News on the stang...

Underground_Killah · #1 10-16-2006, 09:35 AM

After i did the oil change last weekend i saw where the broken exhaust was. (it sounded like a friggin blown v8)

so i crossed my fingers and hoped the cat was still there (well.... i know i shoulda paid better attention, but covered in oil, that was the least of my problems)

Took it to a buddy's for him to weld a pipe on it at least to muffle the sound (couldn't crank the car at night b/c of neighbor's complaints) and he was like "what crack head did you buy this from?" I went "he was a pot head actually" he laughed and went "that dumbass cut off the cat...." i went "oh damn.... those are pricey..." he went "well yes, but doesn't your dad know woody? (woody is an owner of a local salvage yard here) so yea, long story short....
his mom said it "broke off" which i assumed it was before the cat... silly me for not crawling underneight the car...
but, i already got an offer on the car, 4k... 800 profit... may bite if i can't get a good deal on a y pipe with cat.

but, i love the car.... i do. If all goes well i'll have it restored by new years.. pics to come! (at work)

clawhammer · #2 10-16-2006, 10:28 AM

Just sell the car and get something else.

eps · #3 10-16-2006, 10:39 AM

Sell it...ya, definitely sell the "stang"

TheStang00 · #4 10-16-2006, 02:16 PM

you guys are retarded ^

yeah sell it... then go buy a ferrari. lets try not to be stupid here.

2000LS1Z28 · #5 10-16-2006, 03:15 PM

I'd get rid of it. There's no telling what that guy did to it. I've purchased many used cars in my time, and when someone neglects their car it has a tendency to have long term abuse issues.

Most likely this car is going to end up costing you alot of money in the future, due to repairs. I'd say shop around for a prestine Nissan Sentra SE-R.

chevytrucks92 · #6 10-16-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TheStang00

you guys are retarded ^

yeah sell it... then go buy a ferrari. lets try not to be stupid here.

Well it does look bad now with these "suprises" coming up.

BP2K2Max · #7 10-16-2006, 06:06 PM

what happenedto the J30? do you still have it?

RACER D12 · #8 10-16-2006, 06:49 PM

I feel bad because everyone is telling you to sell your car, but I feel the same way. When ever you have a chance to make a profit on a car do it. Lots of better stuff out there.

2.2 Straight six · #9 10-16-2006, 06:59 PM

sell it.

just remember one thing - "bought as seen"

Underground_Killah · #10 10-16-2006, 08:39 PM

warning to all women about to read this post...

This may contain sexist remarks, however i am not sexist... at least... i don't think so...

thing is, i know the owner, it origionaly was my fiance's sister's who babied it. for the last 8 months she bought a mazda 3 (and babies it too) the trouble happened with it with her little brother (who's 16) and a crack/pot head ( know pot, but the crack has yet to be determined)
He was the one who dented it up a little and cut off the cat. My guess was he was stoned and heard if you drop the cat you gain awesome horsepower. I have it flowing straight through (which is fine here in alabama... no emissions) but her mom is an idiot because she believes everything that has been told by her stupid son. Her mom (who swears she knows about cars, but did not know what a cat was when I asked her about it... she really doesn't know much... she worked for a place called world omni which convinces people to buy the car when the lease it... like me saying i know how to replace a condenser on a fridge since i sell them all the time at sears...) told me it broke off during a trip into a ditch, however the frame is solid and the marks on the car look like they were not by that... my guess is he hit the car with a rod or something in places that makes it easy for me to fix. The exhaust imo isn't hard to come by since we do know someone who can get one cheap. I love the car... i do. I still have and drive the J30 (like the photoshop btw?) but my brother is turning 16 soon and he will soon get it so that I won't have to pay 2 car insurances. The overall i plan to put into it is 1500 including body parts and mechanics... even then i'm only at 4,700 for the car which has 89,000 miles and is 7 years newer than the car i have now. Did i mention i love mustangs?
The thing is, even if the engine farts out, i can easily obtain a GT engine from woody (the car salvage guy) or doug (who builds hot rods here.. he did my dad's truck 470hp 302...) and i could easily have a GT. The thing is though, I've loved this car since i first saw it 1 year ago when it was in prestine condition and honestly i can't afford anything else while i'm in school. Hell it's hard making the 3200 car payment. (140/month) so i'm going to keep it, and Thanks for jinxing me guys.... lol

more importantly, They make so much for the car and mustangs are so easy to find here that parts are plentiful and not very expensive. (especially with my hookup)

chevytrucks92 · #11 10-16-2006, 09:04 PM

Like I've said to other people, no matter what we say you should do, do whatever you think is right, because you're the one that has to live with it, pay for it, etc. etc.

Anyways, it makes things different since you know the car's history. I didn't know that. And since you seem to like it so much, then maybe you should keep it and take a chance on it.

It being a V-6 Stang is a big reason that most everybody on here is pushing you to sell it though.

Underground_Killah · #12 10-16-2006, 11:07 PM

well i like it being a v6 for the time being b/c a. cheaper insurance (i'm under 25 and not married) b. better gas efficiency and c. lesser temptation to race it and get a ticket.

Later on? of course i'll drop a v8 in it but that's a while from now (hopefully) when i'll have a daily driver that is dependable.

2000LS1Z28 · #13 10-16-2006, 11:15 PM

Hey i'm just telling you from experience that the car may be trouble. The guy did only have it for 8 months though, so maybe he wasn't able to do that much damage.

I use to own a Stealth and I lost $8K on it. That is why I said what I said. Hopefully it works out for you

Underground_Killah · #14 10-16-2006, 11:48 PM

yea, i read your story a while back, that sucks big time. I hope the same for me, but we all take these risks whenever we buy a used car. Now if it goes to the point i'm making a money pit... i'm out. At least i'll have the experience owning one of my dream cars and the happiness that came with that. If that happens? what will i do? I'll chalk it up and work another job to buy a new car. This is all i can afford now and until a year or so after i'm married.
I would never spend 8k on a used car hell i wouldn't pay that at a dealership.
considering for 4 of the 8 months the car was stored at their brother's house and parked (not driven) because of his stupidity i think i'm in good shape but i appreciate everyone's concern... good to know i've got pals on here.

TheStang00 · #15 10-17-2006, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 2000LS1Z28

Hey i'm just telling you from experience that the car may be trouble. The guy did only have it for 8 months though, so maybe he wasn't able to do that much damage.

I use to own a Stealth and I lost $8K on it. That is why I said what I said. Hopefully it works out for you

the difference here is that this is a mustang, not a stealth. mustangs are built very durable from the factory, because ford knows people are going to abuse them. mustangs have very good reliability ratings. they always have been reliable. many people that buy these take them to the track on a regular basis and they still stay reliable. my guess is the car will have very few reliability issues. i own one almost exactly like his and its been perfect. the stealth on the other hand is known for having problems, thats why you had so many problems, its not reliable to begin with.

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Well it does look bad now with these "suprises" coming up.

im pretty sure he knew about this when he bought it, its no surprise.

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