1995 Ford Probe GT (5-Speed Manual) - POV Driving Impressions
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- MPG: 21 city / 26 highway
Horsepower: 164 hp @ 5,600 rpm
Engine: 2.5 L V6
Number of doors: 2
Dimensions: 179″ L x 70″ W x 52″ H
Transmission: 5-speed manual
Torque: 160 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm
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This car was literally in my family for 20 years. I was the owner for 8 of those years. Kinda surreal to see my old car on TH-cam! Long story short, he had bought it from Eby Ford in Nappanee, IN as the second owner. He loved it, especially the fact that there was no other Probes around let alone in this condition. The GT package with the tan leather was so unique. Lots of childhood memories in the passenger seat. After he sadly passed in ‘11, it sat for 2 years until it became mine. I learned how to drive a 5 speed with it, and took the best care possible of it until 2020 when some mechanical gremlins along owning too many vehicles caused me to part ways with it. At first I regretted it, but seeing being used and enjoyed in this video has brought closure to me that it wasn’t a bad decision. It makes me so happy to see the car that my grandpa and I loved still out there, being properly preserved. Thanks for sharing this!
Oh man, so cool to hear about your history with it! All the TLC over the years really shows. Thank you for sharing!!
@@TheTopher absolutely!
That's Amazingly Awesome!!
I dont know you, nor did I have the pleasure of knowing your grandfather, the man who kept the GT in outstanding condition yet I think I feel as happy as you do after watching this and reading your comment! Well I'm sure he was with you the entire time you watched the Probe giving others the same happiness✌
That is very amazing I'm glad that that car got saved and I hope in the future if that person ever sells it they sell it back to you I know how sentimental can feel for vehicles I am visually impaired but I still have eight cars in my collection I've been trying to find a Ford probe for years but unfortunately I can't find one in upstate New York because they usually are rusted out but I have a mustang in my collection I have a Taurus wagon I have two Taurus sedans I have a Honda of LeBaron and a couple other cars but I love working on cars being visually impaired I still can work on cars I put it on my TH-cam channel I actually have a TH-cam channel about the Ford probe if you look on my channel in the Ford probe I have a lot of memories in it my mother got one for $150 and it lasted us a year and a half until it got stolen and so I got in a car wreck with it and totaled it and it sucked I love that car a lot I wish I was older than I would have saved the car got stolen and smashed if I could have saved the car I would have but I was too young back then to save it I like that probe a lot especially the one that my mother had was a 93 Ford probe I loved how it had manual windows but I'm very glad that car got saved these probes need to be saved they were supposed to be the fourth generation mustang but for decided to cancel that and push off the mustang to a further year and called the probe instead of the 4th generation the probe would have been a good mustang if Ford would have let it be a model I think they should have kept it and called it the mustang but I like the probe either way it's an awesome car I love those cars a lot but sorry if there's any type errors I speak into my phone and it writes for me I am legally blind but feel free to check out my TH-cam channel Joey adventure 1436 you can see the story further down in my videos about the Ford probe
Not sure if it's because I'm older or a sci-fi fan (or both), but I still love the styling on these second-generation Probes! Still looks good today!
What a throwback! My father bought a new '93 Probe GT when I was in high school; I bought it from him in '97 and drove it until '02. It was a seriously fun car and I miss the sound of that Mazda V6.
My father also bought a new '93 Probe GT (red), but I was much younger. I fondly remember him driving me to school everyday in that car. The car was kept bone stock but the stock engine note was buttery smooth. After I got my license, I was able to take it out a few times and was pretty great to drive. It held up well for 160,000 miles until the transmission gave up. Unfortunately he just ended up turning it into the cash for clunkers program.
@@AL-cf5kp If it wasn't for that damn Cash for Clunkers, more variety of older cars would be more obtainable today.
I had a red '94 GT. I've had numerous cars since then, including 3- and 2-series M cars, Tesla, and the Probe is still one of the most fun cars I've ever had.
