1988 Ford Mustang GT review from North America
"Teenagers can't handle a 12 sec car!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The passenger window stopped working.
The Driver side seat belt buckle stopped latching (dangerous)
Crashed due to poor suspension handling.
General comments?
My Mustang had a souped up engine, and pumped 350 HP and 350 ft lbs of torque, which is quite a bit over the stock 225/300.
0-60 in 4.0 seconds flat.
Quarter mile in 12.6 seconds at 109 MPH.
The cars suspension was not designed for this much horsepower, and was very squirrley. Trackion control would have been a dream.
This muscle car would win any race whether up against a corvette (my favorite to beat) or the silly import cars that kids like to drive.
There's no feeling like the "throw you in the back of your seat" torque feeling you get when you drive a true mustang.
The 5.0 mustangs have a lot of potential and I highly recommend this car to fix up. There are lots of bolt on parts available to make this car go faster.
Dyno tuning if available adds more horsepower for the money than any upgrade you will do.
Drive safely!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1988 |
| Year of manufacture | 1987 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 5.0 V8 Manual |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 100000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 103000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Cavalier |
| Date of Entry | 19th November, 2004 |