I Bought A Broken GT500 From Carvana
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2021
- You read that correctly, I bought a broken 2014 Ford SVT Shelby GT500 from Carvana. I'm in the middle of finding a resolution to the issues I've had thus far. But rest assured, the car is sticking around for years to come so I'm looking forward to bringing you guys more content once I get her back. Good times ahead! Also I changed the channel name to Texas Revving so there's that. The best days of this channel are ahead, stay tuned!
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You read that correctly, I bought a 2014 Ford SVT Shelby GT500 Mustang that I found on Carvana. It didn't go as smooth as I hoped, in fact I'm in the middle of finding a resolution to the issues I've had thus far. But rest assured, the car is sticking around for years to come so I'm looking forward to bringing you guys more content once I get her back. Good times ahead! Also I changed the channel name to Texas Revving so there's that. The best days of this channel are ahead, stay tuned!
Now I see why their dealer license is expired in North Carolina until 2022. They seem kinda shady for a big company
I bought a 2013 boss 302 Laguna Seca…. It arrived on October 28th…. I was soooooo excited…. When the car arrived my smile quickly turned into a frown…. The site originally only pointed out a scuff on the trunk deck lid…. It looks showroom ready on their site….anyway…. Upon arrival…. The paint was ATTROCIOUS!…. Swirl marks all over the place…. The front bumper had a dent and deep scratches that someone filled in w a paint pen…. The right passenger side skirt had deep scratches and I assume the whole skirt will need repainting…. 3/4 wheels had curb rash…. I went to look at the tires hoping they were NoT the original tires from 2013….. they weren’t…. But they were some Walmart special tire called like tiger paw or something…. Ohhh and originally the car was delayed cus the roof was damaged in shipping…. So they repainted the roof and had dent taken out…. Anyway…. Driving the car was a different experience. Loved it…. Signed paper work…. Then I took car to my dads house for him to drive it…. After 15 min of driving it the CEL came on…. 6 different misfiring codes…. I started seeing the money pit is was gonna become…. Called Carvana and said I want to return the vehicle. They came 2 days later to get the car and it wouldn’t even start. It was a 2013 w 13,500 miles on it. But yea…. Like you said…. Hellen Keller must’ve inspected the vehicle. I was sad but still have my 14 modded GT mustang which I love. I was just THANKFUL I didn’t sell it before the boss came cus then I’d be very upset. Lol as soon as I get my deposit back imma leave Carvana a review. Customer service has been A+ at least.
Now I have 2020 F 350 starwhite 6.7 diesel love it...and a 2021 Maserati trofeo 580 hp has the Ferrari engine ...just got it so no review yet.......hang in there you've got some great vehicles there...I also just traded in my 2019 BMW M 5 COMPETITION....
You were a freshmen in HS in 13-14?!? You look like you’re 30 at least lmao not even just because of your beard.
Le me guess, this was the cheapest one he could find?!!!!!???
I remember the day I picked up my 14 GT500. They are special cars for sure. Last manual GT500. That is disappointing that the car isn’t perfect but I’m sure you will get it figured out.
I picked up the Shelby super snake gt500 from tbat model year. Best decision I’ve made in my life, car wise
Yeah, worth the headaches.
my dream car ngl
Don't forget the 5.8 SC, essentially the same 5.4 from previous years, just bored and lower compression. Have one in my bay doing an engine replacement. Beautiful cars
Plenty of pristine GT500s out there for way less than 62k lmao. Never settle when you're spending your money
Bingo
He sat in it drove it and fell in love with it. lol
I would have sent it back for 62,000 your making excuses and talking yourself into keeping it. At that price there should be zero issues, and who cares if you have to look again why settle?
Way too many red flags from the start
You guys obviously aren’t in the same income bracket as this guy lol
Dang man, sure have come a long way since the BRZ days! Garage goals!!
Haha, you too dude! I will say though, I miss that BRZ 😢
So excited for the new content. I started following you when you got a gt350 since i was always dreaming of them. Now i just finally got mine this year sounds like i need a gt500 next
It’s crazy to see a car that came thru your job on a popular UA-cam video
Woh, I appreciate all the upfront info on the Carvana experience. I've been looking for another mustang myself. Dang, I love how yours looks in this vid. Love the color so I hope it works out for you.
Thanks! Not the first GT500 video I wanted to make but figured I would share my experience that way everything makes sense moving forward on the updates.
I feel like Carvana doesn't do a great job evaluating their cars.
A 3,000 mile Z/28 had a fried clutch and wouldn't send appropriate power to the wheels.
Wonder if it's just a muscle car issue.
First time watching your channel, thank you for sharing this!
