40,000 miles/year on a Mustang?
 

Hi!

I know that a Japanese 4 cylinders would be a better choice, but I don't want a car like that.

However, from your experience how practical is a Mustang if you have to do at least 40,000 miles per year (most in highways)?

And does the V6 or V8 have any specific advantages (e.g., one being more reliable than the other)?

Looking forward for your comments.

Thanks!

All highway..shouldn't be a problem..but that's a lot of miles! V8 is effortless on the highway and gets decent gas mileage (I've gotten up to 28mpg on a trip). V6 will get better mileage for sure and probably the better choice.

just make sure to change your oil before 40k miles

That shouldn't be a problem... :icon_dance-cpatch:

just noticed youre new so in case i seem like an ass, this is what i was referring to:

https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...ne-ruined.html

40k per year is just crazy! What do you do that you need to drive that much? If this is your commute, then you'd save more by moving than driving and just imagine how much more time you'd have to do other things.

I would definitely get the v6, but quite honestly I'd get a prius or other gas sipper, because the amount you'd save in gas would pay for the damn car.

I finally feel confident in domestic vehicles to say that you MIGHT be good for about 5 years/200k miles on the engine but I'm still iffy on the body, suspension, interior and accessories. I'm on Toyota #6 and the 1st 5 were sold at or over 200k miles only because I wanted something newer and not for ANY mechanical issues. Take that for WIW.

These mustangs are great highway cars. You'll be getting decent gas milage (on a newer v6 at least) and these cars are just great overall freeway cars. They sit at a good rpm when you're cruising at say 65-80mph.

I put a lot of miles on my car with a 90 mile commute, plus going out to see clients. Last year I put 32,000 miles on my car. It has held up well, including drag racing the 3.7 V6 on the weekends.

My last Mustang was a 4.0 with the Xcharger on it and I put 203,000 miles on that car and it was still running 12's at the track when I sold it. Pretty much trouble free miles.

Although I am probably going to pick up a Focus with gas prices going up to save some miles on the Mustang and some money at the pump as well.

Life is too short to drive something you don't like. A prius or any most any hybrid for that matter is going to get better mileage then a mustang. That isn't to say mustangs are terrible on gas but they are made to have fun in. A prius is something you get when you voted for Obama and come with a mandatory Hope decal. They are soulless vehicles that basically shout out douche bag when you drive them. This is pretty much what most who choose that vehicle in my experience are like.

How the fug did that guy and his wife keep from slapping that pigbitch? The kid should have spit on her. I'd have taken her for ice cream if she had.

i would have just revved the truck louder and louder hahaha dumb broad...

Very cool! Not the case, don't worry. I've been driving for the last 18 years and I usually check my cars (which in the last one was a PITA since BMW decided that we don't need a oil dipstick anymore).

Gas is cheap here in Dubai... we don't find Prius driving around. :)

You will be just fine..... enjoy and have fun !

And now back to your scheduled program...

I put nearly 200K miles on my 2000 V6, it looked and ran new when I sold it. It only needed regular maintenance, never had a serious problem, it never left me stranded.
I refuse to drive a clunker in winter or a Prius or "company vehicle" anytime.

edit, somehow double posted

Oh you live in Dubai? In that case, just find an abandoned enzo or gold plated veyron on the side of the road.

http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/imag...in-dubai_4.jpg

That was during the 2008/9 financial crisis. Cars here cost about the same as in US (and much cheaper than in Europe where I came from) but gas is cheaper (less than US$ 2 per gallon).

WOW! Quite impressive.

Any other users with similar experiences to share?

Agreed, 40k a year is a lot. Cause I thought mine was a lot at 44 miles/day (2 hours of driving time) which is only 11,500/year. I heard somehwere the average is 15k/year?!

If I had to drive 15k+ a year i'd definitely be in a Civic Si, RSX-S, mazdaspeed3, EVO, STi, or some other light 4 cylinder that has a bit of oomph. the Si and type-s get closer to 30 mpg and the turbocharged ones usually only get 22-25 highway

I bought my '09 GT last fall with 80k on it. The guy was the original owner, and was a salesman. Even with all those miles, the original tires were still on it and still had a slight amount of tread left. He was having a hard time selling the car because of the high mileage, but I was looking for a weekend driver and got a great price on it. It runs like new and the body and suspension are tight. If a Mustang is what you want, I'd have no second thoughts about putting high miles on it. The guy I bought it from was an older gentleman, and he said he enjoyed every mile he put on the car. I hope to put lots more miles on it.

