Yeah i don't understand why people trash on V6 Mustangs. They are pretty good for cruising around and for people who don't really care about performance.
I was born in 97 too. Class of 2016 lol. Honestly the more I drive the Flagship cars of the 90’s and early 00’s, (LS400, Firebird, C5, Mustang, MR-2 Spyder, etc) the more I realize personally that the automotive peak in creativity seems to be 1989-2004. At least from what I’ve seen. Pontiac, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Mazda all had cool enthusiast cars and coupes, and almost all are gone.
These had been relegated to high school cars during my high school days of 2015. They were decently reliable so most of them got driven into the ground here in Chicago
We got a 98 GT convertible a couple months ago. It's a very fun car, and a breath of fresh air from the 95 LeBaron convertible we had 🤭 It gets 25+ mpg on the highway, which seems pretty darned good, but it also really goes when you want it to! Sounds great, too.
Dude man I been watching you for the past few months and I love your videos. I love how you review all sorts of cars rather rather just "the cool cars". I'm the kind of guy that appciates the cars that aren't considered cool. A lot of the guys at the shop always dog me about it but I don't care.
I don't think mustangs have ever had quiet interiors lol. My 2002, 2006, and 2020 mustangs all had/have creaky interiors. The 2020 interior looks cool though.
The 3.8 Essex motor while not having really any high end is still surprisingly satisfying for everyday driving around town.215 ft lbs of big V6 torque basically right off idle feels just fine when you're driving this or a 3.8 Taurus or sable and they get surprisingly good gas mileage on the highway,Near 30 mpg in my experience with the 3.8 and I never had head gasket issues with these engines, Just water pump failure.
Need for speed 3 lol. That took me back. Some good times playing split screen with my friends and bringing your own memory card to show them how much cooler the cars you had were haha.
I purchased a 1998 V6 5 speed manual Mustang Convertible brand new in 1998 for about $22k. It was red with tan top, tan leather interior and GT 5 spoke wheels. I drove this car as daily driver for 19 years! I had over 220k miles on it before it finally died. Unfortunately it spent 17 years in the midwest. The fuel pump went out and when I went to drop the fuel tank in order to replace the pump, the entire rear of the body, tank and tank straps were rusted out. I figured there was no safe way to re-install the fuel tank if I were to drop it. Decided to donate the car. It was a sad day watching the car being towed away. Toward the last few years, it had a bad head gasket so I had to continually add coolant to keep it from over heating. The top needed replacement also. If it wasn't rusted out so badly, I would probably still be driving it today after replacing the head gasket and fuel pump. I replaced it with a 2017 Honda Accord that I still drive today.
The "coin holder thing" is an insert in place of the optional fog light lamp. *Bonus Fact* on earlier SN95s they only had ONE cup holder that popped out from the center console/ cubby and placed your drink right on top of those switches. Don't spill!
yeah, I have a 97 mustang cinvertible gt. where he has those two big cupholders is a metal ashtray with a cigarette lighter in my car. and yes, the fold out cupholder that comes out of the center console sucks. it's so lightweight and flimsy and i've spilled a milkshake or two in my car by doing that LOL
I drove one identical to that in the early 2000s! A friend of mine bought two Mustangs online, so we flew to Florida, picked them up and drove them back to the Toronto area. I drove a red V6 automatic SN95 Mustang convertible, and had the top down almost all of the way, save for one hour in North Carolina when it looked like it was going to rain. The car was not super fast, but adequate with the V6/autotragic set up. A fun car to drive, with typical 90s Ford quality. Good times!
The reality is that the SN95 mustang is first and foremost an (American) sports car. Mustang bros are similar to the Supra kids in the sense that if it isn’t tuned for drag racing then it’s not a “real” mustang.
I got the same mustang and yes it’s slow I tell people that it’s gutless lol. Have to make sure u have enough time if passing someone. But I drive it all summer long to work a hour away. I think there great little cars this would be my second mustang I had a 04 with the 3.9 liter but at that time it had I believe 200 horsepower. So it was a little quick.
I have a 2003 Mustang V6/auto coupe, in Zinc Yellow. It's the New Edge design, but the interior looks exactly the same as that one. Only 57K miles, looks brand new. Paint is a 9.9 out of 10, interior is an 8.5 out of ten. The cheap materials in the interior do not hold up well. The door panels are the worst part of the interior. The switches fail constantly, and the snap in tabs break off the panel where the switches go. It's so bad I carry extra window switches with me so I don't get stuck with the windows down and no way to put them up. I'm 6' 240, and I don't even fit in the back seat. The '94-'98 models were called the "jellybean" Mustangs. I do like the wheels on that one. My '03 has 16" wheels, and I am looking for a set of 15" wheels from an earlier model, so I can put real tires on it. The PLASTIC thing on the throttle body that the cruise control cable attaches to broke off, and to my amazement, you cannot buy a new or rebuilt stock throttle body for it. I had to go with an aftermarket "performance" throttle body, which required some modification to the cable bracket to make it fit. Since when does somebody put "performance" parts on a V6? I didn't buy my car because I wanted a Mustang. I bought it because I wanted a 2 door, rear wheel drive American car with a solid rear axle. The Mustang was the only affordable choice. I also like that it has a pushrod engine, without all the complicated super long chains, guides, and tensioners that OHC engines have. The 3.8L V6 may not be powerful, but for normal driving, it is reliable, and if properly maintained it will usually last past 200K miles. And while I'm not crazy about the looks (I would have much rather had a 4th generation Camaro/Firebird) it certainly looks a lot better than all the little gray front wheel drive 4 door sedans and crossovers on the road, especially in bright yellow.
