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HamsterHider

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0.0 INTEREST FOR 60 MONTHS 16,995 FOR 3.8 V6, PWR WINDOWS ,LOCKS, CRUISE, CD. THERE IS DEALER CASH AND REBATES LEFT TO BARGAIN WITH. TRADING IN 98 JIMMY OWE 12,800. SCREW THE LICOLN MARK VIII AND VOLVO I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD DEAL AND WAY BETTER GAS MILEAGE FULL WARRANTY. SHOULD I DO IT.
 
KINGKONG69 said:
BY THE WAY, A MUSTANG WITH A 6 CYLINDER WILL SUCK IN RESALE VALUE. IT WILL NEVER BE WORTH WHAT YOU OWE.
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YES 0.0 FOR 60 MONTHS I THINK THE DEAL ENDS TODAY. ALSO YOU THINK I SHOULD GET THE 4 CYLINDER CAUSE I THINK ONLY THE COBRA HAS THE 8 IF THAT.
 
the mustang in a V6.....the car will be worth nothing in a matter of 5 min after you drive it off the lot......don't be fooled by the introductory apr neither.
 
I DONT THINK THEY MAKE A 4 CYLINDER MUSTANG ANYMORE, BUT YOU CAN GET A GT, WHICH HAS THE 4.6 (289) V-8. IT WILL COST MORE THOUGH, BUT A REAL NICE CAR.
 
Ive got the 2001 stang in a V8 silver/black convertible....I like the feel of it, although I had to get custom parts so I could make it around the corners at high speeds w/o fishtailing, its a sweet ride.:mix:
 
HamsterHider said:


YES 0.0 FOR 60 MONTHS I THINK THE DEAL ENDS TODAY. ALSO YOU THINK I SHOULD GET THE 4 CYLINDER CAUSE I THINK ONLY THE COBRA HAS THE 8 IF THAT.
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wtf?
no the regular mustang is v6, the GT has v8
there is no 4 cylinder

i have a 2000 mustang AND IT RUNS LIKE COMPLETE SHIT
it will fall apart in less than 20,000 with moderate, but not meticulate treatment. the shift pattern is horrible, there was no thought put into the design of that car. i think you should wait and invest your money perhaps later in somehting that is actually *worth* it.
 
Get the GT or don't bother at all. The reason that the v6 has such low resale is because everyone knows that they are half assed in every way.

And yes there WAS a inline four cylinder Mustang back in 86'-93' something like that.

http://carpoint.msn.com/vip/overview/Ford/Mustang/used.asp?src=Home&pos=Find

If you check the stats reliability is actually pretty god. Not the best but fair.

However the Lincoln Mark VIII is awesome for alot of other reasons that won't get your license suspended.
Volvo's are cool too.
 
why not go with the V8, no offense but chicks by the V6. at the end of 2000 i bought a V8 loaded for 19600. shit half the cars on the road will pass you up, that"ll be embarrissing. to bad you dont live near me cause im thinking of selling it for about the same price.
 
my husband has a mustang and I HATE that car! He bought it brand new in 97 and it has been nothing but a peice of shit. And if you care about keeping your neck in one peice if you have an accident make sure you analyze the very poor and uncomforatble seat design. you cannot rest your head on the non-adjustable head rests and see the road properly at the same time.

paint is shit
engine looks and runs like crap
upholstery is cheap feeling
there's a reason the interest rate is 0% they are trying to give away those turds on wheels!

Thumbs down to the mustang. they only look good from the outside....

there are tons of great APRs on other vehicles

FORD stands for:
Fix
Or
Repair
Daily
 
No, get a 77 Pinto instead. I reccomend the Waynes World special.
 
WHEN WILL YOU PEOPLE UNDERSTAND?

2002 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE

THE ONLY REASON NOT TO BUY IT WOULD BE IF IT DIDN'T EXIST.

-Warik
 
while the nissan maxima is not my favorite car, it is a MAJOR improvement over the peice of shit mustang.

you get your money's worth with a maxima. you owe it to yourself to at least test drive it.

i personally prefer the handling of european cars
(i now have a 2000 Jetta VR6- in my budget and is pretty fun to drive) WOHOOOOO!!!!!
 
JuicyGirl said:
while the nissan maxima is not my favorite car, it is a MAJOR improvement over the peice of shit mustang.

you get your money's worth with a maxima. you owe it to yourself to at least test drive it.
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Yup... I have the 2000 model. Found out a few days ago that they managed to squeeze 33 more horses into the 2002 model without touching the fuel economy. Not to mention the fact that I find my GLE more luxurious and comfortable than my mom's Lexus. =)

-Warik
 
WELL SEEING AS I AM A POOR PERSON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OUT OF COLLEGE PAYING OF LOANS TO THE MAX AS I WANTED TO PAY MY OWN WAY THROUGH I NEED SOMETHING MORE ECONOMICAL. WARIK WOULD THE 96 LINCOLN MARK VIII BE OKAY ?
 
