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Old 04-01-2010, 11:58 PM   #31
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How is that car working out for you Lon? I don't know anything about that particular year but I do know the new Fords are getting pretty damn reliable.
I haven't picked it up yet. I'm $2,000 short, so he's holding it for me. I gave him $1,000 out of this check and I'll give him the last $1,000 next week and bring her home.
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Old 04-02-2010, 12:03 AM   #32
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Now is that 1200 net or gross?
Net and it fluctuates, I did 17 installs this week at $100 each plus I also get commission on extras and gas money. Of course I had to put in about 70 hours to get it...
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Old 04-02-2010, 01:51 AM   #33
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I wanted a stick until I drove one...The clutch travel is a dang foot! I thought I was back driving a 2 1/2 ton truck in the Army! I settled on the auto...to be honest, I'm not trying to go fast in this car. This is for cruising the beach or whatever.
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Old 04-02-2010, 02:04 AM   #34
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I wanted a stick until I drove one...The clutch travel is a dang foot! I thought I was back driving a 2 1/2 ton truck in the Army! I settled on the auto...to be honest, I'm not trying to go fast in this car. This is for cruising the beach or whatever.
Agreed.........Mustangs of that era had horrible stick shifts. Long travel, long ratio gears.......Plus engine pulses that could be felt through the shifter constantly......

As far as styling, yours is a lot better than the 95-98, which had no logic to their lines at all.
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Old 04-02-2010, 02:07 AM   #35
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Agreed.........Mustangs of that era had horrible stick shifts. Long travel, long ratio gears.......Plus engine pulses that could be felt through the shifter constantly......

As far as styling, yours is a lot better than the 95-98, which had no logic to their lines at all.
95-98 was a sad generation.
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95-98 was a sad generation.
Given.

That car's widest point was above the door handle, making it look top-heavy and awkward.

The cleanest looking Mustang ever made were the late 80's models
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Old 04-02-2010, 03:58 AM   #37
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I really like the 2010 Mustang. Gear shifting is pretty sweet not to mention the car looks good.
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Old 04-02-2010, 12:26 PM   #38
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I got my kid an '87 Mustang 5.0.

2K, it was cheap, and no one had hacked it up.

Needed a water pump. Takes 15 minutes to do a Chevy, so I bit.

I've got over two days in it so far. Everything that could possibly be a clusterfuck has been, including two stuck, sheared bolts (corroded from their mixing steel and aluminum), resulting in a cracked timing cover (made of hopelessly thin cast aluminum).

Every single bolt in the front cover assy. must be in before you tighten a single bolt [no dowel for location], the water pump is caught up in all this mess, and needs all of its bolts in at once to line up also. Front accessory drive? Large bracket on driver's side needs - you guessed it; all bolts in before you snug ANY, or it's a clusterfuck.

Ford. Now I remember.
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Old 04-02-2010, 10:41 PM   #39
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My gf has a 99 yellow drop top with 220,000...zero problems. Ah you roll the dice and you take your chances...at least this lot gives you a 90 day 3,000 mile warranty. Better than nothing.
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Hate to say this Tigger, but that car is a total chick car. Convertible in all. lol
My thoughts exactly. Especially after he said his gf has one.

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I wanted a stick until I drove one...The clutch travel is a dang foot! I thought I was back driving a 2 1/2 ton truck in the Army! I settled on the auto...to be honest, I'm not trying to go fast in this car. This is for cruising the beach or whatever.
An automatic makes it even more douchey... but if you like it, that is what is important. I hope you don't have the trouble that others have had.
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Old 04-02-2010, 11:44 PM   #40
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I got my kid an '87 Mustang 5.0.

2K, it was cheap, and no one had hacked it up.

Needed a water pump. Takes 15 minutes to do a Chevy, so I bit.

I've got over two days in it so far. Everything that could possibly be a clusterfuck has been, including two stuck, sheared bolts (corroded from their mixing steel and aluminum), resulting in a cracked timing cover (made of hopelessly thin cast aluminum).

Every single bolt in the front cover assy. must be in before you tighten a single bolt [no dowel for location], the water pump is caught up in all this mess, and needs all of its bolts in at once to line up also. Front accessory drive? Large bracket on driver's side needs - you guessed it; all bolts in before you snug ANY, or it's a clusterfuck.

Ford. Now I remember.
Man, I replaced the exhaust, pulley in place of the smog pump, cleaned the combustion chambers and rebuilt the carb...all in one day on my 85' GT. I wish I could help ya with the pump. Throw it on a trailer and bring it to me, we will fix it, and throw a 5 lug conversion on it to boot.
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