how much is to much (miles)
02-06-2008, 08:10 PM
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RE: how much is to much (miles)
Depends on what you want to do with it and how much it is.For pretty much everyday use and if I don't have to drive out of town to go to work I would prolly draw the line with 160,000 or so. But I am ok with high milage cars as long as I have another one just in case. But with 160,000 miles I wouldnt pay more than 3000 for a perfect bodied car. But that does have alot to do with the fact that changing the engines in them are pretty simple and cheap.
02-06-2008, 08:18 PM
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RE: how much is to much (miles)
Are your plans to keep it a 4 cyl? Mileage depends on the maintenance of the car. If auto, put it in gear, hold the brake and floor the gas to see if it stalls, take the oil cap off to see if there is a lot of sludge inside the oil cap. These are justa couple of things you can do. You just need to drive it and make sure it shifts good, no knocking or weird engine noises. You should not pay anywhere near 3k for a 4 cyl. I sold a 93 coupe 4 cyl in excellent shape for 2k a few months ago.
02-06-2008, 08:28 PM
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RE: how much is to much (miles)
The only 4 banger I would pay $3000 for and be happy about it would be an SVO. But I am a cheap skate lol so yea I have a hard time paying that for a 5.0 unless it has parts that make up that price
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02-06-2008, 08:47 PM
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RE: how much is to much (miles)
ORIGINAL: dstang88
When buying a mustang........its a 4cyl...........how many miles is to much?
When buying a mustang........its a 4cyl...........how many miles is to much?
I don't think I'd buy anything with over 160,000 miles. If I did, I'd plan to rebuild it REAL soon..
02-06-2008, 08:50 PM
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RE: how much is to much (miles)
ORIGINAL: dstang88
i got it for 500 lol........i will post pics if you want........It will be converted to a v8..........I believe it has over 200K miles tho
i got it for 500 lol........i will post pics if you want........It will be converted to a v8..........I believe it has over 200K miles tho
02-07-2008, 08:41 AM
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RE: how much is to much (miles)
Exactly my point. If you are gonna swap motors that means you will also be doing some suspension work which means new bushings
. A good body is all you need to look for.
. A good body is all you need to look for.