HamsterHider said:
WARIK WOULD THE 96 LINCOLN MARK VIII BE OKAY ?
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Damned if I know... all I know about cars is that the Nissan Maxima SE/GLE yr 2000 model or greater rules and anyone who disagrees sux.

You should at least go test drive one. You'll be glad you did (maybe you won't be after you see how much it rulz and are forced to buy one).

-Warik
 
a friend of mine has a mark VIII and loves it so much he can't stop talking about it and trying to convince all his friends that its the best car ever. you will get luxury and power. my objection is the doors are large and if you are over 100 lbs it can be a tight fit in parking lots. but that is something you could get used to i guess
 
I am not the biggest Mustang fan but I have to give them some respect. They are not the fastest right outta the showroom but the aftermarket available for them is very good. I have driven a couple and personally I like the way the car feels and is built around you. Of course I am referring to the 8cyl, I wouldn't bother with the 6. The only problem is that they are everywhere.

As for the Maxima I think they are pretty good also, but I would go with the mustang if you are looking for speed. I am pretty sure that it is still about a sec faster then the new maximas. (Not sure though)
 
Get a big ass truck. My neighbor just bought one, don't remember the model or anything, my brain doesn't work right now. Anywhoo, its nice as fuck. I wanna truck, I want one, I want one, I want one :bawling:
 
JuicyGirl said:
my husband has a mustang and I HATE that car! He bought it brand new in 97 and it has been nothing but a peice of shit. And if you care about keeping your neck in one peice if you have an accident make sure you analyze the very poor and uncomforatble seat design. you cannot rest your head on the non-adjustable head rests and see the road properly at the same time.

paint is shit
engine looks and runs like crap
upholstery is cheap feeling
there's a reason the interest rate is 0% they are trying to give away those turds on wheels!

Thumbs down to the mustang. they only look good from the outside....

there are tons of great APRs on other vehicles

FORD stands for:
Fix
Or
Repair
Daily
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does he have the V6?
people, these cars are not for touring, for all practical purposes they are two seaters. THEY ARE FOR RACING.
for 20000 you cant beat it. all it takes is a supercharger for 5K easy and your on your way to smoking the 50K 350HP vette. add it up.
 
Warik,is that Maxima your first car? Maxima's are cool but front wheel drive is for chic's. (no offence ladies)
I thought you wanted a Mustang for the tuneability?
 
Warik, what was done to your Maxima to yeild an extgra 33hp?
Oh never mind Warik, I re-read your post I understand. 2002 was upgraded with more hp. DIG
 
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minion said:
Warik,is that Maxima your first car? Maxima's are cool but front wheel drive is for chic's. (no offence ladies)
I thought you wanted a Mustang for the tuneability?
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It's my first new car. I used to drive a '94 Ford Tempo. I don't know much about cars and modifying them and all that fun stuff. All I know is that I test-drove a Maxima one fateful day and it was mine a month later.

It has yet to disappoint me in even the remotely slightest way. When I'm a multimillionaire, I'm sure I'll have a Jaguar and a Benz just to, you know, have them... but I'll definately be driving a 2010 Maxima for all practical purposes. =)

-Warik
 
minion said:
Warik, what was done to your Maxima to yeild an extgra 33hp?
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Not my Maxima... the new Maxima. I have the 2000 Maxima GLE which has 222hp. The new 2002 Maxima has 255hp.

-Warik
 
A Mustang GT is a two door sports coupe. Big difference between a 2 door sports coupe and a 4 door sports sedan.

HampterHider do you even want a 4 door car??? Is that a factor?
 
You can get a pretty sweet Dodge Durango or just about any comprable 2000 SUV for about 18K.

You're gonna get killed on the depreciation the minute you take a new American car off the showroom floor.

Think about perhaps a used (~3 years) 3 or 5 series BMW or the GS 300 Lexus; these are beautiful, quick, excellent cars that generally still look new at 30,000 miles and will run forever, are relatively straightforward to maintain, many have extended 100,000 mile warranties, will not break the bank, and depreciate very slowly. Check out eBay to get an idea of what you should be paying.
 
gt 4.6 or nothing

the 6 has NOOO power. If you are serious about this do what i did. I rented a mustang with the 6 banger in it and i hated it after a few hours. GO BIG or do go at all :-)
 
HamsterHider said:
SB, IS THIS AVAILABLE FOR THE V6 OR 8?
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V8 & V6. you would definitely have to beef up the suspension in the V6 if you added any kind of real HP. even the V8 is not equipped to reliably handle 400HP without some mods, but people do it all the time. typically for the strip. a few manufacturers are paxton, vortec & holley.
if you wanna go with comfort in the lincoln, they also can have extras added to them for speed.
 
thebabydoc said:
You can get a pretty sweet Dodge Durango or just about any comprable 2000 SUV for about 18K.

