Friend is looking for a late model GT - need advice on how to help him get one

[danistanggt]

if it were me, i'd go for 94-95 5.0. but then he's not me. i used to sell car parts, and believe me the 4.6 is decent...if you can keep the intake from cracking.. but he should do some serious soul searching b-4 he gets a 4.6. i hope i didn't offend anyone criticizing the 4.6, but 5.0 is a much more reliable motor and parts are plentiful.:

[Unit 5302]

Mach 1 with the auto tranny. Way more performance, better sound, nicer car, better engine, and a better tranny.

Since he's not going to mod it, he might be disappointed with the 94-98 GT performance, especially the 96-98s, which are 15 sec cars from the factory. Extended warranties are also not really an option on these older cars.

Also, I thought my 01-02 GTs sounded more like a school bus at lower rpms, finally really making sweet music right at redline.

[chevyboy]

Originally Posted by danistanggt

if it were me, i'd go for 94-95 5.0. but then he's not me. i used to sell car parts, and believe me the 4.6 is decent...if you can keep the intake from cracking.. but he should do some serious soul searching b-4 he gets a 4.6. i hope i didn't offend anyone criticizing the 4.6, but 5.0 is a much more reliable motor and parts are plentiful.:

all ford motors are junk 5.$hit and 4.trash can't hold a monkeys nut to the chevy LS1

[danistanggt]

Originally Posted by chevyboy

all ford motors are junk 5.$hit and 4.trash can't hold a monkeys nut to the chevy LS1

yeah i am a chevy nut...but i wouldn't have the gen 2 or 3... 5.7.... when your water pump goes out you re out about 650. for a new distributor, cause it will go every time the water pump goes out.

[chevyboy]

[QUOTE=danistanggt]if it were me, i'd go for 94-95 5.0. but then he's not me. i used to sell car parts, and believe me the 4.6 is decent...if you can keep the intake from cracking.. but he should do some serious soul searching b-4 he gets a 4.6. i hope i didn't offend anyone criticizing the 4.6, but 5.0 is a much more reliable motor and parts are plentiful.:[/Qghff]
gm parts are far more reliable than that Furd $hit, ive never heard of an intake cracking....... but then again i am not an expert on ford trash

[Orange97GTVert]

I have a 97 GT which I bought in 98 with 8400 miles on it. It now has 68K. The ONLY problem I have ever encountered was the intake cracked. I bought an intake from Ford and repaired it in an afternoon. Ford has now agreed to reimburse owners for this repair, too bad I don't have the receipt for the intake. Oh well.

We have an 03 GT with 34K miles, no problems yet. Also have an 02 V6 Coupe, but your friend is looking for a GT. I would buy another Mustang GT before I would buy any other car.

For any car out there there are some problems, but I have been extremely impressed with the Mustangs. For the money, there is no other car that is as dependable or has the performance potential out ther, foreign or domestic.