Less than 2 weeks ago, I purchase a 2016 Toyota Camry from Carvana and within 24 hours of having it, the car would not start. SilverRock had me take it to an NTB which took nearly 4 hours to change the battery... Once changed and the vehicle was home, I cranked it again only to hear an ungodly sound coming from underneath the hood.
I returned it thinking it was a clean car, but it obviously was not. To you and anyone reading this, DO NOT PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM CARVANA.
I’ve purchased 2 vehicles from Carvana and both cars have been perfect. Buying used cars can be iffy but they give you a 7 day test drive so you are protected.
@@BossMan302 I was boutta say the same thing, people try stuff one time and if it doesnt work they’ll never do it/recommend it again
@@RaisinBalls Yea but have to look at in the sense that its not a cheaper product, most people only buy a couple cars in their lifetime, also Carvana has a history of not giving titles, dropping cars off their delivery trucks, and overall ripping people off by selling cars 10-15% higher than market value. You may have had a great experience and no hate on you for that but companies like Carvana are making the already awful car market worse due to people being lazy and not researching when it comes to purchasing a vehicle.
I bought a 2014 mustang from carvan almost 2nd year having it no serious issues at all inside pretty nice no damage outside few lil scratches other than that it’s been amazing
@@BossMan302 7 day test is not enough to test for neglected fluid abuse. If you ignore certain maintenance on a car, the engine and transmission could break after 7 days easy. If Carvana is going to sell premium price, they should provide premium service. I do like how Carvana works, and how people can kind of just get cars from anywhere at this point, but a person could provide a trashed car to Carvana easily and a 7 day test drive isn't going to show much.
This is my favorite car of all times it was an absolute monster in it's time and still is obviously!
I worked at Carvana about a year ago in the brake and tire department. They are very “cheap” when it comes to adding tires on a car that should need new ones but they don’t bc the mileage doesn’t warrant a set of tires. The whole company is very shady and i got out of there within 5 months. They love to hide issues and get you out of the 7 day warranty and then you’re on your own. Best of luck to you, just found your channel and am very impressed!!
Sick dude! Congrats. GT500 is so epic
Thanks so much man!
Amazing video! I watched the whole thing and I wish you the best of luck in the future!
Hi There great information, I'm just starting to look at a GT500, like the 07 to 09...with low miles....any thoughts suggestions on a good year 2007 to 2014 that I should consider....thank you
I picked up my ‘14 GT500 Sterling Gray fully optioned with 1100 miles on it almost 8 years ago from the original owner. She’s now cracked 14,000 miles and has become more of a garage queen. Sometimes my reverse doesn’t like to go in as well. I put it in 3rd and open up the mesh. Clutch depressed fully then go for reverse. It goes in wonderfully without hesitation or delay. I thought I’d leave a comment and let you know you’re not alone! Welcome to the club!! SUBSCRIBED!! 😁
Crazy mark up on the 13-14 cars. I have an 08 as the 07-09 are my favorite body style. Bought it right before the craziness with 27K miles for $25k. It was a show car and everything looks perfect inside and out. Already tuned and smaller pulley to get it at 550 at the rear. :) Plan on doing a TVS swap to give the same power as the 13-14....just minus the aluminum block of course.
05-09
@@ogpastapatofficial7432 05-09 is for the Mustang only. GT500 is 07-09
Good luck getting issues resolved. You have way more patience than me. I would have just returned it - and started over. Having said that - it’s an incredible car. After getting out of my GT350 I found a perfect ‘14 last year - loaded like yours with 2900 miles at a dealer 200 miles from home. Luckily they told me it was perfect - and it was. I find it to be more exciting than driving the GT350. I agree that the ‘13/‘14 GT500 has good potential to increase in value big time. In the meantime- enjoy yours - it’s beautiful
Thank you so much! Glad to hear you are enjoying yours!
I bought an 08 back in 11. Mine did the same thing along with one other gear and clutch chatter.
Got it fixed because there was a Ford TSB on the issue. They replaced the synchros and the clutch. $5500 worth job.
My 1989 Jeep Comanche does the same exact thing with the transmission. Grinds going into reverse unless you shift into another gear first. The trans was swapped in from a junkyard 92 Wrangler.
Great video. Where did you get the model on your desk?
For the reverse gear issue, I would maybe look into an MGW short throw shifter. The factory shifter linkage is the Achilles heel of the 11-14 GT500s, and mainly effects the 1st to 2nd gear shift, but can have a negative effect on a lot of the aspects of shifting the TR6060 transmission. I put an MGW in my 2014, and it made a big difference in the way it shifts, and once I got it broken in, my 1st to 2nd gear shifting issues have gone away. Hope you figure it out!
