dsm?
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 275
From: Cincinnati
RE: dsm?
ORIGINAL: willyd465
thanks for the advice guys keep it commin, im keeping my options open. i used to have a 1998 mountaineer and i loved that so i may end up with one of those
thanks for the advice guys keep it commin, im keeping my options open. i used to have a 1998 mountaineer and i loved that so i may end up with one of those
DEFINITELY replace the timing belt and do a full tune up as soon as you get it, most of the time when dsm's break, it's from poor maintenence or from being constantly abused by previous owners.
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Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 3,151
From: Charlotte, NC
RE: dsm?
ORIGINAL: BoOsTeDeAgLe
Hold much of a grudge there, chief?
and I'm sure they were talking about your mustang, not all of them
ORIGINAL: Quick Shot xMLx
You think timing belts are the only thing wrong
Wait until you're in a rush and you blow some intercooler couplers that's always fun. Hey thats nothing compared to a little something called crankwalk. I'm not saying that they're a bad car(lol) but you're damn fool if you're going to trust one as a DD.
Go over to DSMTalk and they'll tell you how those cars are the golden standard of performance and how much Mustangs suck and how they kill them all. Then you go into the tech section and everyones car is broken down
ORIGINAL: willyd465
lol, i know they throw timing belts, but i have a couple of buddys who have them and have replaced them before so i figure if i got one i would just go ahead and replace that kind of stuff right away and i think that would get me through the next few years of college
lol, i know they throw timing belts, but i have a couple of buddys who have them and have replaced them before so i figure if i got one i would just go ahead and replace that kind of stuff right away and i think that would get me through the next few years of college
Wait until you're in a rush and you blow some intercooler couplers that's always fun. Hey thats nothing compared to a little something called crankwalk. I'm not saying that they're a bad car(lol) but you're damn fool if you're going to trust one as a DD.
Go over to DSMTalk and they'll tell you how those cars are the golden standard of performance and how much Mustangs suck and how they kill them all. Then you go into the tech section and everyones car is broken down
and I'm sure they were talking about your mustang, not all of them
Any Mustang period. I've never met a group that hated another group so much.
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RE: dsm?
i know how to check for crankwalk, and all that stuff, my friends showed me how to on their cars when i was looking at them back in the day. like i said im not positive what i want yet htough, and who knows maybe i can talk my dad into letting me keep the stang( have to obey him, he pays insurance while im at school)
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From: yep
RE: dsm?
I just bought one...a 1st gen, 6-bolt, awd, turbo...my dad was the guys mechanic from the day he got it...after 12 years, they had to replace the turbo and ECU. after 14 years, the stock clutch went south. Everything else on the car is original....just because a bunch of high school kids buy them and thrash them and complain on forums when they break, doesnt make them bad cars.
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From: Calgary Eh?
RE: dsm?
Thats what I thought until I bought one my self!! I imight have just got a bad one but it was very unrelaible, keep in mind this was my daily driver and I am not exagerating when I say stuff broke about every 2 weeks
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Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 3,151
From: Charlotte, NC
RE: dsm?
ORIGINAL: drhoward
Thats what I thought until I bought one my self!! I imight have just got a bad one but it was very unrelaible, keep in mind this was my daily driver and I am not exagerating when I say stuff broke about every 2 weeks
Thats what I thought until I bought one my self!! I imight have just got a bad one but it was very unrelaible, keep in mind this was my daily driver and I am not exagerating when I say stuff broke about every 2 weeks
That being said I would love to own another one. Either a 2G auto(in an attempt to avoid crankwalk) or a clean 1G like ROTM obtained. I just wouldn't let it be my one and only car.