Hello Everyone!
I have done some searching and reading, as I am in the process of saving up for my dream car - a 1994 or 1995 Mustang GT. I finally got the "OK" from my wife to get one and build it up, provided I save and pay cash, as opposed to financing it.. I've been reading up to get direction on which mods to do and such and will continue to do so.
In my preliminary searching for the car, I have noticed that the price that is being charged for these model years seems to be quite a bit higher than the Kelly Blue Book pricing that is readily available. I understand that dealerships have to make some money out of the deal, but in some cases the prices they are asking for are as much as 2x the Kelley Blue Book retail value - which seems really ridiculous to me... Am I way off point here? Is there some reason that these model years are so out there?
Also, I have been looking at the Coupe, as I have a Jeep and no real interest in the convertible. Is there any benefit to the convertible from a weight perspective? Is there any reason to consider a convertible?
Finally, I know that the automatic transmissions of today are advanced enough that there is not really a benefit to manual (other than control over shift timing). Were the 1994 and 1995 automatics similar in ability, or would I be better with a manual?
Thank you for any input you can give. I am pretty excited!!
Rufus
I have done some searching and reading, as I am in the process of saving up for my dream car - a 1994 or 1995 Mustang GT. I finally got the "OK" from my wife to get one and build it up, provided I save and pay cash, as opposed to financing it.. I've been reading up to get direction on which mods to do and such and will continue to do so.
In my preliminary searching for the car, I have noticed that the price that is being charged for these model years seems to be quite a bit higher than the Kelly Blue Book pricing that is readily available. I understand that dealerships have to make some money out of the deal, but in some cases the prices they are asking for are as much as 2x the Kelley Blue Book retail value - which seems really ridiculous to me... Am I way off point here? Is there some reason that these model years are so out there?
Also, I have been looking at the Coupe, as I have a Jeep and no real interest in the convertible. Is there any benefit to the convertible from a weight perspective? Is there any reason to consider a convertible?
Finally, I know that the automatic transmissions of today are advanced enough that there is not really a benefit to manual (other than control over shift timing). Were the 1994 and 1995 automatics similar in ability, or would I be better with a manual?
Thank you for any input you can give. I am pretty excited!!
Rufus