I really love the honesty this guy has giving this review, Didn’t really leave anything out and give his own opinion people wanting a mustang to consider when buying . Much Respect 👏
I bought a 2004 Mustang convertable brand new. it now has about 110,000km (65or70,000 miles). Never an issue with it. I love it. And it's just a six with a five speed transmission. When I look down the highway, over my fake scoop, and I feel that I could fly; I tell my little Mustang, gonna keep you 'til I die.
The very reliable indestructible 4.6....also on crown vic...grand marquis.....04 40th anniversary is the 4.6 but the one that also came on the marauder 03/04
Swap out the seats from a 2005 or newer. I did it to my 01 and it lowers the seat an inch. That doesn’t seem like much but it real feels much better. You just have to swap the seat rails drill a couple holes and mount the seatbelt shoulder plastic hoop. The wirings the same except for the forward and back on the power switch.
The New Edge Mustangs were made for modding. Very easy to work on and can be fast beasts. I do short and long pulls against other bigger engine cars and it will either keep up or "Edge" ahead no problem.
No it will not........there not slow........but the single over head cam engine 4.6 is a low 14second car...........with some mods and gears it will run 13s
@@JohnDoe-xl1ig Most of that era mustangs ran super super high 13s and low 14s when stock which is rather dismal. While the LS1 of the same year was making what? 350/360 actual hp&tq until they all came with an ls6 intake and then made 385 hp? Pretty much a given for any LS car of that era it’s easily able to run bottom 13s stock. Mustangs eh, they are patting eachother on the back for getting out of the 14s. It was Major hp difference in reality. GM was sneaksters back in the day lol. Many of the f body cars would put down almost what they were rated at the crank. GM underrated them to not outsell the c5 which had the exact same everything drivetrain wise and a more parasitic rear. But yes, the supercharged 3.8 GM stuffed into their grocery getters would be very likely to take the same year stangs lunch money. Not considering late 90s cobras on the lt1, if we’re gonna go that far you have to mention the lt4 which was also in 96&97 Camaros that made a shitload more torque and hp…not trying to get in a pissing match nor hating on mustangs but let’s just be real, these things were getting walked from the early 90s clear up until like 2015 lmao. It was not a good motor and didn’t respond at all to mods. You’re wrong, a heads cam intake LS will ALWAYS make over 450 to the tire. With the 4.6 shit you have expensive heads and cams and lay down less than an ls car with bolt ons. Its sad but true…I’m proud of ford though. I love they made a 7.3. Just waiting on a boss mustang tribute lol
@@JohnDoe-xl1ig the weight difference between mustangs and f body cars wasn’t very much. Pretty obvious when you can just google track times and curb weights and see the stock times posted up. Even the cobra was not very special. The best thing about it was you could just drop a pulley size and add boost. Other than that it was still the same crummy motor on the same crummy launching car. Almost ALL older forum posts I’ve ever seen was titled “can I beat an ls car” and most of the responses are a sad nope. Either way, I’ve tuned both platforms. 100% of the time the 4.6 just never responds well to about anything. Skip it all and go straight to boosted. Even then you’ll struggle to crack NA LS car territory. I did a heavy modded 2000gt on 10 psi a few years back and it made 410wheel. Lol.
@@JohnDoe-xl1ig 800 wheel is unachievable for any of those stock motor for very long. Actually probably never.. Once you go boosted the sky is the limit but the motor just won’t handle it. Pretty much all 4.6s besides the forged(I think it’s forged) 03/04 cobra motor tap the pistons ringlands and powdered rods out around 450ish wheel. I’d have to research the blown cobras limits. Probably 550-600ish wheel for something that wouldn’t be considered “borrowed time”. As stated, Procharged with 10 PSI on a cammed 2000 gt with all the goodies and it made 410 wheel. Was a lot of money and time Invested for essentially a car that was really lackluster. Sounded cool though lol.
Great video. I blue a spark plug in my 99'. Forget how many miles I had on the car. I got an insert kit designed to ream out and re-tap the spark plug hole and insert a double threaded insert. Worked like a charm and saved the replacement of the head. I used a Ford Triton "Time Sert" kit.
Just recently used the helicoil save a thread kit. It's been holding up so far. Read about the timesert after installing and would rather have gone with that. But so far the helicoil is holding up
Got an 2002 with 188k miles and rings finally went, but my Mustang is fantastic, never not started even in upstate ny minus 8 degree cold. Its an convertible also, just saying MAN I LOVE MY MUSTANG. Great vid and spot on thanks
im looking at a 2000 GT v8 Automatic. W 5.00 a gallon (even tho my Acura is also same w 18 mpg) and it'll be for mostly weekend driving hot summers and cold winters all stock w 82,000 miles and askin 5,800. Thoughts if I can get it for 5gs??
@@the1der Yes 5k is an honest and fair offer. It is 22 yrs old remind seller. Only issue Ive ever had was with power windows, switches usually go first so make sure an mechanic doesnt try to get you to spring for electric motor also. Youll love that 2000
@@dayeden3333 Yeah nice new paint and new radio that's nice but 4k?? Base 3.8 litre V6 eng same as mine .Ask him if he has any maintenance records you could see? In my area( upstate NY) Most 3.8 litre mustangs with that mileage avg around 2,500 unless it's a GT. Secondly make sure ALL power windows, etc work properly especially if one window is working hard to go up , you can usually heard it " dragging" so to speak. I had my engine re- built at 188 k, bad rings. Also check you're local market Google same type of mustangs in you're area and even look nationally and you'll get a much better idea of what you're willing to spend. Let me know if I can help.Send me you're area and I'll run a cross section of mustangs in the surrounding 50 miles, 100 miles etc.
I own an '03 GT in Redfire metallic. These cars are nice and they're great looking. No car with a 4 or 6 cylinder engine will feel or sound like a V8 car. The 4.6 liter is one of the best sounding engines ever with flowmaster-type mufflers or whatever kind you like. They are reliable -- if not, you wouldn't be seeing so many of these cars going strong after 20 years. Parts for the car are inexpensive -- I got a brand new OEM quality door insert for the window switches that he was showing in the video for less than $20. Parts for modifying the car are abundant if you're into that.
