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Buying a used Mustang

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Dnjndmrc5, May 12, 2019.

  1. marky :)

    marky :) Member

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    Way too many miles and too high of a price for a 2018.

    If you really want used, just searched on carmax(took 2 mins).

    2018 Ford Mustang Ecoboost. $25k w/ 3k miles

    https://www.carmax.com/car/17287282
     
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    I will admit to this. Last yr my wife and I went to Maui and I upgraded for a convertible Mustang and I was one of the above described A-Holes to the car. They gave me the car with 11 miles on the odometer. I returned it with about 200+. But those 200 miles I was brutal to the car in terms of letting the RPMs redline often. I'm sure thats soft compared to what others do to it.

    I would highly recommend staying away especially since this a sports car not an ordinary sedan or something similar.
     
  3. CrazyJoeDavola

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    FTFY
     
  4. Astrodome

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    Did you buy it yet? Lets see pics of that bad boy lol
     
  5. Nook

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    Why bother getting a Mustang if it is neutered? Seriously the engine is where the value in the car is. If you want a Mustang then get one that packs a punch.
     
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  6. marky :)

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    Had a mustang convertible in Maui also and was "peeling" out whenever I left a place that was gravel/dirt.

    And if you read reviews for rental cars in Maui its like 80% "theres a bunch of sand/dirt still in the car when I got my rental".

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
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    Even if the OP doesn't pay much attention to that, other people will think this and affect the true market price of an Ecoboost.
     
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    A lot of high school girls drive this car
     
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  9. CCity Zero

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    Yeah... On a sports car I'm going all the way.
     
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    When I clicked on the Carvana link, it says Purchase Pending. I wonder if OP went ahead and pulled the trigger?
     
  11. CCity Zero

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    he was like "**** it, I'm not listening to this forum noise"!!! Hahah
     
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    I can see him driving by with the top down blaring Taylor Swift and rocking those black leather driving gloves with the fingers cut out.
     
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    The ecoboost is fine. It just doesn't have the sound character of the v8 so that would be a sore lacking spot. However I don't like convertibles for a platform that was engineered to be a hard top coupe. They have to add additional weight to keep some of the rigidity of the chassis in the convertible and it still won't match the rigidity of the hard top. More weight and less rigid. Traits I don't like in my sports car. Also, Mustangs just don't look good in convertible form factor.
     
  14. Rasheed

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    Buy a Benz
     
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  16. fchowd0311

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    Eww.. I mean if you like luxury, they are fine but for fun driving? There are much better options.
     
  17. Dnjndmrc5

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    Bought a 2018 Mustang Ecoboost Premium . 17k miles. 24300.
    Rental out of Florida.
     
  18. marky :)

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    Basically ignored all the recommendations in this thread lol.
     
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  19. fchowd0311

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    Not the route I would have gone but you still got a fun car to drive. Enjoy dude.
     
  20. Rasheed

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    You gotta love it!
     
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