the 4.0. With the price you picked this up for to begin with you won't have much at all into the car with the swap.
And for the doubters, this is pretty typical in a mechanics lien situation. The tow truck operator has a mechanics lien for the car and the steps are pretty easy to get title and sell the vehicle to another person.
The 4.0 is cheap and plentiful. Don't try to rebuild this one. Just buy another one and swap it over. You can pick up a 4.0 for $600. You can't rebuild one for that price, and the heads are very tricky to work on with the 4.0. With the price you picked this up for to begin with you won't have much at all into the car with the swap.
And for the doubters, this is pretty typical in a mechanics lien situation. The tow truck operator has a mechanics lien for the car and the steps are pretty easy to get title and sell the vehicle to another person.
03-10-2013, 03:20 AM
#55
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At $600 it's still a great buy.
03-10-2013, 05:48 AM
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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With what you described - the overheating and then she added coolant to the oil and continued driving it - warped head is very likely, along with other engine problems.
The 4.0 is cheap and plentiful. Don't try to rebuild this one. Just buy another one and swap it over. You can pick up a 4.0 for $600. You can't rebuild one for that price, and the heads are very tricky to work on with the 4.0. With the price you picked this up for to begin with you won't have much at all into the car with the swap.
And for the doubters, this is pretty typical in a mechanics lien situation. The tow truck operator has a mechanics lien for the car and the steps are pretty easy to get title and sell the vehicle to another person.
The 4.0 is cheap and plentiful. Don't try to rebuild this one. Just buy another one and swap it over. You can pick up a 4.0 for $600. You can't rebuild one for that price, and the heads are very tricky to work on with the 4.0. With the price you picked this up for to begin with you won't have much at all into the car with the swap.
And for the doubters, this is pretty typical in a mechanics lien situation. The tow truck operator has a mechanics lien for the car and the steps are pretty easy to get title and sell the vehicle to another person.
Colorado update....rebuilders title until all items are made right. Then a regular title can be obtained. (link) http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite.../1221475087616
Salvage title......http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite.../1186648383344
What kind of title did they give you?
Last edited by akdoggie; 03-10-2013 at 05:55 AM.
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