On my 04 GT, every spring when I take the car out of winter storage, I check the spark plug torque with a torque wrench. 135” lbs and I’ve never had a problem.
i recently got a really clean 03 and i agree definitely on the feeling all the bumps in the road but good tires make a massive difference, the previous owner had some cheap chinese thing on them and i put on some goodyear f1 tires and it improved the comfort massively. its not my s80 level of comfort not by any streatch of the imagination but its a massive improvement with the right tires.
The biggest CON is that the intake will start to leak and eventually dump all your coolant all together. The replacement is only about $200. If you can do it yourself, then that's not bad. But if you have to have someone do it, it will be about $1,200.
Dont forget the throw out bearings issues. And all the cons of a clutch ran by a cable. Squeaking TOBs and TOBs lasting 500, 1000 miles is unfortunately extremely common. Although I might be a bit biased as 15 mins ago I just spent 600$ ordering new clutch parts because my TOB will not stop squeaking!!!
Yeah, my TOB was squeeking on my 2003 GT. I hated the noise but I didn't want to change the TOB until I had to have the clutch done. 2 years later, the clutch finally went out. Had it all done and here it is 4 years later (25k miles later), and the TOB is starting to squeek again. Love the car though, so I won't get rid of it until it fully dies.
I have a 2001, and it blew a plug just like you said. The dealer put a kit in place it was 300 something to have the old socket machined and the new sleeve installed. If I remember correctly this happens on cylinders 1 and 5 most often so I was told to torque the plugs every oil change.
@@thomas6789 the newedge 99-04 seats go further back than the earlier sn95s I have a 97 gt and and only 5'9 and it still feels a little small to me in terms of seating position
I absolutely love this car, especially the color and overall considering how old it is, it’s in pretty good shape and it’s gorgeous …. It could be much worse off because some people don’t take good care of these cars …. I have a 2000 mustang V6 convertible and I love her, she’ has no power at all or no horsepower because I can tell she’s got some engine or exhaust issue but I’m slowly working on getting her together internally and externally
My 1998 GT car the window regulator needed replaced after maybe 100,000 miles. The computer went out once after maybe 150,000 miles or so. The rear axle had to be rebuilt at maybe 120,000 because it sounded like it was running on highway when driving down street probably my fault for not changing fluid enough in axle. I did have plastic intake manifold crack in winter and had to replace it. Other than that my car was great. I liked my car ride height being stock since they car has better ground clearance and rides better. I liked the seat position. No problem shifting mine. I currently own a 2006 Mustang GT. I used to get flat tires a lot with my 1998 GT since side wall is so short and Detroit pot holes are bad.
I am still driving Mine. Have been for 19 years NOW ! Best Car I have ever owned ! My is a 2004 forty Anniversary edition 3.9 motor I have 138,000 miles on it. I plan on driving The Mustang for another 10 years. The Car is in perfect condition
Cons of owning my 2014 V6 Mustang: Governed to 110mph even though it has 300+ HP because the factory driveshaft explodes if you go much faster. Aluminum 1 peice driveshaft that won't explode- $750. Hand held tuner so you can turn off the governer after upgrading the driveshaft- $450. $1200 just so you can go over 110mph. Shoulda bought the $20,000 '16 Camaro RS I wanted 🙄
@@GHETTORIGGAMINGOFFICIAL Been there, done that. I owned 4 V8 fbodys prior to this 14 V6. This V6 makes more power than my fbody's did, lmao. I suppose this is the part where you smart off that my lt1's were junk and slow; yeah no shit, that's why I bought my '14 V6 stang. And the V8 stang was twice the price so there's your answer for that. Nobody buys the V6 version because they like it more than the V8, they buy what they can afford. Come on my channel and get thousands of more poeople to sub and watch my videos and then I'll be able to afford it...
YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD ABOUT THE COMFORT. I recently started fixing up my 2000 mustang to give to my wife. She said she always wanted one when she graduated high school but her mom wouldn't get it. Said it was too fast for her. It's not the fastest car in the world, but it's not the smoothest ride either. My wife is use to Camry and Maxima. I keep trying to tell her she's likely gonna be disappointed once she actually drives or rides with me in it.
I have a 2003 Mustang V6 with 15" wheels from a 2000 model Mustang V6, so I could put real tires on it. It has not been lowered. I've had it about 5 years. The only real con to these cars comes from the fact that they are built on the Fox platform, and flex like a wet noodle. It is also extremely difficult to jack one up to work on it, because there are no real jacking points that won't be damaged if you use a jack under them. I have used the front frame rails, which are pretty much made out of tin, with a wood 2x4 between the frame rail and jack. But you are better off using the front lower control arms and rear axle. Having new tires installed without damaging the car means carefully jacking and supporting the car at home, removing the wheels, and taking just the wheels to the tire place. They will not have a way of lifting it without damage.
I have an '03 Mach 1 w/only 34,,000 miles and I agree with every Quarky item this gentleman mentioned, except the plugs on a 32v.. **love it though as a weekend car. Daily driver, not so much...
The New Edge was a leap forward in styling. But that 4.6 is a dog. You can throw a bunch of money at it if you want only to still be slower than a stock LS of the same era. I think that's why every guy with one in my town has a loud exhaust and drives around in low gear. Good candidates for LS swaps though.
Lovely picture looks like mine,04 Mustang GT with deep dish chrome bullit wheels and I made my hood scoop function by drilling holes so air flow over the engine
CarGuyV8 no I drilled small holes there are two sets of holes one set on the scoop and the other set is the indentation of a scoop under the hood scoop. I keep mystang GT clean all ways if it’s raining i don’t drive it but many times I got caught in the rain and I was concerned but it didn’t get on my coils
I once had a spark plug wire eject itself off. Car just went limp and misfiring on the HWY. Got off and checked and saw the wire hanging. hasn't happened again but still perplexed.