Head turner if you see a clean one driving around. Love seeing these popular high school cars in clean form.
Omg I had a 1995 Mazda MX-6 V6 manual as my first new car. Hennessey exhaust and chrome wheels too. Sounded and handled great. Miss that car!
Wow just wow! This car is a classic along with the Honda Prelude.
Love it when you guys review older cars! I got to drive the 1st gen it was kool when I was younger. Hopefully you can keep up with this time of content. Love the videos, especially the dual Tophers.
My 85 V6 Probe was awesome to drive, great running gear.
I'm still driving my laser red manual 1995 Probe GT in Michigan. Invested in many new parts, even used engine. Bought it used in 1997. Hope it lasts a while longer
I’m super hard trying to find one of these - still running and driving condition doesn’t matter. I specifically want the 93-97 GT 5 Speed manual. I don’t care about anything else provided it runs and drives. The cleaner the better.
I had a 1994 Probe GT, I remember hitting almost 240kmh on the highway and it felt really good and planted, handling was amazing for that era... at one point did a quick lane change and the back end bounced over into the next lane while to front end stuck to the ground, Fun times.
I really thought the Probe was a fine option in the sporty coupe category in the '90s....a sweet design for sure. I drove a series of Honda Preludes, and the '92 Prelude SI was not as appealing in terms of the interior, but the solid build quality, tight 5 speed and VTEC top end won out for me. This was indeed a great era for affordable enthusiast coupes.
If I am not mistaken the '92 Prelude Si did not have VTEC. In '93 they added the 190 hp Prelude VTEC model above the 160 hp Si.
I raced a BMW on a highway in my ‘93 PGT and pulled away from him, got up to indicated 143mph. I was blown away I could it up that high.
Yea man, I bought mine in Louisiana and drove it to California. I opened it up going through no man's land in the deserts of Texas and it did all of the 140 mph as advertised on the speedo and tach was buried at 8,000 rpm. What a beauty of a car.
I didn't remember them looking that good! Great looking car. I love to see people take care of nice things so we can enjoy them later and truly appreciate them.
Cool underrated car (max-6). Good thing it didn’t replace the Mustang though.
You mean MX-6?
I bought a new MX6 with the V6 when they first came out. That car was an absolute blast to drive. The engine revved beautifully and I felt like I was one with the car, especially when going way faster than I should have. It wasn’t one of the fastest or prettiest sports cars I’ve owned, but probably the most fun. I loved that car.
Back when I was a young teenager my friend had a Mazda MX-3 with the tiny 1.8l V6 and 5 speed manual. It was such a blast, and being in a small town there were plenty of tarmac into gravel "back roads" to get the car sideways into. It reminds me of a tiny version of the MX6.
Imagine that on last gen Mazdaspeed 6
I love pop up headlights
Damn that's a clean Probe! Brings back memories
...of your uncle?
@@TommyAngelo1337 Uncle Uncle
All of us had these in high school! Topher is right - Cash For Clunkers eliminated all of these.
I had a '93 GT; the car was so much fun. I put a Borla exhaust system on the car, which sounded nice but much louder than stock. We would drive it downtown and take it to Lower Wacker Drive, it sounded great down there.
I kept that car for 16 years and put 255,000 miles on it. There were no major problems all those years. I probably would have kept it longer if it had all the safety features introduced in 2009 when I got my Mazda 6. It only had a driver's side airbag-that's it. I think the other safety feature was the anti-lock brakes. Midway through those miles, I ended up putting the original exhaust back on just to quiet the car down.
If I could find a clean GT, I would purchase it, but this time, I would get the 5-speed manual.
Thanks for the memories with this video.
Very nice car! I have a 96 GT and love it. They drive SO good when they are sorted out and bug free.
The Ford Probe evolved into the final version of the Mercury Cougar.
This and the FTO with the MIVEC V6 sound so dang good.