This looks cheap inside and out because it is. This is from back when American cars at all price ranges used cheap materials because material quality just wasn't a thing US carmakers had to bother with. It's not a bad car, it's not a great car, it's just a product of its time. The Germans and the Japanese and now the Koreans have forced the Americans to step up their carmaking game.
I'd take this over the Mach E all day, everyday. Even with the V6 and automatic transmission.
Just a fun little car, in the end regardless of the engine and transmission, a cool car is a cool car
I'll take a Pinto over a Mach E. No battery powered toy golf carts for me.
@@geraldscott4302 Hell I even think the Mach E is more explosive than the Pinto 🤣
Yeah i don't understand why people trash on V6 Mustangs. They are pretty good for cruising around and for people who don't really care about performance.
I was born in 97 too. Class of 2016 lol. Honestly the more I drive the Flagship cars of the 90’s and early 00’s, (LS400, Firebird, C5, Mustang, MR-2 Spyder, etc) the more I realize personally that the automotive peak in creativity seems to be 1989-2004. At least from what I’ve seen. Pontiac, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Mazda all had cool enthusiast cars and coupes, and almost all are gone.
The v8 version of these is a great performance bargin. Shame I never see these on the road anymore.
I still see most of them. Pretty much where I live which is Long Island NY
These had been relegated to high school cars during my high school days of 2015. They were decently reliable so most of them got driven into the ground here in Chicago
I drive mine every day. I sold my Mercedes because I stopped driving it because I love the sn95 so much
Sadly the GT models had huge GHETTO wheels and no real tires.
We got a 98 GT convertible a couple months ago. It's a very fun car, and a breath of fresh air from the 95 LeBaron convertible we had 🤭 It gets 25+ mpg on the highway, which seems pretty darned good, but it also really goes when you want it to! Sounds great, too.
I want one. I don't care that people tell me it's ugly, I just kinda like it (and it's the latest Mustang I can afford)
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Dude man I been watching you for the past few months and I love your videos. I love how you review all sorts of cars rather rather just "the cool cars". I'm the kind of guy that appciates the cars that aren't considered cool. A lot of the guys at the shop always dog me about it but I don't care.
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My favorite lookin Mustang especially the Saleen
“I’m enjoying my drive in this V6 mustang”
Brand new sentence
I like the sn95 because the body is small like the original mustang. Gives it the illusion of being more nimble when driving
The door sounds just like the door in the 97 explorer my family had, crazy how bad ford interiors were back then
They've gotten worse
@@jacobfleming565 debatable
I don't think mustangs have ever had quiet interiors lol. My 2002, 2006, and 2020 mustangs all had/have creaky interiors. The 2020 interior looks cool though.
Ford had advertised this generation Mustang "It is what it was and more"
these were gorgeous mustangs but a saw a lot of people getting killed on them due to not knowing how to drive them
Just like people now with the hellcats
The 3.8 Essex motor while not having really any high end is still surprisingly satisfying for everyday driving around town.215 ft lbs of big V6 torque basically right off idle feels just fine when you're driving this or a 3.8 Taurus or sable and they get surprisingly good gas mileage on the highway,Near 30 mpg in my experience with the 3.8 and I never had head gasket issues with these engines, Just water pump failure.
I had a bad head gasket on mine. I drove that car until 220k miles.
Chris fix would love this.
Need for speed 3 lol. That took me back. Some good times playing split screen with my friends and bringing your own memory card to show them how much cooler the cars you had were haha.
I purchased a 1998 V6 5 speed manual Mustang Convertible brand new in 1998 for about $22k. It was red with tan top, tan leather interior and GT 5 spoke wheels. I drove this car as daily driver for 19 years! I had over 220k miles on it before it finally died. Unfortunately it spent 17 years in the midwest. The fuel pump went out and when I went to drop the fuel tank in order to replace the pump, the entire rear of the body, tank and tank straps were rusted out. I figured there was no safe way to re-install the fuel tank if I were to drop it. Decided to donate the car. It was a sad day watching the car being towed away. Toward the last few years, it had a bad head gasket so I had to continually add coolant to keep it from over heating. The top needed replacement also. If it wasn't rusted out so badly, I would probably still be driving it today after replacing the head gasket and fuel pump. I replaced it with a 2017 Honda Accord that I still drive today.
