Faults:

Nothing yet... only 1,000 miles.

General Comments:

When I first drove this thing home from the dealer I was amazed at the performance. It corners well and will really get up and go for a heavy car. I love it when I dust those V6 mustangs and they can't believe what just happened. Ford could have done a lot more with this car, did they not squeeze 260 HP out of the same engine on the Mustang GT??? Have to stay light on the pedal on wet pavement or the back end goes out of control.

Great car for someone who wants performance with all those cool little buttons on the inside like climate control and power sunroof.

Faults:

Sometimes have to apply the brakes hard. When I do that, it does tend to shudder. My T-Bird is in good shape after that.

General Comments:

I have taken off the mufflers on my T-Bird, and put on big exhaust tips. Added some horsepower, but tends to shift later. This bird flies faster now!

220 Horses.

Faults:

Nothing except normal wear and tear with time.

General Comments:

This is one great car. It generally gets described as the old man sports car, but this car can really haul. I have had no problem beating any opponent off the line that I have come up against. It is also a chick magnet.

Faults:

I really haven't had anything go wrong with this car.

Braking at high speeds causes a shimmy in the steering column and the car in general. This is because Ford decided to use brake rotors from the Taurus on the T-Bird. As the bird is 500-600 lbs heavier than the Taurus, the rotors are easily bent and need to be replaced often. Give your dealer the 3rd degree on it and they will eventually admit this and just might offer to fix it for free from now on.

Hope that helps anyone who has the same minor brake problem I do. Besides this small setback the car has had no problems whatsoever.

General Comments:

I absolutely love this car. I'm 17 and feel very lucky to get a near perfect '95 T-Bird with a V8 no less. This car is a blast to drive ALL of the time. The torquey V8 is amazingly quiet at low rpm, but just push the pedal a bit and not only does the engine start to roar, but everyone (with the exception of an occasional Camaro or Mustang) becomes just a speck in your rearview mirror.

Interestingly enough I have never floored the accelerator, mostly because I've never had to. I drag raced many a Mustang (not the GT) before and won. They pull away... until my baby hits 3 grand on the tach. Then I can push the pedal down aways and ride 1st gear all the way to a blazing 53 mph. After that it's off to the races as 2nd gear has ample torque all the way through its powerband. I also love the rear wheel drive. It feels great to have the very occasional hard slide around a wide corner and then straighten her out and take off.

The comfort of the car is great. Seats are soft and low, like they should be. The dash is well organized and everything is very accessible to the driver as the dash is decidedly oriented towards the driver. Wind noise is minimal until you hit 110 mph... or so I hear. :)

My ONLY complaint would be to have more horsepower and torque. Since under my hood is the Ford modular V8, I know they would have had no problems bumping it up to 250 or 260 horses and well over 300 ft lbs of torque. I understand this would have caused the Bird to outrun the Mustangs of the day, and they want to keep the Mustang as the Ford "speed machine". but it sure would be nice to have a (somewhat) unassuming 2-door coupe that could go nose to nose with a Camaro Z28. And let's face it, with a hood THAT big, they could have fitted just about anything under there.

On a final note, girls just love these cars. It's great. All hail the T-Bird!