That guy with you topher, keep him he’s cool. He adds to the quality and value of your videos, good find
I thought he was still in high school 😆
I had a 1996 Probe GT white with dark tint/aluminum wheels. The seat bolsters were power adjustable! Another student at university had one with a sick exhaust. Very fun cars.
You could take an exit ramp in that car faster than you'd have the guts to even try. The skid pad numbers were really exceptional for its day. I do remember the thing being super creaky inside when driving. Mine was stolen, and I still have dreams about driving it.
Yup... skidpad numbers were decent for a front driver. I think it was close .90 G of lateral grip.
You too? Lol I have had a few dreams shifting my probe GT through the gearS, carving curve and listening to that heavenly sounding v6 and exhaust. Glad I'm not the only one. She sure was a bitchin car. I miss mine so much.
Love the Ford Probe, one of my dream cars to own
Back in the day, I almost liked that car.
back in my day, i wasn't even born when this car came out
@@Unknown-vv1td back in the day, my mom and dad started to drink and then my mom got pregnant.
@@marlonmalave7098 Imma stop this chain before this gets out of control
@@VihangaIndusara back in the day, I stopped a chain like this before it got out of control
@@TripedalTroductions back in the day.. if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain
These were super fun cars to drive.
You can have a lot more fun in this than many newer cars. Beautiful car!
God I loved these cars back in the day. I almost bought a '93 GT manual when I was a Junior in high school but my dad wouldn't let me because it already had 100k miles on it. I still regret it to this day.
I like how you could rev the piss out of old cars 💯
It had the variable valve timing so once you hit around 5000 rpm it's wrapped out like ford's version of vtec or a PowerBand on a 2 stroke
it was actually variable intake runners not VTEC, kicked in at 4000
fav channel cuz lives near my hometown and i love seeing roads i know
My dad almost bought one of these back in '92, but he decided he liked the Thunderbird with the 5.0 a little more and bought one of those instead.
I like how considerate the owner was, even filled up the gas tank before the review.
nostalgia kicking in here. My first new car right out of high school was a 93" Probe SE 4 CYL. I knew nothing about cars then and just loved the look of it and thought it looked cool and was surprised Ford let me finance it with no credit history, LOL
I ended up trading it in for what I consider my first real sports car... Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T, also very fun car.
That's a really short car!
Loved my 95 probe GT .
I swear I love these old 90's sports coupes with flip up headlights. Just so much character to them. Nowadays cars are just so boring it's really a chore to find something you even like.
No one makes a sporty, 2dr, hatchback anymore. All Americans want is trucks, SUVs CUVs. I love to buy a new car like this but the car companies know they won't sell.
That's awesome! I bought one of those factory fresh in 1995 w/ 5 speed. It was a great car and very unique w/ the smooth V-6. Back then the 225/50 tires were seen as being "huge"!
My first car was a Ford Contour SVT. Miss the cars from this era!
I had a 1998 Contour SVT for a few years. Loved that car. Michigan salt was not kind to it unfortunately.
Probe GT driver in high school checking in. This video brought back a lot of good memories.
90ies cars are so awesome. I am so glad you did this review
So I had a 94 mx6 same engine and it was the most fun car I've had. Mazda built this engine with input from porches.
Ford needs to bring this back. Also Chrysler's Eagle Talon Tsi. They were fun coupes to drive.
I had one for a short time. Same as this one only a different color. It had a fixed mast antenna. Everything worked on it. But it had an overheating problem. It was a phenomenal car to drive. People who’ve never driven one don’t get it, though.
I had one of those. This video brings back flashbacks.
I have a 94 GT in the Purple - love it. Original owner. The driver seat did come with an optional fully adjustable positions including side and lumbar supports. The car in the video has a crappy muffler. I have the same problem with mine finding something that will fit. But - it got me back on the road. They are very low to the ground, as you get older they will challenge you to get in and out :-) Ride is stiff like a race car. Especially the 93 and 94. But a great car. I get compliments every time I drive it.
