Water pump $600 as they have to drop the engine to reach it.
Alternator $300 ditto.
Harmonic balancer $1000
Locks freeze up in the winter, can't open the doors in the morning (key or remote no difference)
Driver seat wears out on the left hand side from drivers back brushing it every time he/she gets in or out.
This car truly makes everyone a better driver. Phenomenal handling on stock tire/rims, but after a set of 235/45/17 I no longer needed to slow down on ramps even in the rain. Very good stopping power, acceleration is very good, but another 50 bhp would be nice. Back seats are a joke and perform best when folded to increase the storage area. Sound system is not adequate and I had it replaced. Best looking small car out there. Had Ford put a 5L V8 in there they would never sell another Mustang.
Well technically, the ford probe was designed as a mustang replacement... read the history ;)
The 89-92 were made as mustang replacements, the second gens were just something to plug the hole in the economy car spot of Ford's line up. ;)
Ford would have not put a 5.0L in the Probe, or any Ford engine for that matter. The car was built in co-op with Mazda. Everything mechanical on the Probe is Mazda and is the same as the MX-6. The only thing Ford has into that car is the interior and the body. That could be why the only thing on the car that squeaks and rattles is the interior. I'll give them credit on the body though, because it does look way more modern than anything else ford designed in 1993.
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