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Aug 1, 2006 | 08:22 PM

dmiller

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Classic mustang upkeep

Hi, I am interested in buying a 1960's Mustang for around $8000. I don't know how to work on my own cars, so whenever it has problems, I will have to take it to a shop. I was just wondering if this will be a complete cash cow. I don't want to buy this car and find it eating away my money month after month. I know I can find one in pretty good condition for this price, but Fords are quite notorious for mechanical problems. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

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Daniel

Aug 1, 2006 | 08:25 PM

6mustang6

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First off. Get a book, and learn to do basic things, like checking fluids, and tune ups. You must know some basic stuff to own an old car. Thats my opinion anyway. It's really not hard. If you have a friend that knows how to work on cars, get him to show you some stuff.

Aug 1, 2006 | 08:29 PM

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Run, don't walk away from buying a classic Mustang. You don't have enough knowledge about how to keep them running, and if you have to take it to a repair shop every time something goes wrong that you can't fix, then you will be spending a lot of time in the shop waiting for your car to get fixed, and most likely by mechanics who know nothing about how to repair classic cars. Buy yourself a modern car, and take out the extra insurance policy to have it repaired on the nickel of the insurance company. I could see you in a new Mustang V6.

Aug 1, 2006 | 08:32 PM

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+1 if you get one and really want one then you have the responsibility of learning about it and some basics a good place to start would be to take an auto shop class at a comminity college

Aug 1, 2006 | 09:10 PM

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You will have repairs to make it is no way to avoid it, is the nature of any clasic car, most of us do most of the work, so you have to learn at least the basics..as Soaring mention most of today mechanics don't have to much knowledge clasics cars and the ones that do are too busy and the repairs will eventually add to a lot of money...however you can learn from serching this site and reading material such as manuals, magazines etc most of us are not mechanics by trade and we where in the same situation that you are now, good luck

Aug 1, 2006 | 09:36 PM

dawtips

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If you're like me, I knew absolutely nothing before I got my Mustang. Hell... I let my previous cars engine sieze. Buying a classic forces you to learn if you want to drive it, which was exactly what I wanted.

Aug 1, 2006 | 09:49 PM

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ORIGINAL: Soaring

Run, don't walk away from buying a classic Mustang. You don't have enough knowledge about how to keep them running, and if you have to take it to a repair shop every time something goes wrong that you can't fix, then you will be spending a lot of time in the shop waiting for your car to get fixed, and most likely by mechanics who know nothing about how to repair classic cars. Buy yourself a modern car, and take out the extra insurance policy to have it repaired on the nickel of the insurance company. I could see you in a new Mustang V6.

Jeez Glen, that was kinda harsh...although I do agree. Know what your doing before u invest in a car. If u have to take it the the shop for even basic things, you are going to loose alot of money.

And whats wrong with v6's?

Aug 1, 2006 | 11:04 PM

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Buy it and learn about it...that's what I did. Just make sure that youi have some friends who can help you out because it's bound to have problems. I'd also reccommend buying a beater for when the 'Stang is down.