Love my 2001 Mustang GT Premium!!!!
2 spark plugs blew up - both WELL OVER 100,000.
A/C went out around 130,000.
Brakes - numerous times - has been blamed on my driving habits...
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MY CAR - guess others aren't keeping up their maintenance every 3,000 - I do, and haven't had any issues with mine!!!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 27th April, 2011
This has been one reliable car at a reasonable price.
The only problem is the radio crashed twice and the OEM tires did not handle wet roads. Replaced the tires with Dunlop, which work well on wet or dry pavement.
Just normal maintenance required, and it's still running strong. Average 26 mpg.
Reliable and priced right.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 29th December, 2008
When it's not making funny noises, this is a beautiful car to have fun in the sun with!
I purchased this car recently, about the only few problems I have had with it are the battery was bad, but this is due to the fact that it was the original battery to the car. Batteries don't last forever.
The belt makes squeaking noises (I think it needs a new belt), and the brakes, which happen to still be good, make a squealing noise when I use them.
Other than that, the car has worked 100%.
This is a very fun and beautiful car to ride around with the top down. When the top is up it feels like just another semi cramped sports car and I don't get much enjoyment from it. When the top IS down, it's loads of fun and it feels like you have as much room as in a large sedan.
It seems to be pretty economical on fuel, but gives you the speed when you need it. Being a V6 and not the bigger V8, it still sounds like a sports car and it's hard not to go over the speed limit on an open highway.
It's a beautiful car with all the great addons, the mach stereo system I didn't really want, but now that I have it I'm glad it's there. The car is nice and roomy for 2 people, don't take the back seat seriously if you're going on a long trip.
The leather and design, both inside and out, is wonderful. I have only owned this car about a month and I'm already having a lot of fun with it.
My only 2 or 3 complaints would be that the emergency brake needs to have a warning to tell you it's on (you must set it in order to put top up or down), and sometimes you forget it's on and start driving.
The brakes, even though in good condition, make squeaking noises. This may be due to it sitting for a while.
The belt makes a squeaking noise when it's humid or wet outside, and makes the car sound like a 1980s junk car.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 14th September, 2008
Great... but a police magnet
When I first got the car it had a misfire in the engine. Found out that it was a bad coil. Replaced it myself; the part was $50 and about 15 min of work. It happened about 3 more times, all on other cylinders.
Had to have the gas filler neck replaced it was leaking gas at the tank (bad gasket) $250.
At about 70,000mi it blew a spark plug out of the head. Just put another one in it, then about 5,000mi down the road it did it again and it stripped all the threads out of the head. Cost me $350 to have the head threads rethreaded from Ford.
The mach sound system 6 CD player went out on me at about 70Kmi on it. Replaced it with new one and it worked again.
The seats are not very comfortable (never could find a seat position that I liked).
Other than the little problems I had with the car, it was a very reliable car. Started every time I got in it. Very powerful and fast car.
Did alright on gas (as long as you keep your foot from pressing the gas pedal all the way down).
It handled great and took the turns great.
Put an exhaust on this car and it will turn heads. It is a car that I will not forget.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 15th May, 2008
22nd Dec 2009, 14:13
I live in Venezuela and have a yellow 2001 convertible, which has more than enough performance from its V6, no cat, magnaflows and predator. I have owned Porsche, Mercedes convertibles, and for open top cruising they do not offer more pleasure, yet their maintenance is much more expensive.