Sounds good. I had a buddy that had one of these back in the day when we were in high school, they were new back then. I remember it being a nimble little car. Handled like a go cart.
I had a 1990 GT........ had the 3.0L Vulcan motor... that thing was wicked fast for passing on the highway....
I had a 93 GT from new until 2002 and it had the button to pop the lights without turning them on. My understanding was it was so you could keep the lights up for washing without the lights being on and draining the battery.
Haha, nice! I haven't seen a Ford Probe GT in years! My brother had a '94 Probe GT 5-speed manual. Great car! I owned a couple of very rare cars with similar Duratec 2.5L DOHC V6's... First, in 1999, I bought a 1998 Mercury Mystique LS V6 with the very rare 5-speed manual... I loved it so much, that in 2002, I lucked out and found a very rare, Silver Frost with Blue leather interior, 1998.5 Ford Contour SVT (E1) 5-speed manual with 38k miles on it. The first owner was an old man who babied it... It was like new, and surprisingly, it still even smelled new! I know they were beaten on and fell apart years later, but I'm telling you, my SVT Contour felt like a FWD version of my buddies E46 2002 BMW 330i Sport. He even agreed. It felt very European. Such a shame people beat & wrecked them to the point that it's almost impossible to find an SVT Contour in great condition now... If you can find one at all. I still regret selling that car in 2006. Anyway, as always, amazing POV video! Thank you so much for making this man! Awesome!! 👍
-Chris
Miss my 96 since 20 years!!!
I am so jealous!! I would love to have this car. A friend of mine had one and it was like driving a race car when i was a teenager! I have always wanted one! I wish they would bring back the probe
I had a 94 Probe GT manual as my first car. Learned to drive stick and some basic mechanical maintenance. Kinda miss it now...
Had a 93 Gt was an exciting car to drive
Had an 89' probe, 5 speed manual. Seemed really fast back in 97. The sound of the door closing just sounds terrible. Haha. But it still brings back so many great memories.
I had a 95 GT for 11 years . Bought in 99 , had a re-built engine, great shape , no issues . Started getting rust around the windshield, but needed a lot of work in other areas. I somewhat neglected it and sold it. Great car though, and still, they look great. If you ever see one .
Wow, great throwback! I owned a 93 Probe GT. Very fun car. Awesome shifter
Test drove this in '95. Not a bad ride. Interior was decent for the time, handled and sounded great and didn't feel so cheap like Mustangs inside. After Probe, I test drove and a '95 Eclipse GS-T which had just been redesigned and that extra 50HP pulled so hard and lured me to buy. Still liked the Probes though(and Cougars a couple years later).
Great test drive video! Lots of on-off ramps.And redline revs to hear that exhaust. Good stuff!
I had a Probe GT in HS in the 90s. It was pretty quick too 😂. It was fun.
I'M a 73 yr old female in mid-Michigan, driving my 1995 Ford Probe GT, manual...long story
I miss my '93 Rio red GT so freakin much. It was such a great car. That motor was really spirited. It like to rev and sounded so sweet. I smoked many cars in races because mine was bought in Louisiana and I drove it to California, so it didn't have any of that horsepower robbing CARB crap on it.
My first car was a 1993 GT 5 speed with grey leather. I loved that car, but sadly the 2 gearboxes we went though couldn’t hold up to the 16 year old me doing e-brake burnouts daily. I wish there were more of these floating around in the condition of this one! What a magnificent example. This video took me back to 2000 when I owned mine.
I had this and loved it more than anything. I sold it at 75k miles because it started making rattles and it drove me nuts. I wish I would have kept it 😭 and worked on the rattles.
When i find a good example of that car within driving distance of me I'm buying it for sure. Love these cars
Fun video. I had a '93 GT for a couple years and I'll tell ya, I had a boat load of fun in that car and surprised some people in it too. I believe they were under-rated some. The handling on the '93 was amazing, it had those Z rated "50s" on it and man, on/off ramps at 60 was absolutely no issue. They were fun cars.