Common issue. One of my other new edge mustangs launched a plug and so did my brother’s car. Usually the threads are ripped out with it so sounds like you got lucky.
2003 GT Premium convertible. Top lift pistons gone disconnected and lift the top manually. There’s a trick to lifting top by yourself manually. Bought w 41k miles in 2009 now 98k and it’s still bulletproof and fast snuff. I need to replace headlights. Fantastic automobile, bone stock except for super 40 Flowmasters welded in.
Nice car !! I also have a 2004 GT 5spd. Mine is a RedFire convertible. Mine is stock except for a MGW shifter, and Magnaflow mufflers. I have 2 more cons. 1) when go to apply the brakes while driving, my right foot will push the brake pedal while pushing in the clutch pedal, Lol. Pedals are to close together. Also when I turn on the left turn signal, and then go to apply the brakes, my left knee will lift the turn signal arm up and turn off the turn signal, Lol
BRO WHAT as a GM guy that ended up with a 2001 gt bullitt with a 5k engine and tranny both built brand new 97k on body and ab 300 wheel converted to manual my car rides sooo smootrhhhhhh
My 01 Cobra is lowered an inch and a half. Looks great but if I'd known that it would scrape on loose change left in the road I'd never bought it like that. Back roads are out of the question. Beautiful car but it likes smooth roads only.
I have an 01 gt convertible. Feels so sluggish compared to my 2013 gt. Mainly torque feels WAY less. But still fun with no issues and love dropping the top.
Gears are your friend. 4:10`s if your looking for quick acceleration from a stop but you'll loose that highway acceleration. 3:73's are the sweet spot for these cars and WAY better than stock.
Yeah they seem to going up in price these days. It’s hard to find clean ones anymore. Heck my friend is looking for one and it’s hard to find one as clean as mine for less than 6k.
Yep I’ve had two of these cars that never had a sparkplug issue, and one that blew one out and damaged the threads. My brother has one that’s blown one out and damaged the threads too.
2:07 People add fake things to their car all the time to make it look cooler, you don't need to point everything out, that's like a magician showing you how he did his tricks when he finishes doing them, sometimes we don't want the whole world to know.
Good review! I have a 1999 cobra with the 4.6 4 valves per cylinder/DOHC and the ride is like a very stiff truck! haha... handing is great but you are going to feel every crack in the road. In fact I just drove to Florida and back (from Indiana) and took my 1998 Ranger 4x4/off road XLT because it rides smother!
I have an 04 also. Only the cobras got the head fix on the threads. Most spark plugs that shoot out are operator error as in my case at 60k miles. I swapped my head tho. But 07-11 vics got the 9 thread head. Beautiful car by the way. Love DSG. I would have bought one but I bought a black 40th packaged car.
Thanks for the compliment! All 2004+ 2V heads are 8 thread and all "Ford Racing" heads are 8 thread. For the 4V cars, a common misconception is that the "blue stripe" heads are 8 thread or whatever, this is wrong. The only 4V C heads that are 8 thread are the 05 Revision Aviator heads and the limited supply of OEM 05+ cores you could get from Ford back in the 2000s.
"A ha rod hot." A high ride height. "The back rot tar." The back right tire. "... 1.5 inches har." 1.5 inches higher. "The trim around the head lice." The trim around the headlights. "My rot leg." My right leg.
keeping my 2000 v6 manual, lite moded, not a boring drive in a busy city roads at all. Engine is still strong and no worry for that interference engines crap breaking something or plastic engine parts made today by Germans high performance, blah which wont last 100k lol
Agree with everything said in the video. Mine sat up for 4-years, so I had to change radiator, thermostat, head gasket (2002 base convertible, manual shift). Problem now is that the exhaust manifold is overheating, but it only does it if the car is driven between 4-7 miles, not when its just idling. Various shops say nothing is wrong, but I can hear the tin clinking when I turn the car off and it stays hot for a long time afterwards. I put in the Cataclean, but that didn't help. I love my pony, just want to know what's ailing her.
Hey, so I was GIVEN a shell from a car tear apart auction car. 98 Mustang. Nothing but the dash and wheel left of the car. Noting in the center console or radio area. Took years of pulling to get it together. Wanna talk about a shit show. Best "Worst" comment I got about the car. Was it was like riding a roller coaster. lol Made it 200,000 miles before the torque converter finally wore out and the repair was as much as a down payment on a solid college ride. Now i'm back in a 19 Mustang GT with all the bells. And boy does it feel nice to now have to ignore the roaring wind coming through the windows.
I just purchased a 2016 Mustang GT 46000 MI one owner $21,000 it's got the premium package so it has the leather interior it will be the last car I will ever buy I'm on dialysis
In my opinion the 2004 Mustang GT is the best GT model. It has heads with more threads for the spark plugs so it’s less likely to shoot them out. But of course the 03-04 Terminators are the kings.
I will tell you one thing I hate about the New Edge 99- 04 GT mustang's is how quite the exhaust system is. These cars sound so much better with a custom exhaust compared to the factory. Also fake hood scoops 😥
Gonna go look at a 97 cobra? After work. These were the about same aside from the body lines right? I just hate the leg room situation... probably will modify the seat rails .
My only issue is the speed. Stock these are pretty slow and the engine can only handle so much power without forged internals. That being said I still fucking love my 2000 mustang 💪🏽
Yeah I’m debating on staying with the FE or going with a newer pushrod Ford small block or big block. I guess we’ll see as I get further into the project.
