Any mustang owners?

[Floorguy]

Hey guys looking at a 2005 mustang GT. Not knowing much about cars, I'm reaching out here for some advice. Thought this would be a fun weekend car for me and the wife. 4.6l V8 auto trans. It's really clean with 27,000 miles. Seems to run great and really tight.Just wanted to know if anyone knows anything about this year, and anything I should be concerned about. At $15,000 seems like I would be getting a fairly new car. Any thoughts?

[Danny83]

Its a great car Rob with low miles but its about 3k overpriced. Is it a dealer or private party?

[Bluside]

Looks nice. I don't know about the price but you don't find many 11 year old cars with that low mileage.

I was looking for the same thing a while back. Most of the Mustangs I could find had higher miles or were beat up. I ended up buying a 2016 Miata.

[TheRolexKingofLV]

Could they pinch that passenger rear tire any more against that curb!?

[Wesley Crusher]

I'd spend a bit more and go for a newer GT model with the 400HP 5.0 V8.

[Hpozzuoli]

Although I LOVE Ford I am not a mustang guy. Corvettes for me, but I see the mustang appeal.

[bdex75]

Great cars. Not the fastest mustang you can buy but by all means more than capable weekend cruiser for you and the wife. Looks clean from here and the Mike's are good. Having just sold a 2003 BMW convertible with 20,000 miles I know people will pay up for a super clean low mile car so pretty much throw away the book as far as value goes.

I have also bought and sold 4-5 mustangs. The one thing to be aware of on mustangs is the huge spread between wholesale and retail if this is from a dealer they should have some room.

Maybe Danny or another dealer member can step in and offer you a wholesale price via DM. At least to give you an idea of where they may be.


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[MonBK]

Go feel the wind in your hair.

[Ronin78]

Great cars. I have a 2008 Bullitt and it's an awesome car. Drive it like you stole it and do normal wearable type maintainece and change all your fluids and oil. Rinse and repeat.

There is a massive aftermarket for them too. You can do anything you like to them from mild to wild.

I've got a couple of friends with Mustangs of this generation with 800 and 900+ horsepower and they are reliable daily drivers.

Here's a pic of mine. Isn't she sleek. She goes too!!

[the_Hunter]

Originally Posted by TheRolexKingofLV

Could they pinch that passenger rear tire any more against that curb!?

I was thinking the same thing... may need a new wheel or 2 if they drive it like that all the time.

[Kingair]

Originally Posted by Ronin78

Great cars. I have a 2008 Bullitt and it's an awesome car. Drive it like you stole it and do normal wearable type maintainece and change all your fluids and oil. Rinse and repeat.

There is a massive aftermarket for them too. You can do anything you like to them from mild to wild.

I've got a couple of friends with Mustangs of this generation with 800 and 900+ horsepower and they are reliable daily drivers.

Here's a pic of mine. Isn't she sleek. She goes too!!

Nice one !

[gmh1013]

Same color as my 06 coupe! I bought a 06 with 25k miles last year for 12k.... I have done 6k in work on it. New tires rims,cat back exhaust cams,valve springs,Brakes, intakes and puts out about 360+ rwhp now. Change the plugs ASAP they a bitch to change...if one brakes its going to cost 1500 or more to dig out. ...change every 30k miles. Auto trans is a sealed unit....I would change it every 30k miles too. I put new coils in ....the coil over plug is a strange design....I used Accel 24k volts for better response too..love the Bullitt below

btw....a Ford mechanic who now hops up Mustangs as a full time job telling me this stuff......he did all the work on mine.

[1William]

Good looking Mustang. The price seems high for the age of the car even with low miles. I would shop around in your market and see what similar vehicles are going for. When I got serious, it would go to both a Ford dealer for inspection and a Mustang Shop. Like a watch, buy the seller and do your due diligence.

[427_Monster]

$15k is way too high.

[zdeckich]

$15k is high. I had an 06 GT that i bought new. Also did the Ford racing hot rod cams, springs, kooks headers, corsa axle backs etc. Along with a GT500 spoiler and GT/CS front bumper and the newer track pack wheels with eibach springs. It was a fun car but hard to make alot of power of the 4.6. Sold it and and got a GTO and then Viper and now Corvette. The Mustang was a good car and lots of fun.

[J!m]

I have the Boss '9 on my lotto winnings list but otherwise mustangs don't do much for me.

[Floorguy]

Thanks for all the input guys!! It really helped a lot!!

[azguy]

No matter, it's 11 years old, if I could get it a few thousand less it'd be a better deal so you can put an exhaust and cold air intake and you'd have a hell of nice date night car.

[Relyt]

Originally Posted by TheRolexKingofLV

Could they pinch that passenger rear tire any more against that curb!?

Omg. I wouldn't do it for that reason. To me it's about attention to detail...


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[BigAl72]

I would see if you can get a thousand off and have them throw in a 3-year premium care warranty for you that way at least you have the peace of mind for the next three years and not have to worry about anything.

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[keschete]

Here's the beast we have.

[James K]

I had two of them (2005 and a 2006) and like a few mentioned here I eventually ended up in a Corvette after selling the Mustangs. For me, I couldn't make them fast enough so I traded up to something that made me happier. I'm a GM guy but I will admit that both of my Mustangs were pretty solid cars. No oil leaks, no broken parts issues etc. I also think that one's overpriced, regardless of mileage.

[Kingair]

Originally Posted by James K

For me, I couldn't make them fast enough so I traded up to something that made me happier.

Really ?

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[James K]

Originally Posted by Kingair

Really ?

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I guess I'll elaborate a little since I don't want that comment to come off as a dis to the Mustang.

I love torque, I mean so much that you can't move in your seat while accelerating. I also like to leave the base block of the engine in the car while modifying it. If I have to get into the block to make the car faster I start spending more money chasing that speed than it's worth. Last time I did that I ended up with an $80K Camaro that got 1-2 mpg. So knowing that I'm capable of getting very carried away with my car mods, I took the next car I wanted that could give me over 400ft/lbs of torque from the middle of the rpm range and above. It took a few mods to get it there but they were easy enough.

Would I buy those Mustangs again? Absolutely. I had a lot of piece of mind driving them. They were quick, comfortable, driver friendly and I felt safe in them, I just wanted something different after a few years.

[tudorluv]

'08 shelby gt/sc convertible here (beautiful 500hp beast)

dreaming of a new gt350...

[Kingair]

New GT 350 is really nice.
Seen a few here

But one day I would like to have the first 'new' Mustang Shelby actually a 2007 and plain stock - no mods at all!

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[tudorluv]

Originally Posted by Kingair

New GT 350 is really nice.
Seen a few here

But one day I would like to have the first 'new' Mustang Shelby actually a 2007 and plain stock - no mods at all!

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modern classic

[Kingair]

Originally Posted by tudorluv

modern classic

Yes nice cars !

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