Always wished they made a modern probe with a mustang ecoboost engine. That would be a hell of a car
bah... NA 3.7... the heck with the ecoboost crap.
A red '93 Probe GT was the car I learned to drive stick on, and despite it showing its 140k+ Texas highway commuting miles in little mechanical issues that would pop up here and there (including overheating on me a little a couple of times), it was a great little car. To this day I'm still annoyed that someone took a left in front of me unexpectedly and ended its useful life before its time, I wanted to keep it going a lot longer. Since then, though, every car I've owned I've had to seek out a stick shift on, despite that getting tougher and tougher to come by these days. I think my current Subaru may be the last daily driver with that transmission type that'll be available in my life; it's been a great run.
My '88 Celica revved the same way. Many weekend runs from Richmond to Baltimore & would routinely run 3.5K RPM at about 75 mph.
My '92 Toyota Previa 5 speed is spinning almost 4000 rpms at 75
PROBE GT MY DREAMCAR! SO RARE ! DOPE!
My dream car circa 2003
I had a white one, tan interior. It was klze swapped with a probinator chip. Made about 230 hp. Thanks for the memories
I remember my 93 Ford Probe GT same color ❤ my first car
This makes me want to buy one so bad…. My grandma (she is a sporty gal, went on to mustangs) had a ‘93 GT and I fell so in love with it as a kid…
I used to the love the Probe GT. Wow. What a clean example.!!!!
Literally never heard of this car. Now I want to find a clunker and restore it to look like this.
Beautiful car, very futuristic looking!
If you wear glasses.. take them off and you can almost convince yourself that the front is a FD RX-7, lol..
very cool. I loved these thing back then (and still do; you just don't see them anymore). I preferred the Corrado and the Prelude, but the MX6 Mystique and Probe were still pretty sweet.
I had a mk3 Golf with a 2.0L 8v and a 5-speed (and a badly chipped reverse cog) back then.
My 1997 SC400 had that cable type cruise control with the pedal moving. 80s Trans Am too… good memories
This car was a charm for someone who wanted a sporty (not fast) car at its time. It was compared to the Acura Integra.
The Haynes manual gives away where all the parts come from
Man that's beautiful interior 😍
I had two 93GTs. Girl magnets!
These cars are so beautiful
I had the four cylinder- I think I bought it because of the headlights. Traveled the USA in that car-loved it.
Mazda sourced Probe GT was and still is a nice driver .
still a cool looking car, I had an 89 gt and then a 93 gt.. the 89 was a monster back in the day, such a fast little car.
I had a 93 GT brand new back in the day. I had a Hennessy Motorsports exhaust on it way back before they were big. I never see them anymore. Amazing there are still nice ones out there.
My buddy had one of these back in high school in 2003 or so, funny thing is he still has it today but the engine is blown. He’s thinking about swapping in a 2.3 turbo from the mazdaspeed 3 and a 6 speed transaxle, which I can only imagine would be a riot to drive
Niiice video. I just bought a Probe as my first car, a bit roughed up but lots of unique things. Hope i can keep it for lots of years
had a contour svt loved that thing
Alright.. I'm gonna say it... The steering wheel has the amongus shape lol
13:22 *Engine revs*
The auto-generated subtitles: "[Music]"
Even the subtitles think it sounds good. XD
I picked my 94 up for about 1500 and man what a car.
Miss my Green GT, think it was a 97. Very nice car
YAAAAAAAAAAAAY I was hoping we'd get a Topher video on this one. 😁👌
This is a good example of a clean Ford Probe. You hardly see them now and when you do they are all clapped out
some 93GTs didn’t have the pop up light button. also some didn’t have a separate fog light switch, the fogs would turn on once the parking brake lever was lowered down.