1987-1993 Mustang GT Convertible
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I like the 1987-1993 Mustang GT Convertible body style.
My wife does not drive stick so a well cared for Automatic may work for us.
If you have owned on of these cars lets me know your experience.
I can pick one up for 5-8k with low miles (50-60k)
TIA
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I like the 1987-1993 Mustang GT Convertible body style.
My wife does not drive stick so a well cared for Automatic may work for us.
If you have owned on of these cars lets me know your experience.
I can pick one up for 5-8k with low miles (50-60k)
TIA
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I have not actually owned one, but, in general, was not very impressed with that generation Mustang. Based on what I saw of them and in test-drives, it seemed to be rather cheaply made, not very well-assembled, with flimsy, poorly-finished interior materials and a fair number of rattles and squeaks. It also did not have the more classic, Mustang-like look of the 1994 and later models. The old 5.0L V8, however, was a fairly durable piece of iron, and the primitive live-rear-axle compromised ride/handling, but, on the good side, was durable (many of those who owned Mustangs did burnouts), and eliminated the need for 4-wheel alignments.
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It's a good cruising top down car in good weather. Owned a few mustangs from the 87-00 era (13 to be exact) and one triple white special edition vert. It's not a sports car by any means, but a great cruising top down car. If you dont expect much from it other than a fun drop top thats cheap to own and maintain you'll be happy with it.
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It's a good cruising top down car in good weather. Owned a few mustangs from the 87-00 era (13 to be exact) and one triple white special edition vert. It's not a sports car by any means, but a great cruising top down car. If you dont expect much from it other than a fun drop top thats cheap to own and maintain you'll be happy with it.
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I don't know what's available in your area but I would think for $5 - 8k you should be able to find something that's maybe a little bit better quality.
The thing you always have to worry about with old 'sports' cars is how driven into the ground they are, and the problem is somewhat compunded by choosing the old American car; there's a reason people said a cars' life was 100k miles. If they are or they're not actually a sports car is somewhat out of the equation because if someone bought the car thinking it was a sports car you're whooped any way.
Other old verts you might consider:
![](http://www.bmwcoop.com/wp-content/images/2009/02/bmw-m3-e30-convertible1.jpg)
![](http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/images/2006/07/31/mercedes_470_470x352.jpg)
![](http://www.designercars.net/biler/Nissan-300ZX-1.jpg)
I had a ride in a Mustang like the one you're considering (friend of a friend kind of deal) and the shake and wind noise ... eesh, I just would pick something else if I were you.
The thing you always have to worry about with old 'sports' cars is how driven into the ground they are, and the problem is somewhat compunded by choosing the old American car; there's a reason people said a cars' life was 100k miles. If they are or they're not actually a sports car is somewhat out of the equation because if someone bought the car thinking it was a sports car you're whooped any way.
Other old verts you might consider:
![](http://www.bmwcoop.com/wp-content/images/2009/02/bmw-m3-e30-convertible1.jpg)
![](http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/images/2006/07/31/mercedes_470_470x352.jpg)
![](http://www.designercars.net/biler/Nissan-300ZX-1.jpg)
I had a ride in a Mustang like the one you're considering (friend of a friend kind of deal) and the shake and wind noise ... eesh, I just would pick something else if I were you.
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On the plus side - the old 5.0 is cheap to mod if you want some real power. The best they had was 225hp.
On the negative side - it's a rattle trap. Even 15 yrs ago I thought the interior was pretty ugly.
I don't think I could pay $8k for one of those though, no matter how good the condition might be.
If you have your heart set on one, I'd find a Mustang forum and browse their classifieds. You can probably find a car from an enthusiast that probably already did some useful and tasteful mods.
On the negative side - it's a rattle trap. Even 15 yrs ago I thought the interior was pretty ugly.
I don't think I could pay $8k for one of those though, no matter how good the condition might be.
If you have your heart set on one, I'd find a Mustang forum and browse their classifieds. You can probably find a car from an enthusiast that probably already did some useful and tasteful mods.
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Had tons of friends with 5.0's, coupes, notch backs and converts.
Drive train solid, interior so so but for pure fun, v8 power and sound, yeah its going to be a good time!
I still love the 93' Cobra
Drive train solid, interior so so but for pure fun, v8 power and sound, yeah its going to be a good time!
I still love the 93' Cobra
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I remember test-driving a new Cobra around that time (either 93 or 94
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I'm considering buying a FORD![Egads!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/pat.gif)
I like the 1987-1993 Mustang GT Convertible body style.
My wife does not drive stick so a well cared for Automatic may work for us.
If you have owned on of these cars lets me know your experience.
I can pick one up for 5-8k with low miles (50-60k)
TIA
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I like the 1987-1993 Mustang GT Convertible body style.
My wife does not drive stick so a well cared for Automatic may work for us.
If you have owned on of these cars lets me know your experience.
I can pick one up for 5-8k with low miles (50-60k)
TIA
I used to beat stock V8 Mustangs in my grandmothers 88 V6 Pontiac Bonneville(that car was really fast up to about 65mph) all the time when I was young, often times it was by several car lengths.
My friend who hates imports had a late 80's white Mustang GT convertible stick. When I would ride in it I had to lift the door up to shut it because it was so bowed and it rattled and squeaked like crazy, half the things did not even work. I was a passenger when he raced my other friends 87 Firebird automatic and it just felt like they were going so slow when they were gunning them but he did end up winning. My GS430 would destroy both of those cars.
I will admit I have heard some really nice sounding V8 Mustangs with aftermarket headers and exhaust and modified they can be pretty quick. Saleens are pretty fast but too expensive and overrated. Stock GTs are just slow and horribly built.
Like others have said for 5-8K you can get something so much nicer for a fun car, I would not pay even 5K for a Mustang in that generation no matter what the mileage and condition.
I think a used 300ZX, 3 series, Miata, MR2, 240SX, 944, 3000GT, Stealth, Integra GSR, etc would be much better buys and although they most likely will have some issues being how old they are they are much better built and more fun then a GT Mustang plus they have decent aftermarket support.