Nothing has broken on this car (not from lack of trying).
Punishment in the military sense. Car has criss-crossed the continent and enjoyed years of city and short trip driving with a powerful clean running engine and good handling. Excellent, endurance, endurance. Low cost performance. Could have better cornering on slippery surfaces. Must have good tires and or course winter tires for the snow and at least 200 lbs in the trunk (which is small) to hold the rear for traction. Will get stuck in snow. Excellent California car (warm climate). Viable in the cold, very warm heater. Only buy the V8 the other engine sizes are different cars altogether. My 1977 Mustang V8 still runs, (15 years of driving) with the kind of abuse seen on any four cars. Very good mileage on highway (up to 38 MPG) but very bad stop and go (City 16-18 MPG maybe less). Use good tires (Z rated in summer; Micheline Alpine, Goodyear M+S in winter. Use best gas that has the highest octane of the brand with the cleanest low moisture/impurity content. Use synthetic oils.
I had the same car for six years. And it was a nightmare every winter. But for some reason I put up with the winter driving because I loved the car the rest of the year. But every time it snowed I would worry about getting home safe. The tires would spin every time I started to move after waiting for a traffic light. And if I didn't get out of work before the plow came down the street, I knew I was about to spend some time trying to get out of a parking spot.
38 miles per gallon? In a Mustang? Okay, who's the joke on? Are we on camera? Hee.
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