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A real man is much easier to stop the horse on the race, which goes into the burning hut. Let even a horse are rare from us Ford Mustang.
 
The starting point of the history of this religious car was April 16, 1964, when the first compact, according to American standards, the sports car was represented by the public. Since then, several generations of Mustang have changed. In Russia, now you can most often find representatives of the penultimate, third generation, whose serial issue coincided with the beginning of 1994.
Mustards were completed with V-shaped 6- and 8-cylinder engines by volume, respectively, 3.8 and 5.0 liters. The latter lasted for a short time, only two years, and by 1996 was replaced with a new 4.6 liter engine. On our secondary market the most common Mustang with six 3.8 liters. There are 4.6-liter and even 5-liter GT, but much less often. But the charged Cobra, who was going on at home solely by pre-orders, will have to search, as well as special versions of Cobra-R or SVT, Shelby GT350, Bulitt GT.
The third generation Mustang was produced in two body versions: a coupe and a convertible, and was also unique in that the automatic transmission was installed only to order. Even in the US, it was not the most sought-after option.
 
Rare breed. In Russia, Mustang was officially not officially sold and did not use much popularity. Machine on an amateur. Those cars that are, live in Russia for at least 4 years and came here far from new. The owners of such cars were not exploited by their winter, and they were not subjected to attacks of Russian saline mud. On the other hand, such a car was bought to break away and distorted, a natural consequence of which body repairs became very often becoming.
In the case of a used Mustang, the first most correct decision would be a visit to specialists for full-scale diagnostics. The pleasure is not cheap, since the survey on Sta Ford will cost about $ 400. Moreover, only the inspection of the body geometry costs $ 120. So that this amount has not been a fee for the advice to search another car, we advise you to pay attention to several key points.
You can always find tracks even high-quality body repair. There should be spars for folds and pay attention to whether the gaps between the body elements are uniform. Many cars have broken spoilers in the lower edge. Here and without diagnosis, everything is clear - the owner did not want to spend $ 1000 to restore the part after the strike.
If you look at this very spoiler, then a lot will say the shape of the beam-amplifiers - after the accident they are usually right not very carefully. All this means that spending money on checking the geometry of the body does not make sense.
Bared saddle. A pretty tasteless combination of plastic and leather in the cabin is typical for many Americans. And Mustang is no exception. But according to the condition of the skin on the seats and on the rim, we can indirectly determine how large the mileage of the car. The skin is rude, but rather durable, so that noticeable failures and cracks will mean that in this saddle, the former riders spent most of the time released by this Mustang. Therefore, try to negotiate with the seller and make a short trip. Well, at least 50 kilometers.
The engine at idle can gendle a little. Here are two options: if the tachometer arrow remains still, then there is nothing threatening in this shock. Oddly enough, small twitching - phenomenon is quite characteristic of Mustang motors. And if the arrow is twisted, it is better to spend $ 75 to diagnose before making a final solution.
Putting the foot on the clutch pedal, you can feel a tangible vibration. Paradox, but the grip of the Mustangs to the dynamic ride is not very adapted. Vibration means that at any time, especially with a sharp start, the clutch basket can send you a replacement account - about $ 550. For work a little less, but also significantly - about $ 300. If you got a car with a machine gun, do not fool your head, and just go to the diagnosis. The same $ 75 in this case are incomparable with the repair price (about $ 1500), not to mention the price of a new automatic transmission.
Mustang - a car for smooth and good roads. In Russia, as you know, there are not very many such. Hearing tapping-stripping in the suspension, simply keep in mind that it is overcrowding all the suspension in $ 1000--1500. And the diagnosis and, accordingly, accurate calculation will require only $ 50 ...
Runout on the steering wheel when braking is necessary to replace or groove brake discs. Last fun is not cheap - from $ 100 per disc. By the way, the state itself pad also deserves attention: the price is more than $ 150 for the complete set of the original speaks for itself.
 
 
Lost a shoe. Road test must be carried out fully, as befits a car with ambition. Upon its completion armed with a flashlight and take a look under the hood. Light need to carefully examine all available eyes joints between the head and the cylinder block. The slightest traces of oil at these joints, which appeared after your test drive will be a hint that the work to replace the gasket only one group of cylinders will result in $ 400. And let me give you one bit of advice: make sure engine specialists - whether there was overheating. Elimination of its consequences will cost $ 1000--2000
Some of the 8-cylinder engines have a plastic intake manifold, and a crack in the mounting area of \u200b\u200bthe thermostat became a kind of birth trauma. Collectors that are replaced as part of the program review, but not the fact that in front of you car, passed the procedure. Here you will again Flashlight - moisture and / or traces of antifreeze sag at this point tell, spoke this car or not.
Then you'll need an ordinary needle. Try not to pay attention to the seller's protests and puncture of the needle Bellow steering rack. The fact that the flow from the outside can be completely invisible, and with a needle, without causing any harm Bellow you release it to the light. Such penetration is needed because the price of a new rail is more than $ 1,000. And the replacement takes about 5 standard hours at a dealer price of $ 50 an hour.
Finally, the style of the former owner drive a lot can be said tire. Badly worn tires suggests that the car raced in the tail and mane. A sale to buy a good tire dimension 225/45 R16 or 245/45 R17 it is not economically feasible. However, all of these troubles are unlikely to stop the person who made the decision to buy a Mustang. Its hard to find and hard to sell.
 
TEXT Andrey Timofeev, PHOTO Alexey Ilyin, Alexander Krasnov FIGURE

FORD MUSTANG 3,8 V6 GT 5,0 / 4,6 V8 Cobra 4,6
Working volume (cu. Cm) 3797 4987/4601 4601
Power (hp) 147 215/214 305
Maximum speed (km / h) 180 215/215 240
Acceleration to 100 km / h (sec.) N / a n / a 5.8
Fuel Consumption (liters / 100 km)
city 11.8 14.3 / 13.8 13.1
highway 7.9 9.8 / 9.1 9

Prices for vehicles in Moscow
(for June 2002)
Year of release
1994 $ 9.5--11 thousand
1995 $ 9.1--12 thousand
1996 $ 11.5--13.4 thousand
1997 $ 11.8--15.5 thousand

Prices for consumables
And some spare parts (dealersky)
 
Oil filter $ 8.5
Air filter $ 30
Fuel filter $ 23
Spark plugs (pcs.) $ 6.1
Brake pads, per. / Back. (K-T) $ 170/150
Brake discs, per. / Back. (pcs.) $ 200/160
Rule tip $ 50
Hydrocompensator (pcs.) $ 32
Shock absorbers, per. / Back. $ 150/120

 

A source: "Autopilot"