1995 Ford Mustang V6 from North America
Summary:
Reliable, but expensive to maintain
Faults:
I had to replace the head gasket twice. The first time was only a few months after I had first purchased it.
About 80,000 miles later, I had to replace it again.
After doing research on this, I found out that it's pretty common with 94 and 95 Mustangs. That was the biggest repair I had.
Replaced the water pump twice and the radiator once. Coolant system seems to have problems in my car. Temperature never seemed to run at the right temp. Was constantly putting in anti-freeze. Other than the cooling system and head gasket, the car ran great.
General Comments:
Was a very reliable car. Was very hard for me to give up. Serpentine belt just broke so I decided I needed to sell it before I ran into anymore problems.
Interior was nice, cloth on the seats never wore, cosmetics never wore either.
Except for it being rear wheel drive and not handling on snow/ice/rain very well, it was a great summer car to drive in.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 28th January, 2009
13th Feb 2008, 16:00
To further point out the obvious, 1994 was 14 years ago, that is not "nowadays". Rear wheel drive cars are still made because of performance -- case in point the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Viper. I have never had a rear-wheel drive car hydroplane in rain just because it was rear-wheel drive. A front-wheel drive will still spin the tires and hydroplane on the highway, so it isn't all roses.
You were driving too fast. Yes, even 35 mph can be too fast if the slope of the road is steep enough, and there is enough standing water on the road.