92 GT Vert

Try and find out maintanence/repair history. Check (or have checked) the usual mechanical items. These are good, fun cars with no glaring "gotchas." As with any 13 year old used car, there are going to eventually be issues. Check back here for more help. In stock form, this one will probably be more fun than your 96. Claud

Thanks Claud. I talked with the owner. This is a 2 owner car. Second owner has only had it one year. He says it is all stock. No leaks, no smoke, new top. Pictures look pretty good. My issue is this car is offered on Ebay and I am unable to see it or drive it. That is what is making me extra cautious.

Thanks for the feedback. gjt

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Claud Spinks wrote in news:lV0Zd.5205$ snipped-for-privacy@fe03.lga:

Watch out for the AOD if it's original. A 13-year old AOD probably won't last too much longer unless you baby it.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Daktota 5.9 R/T CC

And who's gonna baby a 302-equipped Mustang ;). Gotta love 'em.

-Mike

-- A happy kid behind the wheel of a 98 Mustang GT Cold air intake FRPP 3.73 gears Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter Flowmaster 40 Series mufflers (self-installed woohoo) Hi-speed fan switch

My point exactly. If it's original, that tranny's on the way out.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

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You'll want to look for the VIN stickers on the various body panels. That will tell you if there has likely been a repaint or potentially body damage done to the car.

There should be stickers on the underside of the hood, inner portion of each front fender (viewed with the hood open, in the area where the hood seals), front nose cap (viewed with hood open), under side of each door (viewed with door open), and underside of trunk lid. It's been several years since I had a Mustang, so those are all the places I can think of off-hand.

You'll look for a sticker with the VIN on it, in each of these places. If you find that it has been either painted over or the sticker has something like "Ford DOT," then you may want to ask more questions about the car.

When repainting, most shops will just paint over the sticker. At best, they may mask it off. If the entire body panel has been replaced, the replacement panels have the "DOT" sticker.

Steve

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