Used buying guide: Ford Mustang

Ford Mustang
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Tom Bird
05 January 2008

When Ford revealed the Mustang in Detroit in 2004, little did it know that it would trigger a renaissance in pony and muscle cars harking back to the good old days of the 1960s. Its ‘retro-futuristic’ design echoes the Mustangs from such cinematic classics like Bullitt and Gone in 60 Seconds.

The Mustang has been in constant production since the mid-’60s, but we conveniently forget the troubled ’80s and ’90s era cars, and suggest you do the same. Enthusiasts around the world clambered to get their hands on the latest model with many cars being personally imported to areas where Ford doesn’t sell the car officially. In the region, Ford started selling the GT coupe model from mid 2006, with the GT500 version having arrived officially in the past few months.

Many lambasted Ford for fitting a live rear axle to the Mustang instead of fully independent rear suspension. The blue oval cites cost reasoning, claiming that the more complex suspension system would have added $5000 to the price of a new Mustang. However, Mustang fans do not mind the more basic setup as it allows them to modify their ’Stang without having to dump expensive components when fitting aftermarket performance parts.

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sam pulli says

Re: Used buying guide: Ford Mustang GT 1999-2003
IM LOOKING FOR FORD MUSTANG 1999- 2003 MODEL AROUND 10000AED- 25000AED WITH GOOD CONDITION. Reply

25 October 2009

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