SO how are these V6's anyway?

[Goldmember]

I'm back in the Mustang market and currently looking for one. I'm half-heartedly considering V6's, it would have to be 99+ though. For daily driving and around town, how do they drive with 5-speed (assuming stock) relative to a GT? Obviously all-out performance is a given, but for point A to point B with the occasional romp thrown in, how do they run?

 

[RockstarMentality]

it will get you from a to b, but i outran my friends v6 on foot. for even the occasional romp, its well worth those 2 extra cylinders

 

[cnryYell0gt]

the guy above is retarded. for a dd they are perfect. they can get 30 miles per gallon too if you drive not like an idiot.

 

[bottlefed97]

They're great DD's.

But I wouldn't get one if it was going to be my only car.

 

[atlanticblue98]

a 99-04 5-speed is a mid 15 second car bone stock, low 15's with bolt ons.

they will run forever and get decent gas mileage

96-98 GT's are just slightly faster than a 99-04 V6

 

[RockstarMentality]

the guy above is retarded. for a dd they are perfect. they can get 30 miles per gallon too if you drive not like an idiot.

fuckyou too. what did i say that was inaccurate

 

[cnryYell0gt]

the guy above is retarded. for a dd they are perfect. they can get 30 miles per gallon too if you drive not like an idiot.

fuckyou too. what did i say that was inaccurate

that the two extra cylinders are needed for a dd that you want to have a little fun in. and that your beat one on foot.

 

[atlanticblue98]

the guy above is retarded. for a dd they are perfect. they can get 30 miles per gallon too if you drive not like an idiot.

fuckyou too. what did i say that was inaccurate

you said you outran one on foot, if that was accurate, then your friend should get some driving lessons and not blame the car

 

[RockstarMentality]

that the two extra cylinders are needed for a dd that you want to have a little fun in. and that your beat one on foot.

did i say they were needed? no i said they are well worth it
and i did, bc i got sick of him talkin bout how fast it was (i didnt have the cobra at the time) so i told him i could outrun his pos on foot. so i said first one to the stop sign wins (30' away? maybe?) he dumped the clutch and by the time he caught traction i was at the stop sign.
shut him up tho :laughing5:

 

[cnryYell0gt]

that the two extra cylinders are needed for a dd that you want to have a little fun in. and that your beat one on foot.

did i say they were needed? no i said they are well worth it
and i did, bc i got sick of him talkin bout how fast it was (i didnt have the cobra at the time) so i told him i could outrun his pos on foot. so i said first one to the stop sign wins (30' away? maybe?) he dumped the clutch and by the time he caught traction i was at the stop sign.
shut him up tho :laughing5:

 

[atlanticblue98]

alright kevin, knock it off

 

[Goldmember]

Yes this car would be my daily driver... I had my '97 GT through snow and zero problem on decent snows.

off-topic: I prefer RWD in snow, leaving the front wheels to simply stop and turn.

I know the 99+ cars move out pretty well for a 6, throw a GT H-pipe and duals on and that wakes 'em up pretty good. "Between a rock and a hard place" is where I'm at: my budget allows for one of three outcomes:

a decent nPI GT
a well-worn PI GT
or a decent V6.

Got some thinking to do, I really need to drive one to make my mind up.

 

[Goldmember]

also- my knowledge of 3.8's pretty much ends with the pre-99 cars, do the later models still pop head gaskets like they're going out of style?

 

[greenscobie86]

Get another nPI GT... SN95 looks and v8 power... Best of both worlds..

That answer should have been easy for you, you already had an sn95(good looking one too...)

 

[Goldmember]

As right as you are- finding a nice GT in the $4-$5000 range that isn't beat to hell is like finding the holy grail. Easier to find a 6 in good shape- question is- will I end up hating myself? (most likely)

 

[greenscobie86]

I got a mint 98Gt 2 years ago(albeit with 144k) for $3050 in Englishtown NJ
My 96GT vert with a bad top and some needed love(89k miles 3 owners) was bought for $1250 at an insurance auction.
the current 96 Cobra vert I recently bought(88k miles, one owner FL car with no accident damage) was bough in the deep sub $4k range...

I'm not saying you're wrong about the prices, but I think with some more careful searching you could get a deal and a half.

 

[Goldmember]

I'm hoping for 100K or less, because I rack up 30K or more a year. I've been looking on Craigslist all over NY/NJ/CT for two weeks, nothing so far, I get frustrated very quickly... that's on me though

 

[cnryYell0gt]

I bought my 98 with 70k miles 3 years ago for 4k.

get a 99+. 96-04 don't blow head gaskets. at least normally. the 94-95 ones blow them semi-regularly.

 

[atlanticblue98]

94-95 had a headgasket recall, and was, for the most part, completely fixed for 96-04. (im not saying it is impossible to blow a headgasket on one though, but its no easier than any other car)

 

[Goldmember]

thanks for the info on the head gaskets... definite peace of mind.

I'm going to look for a V6 5-speed to drive, then I'll know for sure if it's something I want. Got some big life plans coming in the next year, this is a move to get me back into a Mustang for now. Can always go for what I really want later.