@@FreedomLivelyWatch of course lol REAL mustangs are only v8s. V6 and turbo 4s are just a mustang kit car. That being said the 99-04 GT was pretty slow even by 90s/early 2000s standards. The 04 Mustang GT was making 260 hp whereas the 2002 camaro SS was making 315 and was also lighter and more aerodynamic. And if you have a new edge gt nowadays youre going to get absolutely embarrassed by all these modern v8s with 400 horsepower and even more by all these maniacs with 700 horsepower hellcats. You also couldnt get much power out of the 4.6 motor. Guys were literally boosting them just to barely get to 400 hp and at that point the engine was a ticking time bomb. Im talking about the GTs. The Mach 1s and Cobras are fast but those are worth an arm and a leg nowadays. I still love this generation, it was in my opinion the best looking mustang just not the best performing. Simple solution to that: Coyote swap
I love these mustangs; however modern Civics (7:39) have turbos and are not limited to 112 mph. I'm not a 4 banger guy, but I have to tell the truth. Good video, brother. Keep up the good work.
The cylinder head thread repair is t really that hard to repair, I have a 01 expedition that did that, hence why I got it for $200, Amazon had the repair kit fairly cheap, I might have $300 total in this thing, it runs and drives good now, and I'm getting ready to put it up for sale*
So I’ll make a long story short
“I love my mustang, I hate the crowds”
Traction control lowkey made them crowd control..
I really love the honesty this guy has giving this review, Didn’t really leave anything out and give his own opinion people wanting a mustang to consider when buying . Much Respect 👏
Thanks for watching!
@@CarGuyV8 u forgot about the fuel pump issues, as they are common on these years.
99-04 Mustangs are the best looking Mustang. Shit, might be my favorite looking car of all time.
The word you where looking for was *Ergonomics* when talking about the shifting position... Nice video !
I bought a 2004 Mustang convertable brand new. it now has about 110,000km (65or70,000 miles). Never an issue with it. I love it. And it's just a six with a five speed transmission. When I look down the highway, over my fake scoop, and I feel that I could fly; I tell my little Mustang, gonna keep you 'til I die.
How much you bought it for? I'm looking at one that costs $3600 with 52,700 miles
I got an 04 40th anniversary....very reliable car and fast
I've got the same thing but I'm not sure what motors in it
Just bought the car don't know much about it
@@terryfritze7029 if its a GT you have a 4.6
If you have a V6 (simple exhaust) its a 3.8(3.9 in 2004)
I am buying one Saturday 140k miles for 5k with some work done adding around 30 hp
The very reliable indestructible 4.6....also on crown vic...grand marquis.....04 40th anniversary is the 4.6 but the one that also came on the marauder 03/04
Swap out the seats from a 2005 or newer. I did it to my 01 and it lowers the seat an inch. That doesn’t seem like much but it real feels much better. You just have to swap the seat rails drill a couple holes and mount the seatbelt shoulder plastic hoop. The wirings the same except for the forward and back on the power switch.
How much does that cost
@@thebrazydiamond4791 I got mine for $200 for both front and rear seats.
@@deanbudgell6220 Where did you get them from
@@thebrazydiamond4791 you could go to junk yards
@@thebrazydiamond4791 check out pick n pull, they tend to have a lot of sports/muscle cars... for some curious reason 🤔
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The New Edge Mustangs were made for modding. Very easy to work on and can be fast beasts. I do short and long pulls against other bigger engine cars and it will either keep up or "Edge" ahead no problem.
No it will not........there not slow........but the single over head cam engine 4.6 is a low 14second car...........with some mods and gears it will run 13s
@@JohnDoe-xl1ig let’s all be real, all of these 4.6 mustangs were a joke. Imagine getting walked by things like Grand Prix gtps and Buick Regals.
@@JohnDoe-xl1ig Most of that era mustangs ran super super high 13s and low 14s when stock which is rather dismal. While the LS1 of the same year was making what? 350/360 actual hp&tq until they all came with an ls6 intake and then made 385 hp? Pretty much a given for any LS car of that era it’s easily able to run bottom 13s stock. Mustangs eh, they are patting eachother on the back for getting out of the 14s. It was Major hp difference in reality. GM was sneaksters back in the day lol. Many of the f body cars would put down almost what they were rated at the crank. GM underrated them to not outsell the c5 which had the exact same everything drivetrain wise and a more parasitic rear. But yes, the supercharged 3.8 GM stuffed into their grocery getters would be very likely to take the same year stangs lunch money. Not considering late 90s cobras on the lt1, if we’re gonna go that far you have to mention the lt4 which was also in 96&97 Camaros that made a shitload more torque and hp…not trying to get in a pissing match nor hating on mustangs but let’s just be real, these things were getting walked from the early 90s clear up until like 2015 lmao. It was not a good motor and didn’t respond at all to mods. You’re wrong, a heads cam intake LS will ALWAYS make over 450 to the tire. With the 4.6 shit you have expensive heads and cams and lay down less than an ls car with bolt ons. Its sad but true…I’m proud of ford though. I love they made a 7.3. Just waiting on a boss mustang tribute lol
@@JohnDoe-xl1ig the weight difference between mustangs and f body cars wasn’t very much. Pretty obvious when you can just google track times and curb weights and see the stock times posted up. Even the cobra was not very special. The best thing about it was you could just drop a pulley size and add boost. Other than that it was still the same crummy motor on the same crummy launching car. Almost ALL older forum posts I’ve ever seen was titled “can I beat an ls car” and most of the responses are a sad nope. Either way, I’ve tuned both platforms. 100% of the time the 4.6 just never responds well to about anything. Skip it all and go straight to boosted. Even then you’ll struggle to crack NA LS car territory. I did a heavy modded 2000gt on 10 psi a few years back and it made 410wheel. Lol.
@@JohnDoe-xl1ig 800 wheel is unachievable for any of those stock motor for very long. Actually probably never.. Once you go boosted the sky is the limit but the motor just won’t handle it. Pretty much all 4.6s besides the forged(I think it’s forged) 03/04 cobra motor tap the pistons ringlands and powdered rods out around 450ish wheel. I’d have to research the blown cobras limits. Probably 550-600ish wheel for something that wouldn’t be considered “borrowed time”. As stated, Procharged with 10 PSI on a cammed 2000 gt with all the goodies and it made 410 wheel. Was a lot of money and time Invested for essentially a car that was really lackluster. Sounded cool though lol.
