I'm flattered you took the time to find these sites for me. But honestly what you see as a passion or some twisted love affair with a F-body. I see as a piece of metal thats expendable as well as recyclable. I never saw the connection with developing an emmotional connection with a car LOL. Oh and I highly doubt being paid 26.00hr is considered low pay. But like I said if your compelled to maintain your cars on a weekend basis to keep it on the road more power to you. Me on the other hand I've seen the light and when my warranty expires I'm going to sell it and get a newer car and enjoy not having to work on a car again. See it's all in your outlook on priorities and for me a car isn't one of them. Sure I like the looks of older cars better but like the reliability of a modern car. Basically what you see as a passion in your life I just see as a form of transportation.

But if it makes you happy my old firebird saw 196,000 miles so face it the car served it's purpose but it's time came. It's also not like the car was neglected or unmaintained and to also make you feel better the failure was a freeze plug and the engine losing all its coolant. And you want to know why the mechanic jumped at buying it for 400.00 simple. the interior was still in perfect condition and aside from a little fading the paint was still nice and original to the car. I am interested though to see pictures of your cars after you have used it for 18 years and see how well maintained you have kept it! Not a restored car but and original car. that you bought new and used it not just made it a garage queen.

 

are you still here? no one cares how much you make. just leave already so we can move on.

also, for working 14 hours a day and not having any time, you seem to have a lot of time to keep posting on this forum.

 

I can’t believe someone exists that expected the car to turn itself off before it died.
Now I have heard woman say, well I expected the idiot light to get brighter or beep or something, but never until now heard a guy say this. But then again, I don’t hang around the Mustang forums.

Who knows, perhaps the new mustangs will have this feature, but I personally wouldn’t count on it.
Good luck with the Mustang.
I personally would have gone with the V8 myself, but I am more of a purist, I try to get the top engine they made for that year, and sometimes I go beyond that.

What was your gas mileage difference between the V6 and V8 anyways? did you check?

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i've got the same V6 4.0 engine he has in my truck, i just find that funny.

 

My firebird average 18-19mpg at fill ups. The mustang seems to average about 25mpg at fill ups
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and a 5.0-5.7 is used in trucks and other cars whats you point? and is this truck a 2006?

 

25 mpg is a good tune. The dudes on the DIY Prom board have tuned the ECM to get 25mpg city on a 350. What's your V6's excuse for not getting better with 1.7L less displacement?

It doesn't bother me you got a Mustang. I love the 06+ body style. It's pure sex. It does bother me that you whine and complain about how hard you work and how much maintenance and gas costs, and yadda yadda yadda, only to buy a "performance" car. An Accent, a Spectrum, an Accord, a Rabbit/Golf, or as mentioned a Cobalt would get you better mileage (we pulled down 50 in my buddie's Accent), and almost guaranteed (except the Cobalt) less maintenance.

American cars will always require more work because the standards aren't nearly as good as some other companies, while the workers get paid 2-3x more than what a Honda employee makes. Does this mean I hate American cars? Gawd no. Give me some American steel any day. And I'll work on it on weekends and enjoy the hell out of every minute of it.

 

ya isn't the whole site pretty much about turnin a wrench? lol

 

Yeah I'de like to see a 5.0/5.7 average 25mpg ... But I think you don't understand my version of average ... By that I mean combined highway and city and gridlock at each fill up it is holding at 25mpg. This doesn't mean its not getting more out on the highway this is just what it is averaging. So take any 5.0/5.7 and sit in traffic a few hours, run errands around town an show me these tunes that keep the car averaging a solid 25mpg.

 

He clearly said that was city driving (which means gridlock). That means that by your own definition, the custom tuned 5.7s are kicking your butt on gas milage when you take it out on the highway.

So let me get this straight......three days ago you bought a mustang and have already filled it up repeatedly and are getting a solid 25MPG? BS, I don't believe it. Just like I don't believe that any mechanic would have ripped open the oil pan to diagnose a broken crank.

With all your money, why didn't you just buy a new car with a warranty?

 

So you're here now arguing about how much more gas mileage your V6 has against a V8 that is ~20-25 years old? And as was previously stated, you are ranting and raving about your 25mpg average on a car you've not even had a week.

 

No your the ones ranting! Had I bought a camaro it would have been cool ... Your just all bent out of shape cause I did chose a mustang is all. I would have bought a newer camaro had they been still in production. I like the sportscar type so the mustang was my only choice.

 

We aren't the one's that are trying to give F-bodies a hard time because we didn't pay attention to the signs of overheating and let our engine die. Don't try an justify your buy of a Mustang because of gas mileage and all that. What it comes down to is you're lazy and obviously have no idea what you are doing when it comes to cars. When are you going to stop posting here? All you are doing is fueling the fire with your self-damaging thread replies.

 

Well enjoy your 20 y/o car and the inherant squeeks and rattles and I will enjoy my trouble free 2 year old car. And yes I do have a warranty the car only has 26,000 miles on it.

 

And you enjoy your several hundred dollar monthly payment. Other than gas & oil changes, which apply to EVERY car, I've put in less than $1000 in 2 years....AC/Alternator/Battery/Loose Steering Column./Fuel Pump & Filter/Heater Core...in repairs.

A BIT cheaper than car payments BY A LONG SHOT.

Cut out cigarettes....alcohol...drugs....I get by on, I bet, 1/3 (you'd call me a liar if I gave you a number) or less than ANYBODY here, yet I still put $$$ in my savings account every month, yet nobody pays my bills or helps me. I don't spend any more per month than I can pay off, so I don't waste $ on interest charges.

And I don't have a boring life. Not a "glamorous" or "exciting" (by some peoples standards), but nothing to complain about. Been in this situation since Aug. '04, yet I just bought a house last month. I just know how to manage my expenses.