I'm sorry, but there's no way that the factory crap tires that Ford installed were still on the car with 80k miles. Or maybe it's because it said so on the internet so it MUST be true...

Salesman speak with forked tongue.

You will not have any problems putting high miles on a mustang. I had a 2008 Bullitt that I traded for my 2012 GT. It had over 120K and ran like a top when I traded it in for the 2012. That car seen duty at the drag strip and multiple trips to Philadelphia and New York. My 2012 have over 42k on it and it seen duty at the drag strip too. So if you buy the mustang then, no worries and enjoy.

Yeah these are well built (especially compared to an econo-4 cylinder car) because mine rides and handles well after 90k miles. I got my 07 with 83k on it and obviously had been raced/abused because it had the blower, wheels, no exhaust system, short throw, etc.

But I wtf'd @ the bolded.. i guess the stock tires have like a 500 treadwear rating because my 180 treadwear yokohama's only have 1/2 tread after 1.5 years and 10k miles

Nuke..don't mean to burst your bubble, but they were the factory tires. The guy was a traveling salesman that sold pet supplies. He was fanatic about rotating tires and did them every 5000 miles. You may think the P Zero’s are crap, but a lot of guys really like them. You must have read on the internet that they were crap tires...

I don't think I EVER saw an S197 with OE 16" wheels but that's just me. I suspect 90% of Stangs on the lot had OE 17" optional wheels. Live and learn...

My wife's '06 had the P Zero's and they were a decent tire, much better than the OE BFG's that came with my '07. Even though she rotated and balanced them regularly, they still barely made 20k miles with only marginal tread left. 80,000 miles on that brand of tire by the OP? I still call BS.

LOL! I remember that thread.

Nuke - I'm somewhat new to the forum, and I can see that you've been around for a while. That said, I'd hope someone like you would base a BS call on more than just your own experiance. If you go out to Tire Rack and look up the P Zero's, you'll see plenty of reviews that are over 50k miles on these tires. You'll also see reviews out there for guys that have gotten over 70k miles on them (even an 80k review). And yes, many of them are Mustang owners. Freeway miles are easy miles on a tire.

I'm not sure where the 16" size comment came from. I can't speak for other years or models, but on '09 GT's, the OE wheel was 17" with an optional 18" wheel available. Mine were 17" wheels.

I think a GT mustang would easily get 22+ highway

the v6 is rated at 29 highway and the GT is 26 highway..

http://www.edmunds.com/ford/mustang/2013/

16" was the standard wheel for the base V6. The pony package got the 17" wheel starting in 2006.

Doable, just make sure to have your oil changed regularly and any other services for the maintenance milestones you might hit.

At 40k miles per year AND assuming that the bulk of that is highway, I'd use a good full synthetic oil and hi-cap filter with changes at 10k-12k miles.

My last 2 tow vehicles were on a 10k mile oil change frequency with M1 oil and filter and they each racked up over 200k miles with no issues. And that was with boat and camper towing.

Both the 6 and 8 cyl Mustangs have great longevity if you do good maintenance. 200k miles is not uncommon for them in either breed. The GT's are more fun, but that's my personal opinion. I average about 22 mpg combined highway and city in my car. Couldn't be happier.

A prius or any other hybred's return on investment is in city driving. If the highway is where your driving, I'd pass on any hybred car. It is a trade off...how much $$$ are you willing to spend on gas based on how much time that your going to be in your car.

Well, I have an '06 GT with a little over 210,000 miles on it. Of course, it's nearly 60 miles to work, so, yeah, I drive a lot. Oh, just did the infamous spark plug change at 205,000 miles. Didn't develop the sight miss under load until around 200,000 miles. Not bad. ;-)

Got 40k miles on my original P Zeros, probably could have gone another 5k but they were getting old and the sidewalls were developing cracks. Replaced them with a new set of P Zeros.

Any comments regarding the reliability of the V6 vs. V8 engine?

wow that is amazing dude..i'm anal about mine and it's only gone 18k miles..

I have a couple of 'Stangs that are at 150k and both have been very reliable. The feel solid and I can see no reason I can't get another 50k out of both of them. The miles are a mix of highway and rush hour stop-n-go, Colorado 4 seasons. I just took one to a track day and it was perfectly smooth running flat out on the road course.