Drivers side seat belt has worn in one spot.
Faulty alternator at 45,000 miles.
Small coolant leak at 50,000 miles, but it was very easy to fix.
This car has the best power-to-weight ratio in its price bracket, bar none. No import even comes CLOSE to its 220 ft-lbs of torque.
The front seats are supportive enough for spirited driving, but can get tiring after a few hours.
This car is quick, stops well with its four-wheel disks, and can take a corner pretty well, too.
Exterior styling: love it or hate it, but most people I meet love it.
Because of its numbers, this car gives some serious performance for not much money, but you HAVE to get the manual tranny. The auto is unresponsive and the drive ratio is way too long.
The interior seems cheap to me, it is my main complaint with the Mustang.
Being a previous Honda owner, I was surprised by how few problems a Ford gave me. Also amazed by how much faster a 3.8L V6 is than the 1.8L I4 in my Integra.
If you're willing to spend a few hundred bucks on some flow-through mods (exhaust and intake) you can get serious performance increases (I got 30 horse and 15 torque).
I own a Mustang LX. I have this to say:
The Mustang is a cheap car. It's got a lot of torque so it feels fast. It's got more horsepower than any other stock car under $20k. It also ways around 3500lbs.
Add this all together and you better not race a Hyundai Accent to 40mph unless you've got some impressive mods, because even if the Accent doesn't blow you away, the Accent driver will give you an inquisitive look as he keeps pace with you. It's only once your in 3rd gear at about 3500rpm that you really start to get enough power to overtake the Accent. You can tap the throttle and power-shift all you want, but even a Toyota can beat out a mustang LX!!
0-60 is what counts in every day driving. The Mustang LX unmodified takes over 8 seconds. In sum, the car looks fast and feels fast, just don't expect to go fast.
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