1995 Ford Mustang GT review from North America
"The Mustang GT 5.0L is a fast, strong built, sporty looking comfortable car that fails to disappoint"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I purchased the car from a dealer in March 2007 with 160,000km on the car. The car now has 182,000km and still runs very strong. Here is a list of small things that have occurred or had to be replaced:
- Ignition wiring - car wouldn't start one day, replaced wiring, cost $150CDN with labour, not bad.
- Leather seats show wear, however no rips or tears. Common for a 14 year old car.
- I blew the radiator one day while in a drive thru, my fan had failed so the car overheated and the rad blew, I simply did not notice my engine temp gauge, and it was too late. I ended up replacing the entire fan assembly, thermostat, and radiator, as well as 2 rad hoses, however I feel this was more my fault and I place only the blame on the fan failing, the rest on me for not noting my temperature gauge. Cost $1,000CDN with labour.
- Passenger side speaker blew at 170,000km, partially my fault.
- New power window regulator, someone messed with the window before I owned the car.
- The back seats are almost not worth having, literally no leg room, but what do you expect out of a sports car.
General comments?
Excellent car, has been great to me.
Pretty quick car, 0-60 is great, 215hp lives up to its expectations. The 285 foot pounds of torque pins you in your seat.
I have literally beat the hell out of this car and at 182,000km it is still running as strong as the day I bought it. I've smoked the tires off this thing, drifted it around every corner I take and it just takes the beating. The POSI rear end is built like a tank.
I have got this car up to 220km/h, lots of interior noise at this point, but what the hell do you expect.
Mach 460 sound system pounds, beats most stereos that come stock with cars in 2008, and this thing was from 1995!
Seats are very comfortable.
This car looks sporty stock, even with its stock suspension, exhaust and 17`GT rims. However this car looks a ton better with a set of 1995 Cobra rims, lowered suspension and flowmaster exhaust pipes, as well as staggered tires, love the view from behind and the sound of the 5.0L.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1995 |
| Year of manufacture | 1995 |
| First year of ownership | 2007 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | 5.0L Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 7 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 160000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 182000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Ford Explorer |
| Date of Entry | 18th February, 2009 |