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Core StageII: http://www.roushperf.com/mustcore2.htm
Stage II Options:
http://www.roushperf.com/mustopt2.htm
To the person who replied about driving a Mustang in the winter, A v6 has different all season tires than a GT wich has unidirectional v rated "summer tires". comparing the two is like apples and oranges.
I personally don't take my Cobra out in inclement weather.
I'm on my 3rd Stang. My first was a 1987 5.0 LX sedan w/trunk, my second was a 1999 silver GT coupe, now I have a 2001 Cobra convertible. The Cobra is a whole different world from the previous. Screaming Wailing engine above 3000RPM, rear independent suspention makes car ride softer, but handle better. Front 13" Brembo rotors and twin piston PBR calibers up front, make this car stop quite good.
> springs,
yep
>(lowered) not positive though.
yep
>As long as the dealer didn't put many miles on >the Roush
That's what I liked about where I bought my Cobra. They wouldn't let anyone test drive (including themselves). It had just a few tenths on it when I took delivery.
Never drove a 6 cylinder Mustang but as was just posted the hp of the newer GTs will require you to drive cautiously in inclement weather. My Cobra likes to get sideways REAL fast in the few times I've been caught in the rain.
"I own a 2000 Mustang. I've noticed that the plastic chrome area where the pony on the front grill is has some water spots and maybe a little fading. I do clean it with automotive soap when I wash the car, but I was wondering if anyone knows of a safe cleaner/polisher that I can put on it to polish it up a little bit. Thanks for any help."
I believe if you normally wax the car or use polish, such as Zaino, this would be sufficient to clean/polish that plastic piece.
By the way, Zaino makes a very good product.
In asking your question about adding options to
your car. You have to ask yourself this question?
Will it make the car preform better? Will it help
Just wondering if anyone here has used it and whether they were satisfied with the results.
If you are in an area where it snows:
Leave traction control on, if you have an automatic, leave the overdrive on.
**IMPORTANT**Get FOUR good winter tires such as Blizzacks. You do not want to get stuck (back, and you want to keep steering and braking control (front).DO NOT USE all season tires.
Drive as slow as your gramma will let you.
I did a search on the web, but didn't find much.
Thanks. - J
It looks exactly like my 95 - except the rims..!
Jeffer2:
Go with the GT, not the V-6, if cost and insurance are not an issue. You won't regret it.
Opal frost appears to be a rare colour. I really like how it looks at sunrise and sunset.
sorry to say i don't open her up as much as i'd like to... living in (on) long island, new york, means that there is traffic to deal with most of the time, even at 6:45am, plus even the last remaining drag strip has been closed down
that said, the occasional traffic light 'showdown' usuall goes in my favor, especially since i swapped out the "highway" 2.73 rear gears for the performance-oriented 3.73's... man, what a difference!
although i LOVE this car, the 0% financing that ford is offering, even on the mustangs, for up to 60 months, has me thinking crazy thoughts... i could really be down with a brand-spankin; new mineral grey gt in the driveway... i'm just not down with having car payments again...
I thought about a new one (the cobra is great, but a little beyond my budget), but I kinda like the body of the 95. Most people think there is the 4.6 in there, not the torque monster 5.0.
With the 0%, they are going to scoop up the orphaned F body market. That mineral grey is awesome though, isn't it?
Greetings from sunny Miami.
i have been looking at ragtops for a bit. i like the Mustang, and I drove a V6 as a rental for a week. i actually thought it has decent power, a nice top, and decent interior. not to mention, the price. for what i want a convertible to be, basically a throw around car, it seems almost perfect except for winter/rain weather performance.
any horror stories of late model V6 convertibles?
thanks! also looking at Sebring and Spyder and Cabrio. Sebring feels too old, the Spyder to expensive for the V6, and the Cabrio is a great package (heated seats and ABS standard), but too slow!
Appreciate any advice. Thank you!
The front will feature round headlights, with a prominent center grille (think late 1960s Mustangs). The headlight housings will be swept back from the grille (again, think late 1960s Mustang).
Base models will have one set of headlights; upper level models will feature a second set in the grille, like the 1969 models. The roofline of the current model will be modified for a more "fastback" effect. The rear fenders will feature flares reminiscent of the late 1960s models. The three-section vertical taillights and side scoops will be retained as styling features.
The chassis will feature independent rear suspension, but it will be a completely new design, not shared with the current Cobra. The powertrains have not been finalized.
There may be a Mercury version called the Cougar, but that depends on whether Ford decides Mercury has a future. Mercury's future is apparently still up in the air, despite the public statements of Elena Ford.
You can take this information with a grain of salt, but this person does seem to know what he (she?) is talking about.
with the V6, i don't expect performance, so i don't mind the automatic.
gotta say, after driving a miata and integra, i don't think i could live with an american manual transmission car. too much work
> i don't think i could live with an american
> manual transmission car. too much work
Justin, could you please explain, what makes a difference between manual integra and manual mustang? Is it 6-speed vs. 5 speed or something else? Thanks! I suspect the better way would be for me to test drive both :-)
that is NOT just a Mustang thing though. German manual transmissions are fairly rubbery, as are other American cars I have driven.
but, the automatic Mustang is actually not bad at all. shift points are nice, shifts as smooth as any other automatic too.
