Vicious88
06-30-2009, 12:12 AM
Before the heckling begins, allow me to state that I'm posting this so that others can share a laugh at how horrible my car is. If you're going to come in and say something like "You idiot no one's going to buy that POS" than you're obviously missing the point. Anyway, lets begin:
I am wanting to sell my 1995 Ford Mustang Convertible. Its white, and the body is in over all good condition, minus some missing paint and a few dents and dings. If white isn't exactly your color, don't fret, because you'll probably want to get it painted anyway.
It does need some work...
Today, after dropping Rita off in Pensacola, my front driver side tire came off while I was driving down the road. You know those things that the lug nuts screw onto? Yeah, you're going to need some new ones.
Oh, and the tires don't exactly hold air. I mean they DO, if it's hot outside... But if it's cold, you'd better have a tire pump because you'll be on your rims.
The air conditioner works really well, as does the new radio that I've recently put in. I've still got the old radio if you want it for nostalgia's sake, but I don't recommend it as the FM radio function doesn't work (AM works swimmingly, however).
The left-side speakers don't work either, but don't worry, I've adjusted the radio to play in Mono sound, so you won't be missing half of your song.
Power Windows all work, except for the back little cubby window things (the little half-windows they expect anyone in the back of the coupe to someone see through when the top is up. And actually, the driver side one works fine, but the one to the right... Well... Not so much.
It has all new airbags, black stylish pleather (plastic leather), but the air bags may or may not work... The air bag light stays on most of the time, but will flick off sometimes when you hit a bump.
You're going to need new bushings... Not quiet sure what they are or what they do -- but my mechanic say's you'll need them.
The Fuel Pump and its Sending Unit are kind of... not good. I mean, they work, basically, but you're not getting as good of gas mileage as you should.
The breaks work really nicely, despite a slight huffing noise from the vacuum booster behind the break pedal -- it's in it's death throbs, but still works great.
It has a new, black roof on it, which for the sake of up and down motion works great, although it doesn't latch in place that well and can leak a bit if you go through an automated car wash.
The front half of the car is actually from another mustang of the same make and model, but I just figured I'd tell you in case you popped the hood and noticed the weld marks.
The engine and transmission are both top-notch and work great. This car will start every single time you turn the key, guaranteed. Although, to be fair, the original, POS mustang engine that was in there overheated and the head gaskets blew out, so now you're looking at a 3.8 Liter Mazda engine and transmission -- but like I said, it works swimmingly and still gives good performance.
The wheel bearings kind of suck in the front, but considering my tire just drove away from me earlier today as I was going down the road, I'll probably have those replaced when I fix the thingies that hold the wheel on (which will be repaired tomorrow morning, all things going well). If for some reason I can't replace the wheel bearings, expect an odd thumping heart-beat like noise as you drive that will, from time to time, shake your car. The general rule of thumb, however, is that when the shaking gets so bad your drink starts to spill, you're tire is coming off.
I've still got the original Pony Rims and tires if you want to put those on it in place of the Vault Rims and tires I've got on it right now -- they hold air a lot better, but they're stored about 35 miles away from where I live, so I'm sticking with the Vault for the moment.
The headlights aren't that great. Well, actually, that's not true -- the BULBS are fantastic, the fixtures suck horribly. They're all foggy and give you almost no visibility. If you have to drive at night use your brights constantly -- trust me you won't blind anyone and no one will flash their lights at you. I do have some extra-bright halogens I was going to put in, but I figured I'd try to fix or replace the old headlight fixtures first.
New break pads -- asbestos free!
Car seems to attract lightning. Which is pretty bad because I seem to attract lightning enough without the car, but every time I'm on the interstate during a storm, somewhere near me a tree just explodes.
Cigarette lighter ports don't work. I'm sure this just comes down to an unhooked wire or fuse somewhere, but I haven't given it much thought as I don't charge anything via the cigarette lighter port.
Radio has a USB Charger port on it, which works swimmingly, but be warned, if you're charging the device you're currently listing to through the radio (ie, you're charging your MP3 player, and have it's headphone port plugged into the AUX input on the radio) you'll hear this odd tapping noise in the background. Haven't figured that one out yet.
OH! I should mention that the computer system is a bit... Ummm... Busted. It doesn't keep the car from working, mind you, but it does remove any and all electronic limitations. In other words, I can now backup at 110 Miles Per Hour. I also apparently have no top speed, or at least not one that I could reach before becoming nervous and easing off the gas.
Please don't ask me anything about the stats, because I don't know them. All I know is that right now, due to an incredibly limited budget, the car is only reaching about a quarter of its over-all potential. That means that if you had the money to baby this car and fix it up, it will treat you nicely, but if you're like me, it will stab you in the back at every chance it gets, and occasionally cast you through portals of the highway directly into automotive repair hell. But if you have the money, you'll be able to get some decent miles per gallon, speed, and comfort from this car.
As it stands however, it has no recognizable stats... It has some horse power, its gets miles per gallon on the highway and a bit less in the city, it goes 0 to 60 in seconds. That's about as specific as I can be.
It has all of its seat belts, and the dents and dings are in no way severe -- you can still spot it as a mustang from a good distance away.
The Mazda parts make it run a lot quieter than it use to, but have improved reliability a thousand fold.
The engine and transmission only have about 60k miles on them, but the body of the car is probably pushing the 280k mile mark (I don't know for sure, however, because the odometer is broken at the 197k mark).
It only has one cup holder, and the only thing that seems to fit in it is a bottle of beer. Bottled water will not fit, nor will any other plastic drinking bottle, the majority of thermoses, certain fast food cup sizes, or anything that you were really looking forward to drinking. Any cup available from Tom Thumb, however, fits perfectly. OH! And be sure to fold the cup holder back into the center console if you think you're going to have an emergency because it will stop you from reaching the emergency break.
