Zombywoof

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:55:18 -0600, "Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote:

>
>"Kruse" <kruse@kansas.net> wrote in message
>news:1137338482.329054.203110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> 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!
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>
Gee I always thought the term "feels like it’s riding on rails" was a
good thing :)
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