Great video. I blue a spark plug in my 99'. Forget how many miles I had on the car. I got an insert kit designed to ream out and re-tap the spark plug hole and insert a double threaded insert. Worked like a charm and saved the replacement of the head. I used a Ford Triton "Time Sert" kit.
Just recently used the helicoil save a thread kit. It's been holding up so far. Read about the timesert after installing and would rather have gone with that. But so far the helicoil is holding up
@@stevenluevano1851 helicoil works best
You gotta make sure the engine is hot when you change the spark plugs
Got an 2002 with 188k miles and rings finally went, but my Mustang is fantastic, never not started even in upstate ny minus 8 degree cold. Its an convertible also, just saying MAN I LOVE MY MUSTANG. Great vid and spot on thanks
I have a 03 GT convertible dark grey. I Love My Mustang too !
im looking at a 2000 GT v8 Automatic. W 5.00 a gallon (even tho my Acura is also same w 18 mpg) and it'll be for mostly weekend driving hot summers and cold winters all stock w 82,000 miles and askin 5,800. Thoughts if I can get it for 5gs??
@@the1der Yes 5k is an honest and fair offer. It is 22 yrs old remind seller. Only issue Ive ever had was with power windows, switches usually go first so make sure an mechanic doesnt try to get you to spring for electric motor also. Youll love that 2000
I’m looking at an 02 with 170k miles. It’s a v6 but it’s 4k even, fresh paint new lights and radio. Heavy considering it
@@dayeden3333 Yeah nice new paint and new radio that's nice but 4k?? Base 3.8 litre V6 eng same as mine .Ask him if he has any maintenance records you could see? In my area( upstate NY) Most 3.8 litre mustangs with that mileage avg around 2,500 unless it's a GT. Secondly make sure ALL power windows, etc work properly especially if one window is working hard to go up , you can usually heard it " dragging" so to speak. I had my engine re- built at 188 k, bad rings. Also check you're local market Google same type of mustangs in you're area and even look nationally and you'll get a much better idea of what you're willing to spend. Let me know if I can help.Send me you're area and I'll run a cross section of mustangs in the surrounding 50 miles, 100 miles etc.
I own an '03 GT in Redfire metallic. These cars are nice and they're great looking. No car with a 4 or 6 cylinder engine will feel or sound like a V8 car. The 4.6 liter is one of the best sounding engines ever with flowmaster-type mufflers or whatever kind you like. They are reliable -- if not, you wouldn't be seeing so many of these cars going strong after 20 years. Parts for the car are inexpensive -- I got a brand new OEM quality door insert for the window switches that he was showing in the video for less than $20. Parts for modifying the car are abundant if you're into that.
Oh man, redfire is probably my favorite new edge color.
On my 04 GT, every spring when I take the car out of winter storage, I check the spark plug torque with a torque wrench.
135” lbs and I’ve never had a problem.
i recently got a really clean 03 and i agree definitely on the feeling all the bumps in the road but good tires make a massive difference, the previous owner had some cheap chinese thing on them and i put on some goodyear f1 tires and it improved the comfort massively. its not my s80 level of comfort not by any streatch of the imagination but its a massive improvement with the right tires.
GOOD CONTENT... also it looks beautiful
Thank you!
Just got a 2001 Gt today ! Excited, thanks for pointing out some of the problem areas.
The biggest CON is that the intake will start to leak and eventually dump all your coolant all together. The replacement is only about $200. If you can do it yourself, then that's not bad. But if you have to have someone do it, it will be about $1,200.
Yeah I forgot to mention that.
@@CarGuyV8 I had a intake crack once in the winter on my 1998 GT. It has the plastic intake manifold. I replaced that did not have issue again.
$2 epoxy
Thanks for the video. I'm thinking about getting one of these. Yours is a beautiful car.
Dont forget the throw out bearings issues. And all the cons of a clutch ran by a cable. Squeaking TOBs and TOBs lasting 500, 1000 miles is unfortunately extremely common. Although I might be a bit biased as 15 mins ago I just spent 600$ ordering new clutch parts because my TOB will not stop squeaking!!!
Yeah my TOB is noisy too...
Yeah, my TOB was squeeking on my 2003 GT. I hated the noise but I didn't want to change the TOB until I had to have the clutch done. 2 years later, the clutch finally went out. Had it all done and here it is 4 years later (25k miles later), and the TOB is starting to squeek again. Love the car though, so I won't get rid of it until it fully dies.
Just got my second car 2 months ago, a manual 2000 GT Convertible, and I couldn’t be happier
I have a 2001, and it blew a plug just like you said. The dealer put a kit in place it was 300 something to have the old socket machined and the new sleeve installed. If I remember correctly this happens on cylinders 1 and 5 most often so I was told to torque the plugs every oil change.
I’m 6’4” and I have no problems with the seating position in my 04 gt
99-04 seating is great. Im 5'9" and in the earlier sn95s 94-98 the seat doesnt go as far back and isnt great for tall drivers
Im the same height and i hated the seating position in my old 95 gt. Still had 3 SN95's over time though lol.
@@JamesC00 yeah lol i owned a newedge first and was surprised how much smaller the seating felt in the earlier ones lol
I’m 6’3” with a 03 GT and it’s not cramped or uncomfortable, just cozy I guess...
@@thomas6789 the newedge 99-04 seats go further back than the earlier sn95s
I have a 97 gt and and only 5'9 and it still feels a little small to me in terms of seating position
I absolutely love this car, especially the color and overall considering how old it is, it’s in pretty good shape and it’s gorgeous …. It could be much worse off because some people don’t take good care of these cars …. I have a 2000 mustang V6 convertible and I love her, she’ has no power at all or no horsepower because I can tell she’s got some engine or exhaust issue but I’m slowly working on getting her together internally and externally
How’s it coming along?
