Hey guys. I used to lurk around the 5.0 forums...used to drive a 95 gt that I totalled in my immaturity. Got wiser, got married, settled down a bit, and now it's three years later and I've got an opportunity to buy a "new" stang.
The car is (obviously) a 2002 v6 coupe, with an automatic. I haven't driven it, yet, but the car is very clean. It's white w/ tan cloth interior, no scratches on the interior that I could see, and not even door dings outside. The kicker is this: It's got about 78000 miles on it and the dealer wants $8000. I know this is a little high...but what is an "average" used dealer price for a v6 stang w/ almost 80k on it?
I was just wondering how reliable the v6 stangs are. I'm pretty sure the 3.8 is pretty reliable...Ford's had it around long enough to perfect it. What about the tranny, rear-end, lights, power steering...etc?
Also, two critical questions: My wife and I don't have kids (yet), but we are looking forward to having one soon, and I was wondering if it's possible, not convenient, or even easy...just possible to fit a car seat back there. The other is, how feasible is it to expect to drive this car in the snow w/ a good set of snow tires on all four corners and some sandbags in the trunk?
I appreciate your feedback.
Josh
The car is (obviously) a 2002 v6 coupe, with an automatic. I haven't driven it, yet, but the car is very clean. It's white w/ tan cloth interior, no scratches on the interior that I could see, and not even door dings outside. The kicker is this: It's got about 78000 miles on it and the dealer wants $8000. I know this is a little high...but what is an "average" used dealer price for a v6 stang w/ almost 80k on it?
I was just wondering how reliable the v6 stangs are. I'm pretty sure the 3.8 is pretty reliable...Ford's had it around long enough to perfect it. What about the tranny, rear-end, lights, power steering...etc?
Also, two critical questions: My wife and I don't have kids (yet), but we are looking forward to having one soon, and I was wondering if it's possible, not convenient, or even easy...just possible to fit a car seat back there. The other is, how feasible is it to expect to drive this car in the snow w/ a good set of snow tires on all four corners and some sandbags in the trunk?
I appreciate your feedback.
Josh