This is Getting Funny.....
#1
10-12-2005, 04:23 PM
This is Getting Funny.....
OK, I bought my 01 GT in June 2004 from a car dealer I used to sell for.
Car was on the lot for $18,991, (yeah RIIIGGHHTT), Ended up paying $12,200 for car with a extended warranty. The car had a MAC CAI on it already. Figured that was a great deal, and it left me with $$ to spend on parts. I always thought the car sounded and performed better than stock...
I'm in my Masters Degree Program for MIS, so I don't have as much free time to work on my car as I'd like. So most of the time I bring it to mechanics/places I trust for work. So over the last year, I've brought the car to my local Ford dealer for work. Jim, the service guy is a good friend of mine. Each time I bring it in, I find out the previous owner had already ugraded something I had planned to do myself!
In August of 04, I had a small oil leak, so I took advantage of my extended warranty, and had it fixed, thats when Jim tells me the car has 3.55 gears. So I guess I don't need gears....
In Dec 04, I bring it in for regular maintenance, and he tells me I have FlowMaster 40s on it. So I guess i don't need to upgrade the mufflers....
Just last week I brought the car in, tentioner pulley was a little loud for my tastes (turned out to be the belt), and Jim tells me I have a set of Steeda Underdrive Pulleys! So I guess I don't need pulleys....
So yesterday I bring the car over to Big O tires for a rotation, and an oil change, and ask the guy if I can take a peek under the car. LOL! Well, look at that! There's a MAC 2.5" High Performance Dual Catalytic H-Pipe!
Of all the performance Mods listed in my sig, I've only had to pay for the Throttlebody, Plenum, & the Shifter!
...Think I got a better deal than even I thought!
Car was on the lot for $18,991, (yeah RIIIGGHHTT), Ended up paying $12,200 for car with a extended warranty. The car had a MAC CAI on it already. Figured that was a great deal, and it left me with $$ to spend on parts. I always thought the car sounded and performed better than stock...
I'm in my Masters Degree Program for MIS, so I don't have as much free time to work on my car as I'd like. So most of the time I bring it to mechanics/places I trust for work. So over the last year, I've brought the car to my local Ford dealer for work. Jim, the service guy is a good friend of mine. Each time I bring it in, I find out the previous owner had already ugraded something I had planned to do myself!
In August of 04, I had a small oil leak, so I took advantage of my extended warranty, and had it fixed, thats when Jim tells me the car has 3.55 gears. So I guess I don't need gears....
In Dec 04, I bring it in for regular maintenance, and he tells me I have FlowMaster 40s on it. So I guess i don't need to upgrade the mufflers....
Just last week I brought the car in, tentioner pulley was a little loud for my tastes (turned out to be the belt), and Jim tells me I have a set of Steeda Underdrive Pulleys! So I guess I don't need pulleys....
So yesterday I bring the car over to Big O tires for a rotation, and an oil change, and ask the guy if I can take a peek under the car. LOL! Well, look at that! There's a MAC 2.5" High Performance Dual Catalytic H-Pipe!
Of all the performance Mods listed in my sig, I've only had to pay for the Throttlebody, Plenum, & the Shifter!
...Think I got a better deal than even I thought!
#6
10-13-2005, 12:33 AM
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Thats great to know, but personally and because of what my dad always taught me, I would never buy a car like that, because if the previous owner put all those parts, he obviously didn't put them on his car to make his car look cute, he deff raced that car several times, stressed the engine, abussed that **** at top speed, and fuxked with it. So even if you did get it at the nice price of $12k which is what v6's go for, I would of just waited for another GT.
#7
10-13-2005, 04:50 AM
Why though? I can understand if they beat the hell outta the car, but I sure as hell beat it out of mine. Its made for that. If you buy a GT to *****foot it around, well, uh, you need a wake up. Driving a sports car to its limits isnt going to kill it. You just have to maintain it and take care of it. Thats cool you got all those extra parts, but definately put in some 4.10s, thats a wake up call if you need one.
#8
10-13-2005, 09:19 AM
Originally Posted by SpinMedia
Thats great to know, but personally and because of what my dad always taught me, I would never buy a car like that, because if the previous owner put all those parts, he obviously didn't put them on his car to make his car look cute, he deff raced that car several times, stressed the engine, abussed that **** at top speed, and fuxked with it. So even if you did get it at the nice price of $12k which is what v6's go for, I would of just waited for another GT.
I understand where your coming from, but I don't agree.
Like I said in the beginning of this post, I used to sell cars, I know what to look for when buying one. It was VERY obvious that whoever owned this car before me took very good care it. I found a plastic envelope in with the spare tire that had a mountain of receipts for oil changes/filters, the receipt for the MAC CAI was there, a couple receipts for bumper to bumper detailing service, etc. I even found a small amount of wax residue around the trunk hinges, which had been detailed on more than one occasion.
The small oil leak I found was a Ford problem, due to a bad valve cover gasket. I ran a CarFax report, which came up clean. I even went so far as to have a cop friend of mine run the VIN & plate number to see if it was in the system. This also came back clean.
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#12
10-13-2005, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by rada
Spin,
I understand where your coming from, but I don't agree.
Like I said in the beginning of this post, I used to sell cars, I know what to look for when buying one. It was VERY obvious that whoever owned this car before me took very good care it. I found a plastic envelope in with the spare tire that had a mountain of receipts for oil changes/filters, the receipt for the MAC CAI was there, a couple receipts for bumper to bumper detailing service, etc. I even found a small amount of wax residue around the trunk hinges, which had been detailed on more than one occasion.
The small oil leak I found was a Ford problem, due to a bad valve cover gasket. I ran a CarFax report, which came up clean. I even went so far as to have a cop friend of mine run the VIN & plate number to see if it was in the system. This also came back clean.
I understand where your coming from, but I don't agree.
Like I said in the beginning of this post, I used to sell cars, I know what to look for when buying one. It was VERY obvious that whoever owned this car before me took very good care it. I found a plastic envelope in with the spare tire that had a mountain of receipts for oil changes/filters, the receipt for the MAC CAI was there, a couple receipts for bumper to bumper detailing service, etc. I even found a small amount of wax residue around the trunk hinges, which had been detailed on more than one occasion.
The small oil leak I found was a Ford problem, due to a bad valve cover gasket. I ran a CarFax report, which came up clean. I even went so far as to have a cop friend of mine run the VIN & plate number to see if it was in the system. This also came back clean.
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