Diamond in the rough?

[2slo95fiveoh]

i am curious as well.. :dunno:

 

[Black97GT]

Check that the door's are not sagging, TOB bearing not squeeking. The intake needs either aluminum corssover already, or count on replacing it, they crack.

If you look at the engine bay pic it has the aluminum crossover..so hes good there O0. It does not look like the PI intake though the runners look too small. I could be wrong though, hard to tell from the pics.

 

[CobraBob]

Update:


Went and test drove it today while I was on my lunch break. She still runs like a dream, sounds good and tight, revs quick with very little hesitation (sounds like it needs a tune-up.) Great acceleration, and the dumps sound pretty good too! The clutch is a bit sloppy, slips a little, but for the most part isn't too bad. It shifts pretty well, trans feels good. Rear eund is strong, no noise. Steering is smooth, and the suspension feels pretty good too, a little worn, but still firm.

I ran her pretty hard, just to iron out any kinks that might be hidden at low speed or anything like that. All-In-All it's a pretty darn nice car for having 147,xxx Mi!

Carfax turns out to be clean, awesome! But, 3 owners. :nonono: .

Can you guys think of anything that I should look or listen out for? It didn't have the notorious Ford "tick" and not much blow-by at all.

3 owners doesn't necessarily mean anything. Some cars just end up passing through more owners than others by sheer chance. Heck, my '03 Cobra (which was emmaculate when I sold it in late '04) is on its 4th owner at last count. Just the way it worked out. The first buyer had a physcial issue with manually shifting. He then sold it to one of his workers, who bought it on a whim I guess. He then sold it to someone in the mid-west. And that was the last I heard of it. As far as I know it is still running like a charm with no issues.

 

[CobraBob]

If you want some guidelines to buying a used Cobra, check out my FAQ page. Here is the link. It's '03/'04 Cobra specific, but the recommendations apply to pretty much any muscle car. http://stangshiftergaskets.com/2003_2004faqs.htm#_Toc35092330

 

[WyoTechMSA]

Dude Id jump all over that if I had the money. A clean and straight SN body, not to mention one that runs and drives is definitely worth that

 

[dutman98]

I got mine with 102,000 miles for $3800. Bank repo. I had the highest bid!!! Intake craped out on me after 2 weeks.