I am back and looking for a new ride!

Cpotts13 · Oct 12, 2013

Hello guys,
For those of you that remember, I left July 23rd for boot camp for the usaf. Well Here I am October 12th all settled in my first TDY. I am about 2 weeks into technical training and loving every moment of being a military member.

Well back to the point, as you may recall I sold my beloved 2000 Mustang GT to my little brother and I am glad I did, but now that leaves me with a problem.. I dont have a car. I wanted to wait to find out where I will be stationed for the first 3 years before I made any decisions on whether to buy a vehicle or not. But alas, last week I received my first set of orders; I will be at Keesler AFB, in Mississippi! Which so happens to be perfect Mustang climate. With that being said I am looking to pull the trigger this December.

First off I plan to budget 15k for the car... but I am stuck between what to get..
I am thinking about
-03/04 termi (higher miles, less rare combo etc)
-03/04 mach 1 (lower miles, azure, comp or red fire)
-99/01 Cobra (lower miles, coupe)
-2001 Bullitt

I really dont want to get another plane jane gt, I want something special from the factory and easy to make power with. The problem is all the cars listed above are really hard to come by where I live and the surrounding area..

So tell me what you guys think!
Oh and I am glad to be back! WOOOT.

sn95 bullitt · Oct 12, 2013

All sell you my bullitt for 14,999.

Cpotts13 · Oct 12, 2013

Lol it would have to be something special for that much!

Orange 94 · Oct 12, 2013

Mach mach mach mach mach
Azure or comp!

But all those choices are good! Personally I'd wait for a good deal on something with decent mileage.

Cpotts13 · Oct 12, 2013

That definitely is my to choice, because you can get a really decent one for that price..
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/mach-1-mustangs-406/959146-fs-03-zy-5-speed-47k-miles.html
http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/4016705625.html
http://beaumont.craigslist.org/cto/4101554423.html
http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/4074051032.html
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/3995267709.html
http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/4041764849.html
http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/4090706117.html
http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4076698434.html

Ferocious · Oct 12, 2013

Honestly, I would just look for another GT for cheap and then build it up slowly however you want.
At your age spending up to $15K on a car is not a smart move. Put that money in your savings.

If you can find a mach 1/99-01 cobra for around $10K, then I guess you could do that but a Termi for $15k? You'll regret that in a few months.

Cpotts13 · Oct 12, 2013

Ferocious said:
Honestly, I would just look for another GT for cheap and then build it up slowly however you want.
At your age spending up to $15K on a car is not a smart move. Put that money in your savings.

If you can find a mach 1/99-01 cobra for around $10K, then I guess you could do that but a Termi for $15k? You'll regret that in a few months.

While I do agree with you to some point, but I have been saving from and from selling my car thats the amount I have to spend, in the longrun I would spend alot more building the gt to what a mach would be. Although I have been throwing around the idea of buying a cheap 96-98 and immediately doing a pi swap with stage 2 cams. But Id really like a 4v. Most of the machs I have been looking at are closer to 12k anyways..

KillNThrill24 · Oct 12, 2013

My vote is 99/01 Cobra mayn. I love the cars personally and almost got myself into buying one not too long ago but some of the members here brought me to my senses haha. Hope you find something you like!

Cpotts13 · Oct 12, 2013

I definitely wouldn't mind a clean 99/01

sn95 bullitt · Oct 12, 2013

I think the 3rd mach in the list would be the best one

Cpotts13 · Oct 13, 2013

sn95 bullitt said:
I think the 3rd mach in the list would be the best one

It does look hella clean. Id love to get it hahah. we will have to see though

g36 monkey · Oct 13, 2013

Throw that guy a 9k offer.

Cpotts13 · Oct 13, 2013

I doubt it would still be for sale when Im home.

MustangChris · Oct 13, 2013

damn man. cant wait to see what you pick out! :-D

Cpotts13 · Oct 13, 2013

MustangChris said:
damn man. cant wait to see what you pick out! :-D

Me too man, i cant wait to get back into a stang. I was honestly toying around with the idea of getting a focus st or mazda speed3, but i just cant bring myself to not have a stang. haha

Cpotts13 · Nov 17, 2013

It has been 4 months since I have driven a single vehicle and it sucks!
The day before I left for meps I drove my car to the restaurant that my family and I ate at before the dropped me off, that's the last time.

I am glad to tell y'all that within the next two weeks I will be finally getting back into a mustang!!

I have a few in mind...
-2011 Mustang gt premium 36k miles, brembos, yellow blaze $24000
-2012 Mustang gt/cs 19k, black leather, black, $26000
-2013 Mustang gt premium, ignot silver, stone leather, 2.9 miles, BRAND NEW $28000

they are all manuals.
- 2011 Yellow Blaze
- 2012 GT/CS
- 2013 Ignot Silver

Like mentioned before, I would like a clean low millage new edge, but those simply don't exist in my area.

What do yall think?

Tommy92 · Nov 17, 2013

I don't about you but Yellow Blaze looks like diluted diarrhea. If you're doing 2011+ Mustang GT I'd go for grabber blue, black, grey, or white.

DeepList · Nov 17, 2013

You could get a very nice 99/01 cobra in your price range and probably still have money left over. I'd look for a nice 99 since they have the aluminum block and then build it. Add a blower.

95opal · Nov 17, 2013

A plane jane gt with 10k in mods will walk all over any of those special from the factory cars that you would dump 15k on...

Cpotts13 · Nov 17, 2013

Like I said guys, literally every new edge around my area is high millage, like 150k or they think they have a Ferrari and want to charge 12k plus.
Although I did find a guy that is trading a bullitt mustang. It has 63k on the clock. I inquired to see whether he would sell it outright. But he will probably ask 12k+ as well.. haha

I might consider outright selling it but I don't know for what price yet, it's does have longtubes, x-pipe bangasiti cat back, intake, roush short throw shifter. tune, soon to have 3.73 gears, and the slotted/ drilled rotors as well as adjustable shocks and struts should be in Monday and will be added to the car next weekend. The interior is 9/10 seats are almost in perfect condition. A tiny bit of wear but nothing much, outside there is 1 small ding and a scratch on the back bumper which I'm in the process of fixing. 80% tread on tires, no curb rash. I do have the build number and build date and a small plaque that says all that fun stuff that is in the car.
Thanks
Mike

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4193931302.html