You're gonna get killed on the depreciation the minute you take a new American car off the showroom floor.

Think about perhaps a used (~3 years) 3 or 5 series BMW or the GS 300 Lexus; these are beautiful, quick, excellent cars that generally still look new at 30,000 miles and will run forever, are relatively straightforward to maintain, many have extended 100,000 mile warranties, will not break the bank, and depreciate very slowly. Check out eBay to get an idea of what you should be paying.
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the V8 mustang has great resale value
***disclaimer*** you have to take care of it.
 
thebabydoc said:
You can get a pretty sweet Dodge Durango or just about any comprable 2000 SUV for about 18K.
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Don't get the Durango. A buddy of mine has one and it has been a piece of shit for him. I do like the design, but the interior is lacking IMO. I'd rather get a big F-150 or Silverado than the typical SUV.

If you get the GT you'll be paying on the insurance side. If you want power and a smooth ride I'd look at the Lincoln. However, if you really want a badass car get the 2002 T-Bird. Yeah baby! I love that car.
 
I have a 95 vette with a full flowmaster exhaust and K&N filters. Personally I wouldn't touch this mustang with the V6, it wont have much resale value and isn't that great of a muscle car. Now the V8 version looks pretty good but I don't know too much about the fords (I'm a GM fan). I would advise a new camero. Next year is the final year of its production, it has the same lt1 350 engine as my vette and its about the same price as the mustang.:)
 
ojsucks said:
I have a 95 vette with a full flowmaster exhaust and K&N filters. Personally I wouldn't touch this mustang with the V6, it wont have much resale value and isn't that great of a muscle car. Now the V8 version looks pretty good but I don't know too much about the fords (I'm a GM fan). I would advise a new camero. Next year is the final year of its production, it has the same lt1 350 engine as my vette and its about the same price as the mustang.:)
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the camero just dont have the aftermarket products that the stang has. thats why the stang outsells the camero 3 to 1, at least in my state. ford created the V6 knowing that people(especially females) would buy the hell out of it to imitate the V8. what products they do have are more expensive. i paid 20K for my V8 stang, i could easily invest 10K in HP and handling mods and leave a 50K 350HP vette in my trail dust. no offense though, cause my stang is going to be sold in preparation for a vette.
in conclusion the V6 sux, dont buy a stang unless its a V8, and i would even say dont buy a V8 unless you plan on racing, they are uncomfortable as hell for daily driving.
 
Well i only paid $18,500 for my 99 camaro.
The mod si have are
Headers and true dual exhaust all the way back (just cats no muffler) $450
Stage 2 port on the heads $400
whisper lid and computer program module $300
NOS $450
12 bolt rear end $1000
Subframe connects $200

I run 11.6 @118 m.p.h. in the 1/4 mile
The tires i run are Nitto's 315 on the back and Yokohama's on the front.

Next month i will be adding a Vortec supercharger with intercooler.

But as my car is right now i dog out Mustangs all day long,i raced a Mustang last Fri who was running a supercharger with 8 psi, and he could only hang with me through 2nd gear.

The reason there are more mods out there for Mustangs is because they need them to keep up with the CHevy.
Sorry but its the truth.
 
Dillon35 said:
Well i only paid $18,500 for my 99 camaro.
The mod si have are
Headers and true dual exhaust all the way back (just cats no muffler) $450
Stage 2 port on the heads $400
whisper lid and computer program module $300
NOS $450
12 bolt rear end $1000
Subframe connects $200

I run 11.6 @118 m.p.h. in the 1/4 mile
The tires i run are Nitto's 315 on the back and Yokohama's on the front.

Next month i will be adding a Vortec supercharger with intercooler.

But as my car is right now i dog out Mustangs all day long,i raced a Mustang last Fri who was running a supercharger with 8 psi, and he could only hang with me through 2nd gear.

The reason there are more mods out there for Mustangs is because they need them to keep up with the CHevy.
Sorry but its the truth.
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so your saying that you can beat every mustang out there.
a brand new V8 camero cost more than a brand new V8 mustang.
im not saying the mustang is faster than the camero, i think that would be a rediculous debate anyhow. i said there were more after market products for the stang, and the only reason, is because the stang outsells the camero 3 to 1, thats probaly one of the reasons chevy is discontinuing the camero.
 
Normally I wouldn't recommend buying an american car because I don't think they're put together as well as some foreign cars. But if you feel like helping your country then buying anything american made is a good way to help the economy. Unless ford is owned by some foreign corporation.
 
2Thick said:
I would say that I sound like more of a Marxist.
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A Marxist? Ok... I think I now officially have more respect for RyanH than for you. =)

-Warik
 
Maxima's are fucking ugly ass cars, and they are so cheap because Nissan is having a hard time selling them. Especially those 96-99 models. I will never by a Maxima!!!
 