I'll consider any bids you make. Feel free to leave them here.
I am wanting to sell my 1995 Ford Mustang Convertible. Its white, and the body is in over all good condition, minus some missing paint and a few dents and dings. If white isn't exactly your color, don't fret, because you'll probably want to get it painted anyway.
It does need some work...
Today, after dropping Rita off in Pensacola, my front driver side tire came off while I was driving down the road. You know those things that the lug nuts screw onto? Yeah, you're going to need some new ones.
Oh, and the tires don't exactly hold air. I mean they DO, if it's hot outside... But if it's cold, you'd better have a tire pump because you'll be on your rims.
The air conditioner works really well, as does the new radio that I've recently put in. I've still got the old radio if you want it for nostalgia's sake, but I don't recommend it as the FM radio function doesn't work (AM works swimmingly, however).
The left-side speakers don't work either, but don't worry, I've adjusted the radio to play in Mono sound, so you won't be missing half of your song.
Power Windows all work, except for the back little cubby window things (the little half-windows they expect anyone in the back of the coupe to someone see through when the top is up. And actually, the driver side one works fine, but the one to the right... Well... Not so much.
It has all new airbags, black stylish pleather (plastic leather), but the air bags may or may not work... The air bag light stays on most of the time, but will flick off sometimes when you hit a bump.
You're going to need new bushings... Not quiet sure what they are or what they do -- but my mechanic say's you'll need them.
The Fuel Pump and its Sending Unit are kind of... not good. I mean, they work, basically, but you're not getting as good of gas mileage as you should.
The breaks work really nicely, despite a slight huffing noise from the vacuum booster behind the break pedal -- it's in it's death throbs, but still works great.
It has a new, black roof on it, which for the sake of up and down motion works great, although it doesn't latch in place that well and can leak a bit if you go through an automated car wash.
The front half of the car is actually from another mustang of the same make and model, but I just figured I'd tell you in case you popped the hood and noticed the weld marks.
The engine and transmission are both top-notch and work great. This car will start every single time you turn the key, guaranteed. Although, to be fair, the original, POS mustang engine that was in there overheated and the head gaskets blew out, so now you're looking at a 3.8 Liter Mazda engine and transmission -- but like I said, it works swimmingly and still gives good performance.
The wheel bearings kind of suck in the front, but considering my tire just drove away from me earlier today as I was going down the road, I'll probably have those replaced when I fix the thingies that hold the wheel on (which will be repaired tomorrow morning, all things going well). If for some reason I can't replace the wheel bearings, expect an odd thumping heart-beat like noise as you drive that will, from time to time, shake your car. The general rule of thumb, however, is that when the shaking gets so bad your drink starts to spill, you're tire is coming off.
I've still got the original Pony Rims and tires if you want to put those on it in place of the Vault Rims and tires I've got on it right now -- they hold air a lot better, but they're stored about 35 miles away from where I live, so I'm sticking with the Vault for the moment.
The headlights aren't that great. Well, actually, that's not true -- the BULBS are fantastic, the fixtures suck horribly. They're all foggy and give you almost no visibility. If you have to drive at night use your brights constantly -- trust me you won't blind anyone and no one will flash their lights at you. I do have some extra-bright halogens I was going to put in, but I figured I'd try to fix or replace the old headlight fixtures first.
New break pads -- asbestos free!
Car seems to attract lightning. Which is pretty bad because I seem to attract lightning enough without the car, but every time I'm on the interstate during a storm, somewhere near me a tree just explodes.
Cigarette lighter ports don't work. I'm sure this just comes down to an unhooked wire or fuse somewhere, but I haven't given it much thought as I don't charge anything via the cigarette lighter port.
Radio has a USB Charger port on it, which works swimmingly, but be warned, if you're charging the device you're currently listing to through the radio (ie, you're charging your MP3 player, and have it's headphone port plugged into the AUX input on the radio) you'll hear this odd tapping noise in the background. Haven't figured that one out yet.
OH! I should mention that the computer system is a bit... Ummm... Busted. It doesn't keep the car from working, mind you, but it does remove any and all electronic limitations. In other words, I can now backup at 110 Miles Per Hour. I also apparently have no top speed, or at least not one that I could reach before becoming nervous and easing off the gas.
Please don't ask me anything about the stats, because I don't know them. All I know is that right now, due to an incredibly limited budget, the car is only reaching about a quarter of its over-all potential. That means that if you had the money to baby this car and fix it up, it will treat you nicely, but if you're like me, it will stab you in the back at every chance it gets, and occasionally cast you through portals of the highway directly into automotive repair hell. But if you have the money, you'll be able to get some decent miles per gallon, speed, and comfort from this car.
As it stands however, it has no recognizable stats... It has some horse power, its gets miles per gallon on the highway and a bit less in the city, it goes 0 to 60 in seconds. That's about as specific as I can be.
It has all of its seat belts, and the dents and dings are in no way severe -- you can still spot it as a mustang from a good distance away.
The Mazda parts make it run a lot quieter than it use to, but have improved reliability a thousand fold.
The engine and transmission only have about 60k miles on them, but the body of the car is probably pushing the 280k mile mark (I don't know for sure, however, because the odometer is broken at the 197k mark).
It only has one cup holder, and the only thing that seems to fit in it is a bottle of beer. Bottled water will not fit, nor will any other plastic drinking bottle, the majority of thermoses, certain fast food cup sizes, or anything that you were really looking forward to drinking. Any cup available from Tom Thumb, however, fits perfectly. OH! And be sure to fold the cup holder back into the center console if you think you're going to have an emergency because it will stop you from reaching the emergency break.
I'll consider any bids you make. Feel free to leave them here.