It’s coming a long very slowly, she needed an oxygen sensor and sense then she’s running better and not using so much gas anymore
Nice, man. I have an 04 mustang. Crimson red colored. It just hit 55k miles this week, do about 1k miles a year.
My 1998 GT car the window regulator needed replaced after maybe 100,000 miles. The computer went out once after maybe 150,000 miles or so. The rear axle had to be rebuilt at maybe 120,000 because it sounded like it was running on highway when driving down street probably my fault for not changing fluid enough in axle. I did have plastic intake manifold crack in winter and had to replace it. Other than that my car was great. I liked my car ride height being stock since they car has better ground clearance and rides better. I liked the seat position. No problem shifting mine. I currently own a 2006 Mustang GT. I used to get flat tires a lot with my 1998 GT since side wall is so short and Detroit pot holes are bad.
I am still driving Mine. Have been for 19 years NOW ! Best Car I have ever owned !
My is a 2004 forty Anniversary edition
3.9 motor
I have 138,000 miles on it.
I plan on driving The Mustang for another 10 years.
The Car is in perfect condition
As someone who only wants a Mach1 or SVT Cobra from that era, I see this as a total win.
I like the original ride height. Allows me to not worry about potholes. I think the original ride height is a plus.
Ride height is dependent on so many variables anyways, which is why i would say its less of a con and more something the guy doesnt like
4in for tire chains clearance
Im 6'1" and ive never had problems with the seating position
Cons of owning my 2014 V6 Mustang: Governed to 110mph even though it has 300+ HP because the factory driveshaft explodes if you go much faster. Aluminum 1 peice driveshaft that won't explode- $750. Hand held tuner so you can turn off the governer after upgrading the driveshaft- $450. $1200 just so you can go over 110mph. Shoulda bought the $20,000 '16 Camaro RS I wanted 🙄
Wow, I didn’t know that about the driveshaft. That sucks
Or you could stop buying v6’s and get a real muscle car with a v8
@@GHETTORIGGAMINGOFFICIAL Been there, done that. I owned 4 V8 fbodys prior to this 14 V6. This V6 makes more power than my fbody's did, lmao. I suppose this is the part where you smart off that my lt1's were junk and slow; yeah no shit, that's why I bought my '14 V6 stang. And the V8 stang was twice the price so there's your answer for that. Nobody buys the V6 version because they like it more than the V8, they buy what they can afford. Come on my channel and get thousands of more poeople to sub and watch my videos and then I'll be able to afford it...
Guns&Cars got no problem supporting 😉
@@BuckeyeBallistics Foxbody 5.0 dont push more than 200 horsepower lol, even with bolts on itll make no more than 230 lol,
How's it holding up? Driving well.
Yes it still drives well. I drive it a few times a week and it doesn’t give me any issues.
YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD ABOUT THE COMFORT. I recently started fixing up my 2000 mustang to give to my wife. She said she always wanted one when she graduated high school but her mom wouldn't get it. Said it was too fast for her. It's not the fastest car in the world, but it's not the smoothest ride either. My wife is use to Camry and Maxima. I keep trying to tell her she's likely gonna be disappointed once she actually drives or rides with me in it.
I have a 2003 Mustang V6 with 15" wheels from a 2000 model Mustang V6, so I could put real tires on it. It has not been lowered. I've had it about 5 years. The only real con to these cars comes from the fact that they are built on the Fox platform, and flex like a wet noodle. It is also extremely difficult to jack one up to work on it, because there are no real jacking points that won't be damaged if you use a jack under them. I have used the front frame rails, which are pretty much made out of tin, with a wood 2x4 between the frame rail and jack. But you are better off using the front lower control arms and rear axle. Having new tires installed without damaging the car means carefully jacking and supporting the car at home, removing the wheels, and taking just the wheels to the tire place. They will not have a way of lifting it without damage.
I rethreaded all the spark plug holes in both my 00 Mustang and 01 V10 F250. I love the early 2000s Fords, even if they are slow by today's standards.
There are metal clips that go on the plastic trim tabs. Thatll secure everything
Just got mine today! Thanks for the honest review bro 🙏🏾
I have an '03 Mach 1 w/only 34,,000 miles and I agree with every Quarky item this gentleman mentioned, except the plugs on a 32v..
**love it though as a weekend car. Daily driver, not so much...
Wow! I bet your Mustang is a sight to see! Beautiful, you don't see many of those around in excellent condition anymore. Semper fi
The 4.6 New Edge cars are a must one of the most reliable V8 in the world with so much aftermarket support
I still want one. Can’t compare to my nicer car but would make a great DD. Maybe just a coyote swap would fix all the issues
The New Edge was a leap forward in styling. But that 4.6 is a dog. You can throw a bunch of money at it if you want only to still be slower than a stock LS of the same era. I think that's why every guy with one in my town has a loud exhaust and drives around in low gear. Good candidates for LS swaps though.
Lovely picture looks like mine,04 Mustang GT with deep dish chrome bullit wheels and I made my hood scoop function by drilling holes so air flow over the engine
Does water get on the coil packs with open hood scoop?
CarGuyV8 no I drilled small holes there are two sets of holes one set on the scoop and the other set is the indentation of a scoop under the hood scoop. I keep mystang GT clean all ways if it’s raining i don’t drive it but many times I got caught in the rain and I was concerned but it didn’t get on my coils
@@CarGuyV8 my 04 mach1 has a scoop😁
I once had a spark plug wire eject itself off.
Car just went limp and misfiring on the HWY.
Got off and checked and saw the wire hanging.
hasn't happened again but still perplexed.
Common issue. One of my other new edge mustangs launched a plug and so did my brother’s car. Usually the threads are ripped out with it so sounds like you got lucky.
i’m 6’2 seating is a little strange in my ‘01.. it’s a nice looking car don’t get me wrong but to get out of the driver seat it’s kind of awkward
2003 GT Premium convertible. Top lift pistons gone disconnected and lift the top manually. There’s a trick to lifting top by yourself manually. Bought w 41k miles in 2009 now 98k and it’s still bulletproof and fast snuff. I need to replace headlights. Fantastic automobile, bone stock except for super 40 Flowmasters welded in.