2Thick said:


Do you know what Marxism is?
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Marxism is a society based on the ramblings of Karl Marx, i.e. a guy who, at age 33, was living in poverty with 6 kids and wanted an easy way to provide for his family that didn't involve getting off his ass and working.

No thanks.

-Warik
 
FreakMonster said:
Maxima's are fucking ugly ass cars, and they are so cheap because Nissan is having a hard time selling them. Especially those 96-99 models. I will never by a Maxima!!!
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The Maxima was completely redesigned in 2000. That's probably why they are having trouble selling the 96-99 models.

Don't buy one, then. Your loss. =)

-Warik
 
Warik said:


Marxism is a society based on the ramblings of Karl Marx, i.e. a guy who, at age 33, was living in poverty with 6 kids and wanted an easy way to provide for his family that didn't involve getting off his ass and working.

No thanks.

-Warik
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A simple, "No, I do not know what Marxism is", would have been okay too.
 
Warik said:
Marxism is a society based on the ramblings of Karl Marx, i.e. a guy who, at age 33, was living in poverty with 6 kids and wanted an easy way to provide for his family that didn't involve getting off his ass and working.
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You're confusing Marx with Jesus.
 
Warik said:


The Maxima was completely redesigned in 2000. That's probably why they are having trouble selling the 96-99 models.

Don't buy one, then. Your loss. =)

-Warik
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They were having trouble selling them when they were new.

Why is it my loss if I don't buy an ugly Maxima?
 
Stumpy said:
2Thick, have you heard of Slavoj Zizek?

I would like to hear what you think about his "Welcome to the Desert of the Real" : http://www.mii.kurume-u.ac.jp/~leuers/zizek-welcome_to_the_desert_of_the_real.html
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Thank you for introducing me to such a wonderful read.

I can say that his article touches on the arrogance of the US in a very subtle way that leaves the ultimate question unanswered. How will the US react? The metaphors also created a deeper richer article than would be expected on such a re-hashed issue.
 
2Thick said:


A simple, "No, I do not know what Marxism is", would have been okay too.
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So...

1) Marxism is not a society based on the beliefs of Karl Marx?

And

2) Karl Marx was not an impoverished 33 year old with 6 kids and no job?

Just wondering.

-Warik
 
2Thick said:
Thank you for introducing me to such a wonderful read.

I can say that his article touches on the arrogance of the US in a very subtle way that leaves the ultimate question unanswered. How will the US react? The metaphors also created a deeper richer article than would be expected on such a re-hashed issue.
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I'm glad you liked the article.

I find that his use of mainstream films, such as The Matrix and The Truman Show (that were not exactly obscure European productions), in constructing the rich metaphors is rather ingenious. He makes it more "palatable" for us...hehehe... That in itself is such an indictment of mass consumer culture.
 
NO i didn't say i could dog out every Mustang out there,does it say that in my post?

I said i dog them out all day long and if you buy one i will be glad to dog yours out as well.
Don't get mad it's just a fact that the Camaro produces more HP than the Mustang, and the Camaro is actually underated.

And the Camaro will be back in 2005, they are doing a complete redesign.
 
I have a 00 GT and love my car. I have to get rid of it for a house, but it is going to kill me. If you can afford the GT or Cobra, by all means get it if you like the way they drive.

Dillon35: Where r u from?? Your car is fast,no doubt about it, but make a stop in the Motor City and I will make your little crapmaro look silly.

Did u buy used parts??

Stage 2 port on the heads $400--- That is cheap, but not worth it unless you change your cam at the same time. Heads and cam car will wax your ass even if you do spray.

whisper lid and computer program module $300--not bad, but that is pretty cheap for the computer programming.

NOS $450----TOO CHEAP, unless used

12 bolt rear end $1000---They are going for 1200-1400 here with a 4.10.

Subframe connects $200--Not bad if installed
 
Well if you are looking for something exotic then I would go with another car since the rise of popularity of mustangs...Anywhere that you look there is a mustangs nowadays and people pretty much just sluff them off as wannabe mobiles..
 
amaritto what's up?
I am from san antonio,and whenever i rib the mustang guys it's all in good fun, i have a good friend that has his own mustang shop here in s.a. his name is Mike Marillo, you have probably heard of him, we grew up in some apartment here over on thousand oaks, he used to drive a bad ass trans am back then.

But anyway i know alot of people so some of the parts i got very good deals on and i have some buddies that work at Alamo performance that did the work for basically nothing.
The port job was done by Millers machine shop and i have had a couple of motors built by them so i get good deals.ANd i forgot to add that i did throw in a cam when i got the heads ported.

What are the mods on your Mustang, what are your 1/4 mile times?
 
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