Random topic of the day: How well has your Stang done in the test of time?
11-13-2010, 01:58 PM
#23
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SoCal
Posts: 1,826
I'm really jealous of all you guys with more miles than me (currently at 91K I think) whose leather upholstery still looks like new. My driver's seat is taking a crap (split on the bottom and just recently a spot on the back in the perforated section blew out). Aside from that my car is in awesome shape, both mechanically and cosmetically. Pics are in my profile if you wanna see 'em.
11-13-2010, 04:28 PM
#24
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 11,786
I have never seen your mustang Cliff. Outstanding! I'm stealing your fender tribar for my next project. :6)
I am very pleased with my '03, and being a geezer it is likely the last car I will own (NO rust down here).
I bought it with 30k on Pearl Harbor day in 2006, and will have 106k on it by December 7, 2010. It runs like a champ, looks good, and makes me smile every time I drive it!
I bought it with 30k on Pearl Harbor day in 2006, and will have 106k on it by December 7, 2010. It runs like a champ, looks good, and makes me smile every time I drive it!
11-15-2010, 11:50 PM
#26
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: NC
Posts: 4
Haha man, new to the forums here, just noticed your ride. I just bought that exact car today, i have different rims but it is yellow with similar inerior. Car is practically stock minus exhaust and rims. Funny thing is i literally just bought that pioneer heardunit on ebay! haha, nice ride man, i think my first mod should be some 35% tint eh ? 
11-16-2010, 12:06 AM
#27
Well I got my baby 5 years ago @36k miles and she is now up over 115k miles and she still runs like a champ, doesn't burn oil, and runs like a bat out of hell. Over the miles she has picked up the rattles that can be expected from a Mustang, has taken out a stop sign and has had the bumper replaced twice but has never missed a beat.
She some how survived my super stupid highschool years of flooring it everywhere I went and now that shes older and I really care about gas mileage she is getting to relax.
The only problem I have really had was the rear end went out for no reason at about 80k miles...
oh yeah and she can still suck up and **** out the occasional idiot in an s197 GT who thinks because my car is older than his it must suck
She some how survived my super stupid highschool years of flooring it everywhere I went and now that shes older and I really care about gas mileage she is getting to relax.
The only problem I have really had was the rear end went out for no reason at about 80k miles...
oh yeah and she can still suck up and **** out the occasional idiot in an s197 GT who thinks because my car is older than his it must suck
11-16-2010, 08:41 AM
#28
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: MN
Posts: 4,412
Well I have the oldest 4.6 mustang you can buy and honestly this car has held her own. The engine did start burning some oil at 75,000 miles, transmission synchros were shot at about the same time... but honestly other than that and the stock clutch cable assing up... I haven't had 1 issue with this car (that I didn't directly cause) in the 6 years I've owned it.
The paint can still easily pass for 10' paint. The interior is still in great condition... especially the stock tape deck
And honestly to wrap this all up... these cars are so damn simple, even if something does go wrong, they are a dream to work on compared to some other things out there.
The paint can still easily pass for 10' paint. The interior is still in great condition... especially the stock tape deck
And honestly to wrap this all up... these cars are so damn simple, even if something does go wrong, they are a dream to work on compared to some other things out there.
11-16-2010, 09:06 AM
#29
TECH SAVANT
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Saint Augustine, FL
Posts: 10,938
Well I have the oldest 4.6 mustang you can buy and honestly this car has held her own. The engine did start burning some oil at 75,000 miles, transmission synchros were shot at about the same time... but honestly other than that and the stock clutch cable assing up... I haven't had 1 issue with this car (that I didn't directly cause) in the 6 years I've owned it.
The paint can still easily pass for 10' paint. The interior is still in great condition... especially the stock tape deck
And honestly to wrap this all up... these cars are so damn simple, even if something does go wrong, they are a dream to work on compared to some other things out there.
The paint can still easily pass for 10' paint. The interior is still in great condition... especially the stock tape deck
And honestly to wrap this all up... these cars are so damn simple, even if something does go wrong, they are a dream to work on compared to some other things out there.
That is their great appeal to me, that and the headlight switch on the dash where it belongs.