Nice car !! I also have a 2004 GT 5spd. Mine is a RedFire convertible. Mine is stock except for a MGW shifter, and Magnaflow mufflers. I have 2 more cons. 1) when go to apply the brakes while driving, my right foot will push the brake pedal while pushing in the clutch pedal, Lol. Pedals are to close together. Also when I turn on the left turn signal, and then go to apply the brakes, my left knee will lift the turn signal arm up and turn off the turn signal, Lol
Definitely some facts in this video!
BRO WHAT as a GM guy that ended up with a 2001 gt bullitt with a 5k engine and tranny both built brand new 97k on body and ab 300 wheel converted to manual my car rides sooo smootrhhhhhh
This is a body style that just seems to become more and more attractive as time goes along……👍
Agreed
My 01 Cobra is lowered an inch and a half. Looks great but if I'd known that it would scrape on loose change left in the road I'd never bought it like that. Back roads are out of the question. Beautiful car but it likes smooth roads only.
Mine doesn’t scrape very much.
Check your exhaust
Have a 1999 mustang GT. Love it to death but can confirm shifting position is not ideal
I have an 01 gt convertible. Feels so sluggish compared to my 2013 gt. Mainly torque feels WAY less. But still fun with no issues and love dropping the top.
Yes these cars feel very weak below 3,000 rpms.
@@CarGuyV8 agreed. At highway speeds it does pretty well. But get up and go is oddly lacking
Gears are your friend. 4:10`s if your looking for quick acceleration from a stop but you'll loose that highway acceleration. 3:73's are the sweet spot for these cars and WAY better than stock.
My hood scoops work. I got the aftermarket Mach 1 style hood from the 70s. Really helps too
I miss my 99 35th LE convert so much. I had to sell it 4 years ago and now I can’t find one for anywhere near what I sold it for.
Yeah they seem to going up in price these days. It’s hard to find clean ones anymore. Heck my friend is looking for one and it’s hard to find one as clean as mine for less than 6k.
You sound like Forrest Gump I'm sorry
Must just be you. Most people say I sound like John Wick
@@CarGuyV8 Sure they do 😂😂😂
@@immortlreacts1740 I’m crying 😭😂
"I butt a neeeew mus-taaaaiiing, Jenn-eeeeEE."
Wow dude lol u sound to much like forest gump. And I gotta ask but is ur mom and dad cuzins?
Nice wheels. Good looking mustang
On my 99 Mustang six,auto - pretty nice riding car - I went one size wider on my 15" rims - makes it handle much better, ride better -
I have an 03 GT for a couple years now I never knew about the spark plug issue on these I thought that was inly on the trucks 5.4
Yep I’ve had two of these cars that never had a sparkplug issue, and one that blew one out and damaged the threads. My brother has one that’s blown one out and damaged the threads too.
2:07
People add fake things to their car all the time to make it look cooler, you don't need to point everything out, that's like a magician showing you how he did his tricks when he finishes doing them, sometimes we don't want the whole world to know.
Good review! I have a 1999 cobra with the 4.6 4 valves per cylinder/DOHC and the ride is like a very stiff truck! haha... handing is great but you are going to feel every crack in the road. In fact I just drove to Florida and back (from Indiana) and took my 1998 Ranger 4x4/off road XLT because it rides smother!
I have an 04 Crown Victoria 👑 which is just a mustang that has a sweater
I have an 04 also. Only the cobras got the head fix on the threads. Most spark plugs that shoot out are operator error as in my case at 60k miles. I swapped my head tho. But 07-11 vics got the 9 thread head. Beautiful car by the way. Love DSG. I would have bought one but I bought a black 40th packaged car.
Thanks for the compliment! All 2004+ 2V heads are 8 thread and all "Ford Racing" heads are 8 thread. For the 4V cars, a common misconception is that the "blue stripe" heads are 8 thread or whatever, this is wrong. The only 4V C heads that are 8 thread are the 05 Revision Aviator heads and the limited supply of OEM 05+ cores you could get from Ford back in the 2000s.
Let's not leave out my 04 mach1😁
"A ha rod hot." A high ride height. "The back rot tar." The back right tire. "... 1.5 inches har." 1.5 inches higher. "The trim around the head lice." The trim around the headlights. "My rot leg." My right leg.
I wanted one until i geard about the threads coming out with the spark plugs
It does happen but not often enough to worry about. If you get an 04 it has 8 threads instead of 4 like the earlier models had.
keeping my 2000 v6 manual, lite moded, not a boring drive in a busy city roads at all. Engine is still strong and no worry for that interference engines crap breaking something or plastic engine parts made today by Germans high performance, blah which wont last 100k lol
Agree with everything said in the video. Mine sat up for 4-years, so I had to change radiator, thermostat, head gasket (2002 base convertible, manual shift). Problem now is that the exhaust manifold is overheating, but it only does it if the car is driven between 4-7 miles, not when its just idling. Various shops say nothing is wrong, but I can hear the tin clinking when I turn the car off and it stays hot for a long time afterwards. I put in the Cataclean, but that didn't help. I love my pony, just want to know what's ailing her.
The cats are what's causing that, replace them and it goes away
I have an 02 I completely took out my cats just ran straight pipe to my mufflers.
yeah, the ride height is my biggest ick on this gen of mustang,mine looks mfing lifted but its stock
my switch panel does that aswell lol
Hey, so I was GIVEN a shell from a car tear apart auction car. 98 Mustang. Nothing but the dash and wheel left of the car. Noting in the center console or radio area. Took years of pulling to get it together.
Wanna talk about a shit show. Best "Worst" comment I got about the car. Was it was like riding a roller coaster. lol
Made it 200,000 miles before the torque converter finally wore out and the repair was as much as a down payment on a solid college ride. Now i'm back in a 19 Mustang GT with all the bells. And boy does it feel nice to now have to ignore the roaring wind coming through the windows.
