New here but love horsepower and speed who doesnt !?! but want a stang for my first car and love working on engines whats a good stang for a newby but i do want some power! Need something under he 7,000 range any feedback would be appreciated thanks Nick
no offense meant here, but if you are 16, love power, and want a mustang, this could be a recipie for disaster. I personally have been a car nut for near as long as i can remember. I understand your desire for speed, and horsepower.... but concider this: if you are new to driving there is a lot you've gotta learn, not only the rules of the road (no big deal) but also how to handle a car. its super easy to say "well, I'll take it easy, I'll learn to drive it before i get into it" but realisticlly, its hard to resist. i have had a good handfull of cars, first car was an 84 toyota corolla, then i had an 83 datsun, and then an 89 ford escort, followed by an 89 taurus SHO, and now, my 2001 mustang GT. my personal opinion is that it takes time to learn to drive not just decently, but really well enough to realize what a mustang is really capable of. I'm sure that being young, and into cars, and into horsepower, you're gonna want to get on it, take some corners and have some fun. and there is nothing wrong with that, but maybe get something else, another rear drive car for 6 months, or a year and drive it around, get used to it, learn to DRIVE..... I'm not saying any of this to flat out tell you what to do, but just to offer some advice, I've seen lots of wrecks involving young drivers, and fast cars. it takes time to gain the ability to REALLY controll 260 horses, and at 16, i personally think you havent paid your dues enough to drive something of that power, its dangerous to have someone so green behind the wheel of something so powerfull. -kevin
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Welcome. I'm still 15 - don't even have my licence yet and I bought a 94 stang with the 5.0. I bought mine for $6800 and it was in great shape - just needed a wheel alignment. 93StangLX was right, Camaros are cheaper and faster, but its all about the Mustangs. You should be able to find a decent stang for under 7K. Good luck and make sure its a 5.0.
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no offense meant here, but if you are 16, love power, and want a mustang, this could be a recipie for disaster. I personally have been a car nut for near as long as i can remember. I understand your desire for speed, and horsepower.... but concider this: if you are new to driving there is a lot you've gotta learn, not only the rules of the road (no big deal) but also how to handle a car. its super easy to say "well, I'll take it easy, I'll learn to drive it before i get into it" but realisticlly, its hard to resist. i have had a good handfull of cars, first car was an 84 toyota corolla, then i had an 83 datsun, and then an 89 ford escort, followed by an 89 taurus SHO, and now, my 2001 mustang GT. my personal opinion is that it takes time to learn to drive not just decently, but really well enough to realize what a mustang is really capable of. I'm sure that being young, and into cars, and into horsepower, you're gonna want to get on it, take some corners and have some fun. and there is nothing wrong with that, but maybe get something else, another rear drive car for 6 months, or a year and drive it around, get used to it, learn to DRIVE..... I'm not saying any of this to flat out tell you what to do, but just to offer some advice, I've seen lots of wrecks involving young drivers, and fast cars. it takes time to gain the ability to REALLY controll 260 horses, and at 16, i personally think you havent paid your dues enough to drive something of that power, its dangerous to have someone so green behind the wheel of something so powerfull. -kevin
I learned how to drive on a mustang. I learned how to drive hard and also fast but know where and when to do it. As long as your responsible and don't slam the gas and do crazy burnouts at every light and stuff then you should be ok. I agree a stang is a little powerful for a new driver but learn how to drive only using 1/2-3/4 throttle for a while and make sure you know how to handle atleast that power before you stomp on the gas. Trust me the first time I stomped on the gas I was thrown back into my seat and I was not ready for that. Good thing I did it on an industrial road on the weekend with no one around. These things are no joke. But, welcome and have fun!!
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