I've tried to put reasoning behind you for several posts now, and "defended" your choice, but you make it increasingly difficult with each post you make.

 

The car only sqeeks and rattles if you let it. Again, you have no idea what you are doing.

 

I agree. My car is far from pretty but I know how to keep it maintained to the point where I can drive it out to the middle of nowhere without my toolbox and not worry about it breaking. In fact, I did this the other day... 5 hours of spirited driving out in farm country.

 

couple things bother me here first you let it run while it was knocking? a couple of weeks ago my bird over heated the first thing i did was pull off the road to find out why. i had to put more coolant in it and i drove it home. still have the problem but i know why its a simple fix. the relay to the coolant fan is bad. also replacing a freeze plug is easy and cheap if im not mistaking. so a tow bill and the cost to replace a freeze plug which you can do on your own would have been less then 400 that the mechanic paid you and less then your monthly car payments with full coverage insurence which i know arent cheap on a 06 sports vehicle. also you can find cheap blocks anywhere. check out craigslist found a 350 block with good crank and pistons for 125. can get heads for around 250 got my cam with lifters and timing chain for 380 so that equals 755 with high quality aftermarket performance parts. you can easily find a good running stock replacement for around 300 if you know where to look.

 

I said I like the new Mustangs, and defended the idea of purchasing a Mustang. But what I poked holes in was your reasoning. And it was 25mpg CITY. 25/25, for an average of *gasp* 25! You have the ECM turn on all of the fuel saving features it has for highway driving once you hit 40mph, and at that speed, you get better mileage than highway because you're in fourth gear on an auto, in like, the low one thousand rpms. When you idle at a stoplight, that brings down the gas mileage.

I know from personal experience these cars can get 24mpg highway, and I have a wonky sensor somewhere. Runs the engine pig rich, so I can see if I figured out which it was, I'd be getting 25-26mpg highway. With a 350.

The big thing is, you ignored maintenance and your car when it flew up a red flag. If a freeze plug falls out of your Mustang, the same exact thing is gonna happen. And it does happen. I worked at a Checker, and I had quite a few customers replacing freeze plugs in newer vehicles. A warranty is nice, but paying for full coverage and new car payments doesn't strike me as a trade off for not paying for maintenance/repair.

And your excuses are pitiful. "I just wanted to get home." Call someone. My Camaro has yet to leave me stranded anywhere *knock on wood* but my previous cars have left me sitting in the desert. That's what cell phones and AAA are for. And at the price you can get an emergency phone with one of those by-the-minute plans for, you have no excuse not having one if you pull down the $/hour you say you do with as many hours as you work. Same for the $50 a year for AAA. If you're really in it for dependability and for your son's safety, you'd have at least an emergency phone in the car and AAA.

If you really wanted a car that matched all the excuses you've given, you'd get a newer sedan from a company known for quality, which, unfortunately eliminates all of the Big Three's current vehicles. Your primary complaints were maintenance costs, dependability, and safety for your son. If those are your three main qualities for a car, you would have bought a Volvo, or any of the cars I previously mentioned. You wouldn't have bought a Mustang.

/rant

 

Really this is kind of funny. Here is a guy that thought his 20 year old car would automatically shut down when it overheated. He obviously knows very little, has stated he doesnt like to work on his own cars. Who cares what he thinks? Obviously his opinion isnt worth a dime to those of us here. Let him go in peace. Maybe he wont come back.

 

ROFL!! It just so happened my wife's car had a radiator hose spring a leak last month. When she noticed the temp gauge in the red she pulled over on the side of the road, turned the ignition off, and called me asking what she should do. $25 later it was back on the road with a new hose. BTW she drives an 04 4.6 Mustang. LOL

 

NowTheBadNews
Banned

now thats more like it.

 

About time too.

 

This thread was very entertaining. Can a car run with a broken crankshaft? A "mechanic" cutting a hole in an oil pan to diagnose a crankshaft noise? haha i've followed this thread and watched the fighting. Third gen guys really do stick together when someone switches teams huh. I guess coming on a third gen website and trying to convince a bunch of camaro and firebird drivers that a v6 mustang is better than their car is a bad thing to do lol. Anybody want to go on the mustang board and tell them their 5.0 mustangs are junk? lol its not gonna be me

 

Not me, I respect any car as long as the owner is cool.

 

Main problem I had with him was he just drove the car into the ground. If this was a site for 1976 Dodge conversion vans, I'd still be shaking my head at his decision in "just wanting to get home". Just another one of those wonderful vehicle owners that don't give a crap about their stuff.

 

Even my WIFE saw her oil pressure gauge drop to zero...popped it in Nuetral...killed the engine....and coasted into a parking lot.


Not..."I just wanted to get home. Sorry the engine blew." If she heard a noise, she'd have pulled over & saved her Camaro.

Costs more to buy another car, than treat the one you have with respect.

 

Good lord I did a seach for "cooler plugs" and couldn't help but to open this silly post can I car run with a broken crank


I feel about 15minutes smarter!

 

Actually found a guy that stopped in to where I work at night time and he informed me he would race anyone in the town. I asked him what kinda car and engine he owned. He said, "I own a mustang GT 5.0 and it has a cam. I told him that since it wasn't a rotary engine, he was either rich or lucky to have a cam. That engine won't run without one. He looked at me with that deer in the headlight look and still didn't understand what I was talking about. I am still looking for the * I'm Stupid * sign to hang on his neck.

 

I am truly amazed how many people talk more than they do.
Obviously the guy that talked to you didn’t know his head from a hole in the ground.

Everyday I wish my car could run on pure BS, because then just driving around town I would never run out of fuel and have insane HP.

 

You mean, your car doesn't run on pure BS? Mine has been for a few years now