New Mustang Owner Qs
11-19-2006, 02:55 PM
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New Mustang Owner Qs
Greetings all and thank you for such a great forum. I've had a few of my questions answered via the search, but I didn't find these.
As a potential first-time Mustang owner (previously owned GM products mostly), I am looking at buying a 2000 Mustang GT Automatic. My q's are:
1) Along the inner area (towards the back) on both sides of the roof's trim piece that separates the door from the roof is about a 1/4" width x 2" long area of surface rust. Is this normal for these cars, or perhaps a sign it was repainted poorly?
2) The car has 89,000 miles on it. What is a general life of these motors if cared for properly?
3) What would be the first modification you would do to boost performance -- replacing the factory mufflers and/or exhaust, or a cold air kit?
4) This seller is firm at $8,200 for the car. It has a virtually perfect interior (no rough areas, tough spots, or cracks in the leather), with the Mach Sound System and no moonroof. The exterior is VERY straight with no dings or body damage. It just has a small area of horizontal cracks in the paint near where the hood meets the grille that are about 4 in number and 2" in length. Is that a pretty reasonable price?
Thank you for any feedback you can provide.
FWMustang00
As a potential first-time Mustang owner (previously owned GM products mostly), I am looking at buying a 2000 Mustang GT Automatic. My q's are:
1) Along the inner area (towards the back) on both sides of the roof's trim piece that separates the door from the roof is about a 1/4" width x 2" long area of surface rust. Is this normal for these cars, or perhaps a sign it was repainted poorly?
2) The car has 89,000 miles on it. What is a general life of these motors if cared for properly?
3) What would be the first modification you would do to boost performance -- replacing the factory mufflers and/or exhaust, or a cold air kit?
4) This seller is firm at $8,200 for the car. It has a virtually perfect interior (no rough areas, tough spots, or cracks in the leather), with the Mach Sound System and no moonroof. The exterior is VERY straight with no dings or body damage. It just has a small area of horizontal cracks in the paint near where the hood meets the grille that are about 4 in number and 2" in length. Is that a pretty reasonable price?
Thank you for any feedback you can provide.
FWMustang00
11-19-2006, 03:03 PM
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RE: New Mustang Owner Qs
I may have not properly described the surface spot. It is almost like it is up under the trim piece because while you can see it clearly, you can't put your finger on it unless you stick your finger up under the trim piece and sort of scrape at it.
11-19-2006, 03:11 PM
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RE: New Mustang Owner Qs
You have to look everywhere for rust, and there should be absolutely no rust. If there is you pass the car and go to the next one.
Unless you can do engine work, get vehicle with under 50,000 miles on it. Even then, go ahead and test drive a good mustang at a dealer, and then compare all your other test drives to that one. If engine feels dull pass it and move on to the next car. These engines can last long, but the fun factor stops around 120,000 miles, if maintenance was done all along, if not, much earlier.
You can boost performance by either mods or rebuild, depending how old is your engine. It makes no sence to mod a motor that is old. Full exhaust will give the most power, intake might give you 5 horses. Clutch, gears, and tires will feel better.
Tell the seller to bend over, put his head between his legs, and kiss his own ****. Its a crappy deal, the car has rust. When you look at the car it should have good paint, no dents, or dings, detailed, engine bay should be clean, and there should be no rust anywhere. Interior? It should be perfect too, thats the easiest thing to get perfect, and it is the cheapest thing to get detailed, so you should expect interior to be perfect. 8k for that car, like I said, tell him to do that exercise.
Unless you can do engine work, get vehicle with under 50,000 miles on it. Even then, go ahead and test drive a good mustang at a dealer, and then compare all your other test drives to that one. If engine feels dull pass it and move on to the next car. These engines can last long, but the fun factor stops around 120,000 miles, if maintenance was done all along, if not, much earlier.
You can boost performance by either mods or rebuild, depending how old is your engine. It makes no sence to mod a motor that is old. Full exhaust will give the most power, intake might give you 5 horses. Clutch, gears, and tires will feel better.