Hopefully that design slips past the bean counters.
The clutch in my '87 lx 5.0 was heavier than in either my '99 GT or '01 Cobra.
Sloppy shifter is remedied by aftermarket Pro 5.0 or Steeda Triax.
I got a chance to take my '02 GT down to Seabring Intl Speedway last week with a driving club I've recently joined (www.chinmotorsports check it out if you live in FL or GA) and thought some of you might be interested in the results.
First off, MAN WHAT A SWEET TRACK! 3.7 miles with 17 turns was quite a workout for me AND the car that day. In the 5 hours of track time I got with an instructor, I came nowhere near the limits of the car. And in relatively stock form! All I did beforehand was put on a set of Hawk brake pads and change out the stock brake fluid for high boiling point fluid. The brakes NEVER got mushy...not once. Lots of guys had to stop into the pits to let their brakes cool off but not me or my Stang. I could dive into the hairpin (also called the safetypin) turn at 80 and jam the brakes to the floor letting the ABS take over. Sweet. I also noticed my times were a bit better with the Traction control set to ON. I assume that as I get better I'll want to turn off the Traction but I'm a noob so...
Handling was much better than I (or my instructor who owns and races Porshes, Cobras and a sweet Mercedes) ever expected. Not once did I mow the lawn or leave the track. I could take the carousel (or long S-turn portion of the track) at an amazing rate of speed without any hint of slippage from the car. The U turn at the end of the straight (where I was barreling in at around 120mph) can be very tricky. It's so big that you can make it one huge turn or two smaller ones depending on your line of choice. The GT could enter the turn winding out in 3rd gear at around 70mph to feather out the gas and upshift and floor it into 4th at around 85mph with just a slight amount of drift. What a blast that turn was!
In all I'm very happy with the car and it's performance. Not only did I not crash (shew!) but I truly feel the car had more to do with that than I did. There were guys out there with blown SS's and Corvettes with around 600hp that my instructor was smoking when he took a few laps in my GT. It TRULY is in the driver, not the car. Case in point...all day long there was a guy lapping pigs like my GT and hopped up Camaros in his STOCK SVT Focus. Apparently he was one of the instructors and was driving his friends new car for fun...and never looked back! They had to peel this guy out of the Focus. It was great watching this guy loose ground ever so slightly on a BMW M-Series in the straights only to make it up in the curvy parts of the track and flash the highbeams for a pass. Man that made a few guys humble.
Well, thought you might want to hear about how the Stang handled at a real track in real world conditions. Most people around the pits were very impressed with the cars times (hehe when my instructor was driving it) and were not afraid to say it outperformed their previous expectations. Oh ya, and I drove it home with the AC on while all the rich guys dragged theirs home on trailers.
Be good ya'll. And like the T-shirt says "Keep on Truckin'!" errr...Car'in?
PS
Btw Revdrluv, they often rent time at Atlanta Motorspeedway. Being from GA that might be up your alley. I'll be at the next event they're having up there. Looks like a kick butt track.
PPS
One of the OTHER impressive cars on this curvy track was the WRX. Just an amazing car right out of the box. Hope you get one!
Peace
Although the new V6s are a lot stronger 190hp vs. the 145 of the older sn95s, it is still slow and not very fun to drive. You will still be missing the torque of a V8.
However, the V6 is by no means a bad choice. I've driven them fairly extensively, and while not the performers the GTs are, they are still quite enjoyable. Not a muscle car, but perhaps more of a "pony car" in feel (cf the original Mustang concept).
As I'm sure you've noticed, reviews of the V6 are hard to find in the automotive press. Besides the one here on Edmunds, check out www.thecarplace.com for Aaron Gold's review of the V6.
Either way, a Mustang is a special car with a really cool heritage; I don't think you'll go wrong with either car. Just my thoughts...
-John
I don't know for sure, but I think even the 2002 Corvette comes standard with an automatic transmission, with a manual as an option...
Speaking of the dealership, they had 2 Thunderbirds and a Cobra. The Cobra was marked up "$4999 Dealer comparable value", or some such nonsense (price gouging). The Thunderbirds were marked up $5999 over the $40K initial MSRP. I wanted so much to [non-permissible content removed] at someone there for the gouging, but then again if someone is willing to pay the gouging to be "first on the block", so be it. Meanwhile, I bought my '98 from them on April 15, '98 for $300 over invoice (thanks to Edmunds for the info). No haggling... I had a GT on order from somewhere else and stopped in to check out a Cobra. Saleslady did the ol' "what'll it take". I said I had a GT on order but would cancel it if I got the same deal. She said "ok", and later that afternoon I was driving her home (the car that is...)
I would like some opinions on the Stang with V-6. automatic (too bad I can't get a 5sp). I have a 98 Mustang GT 5sp. and welcome comparisons to the GT.
What I would like in the fleet mustang is a bit of daily fun and reliability. I know it's not going to be a GT, but would like something that will keep me somewhat interested to jump in the car and get to work and not dread the commutes. I'm thinking a bit better than the Taurus and hoping for more. Thanks.