Some of the problems is just him being short or maybe just a lesser example of said car
Stock ride hot is the time stamp title!! 😂😂 You're a funny guy!! *Henry Hill voice*
**laughs in Southern accent**
Shifter placement is meant to be forward u shouldn’t feel relaxed in a Mustang , but I do agree it is an odd placement
Great video! Learned a lot
I just purchased a 2016 Mustang GT 46000 MI one owner $21,000 it's got the premium package so it has the leather interior it will be the last car I will ever buy I'm on dialysis
Sounds like you got a good car. I hope it brings you enjoyment.
Good video man! What is the best year model for this generation of Mustang?
In my opinion the 2004 Mustang GT is the best GT model. It has heads with more threads for the spark plugs so it’s less likely to shoot them out. But of course the 03-04 Terminators are the kings.
I will tell you one thing I hate about the New Edge 99- 04 GT mustang's is how quite the exhaust system is. These cars sound so much better with a custom exhaust compared to the factory. Also fake hood scoops 😥
Yeah if only the hood scoop wasn’t fake. People have drilled it out and made it function but then water likes to get on the coils and that’s no good.
As a teenager in the 90s I tbough these look great but now I think the 94-98 looks better.
Can’t go wrong with either one. A well done 94-98 does look really good.
@@CarGuyV8 true!
I live in Canada so higher ride height could better in the winter
I've had a bunch of them...rear end is the first thing that goes..and then the plastic intake...
And then eventually a headgasket or transmission. They’re fun cars but expensive to mod and no fun to repair.
For a second I thought Bryce Mitchell was giving us the car review !
I am 6 ft tall and the car feels too small for me. The seats fit too tight and the steering wheel is too close too my chest.😊
Really nice car think Ford manufactured some good v6s not sure never directly owned a Ford only have read on them driven them
great video. best of luck
only thing i would add is the intake manifold
how much is it to fill up the tank?
It gets an average of 19 mpg. So $30 or less to fill up.
@@CarGuyV8 Are you in Cali? It costs me about 20 dollars to fill mine.
Texas. Premium is like $2.50 and I usually put in about 10-12 gallons.
@@CarGuyV8 Same here in Georgia. But the manual says to put in 87 octane? Isn’t lower octane better in winter?
Mine has cams and a
93 tune.
Funny part is about the brake scoops on the side they are functional from 1994-1998 lol
Gonna go look at a 97 cobra? After work. These were the about same aside from the body lines right? I just hate the leg room situation... probably will modify the seat rails .
Yep same chassis and basically the same interior. I just picked up a 95 5.0 actually. It’s really nice.
@@CarGuyV8 just saw a 95 5.0 cobra with only 14k miles... what a dream
? Same car but I have a ticking noise sounds like an lawnmower when I start it up some people say might b an exshaust leak or push rods knocks hard
The 4.6s don’t have pushrods. It’s probably a bad exhaust leak, a dead cylinder, or it’s about to shoot a plug.
I like this guy’s accent. Reminds me of my boss haha
Where did you get the rims? They look beautiful
They were on it when I bought the car. They’re 03 cobra rep wheels. I think they are on americanmuscle.com
when i drive my 00 I fall out of it and it's not lowerd all the way am 6 feet and I can still manage to look over my 4.1.5 double cowl hood
I have a 04 mustang gt 40th anniversary it has 162,000 miles on it, getting ready to fix it up
That is a beautiful car.
Did you roll the rear arches? I put wider wheels on the back, looks like the same offset as yours. Lowered 1inch. I’m getting scrubbing over bumps.
I didn’t put these wheels on but the rear fenders are rolled a little.
I like technology so I’d choose 23 and 24
My only issue is the speed. Stock these are pretty slow and the engine can only handle so much power without forged internals. That being said I still fucking love my 2000 mustang 💪🏽
Yeah I’m debating on staying with the FE or going with a newer pushrod Ford small block or big block. I guess we’ll see as I get further into the project.
Your talking about the v8??
@@FreedomLivelyWatch of course lol REAL mustangs are only v8s. V6 and turbo 4s are just a mustang kit car. That being said the 99-04 GT was pretty slow even by 90s/early 2000s standards. The 04 Mustang GT was making 260 hp whereas the 2002 camaro SS was making 315 and was also lighter and more aerodynamic. And if you have a new edge gt nowadays youre going to get absolutely embarrassed by all these modern v8s with 400 horsepower and even more by all these maniacs with 700 horsepower hellcats. You also couldnt get much power out of the 4.6 motor. Guys were literally boosting them just to barely get to 400 hp and at that point the engine was a ticking time bomb. Im talking about the GTs. The Mach 1s and Cobras are fast but those are worth an arm and a leg nowadays. I still love this generation, it was in my opinion the best looking mustang just not the best performing. Simple solution to that: Coyote swap
It would ride a lot better if you hadn’t butchered the suspension.
I love these mustangs; however modern Civics (7:39) have turbos and are not limited to 112 mph. I'm not a 4 banger guy, but I have to tell the truth. Good video, brother. Keep up the good work.
Yeah the type r will take these cars down. The si shouldn’t be a problem though
Wow mint condition love it. How many miles?
About 153xxx
CarGuyV8 nice bro.
Can you buy an aftermarket hood without the fake?
Water will get in and pool in some of the spark plug holes and might cause it to misfire. The mach1 hood and shaker scoop is the best way.
The cylinder head thread repair is t really that hard to repair, I have a 01 expedition that did that, hence why I got it for $200, Amazon had the repair kit fairly cheap, I might have $300 total in this thing, it runs and drives good now, and I'm getting ready to put it up for sale*
You must be from L.A? (lower Alabama) Was just thinking a nice drive around the block would have been sweet.
Actually I’m in Texas lol
@@CarGuyV8 Huntsville, TX here myself.