The "coin holder thing" is an insert in place of the optional fog light lamp. *Bonus Fact* on earlier SN95s they only had ONE cup holder that popped out from the center console/ cubby and placed your drink right on top of those switches. Don't spill!
yeah, I have a 97 mustang cinvertible gt. where he has those two big cupholders is a metal ashtray with a cigarette lighter in my car. and yes, the fold out cupholder that comes out of the center console sucks. it's so lightweight and flimsy and i've spilled a milkshake or two in my car by doing that LOL
@@frysco5927 That and the cup holder gets in the way of both the handbrake and the shifter. (It's pain on the manual)
It's a car to chill in around town
I drove one identical to that in the early 2000s! A friend of mine bought two Mustangs online, so we flew to Florida, picked them up and drove them back to the Toronto area. I drove a red V6 automatic SN95 Mustang convertible, and had the top down almost all of the way, save for one hour in North Carolina when it looked like it was going to rain. The car was not super fast, but adequate with the V6/autotragic set up. A fun car to drive, with typical 90s Ford quality. Good times!
I wish mine was still drivable, GT premium model too, just turned historic. RIP
The reality is that the SN95 mustang is first and foremost an (American) sports car. Mustang bros are similar to the Supra kids in the sense that if it isn’t tuned for drag racing then it’s not a “real” mustang.
My neigbour had one of these in I think dark blue.
Hard to tell since it wasn't very well taken care of.
I got the same mustang and yes it’s slow I tell people that it’s gutless lol. Have to make sure u have enough time if passing someone. But I drive it all summer long to work a hour away. I think there great little cars this would be my second mustang I had a 04 with the 3.9 liter but at that time it had I believe 200 horsepower. So it was a little quick.
Loving these reviews man!
Yes I have 1995 gt with a 5.o and a 5spd manual. And the door panels are as jank as can be right from ford
Congratulations on 100K subscribers!
This is the Mustang I like
I have a 2003 Mustang V6/auto coupe, in Zinc Yellow. It's the New Edge design, but the interior looks exactly the same as that one. Only 57K miles, looks brand new. Paint is a 9.9 out of 10, interior is an 8.5 out of ten. The cheap materials in the interior do not hold up well. The door panels are the worst part of the interior. The switches fail constantly, and the snap in tabs break off the panel where the switches go. It's so bad I carry extra window switches with me so I don't get stuck with the windows down and no way to put them up. I'm 6' 240, and I don't even fit in the back seat. The '94-'98 models were called the "jellybean" Mustangs. I do like the wheels on that one. My '03 has 16" wheels, and I am looking for a set of 15" wheels from an earlier model, so I can put real tires on it. The PLASTIC thing on the throttle body that the cruise control cable attaches to broke off, and to my amazement, you cannot buy a new or rebuilt stock throttle body for it. I had to go with an aftermarket "performance" throttle body, which required some modification to the cable bracket to make it fit. Since when does somebody put "performance" parts on a V6?
I didn't buy my car because I wanted a Mustang. I bought it because I wanted a 2 door, rear wheel drive American car with a solid rear axle. The Mustang was the only affordable choice. I also like that it has a pushrod engine, without all the complicated super long chains, guides, and tensioners that OHC engines have. The 3.8L V6 may not be powerful, but for normal driving, it is reliable, and if properly maintained it will usually last past 200K miles. And while I'm not crazy about the looks (I would have much rather had a 4th generation Camaro/Firebird) it certainly looks a lot better than all the little gray front wheel drive 4 door sedans and crossovers on the road, especially in bright yellow.
lol old fords its not ok if your temp is 3/4 hot
and you fergot the foot lbs 215 lb/ft @ 2,400 RPM
Love that Mustang!
In the l1990s, Ford, GM & Chrysler made cars cheaply using cheap plastics and other material in the interior
GM did this for most of the 2000's as well. Especially with Chevy, Pontiac and Saturn.
@@damilolaakanni GM still does. I can't say about Cadillac but Buick and GMC use cheap hard plastic that belongs in a rental Malibu.
Chrysler interior wasn't terrible unil 2006-2010. During that time period it was absolutely horrific.
Do an 80s mustang with the v8 next
hey zack you are making it worse for the doors!
How is its fuel economy of the v6
Bro shot this video in my town wtf
It's my car. I live in stoughton lol
On point, you get it 👍
So cool
This looks cheap inside and out because it is. This is from back when American cars at all price ranges used cheap materials because material quality just wasn't a thing US carmakers had to bother with. It's not a bad car, it's not a great car, it's just a product of its time. The Germans and the Japanese and now the Koreans have forced the Americans to step up their carmaking game.
The Mustang is not meant to be luxurious dude
It’s all about performance
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I has the same car. In black. Total p.o.s