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Re: Concensus on the 4.6 engine
"Kruse" <kruse@kansas.net> wrote in message
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> Dan J.S. wrote:
>> I am looking at the 2006 Mustang GT convertible. This is something that I
>> plan on using only on weekends and for fun - something that I want to
>> keep
>> and hand down to my son 20 years from now. How is the 4.6 engine? Is it
>> reliable? Is there anything on the horizon that I should wait for? I am
>> really not too familiar with domestic brands, so any insight would be
>> great!
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> FWIW.
> I'll add one more post to this thread and I'll probably shut up. If
> there is one thing
> that the COP (coil over plug) engines have that is somewhat
> troublesome, it's the coil.
> If you take it to the dealer to have it replaced, it's about $100 per
> coil. Aftermarkets may
> be cheaper. The irony to all this is that it's usually not the coil
> that fails, it's the spark plug
> boot. You can get replacement spark plug boots pretty cheap and that
> usually fixes the
> problem. The 4.6 modular engines came with or without the COP setups.
> My $.02 worth.
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> BTW, by your post you obviously drive foreign brands and you are now
> looking at a domestic. What made you look? (Just curious)
>
Hi! Thanks to all that answered. I used to drive domestics, and had a lot
of problems, trips to the dealer, etc. This was in the 80s. I started down
the Toyota brand for 15+ years. No problems, very reliable cars, but
needless to say, very boring cars. I looked at the 350Z and the BMW m3, but
I was missing that American muscle car feeling. When I saw the new Dodge
Charger (aka Magnum Coupe)I fell in love with it, until I saw the back end.
The new Challenger won't happen for a while, and I think Ford is making
great product. The new mustang is great looking too.
BTW I was going to bite the bullet and buy a new Vette - but each test drive
it felt like I was riding on rails. The Mustang feels so much more refined
than the Vette - which was somewhat surprising. My problem now is finding a
convertible GT with a manual tranny.
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