Best / most reliable new edge year...
03-30-2010, 01:01 PM
#4
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i tend to get myself into the last year of any body style....so i went for an 04.
my reasoning (may be flawed) is that Ford (or any company) has all the "kinks" worked out come the last year of any body style.
my reasoning (may be flawed) is that Ford (or any company) has all the "kinks" worked out come the last year of any body style.
03-30-2010, 01:29 PM
#5
They all suck.
That's pretty good reasoning. 04's had a little better interior, GT's came with bigger hood scoop/side scoops, they came standard with smoked headlights, the heads have more threads for spark plugs (I think).
The same can be said for the 2001-2003's, except for the spark plug threads in the heads thing.
The same can be said for the 2001-2003's, except for the spark plug threads in the heads thing.
03-30-2010, 03:05 PM
#6
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They all suck.
That's pretty good reasoning. 04's had a little better interior, GT's came with bigger hood scoop/side scoops, they came standard with smoked headlights, the heads have more threads for spark plugs (I think).
The same can be said for the 2001-2003's, except for the spark plug threads in the heads thing.
That's pretty good reasoning. 04's had a little better interior, GT's came with bigger hood scoop/side scoops, they came standard with smoked headlights, the heads have more threads for spark plugs (I think).
The same can be said for the 2001-2003's, except for the spark plug threads in the heads thing.
i learned from my dad never to buy a car the first year it comes out. theres always unforseen flaws (coolant crossover and spark plugs in the early PI gt's for instance).
03-30-2010, 04:26 PM
#8
aka 'Negative Nancy'
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Ohio
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they didnt fix the sparkplug threads till late 03.... so really, to be safe, 04 is the most reliable
also...not sure why theres two people in here talking about "deeper" spark plug wells???? no.
different amount of threads in the head is what was changed
also...not sure why theres two people in here talking about "deeper" spark plug wells???? no.
different amount of threads in the head is what was changed
03-30-2010, 04:55 PM
#10
03-04 are the most reliable...the transmissions seem to hold up better in those years than they do in the earlier years. I dont beat the tar out of my car and my 2002 transmission is shot. My friend is running stock clutch and stock transmission with a 125 shot and it shifts and drives perfectly. So i think that all the 03/04 cars got all the most recent TSB and recalls done on them from factory to make them have very few problems.