2000 Ford Mustang from North America - Comments

I have had to replace my brake pads and rotors.

E-brake sometimes pulls all the way up, and has popped out of gear once.

Other than that it's great.

I love this car! I got back from japan with 3 grand to spend on a down payment for a car, after spending hours looking for all types of cars, I picked a mustang. When I got back to the states I test drove one and was pleasantly surprised. I heard a lot about the V6 mustangs being slow and unimpressive. But after test driving it, I was impressed with the speed and the torque. The engine noise inside the cabin is also invigorating. Driving it around is a joy (especially once you thrash an import). It is true, I now wish it had more power, but that's what after-market parts are for. Another plus is every woman that has seen me pull up in it always comments on how much the love it!!!

The 6 cylinder Mustang is not a legend, nor is it a performance car, it's for owners that think they have a true sports car. Ladies dig it because they can't tell the difference between a 6 cylinder Mustang and the Mustang GT.

Isn't that the point.

I bet the first commenter drives a cavalier. lol.

I do drive a chevy, but it's not a Cavalier. I have a 1999 Z28

and I don't find posers amusing (whether it's the mustang, camaro or firebird). To me if you're going to drive a car like this, back it up with power, not a puny engine that base models offer. Do you ever see car magazines write stories on V6 wanna be sports cars? Do they ever do a comparison between any base model pony cars?No!

You do know cars are not all meant to go fast meathead. People need them for transportation too and if you want a car that looks better than say... a toyota tercel then a V6 mustang sounds good to me. Decent acceleration, better economy then a V8, and heck, what the ladies don't know can't hurt them! lol kidding kidding...

Not everyone can afford the price or the gas mileage of a V8. 190hp is by no means slow either.

I wrote the review for the V6 5-speed convertible several reviews down and in reference to your comments about the E-brake (especially on the five-speed), there is a factory defect regarding the e-brake for which Ford has issued a recall. Having this problem unknowingly unaddressed and lacking the forsight to put the stick shift in reverse when parking on my sloped driveway resulted in the e-brake popping out and rolling the car into a concrete wall with me leaning in the open door. It caused about 1500 dollars in damage (thanks a friggin' load, Ford!), which was bad, but could have been worse, potentially hitting another car, a person, somehow injuring me or rolling as far as whatever slanted surface the car was on cared to carry it. Don't make my mistake, take care of this immediately! As for everyone else, always check on recalls when you buy any car and whether they have been performed or not, as the manufacturer has records, and for stick shift owners always put your car in reverse when parking (the equivalent of putting an auto in Park, as opposed to Neutral) just in case because despite the defect being Ford's fault I could have prevented it by taking this precaution, which I now practice religiously.

I have the V6 and I can't complain much about it...I've only had it for 3 weeks now after buying it from a dealer, but the ladies do love it and it doesn't have to be fast... it looks fast that's all that matters... plus driving in NYC aint a pleasure so theres no reason to go fast nor a possibility to with all the damn traffic!