Leadfoot

I am still looking at cars for sale. I have noticed these couple of things and need some input.

I test drove 2 cars, both convertibles. One was a 97 GT and the other a 98 V6. Both of them have a high pitch sound coming from the back of the car near the muffler. To me it sound electronic related but I am not sure because I never listened to all the previous ones before. I asked one salesman about it and he said it was the fuel pump. I don't know if it's true or not. What do you think?

Then on quite a few of the convertibles I have noticed wear on the canvas tops where the top of the driver door windows would graze the edge of the roof and create wear/tear to cause fraying. Does the manufacturer not install them correctly or are the owners doing something wrong?

It's been two months of hard looking and I am starting to think a convertible is not worth having because the ones I have looked at are about 7 years old and they either have holes in them, starting to crack, fraying from doors/windows, or are moldy looking. Then, to replace them, it's about $1,000. [&:]

Jeffs_GTstang

Yeah that sound is the fuel pump. My '96 GT does the same thing and it drives me nuts. Im thinking about replacing it. Also, for a convertible that age, it is normal to see wear like that in the top. My top has quite a bit of wear just from being used so often, but it is still effective is keeping the car dry/warm etc...If the top looks so bad that you need to change it, you can buy a brand new one for like, $150 (without the rear window). I think mustangsunlimited.com sells them. Good luck