Tell the seller to bend over, put his head between his legs, and kiss his own ****. Its a crappy deal, the car has rust. When you look at the car it should have good paint, no dents, or dings, detailed, engine bay should be clean, and there should be no rust anywhere. Interior? It should be perfect too, thats the easiest thing to get perfect, and it is the cheapest thing to get detailed, so you should expect interior to be perfect. 8k for that car, like I said, tell him to do that exercise.
11-19-2006, 03:13 PM
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RE: New Mustang Owner Qs
ORIGINAL: FWMustang00
I may have not properly described the surface spot. It is almost like it is up under the trim piece because while you can see it clearly, you can't put your finger on it unless you stick your finger up under the trim piece and sort of scrape at it.
I may have not properly described the surface spot. It is almost like it is up under the trim piece because while you can see it clearly, you can't put your finger on it unless you stick your finger up under the trim piece and sort of scrape at it.
Rust is rust, and you better get it fixed unless you want a gheddo convertible, and some might use other words to describe it.
How much to repair that? Well, you will have to undress the car, take care of the rust by sand blasting, then use filler, prime it, and paint it. Thats around 5 grand if you find a good deal. So like I said before, run.
11-19-2006, 03:17 PM
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RE: New Mustang Owner Qs
HHMM.. im not sure about the rust... but $8200 for a 2000 sounds like a good deal to me.
If you maintain your car well you should have not have to worry about your motor, That is probably the last thing you will have to worry about unless you go F/I.
The best 2 things you can do to "boost performanc" hands down is Gears (3:73 - 4:10) and full exhaust (including Long tube headers/midpipe). Throttlebody/Plenum and cold air or ram air intake wouldnt hurt either, and if your staying n/a get some steeda pulleys.
If the body damage you speak of is easy fix i say go for it... i would take a freind who is familiar with bodywork damage to get a close quote on price to get it fixed... then see what you think.
Hope this helps.
If you maintain your car well you should have not have to worry about your motor, That is probably the last thing you will have to worry about unless you go F/I.
The best 2 things you can do to "boost performanc" hands down is Gears (3:73 - 4:10) and full exhaust (including Long tube headers/midpipe). Throttlebody/Plenum and cold air or ram air intake wouldnt hurt either, and if your staying n/a get some steeda pulleys.
If the body damage you speak of is easy fix i say go for it... i would take a freind who is familiar with bodywork damage to get a close quote on price to get it fixed... then see what you think.
Hope this helps.
11-19-2006, 03:20 PM
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RE: New Mustang Owner Qs
ORIGINAL: patriot98
Rust is rust, and you better get it fixed unless you want a gheddo convertible, and some might use other words to describe it.
How much to repair that? Well, you will have to undress the car, take care of the rust by sand blasting, then use filler, prime it, and paint it. Thats around 5 grand if you find a good deal. So like I said before, run.
ORIGINAL: FWMustang00
I may have not properly described the surface spot. It is almost like it is up under the trim piece because while you can see it clearly, you can't put your finger on it unless you stick your finger up under the trim piece and sort of scrape at it.
I may have not properly described the surface spot. It is almost like it is up under the trim piece because while you can see it clearly, you can't put your finger on it unless you stick your finger up under the trim piece and sort of scrape at it.
Rust is rust, and you better get it fixed unless you want a gheddo convertible, and some might use other words to describe it.
How much to repair that? Well, you will have to undress the car, take care of the rust by sand blasting, then use filler, prime it, and paint it. Thats around 5 grand if you find a good deal. So like I said before, run.
If it is rusted all the way through... then i would stay away from it.
11-19-2006, 03:39 PM
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RE: New Mustang Owner Qs
He said its hiding under a trim peice... and even if it was on the roof, a painter who knows what he is doing can blend it to where its un-noticeable, and if he doesnt feel like blending, just paint the roof, not the whole car.
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