Tell me it will ruin my life and I will be very miserable...
Discussion
I got a Monaro about a year ago and I am very pleased with it. It eats the miles like nothing else, been around the ring twice and did very well, driven 25k+ miles trouble free never missing a beat, servicing is cheap as chips, it makes a good sound, goes like fcuk.
Trouble is I get bored very easily and tend to think the grass is perpetually greener on the other side. I have just seen this baby www.pistonheads.com/sales/156752.htm and want to cash up, save some monthly payments and get myself some 60's style.
I drive about 10k a year (cut down recently as I get the train a lot), will be my only car and will spend quite a lot of time at train station car parks. I also don't have a garage and will be left on my driveway at night.
I am desperately trying to talk myself out of it given the plus points the Monaro has. So... as the title really, will it...
- never start (especially cold & wet winter mornings)
- brake down all the time
- give me < 10mpg
- leak
- over heat (the engine and me)
- send me in to a hedge (of the green kind
)
- make my life miserable
...or... make me very happy!
Trouble is I get bored very easily and tend to think the grass is perpetually greener on the other side. I have just seen this baby www.pistonheads.com/sales/156752.htm and want to cash up, save some monthly payments and get myself some 60's style.
I drive about 10k a year (cut down recently as I get the train a lot), will be my only car and will spend quite a lot of time at train station car parks. I also don't have a garage and will be left on my driveway at night.
I am desperately trying to talk myself out of it given the plus points the Monaro has. So... as the title really, will it...
- never start (especially cold & wet winter mornings)
- brake down all the time
- give me < 10mpg
- leak
- over heat (the engine and me)
- send me in to a hedge (of the green kind
) - make my life miserable
...or... make me very happy!
I think it would do ALL of the above 
As a toy to accompany the Monaro, that would be ideal. But as an only car? I certainly wouldn't want to leave it in the station car park......or take it out when its snowing.
Why not get the best of both worlds and get an '05? Or get buy the classic and also buy a £2k runabout for everyday? I picked up a Puma for £2k and use it everyday. It's economical, great fun and I don't worry about scrotes scratching it or bird pooing on it. Means the thirsty brute in the garage can be pampered.
As a toy to accompany the Monaro, that would be ideal. But as an only car? I certainly wouldn't want to leave it in the station car park......or take it out when its snowing.
Why not get the best of both worlds and get an '05? Or get buy the classic and also buy a £2k runabout for everyday? I picked up a Puma for £2k and use it everyday. It's economical, great fun and I don't worry about scrotes scratching it or bird pooing on it. Means the thirsty brute in the garage can be pampered.
What Paul said. Have a cheap runabout to get to the station and back and the Mustang to make you grin!
I've got a '73 Mustang and she's rough as anything: paint bubbling, filler popping out and a key line down one side where some scrote walking past my house one Friday night at closing time decided to rearrange the paintwork. But even so, I would not leave her in a station car park all day, I don't even keep her at the house any more because I'm terrified of further damage being done (the keying was actually the second vandalism occurrence).
Then there's driving in winter. Oh boy. Apart from the slippery back end, the wipers are next to useless and, unless an aftermarket product has been fitted, they're either on or off, there's no intermittent wiping. The lights on mine are rubbish so even seeing the road is an issue on dry nights. She also has a rust issue which means parts of her fill up with water, so if she's been out in the rain she has to get wiped down and dried before being put away. The list goes on... but then again, mine is extremely rough and a car in better condition will most likely not have these issues to begin with.
You will never regret owning a classic V8 mustang, but I think it's a lot of work and constant maintenance to use the classics daily. Saying that, there are people who do. Pose the same question over at www.mocgb.net/forums and see the range of answers you'll get! So take this as just my personal opinion.
Shel
I've got a '73 Mustang and she's rough as anything: paint bubbling, filler popping out and a key line down one side where some scrote walking past my house one Friday night at closing time decided to rearrange the paintwork. But even so, I would not leave her in a station car park all day, I don't even keep her at the house any more because I'm terrified of further damage being done (the keying was actually the second vandalism occurrence).
Then there's driving in winter. Oh boy. Apart from the slippery back end, the wipers are next to useless and, unless an aftermarket product has been fitted, they're either on or off, there's no intermittent wiping. The lights on mine are rubbish so even seeing the road is an issue on dry nights. She also has a rust issue which means parts of her fill up with water, so if she's been out in the rain she has to get wiped down and dried before being put away. The list goes on... but then again, mine is extremely rough and a car in better condition will most likely not have these issues to begin with.
You will never regret owning a classic V8 mustang, but I think it's a lot of work and constant maintenance to use the classics daily. Saying that, there are people who do. Pose the same question over at www.mocgb.net/forums and see the range of answers you'll get! So take this as just my personal opinion.
Shel
You've got to be prepared to make an awful lot of sacrifices to run any 40 year old car as a daily driver. Things in a modern car that you can take for granted such as proper heating and ventilation, locks that actually offer some theft prevention, the ability to deal with bumps and camber changes without either upsetting the handling or rattling your fillings out, weather seals that actually seal, and so forth, you can't really assume will be up to a sufficient standard for daily use nowadays. I guess it depends if you are a masochist or not However, as a weekend car, even with some periods of daily use in the summer, it is hard to beat. Depreciation is zero, road tax is zero and insurance is pretty cheap. So a cheap runaround like a Golf GTI or something and a classic Mustang for fun would get my vote. It would probably save you money too.
However, as a weekend car, even with some periods of daily use in the summer, it is hard to beat. Depreciation is zero, road tax is zero and insurance is pretty cheap. So a cheap runaround like a Golf GTI or something and a classic Mustang for fun would get my vote. It would probably save you money too.Gassing Station | Mustangs | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff