so i got the itch... i get it every few years to buy a new vehicle and now that im a mustang die hard im thinking about passing along my 2004 gt to another for some fun while i move along into the next generation.. but heres the thing.. dealers always try to rape you.. and thats even when you have great credit.. so does anyone around here work at a dealer near amsterdam or schenectady or know someone that does who wont bend me over? i owe 14k on my car yet it has 148k miles on it.. blue book says its worth like 6k at best.. i dont mind rolling some left over into the new car but i dont want a 700 dollar a month payment. lol im probly just dreaming here LOL but what the hell i can dream i guess.
thinking about trading in my 04 for a 2010
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That 14k you still owe is a gonna make it tough to find a deal thats feasable, even if you got a great deal on a 2010 and sold the new edge private for 6k, youll still be 8k in the red.
That said, youll prolly find a great deal on new 2009's and theres plenty of great deals on used GT's, you can get a pretty nice one for 13 - 15k.
That said, youll prolly find a great deal on new 2009's and theres plenty of great deals on used GT's, you can get a pretty nice one for 13 - 15k.
Yeah i could put a charger on it but with the miles i got id probly have to rebuild the motor cuse i beat the snot out of this thing.. now i WAS thinking about a power plant transplant.. like a 4v dohc mach1 motor swap, or to trade in for a 04 mach1 because id get bent over the table a little less than if i went with a new 2010 lol
comp orange is a great color and its the reason i got the gt and not the white mach1 on the lot at the time.. cuse the orange just screamed at me.. i would miss it and i do have 5 grand in parts invested into it.. lol
i was going to get a set of cams for it but when comp cams told me ford used several vendors to make pistons and they couldn't promise that they would have enough clearance with a new set of cams i was like screw it cuse i didn't want to drop a grand on near stock replacement cams play it safe and get little out of it but i also didnt want to buy a stage two agressive cam but then have to buy pistons on top of that.. labor costs would be friggin to the moon an back.
comp orange is a great color and its the reason i got the gt and not the white mach1 on the lot at the time.. cuse the orange just screamed at me.. i would miss it and i do have 5 grand in parts invested into it.. lol
i was going to get a set of cams for it but when comp cams told me ford used several vendors to make pistons and they couldn't promise that they would have enough clearance with a new set of cams i was like screw it cuse i didn't want to drop a grand on near stock replacement cams play it safe and get little out of it but i also didnt want to buy a stage two agressive cam but then have to buy pistons on top of that.. labor costs would be friggin to the moon an back.
I luv Comp Orange, you rarely see it.
YOu have high milage and you beat on it but if its maintained you should still be able to get more life outa it. Chances are when you strap on a blower it wont have much time left but you can always go for a rebuild then, just make sure you have rebuild money ready of a cradit card with some space for Forged internals and labor. Im sure you can run the stock Cam/head combo with a blower and still make great power.
YOu have high milage and you beat on it but if its maintained you should still be able to get more life outa it. Chances are when you strap on a blower it wont have much time left but you can always go for a rebuild then, just make sure you have rebuild money ready of a cradit card with some space for Forged internals and labor. Im sure you can run the stock Cam/head combo with a blower and still make great power.
oh yeah ive heard of stock gt mustangs getting upwards of 380ish on stock everything minus the injectors.. but thats doing it while the motor is new and some decent boost..while i maintain mine fairly well as far as oil and tranny fluid go im sure it would need a rebuild for a forced induction set up of any kind even a turbo. but your right im probly going to have a difficult time finding a deal on a newer car so im probly better off just doing what i can with this one. lol maybe the itch will go away LOL
dont lose your ass on the 04.... i traded an 04 for my 07... lost $7k took 2 years to start payin for the 07 
chris yes got it new, drove it everwhere, got hosed on my trade in and got 12.5%, WANTED the car bad so i did it.. took me a year to find somone that would refinance at 6.25 but by then it was just to lower my payment and not so much to drop the final payed price for the car. ill have to look into those cams then