Considering 02 coupe
 

Depends on how much abuse the car has seen. Generally they've been reliable
to most ppl that I know... mine has been reliable USUALLY.. but it has
caused me some grief (but the car you're looking at is also 4 years newer
than mine..). I'd say check it out extremely thoroughly... see how the
previous owner drove it (older person driving will generally take it easy on
it compared to a 16 year old).. and if you really want the car & the price
is right.. snag it!

-Mike

--
A happy kid behind the wheel of a 98 Mustang GT
Cold air intake
FRPP 3.73 gears
Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter
Flowmaster 40 Series mufflers (self-installed woohoo)
Hi-speed fan switch
255/60R-15 rear tires
Subframe connectors


"Nursinglifeline" > wrote in message
...
> Auto with 18k miles on it.
>
> Are 'stangs generally reliable cars? I rented an '04 recently for a long
trip
> and found it to be a nice ride so I'm just looking for what I might expect
from
> it a couple of years down the road.
>
> Never owned one and am looking for input from owners.
>
> Thank you.
>
>

On 09 Dec 2004 03:29:35 GMT, (Nursinglifeline)
wrote:

>Auto with 18k miles on it.
>
>Are 'stangs generally reliable cars? I rented an '04 recently for a long trip
>and found it to be a nice ride so I'm just looking for what I might expect from
>it a couple of years down the road.
>
>Never owned one and am looking for input from owners.
>
>Thank you.
>

I think you're safe. Overall there aren't many things that will break
until in the 100K range or so.
Just take good care of the transmission. I'd do fluid changes more
often than recommended if I were you. Is this a v6 ?
Make sure there is some sort of maintenances history available to you
(even though that probably means oil changes only)
With 18K miles on it, it should look almost new. If not, it's been
neglected.


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"Nursinglifeline" > wrote:
> Are 'stangs generally reliable cars? I rented an '04 recently for a long
> trip
> and found it to be a nice ride so I'm just looking for what I might expect
> from
> it a couple of years down the road.

Take the time to review this page on the Mustangs:
http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/u...ex.cfm/id/2037

-=G

"Grumbler" > wrote:
> Take the time to review this page on the Mustangs:
> http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/u...ex.cfm/id/2037

And this one, too:
http://www.edmunds.com/used/2002/for...ex...1.F ord*

-=G

I had some issues that were taken care of under warranty on my 2002GT.
There was a 12 inch gap of missing sealant on the right side of the
windshield, which caused a big water leak untill it was corrected.
Right front wheel speed sensor failed. Tremec 3650
transmission TSB was done this Fall. There is a thread over on
StangNet on the TSB.
Martin
2002GT
243 rwhp

On 10 Dec 2004 08:13:24 -0800, "Martin" > wrote:

>I had some issues that were taken care of under warranty on my 2002GT.
>There was a 12 inch gap of missing sealant on the right side of the
>windshield, which caused a big water leak untill it was corrected.
>Right front wheel speed sensor failed. Tremec 3650
>transmission TSB was done this Fall. There is a thread over on
>StangNet on the TSB.
>Martin
>2002GT
>243 rwhp

How did that TSB on the Tremec work out ? Did it fix the issue ? This
was about the notchy shifting from first to second, correct ?

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Yes the TSB for the Tremec cured the notchy feeling between first &
second. Everything is fine. Lighthouse Ford in Falmouth Ma, did it with
out any issues, and no problem having a Hurst shifter in my GT.
Martin