My neighbor recently bought a 1990 LX 5.0. I was waxing my '96 in the driveway when he came home and said: "Why don't you buy my Mustang?" LOL! True, I do gaze upon it on a daily basis, with lust in my eyes, but hadn't thought seriously about owning it.
This guy never drives it and only bought it because his two sons bought a Camaro and a '98 GT and he didn't want to be left out. He bought a ground effects kit for the car off ebay and got screwed, receiving only taillights from the seller. The experience left a bad taste in his mouth, which explains why he has put less than 100 miles on the car since he bought it. It has either 81,000 or 181,000 on the odo, not sure now. If it's the latter, isn't that a few too many miles to leap into as a primary car?
It's red, totally stock I believe (will find out later) and he says it runs great. He's asking $3300. It's a 5sp. I'm going for a test drive today hopefully.
I've been wanting one of these cars for a long time. If I sell my car, I'm hoping to get at least $7500. With the left over cash, I'll be making a few upgrades to the Fox; subframes, exhaust, gears, and wheels (them ten holes is UGLY!).
Of course I'll have it checked out by my usual trusted mechanic, sir Hans, but if the mileage is 181,000...is it worth my time? That seems a lot of miles to me, though not for its year, I suppose. Oh, and the interior is nearly flawless, btw. No rips or tears and very clean. Sort of indicative of a low mileage car, right???? :-D
Also, if somebody could take a look at my '96 and tell me what you think I should ask for it. KBB says $6500 in CA. It has 82,000 miles on it. All mods are listed in the link:
Whatcha all think?
Cindy