This is the exact issue I had with my 14. I had the loosen the shifter at its base to give it a bit of wiggle room. Mine wouldn’t go into reverse unless man handling it and would get a grind. as well.
1-2 was the same tough shift for even my '09...and yup, the'12 was the worst. I guess I could have/should have tried a different shifter. The '13 I have now is such an improvement from that, it's tolerable.
Looks just like the car we checked out several years ago. Had head studs and aftermarket head gaskets on one side and stock bolts and gaskets on the other side. Also had intercooler pump issue.
Good video. I can only say this for my experience with Carvana but my car was delivered on time and they pretty much told me about any and all scratches and dents . I only had to use my Silver Rock warranty 2 times onces for $600 key fob and a $3,000 turbo and they replaced it with no problems I only paid a $50 deductible both times. Good luck to you and your GT500
Did you try running it from 1st and 2nd back and forth a few times before trying reverse?
Excited for the new content!!
Great video. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day.
My s550 just a 3.7 my first mustang, anyways is bad on the front got a couple nics on the doors any advice on how to correct it as well
gorgeous and awesome GT500! you're a lucky guy to even have it IMO!
Hi, I'm the sister channel
All the things you mention are fixable and once complete youll feel 100%. When I bought my 2012 shelby convertible 6 years ago it was also used with 14,000 miles on it and was missing every little thing, the shelby book, the air inflator , floornmatts, even missing the key for the lovking lugs but I got all that stuff on ebay so it wasnt a deal breaker bcuz these cars are rare and to actually find the color u like is next to impossible. Nice find man enjoy it, it will last many many years and urs is basically brand new. Kevin
I am Jonesing for one so bad!! They are at minimum 55K with low miles right now. So this year model does not have the lift ring to go in reverse?
Just bought my 2013 Gt500 with a glass roof. Waiting for shipping but through a dealer. I CANT WAIT!!!
Nice looking Car / I saw the same car a few days ago here in Austin Tx . ! Enjoy the car !
Haha, might've been me driving her home. Drove it last Wed. from Central Austin up North. Thanks so much btw!
Planning on getting one eventually to keep next to my TT 13 5.0
Great investment and that is a sweet set of bookends, enjoy!
So do these cars have resonators on them as well as mufflers or will that magnaflow muffler delete pretty much make it straight pipes with cats? The gt350 you have has the original mufflers but no resonators right?
To be honest I’m not quite sure, I’ve looked around and most people will just do the muffler delete and possibly an x-pipe. That’s typically all you’ll need to do to get it tastefully noisy but not obnoxious. And yes, 350 has original mufflers but no resonators.
What a badass garage.
Thank you so much man!
I know right,. Just imagine that GT350 was Ruby red with white stripes too
My Mazda MX five after only only it for a year or two is a complete Lemon the transmission is leaking clutches failed twice, The check engine light was somehow disabled, every time it rains floor gets soaked.... I've run into financial problems and can't afford it on for months overdue don't know what to do about it yet any help would be appreciated
My 01 mustang gt roush stage 2 had the same issue with reverse and the same method you mentioned putting it in first then reverse worked too.
I know this video was a long time ago, BUT the TR6060 transmission is known for that reverse issue. When I bought my 08 GT500 I was stumped as to why my reverse would grind, but my dad whose been around cars all his life told me to go from 1st or 5th to reverse, something about getting the gear spinning or something idk if thats even right, BUT that has always worked, sometimes Ill forget but for the most part that has solved the issue immensely.
Nice car! You probably already know , but you can get a new window sticker from a couple different services and also Ford can print off the facsimile of it.
Lol your buddy is funny too, good vid... I've always been 50/50 between the 350 and 500... I think I've finally settled on the 500
Great back story!!
This is literally my all time favorite car. Everything about it is perfect. Even the paint
not this one
I had a steering rack go out on my STi I bought with carvana. Took it straight to my shop, they diagnosed it, they called Silver Rock, and Silver Rock covered it completely. Almost 3,000 dollars. Super easy
Great cars! 👍👍
I really stay away from used performance cars without buying from an original owner. I want to know the history and records. I'm sure the manuals and SVT stuff missing is from some guy with Carvana who grabbed it and made some extra $$ on ebay for the stuff.
I bought a 2010 540hp one owner from my local ford dealer. Car had 14k miles. Was sold new at the ford dealer and the original owner was a retired man. Car had its original tires with about 50 percent tread. New tires needed at 6k is a big red flag to me. My grabber blue/white stripes GT500 was ford certified. The only way to go as far as I am concerned. Hopefully you get everything fixed up. Awesome color combo on your car. Congratulations!
