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Topic: 300,000 miles! yikes!
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fiveohgo
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went to look at a 87 mustang gt automatic yesterday with 300,000 miles! thats right.. 300k! everything sounds mechanically right and its cheap. he's not sure if its been rebuilt or not but im thinking it has. i told them i have to think about it.. he wants $1000. should i go for it?
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Posts: 62 | From: East Bay | Registered: Jan 2005
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Quick 88LX
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If it has a straight body with no accidents in its history (no salvage title either!), then I would buy it. Then, simply strip down the driveline and replace EVERYTHING with stock/rebuilt stuff or build a dream-car. Wouldn't hurt to replace the suspension either ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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Posts: 1785 | From: Fairfield, CA/Okinawa, Japan | Registered: Oct 2002
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slidewayz94
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sounds like a good beginner or project car especially if it's all in good working order.
Posts: 4251 | From: Sac | Registered: Jul 2003
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fiveohgo
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somebody give me a reason not to. or else im going to have pick it up! lol
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Posts: 62 | From: East Bay | Registered: Jan 2005
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92stangLX
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Originally posted by Quick 88LX:
If it has a straight body with no accidents in its history (no salvage title either!), then I would buy it. Then, simply strip down the driveline and replace EVERYTHING with stock/rebuilt stuff or build a dream-car. Wouldn't hurt to replace the suspension either
I agree ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif) If it is a clean title w/ no frame or major body damage and in decent shape I would pick it up
Posts: 5302 | From: San Francisco | Registered: Sep 2003
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fordologist
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my parents 84 gt they bought brand new has 483,000 on it and its on its second harmonic balancer,second intake gasket and second timing chain not bad considering all the burnouts and holeshots my dad has done in it!LOL
Posts: 4597 | From: the V-town | Registered: May 2003
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Curt
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Mine had 225,000 when i got it, and it runs fine, but the engine only has 90,000 lol, look for RUST ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Posts: 866 | From: Monterey/Rocklin | Registered: Nov 2005
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r3dn3ck
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check for uneven body panel gaps, bent or damaged frame rails, rust, carpet condition (bad looking crusty carpet is sometimes a sign that there's probably some rust under it from sloppy ass freaks spilling drinks). Look for obvious torque box damage and a clean title. Check the cowl for rust and look for rust around the windows and at the bottoms of the doors. After that... if it runs you've found a good platform to build on.
I've been shopping around with a buddy lately for a old school Nova and we've gotten the pre-buy inspection down to a pretty good routine. Any rust through metal (holes) is a deal killer. You can only see 1/10th of the rust that is actually there so holes are major bad.
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Posts: 202 | From: Bay Area | Registered: Aug 2003
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Jdub07
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Personally I wouldn't touch it. For me the reasons being its an 87, its a GT, its a AT and has 300,000 miles.
I like 89's because they were the last year for tilt and the first year on speed dens. change. I like 90-93 because they came with black interiors but I could do without the airbags. I like LX's because they are lighter and well lets face it...how many GT panels are in tip top shape? I like 5 speeds because they are just funner to drive and I'm not saying 300,000 mile mustangs done run good but to me that is barrowed time depending on the previous owner(s).
Go with your gut though. If it was an 89 lx or gt I'd go for it. Buuuut it IS only $1k.
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Curt
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Just don't be in too much of a rush to get the car cause its "only" 1000 I made that mistake and I have pretty bad rust where the doors mount cause I din't check
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adower
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My dad has an 89gt with 260,xxx miles on it. The thing still has the original water pump...I guess it all depends on how you take care of it.
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