Grabbed blue with white stripes is beautiful man if you have any social media where you post your car let me know id love to have a look
My 2012 GT500 with over 90k miles doesn't have near the paint chips and scratches as this car. This thing was definitely not taken care of by the pervious owner. Good luck with it if you do decide to keep it.
TBH could be a few things... like a rock driveway, some bad roads. But I do agree in the end... because it could be that the person that had it really had no idea how to use a manual.
This is what I am thinking. Looking at ALL of the spider webbing, that thing was poorly washed, probably a cheap mechanical car wash, just awful. A stray rock on an Interstate drive will do the damage here, especially if you are behind a Semi that veers on to the shoulder, it's all over, kiss perfection goodbye.
Tires at 7000 miles. Yeah, it was driven, and probably hard. I wasted a set of Goodyear GT+4's on a Sunbird GT Turbo in 7900 when I was 16 years old.
For such low mileage, the paint condition is horrid. That alone would make me think how well it was taken care of. I'm not sure I would have accepted that myself, unless the price was right. I'm picky...probably more than most. Too many red flags with this car especially paying a premium for it.
I hope you get everything sorted out and enjoy the ride. Congratulations 🎊
Agreed.
I bought a ‘17 Audi TTS in 2020 from a private dealer in Phoenix with similar low miles. It was flawless as described. I sold it to an Audi dealer in Grapevine Texas. Came back a few days later for fixes on the car I traded for. The ‘17 was on the showroom floor and flawless.
My point: if you are going to buy expensive rare cars bite the bullet and go with a real dealer. They can’t afford to sell less than correct cars - they would lose customers and cred.
As dumb as it sounds replacing the clutch line for a stainless one or even replacing the reverse lockout solenoid can fix that grinding issue I had the same issue on mine when I first got it. Mine ended up only being the clutch and clutch line.
Great car its worth it keep it....I had a 2017 GT 350 lighting blue..I should have kept it good luck sir great content..!!
I’m dealing with the same exact issue currently, brought the car to the shop had $3,200 worth of work done after 3 weeks of having the car and there is still several issues with the car. They offered for me to bring the car back to the shop and have it inspected again but I had paid the $50 fee for a shop to inspect it, Carvanna sent out their own inspector, approved for work done but now I have the vehicle back and there is still issues. I truthfully don’t have the money to afford not having a vehicle. They told me that I could pay for a rental vehicle for them to look at it a second time but I’m not sure what to do because I don’t have extra money to afford a rental car every day.
What happened in your overall situation and how do you think I should go about this??? If anyone could please give me advice I would appreciate it a lot because I’m lost with answers… thank you!
I recently bought a 2020 GT convert on Carvana it was an actual "partner" car which was a Hertz Sales ex rental. I got it for well below retail but the big issue upon delivery was the paint, it was very rough I could not believe in two years the paint could be in such rough shape. I called Carvana they did send in the vehicle for some repaint on almost half the car, but honestly just like you I fell in love with the car mechanically it was flawless Hertz took care of that end. I probably should have swapped it for another partner car but who knows the next one could have had mechanical issues.
I bought my 2014 GT500 from Carvana 13 months ago. I got lucky it had 5485 miles on it and a tiny dent in the drivers door, and a small tear in one of the rear stripes. This car was bone stock . The paint needed no correction and the interior was flawless. The engine bay and underside of the car was spotless. The car facts report showed yearly oil changes and inspections by Ford. Whomever owned this car originally must have been a clean car fanatic. This car will be shown in the July 2024 anniversary edition of Stang Magazine.
Imagine buying an 8 year old car and paying almost the same MSRP as from the factory damn!!!
he paid moor than the msrp for a car that in current condition should have paid $50k and still had the repairs done fore free
They did me right …..I just purchased a 2012 VW GTI Autobahn edition…. I got the car, the push button start wasn’t working properly the driver told me before the car arrived he did a ASR on it (after sale repair )I also had to contact Silver Rock got them on the phone they waived the 50 fee because it’s not one of there preferred shops then Volkswagen of Laredo,Tx took care of contacting Silver Rock got the approval and I was back on the road… I also decided to keep my car it was extremely clean : ) I paid a premium for mine as well for what it is , but absolutely love the car !!!keep it brother they will fix the issues…Yes it is inconvenient as heck ,but you won’t regret keeping that car !! Gorgeous GT 500 13/14 only 2 years of the 662 HP God Bless Carroll Shelby !! And I think you are absolutely correct this car will only go up in value look at the Cobra Terminator 03/04 they are going crazy on the value now …Strange 03/04 -13/14 it’s going to be a collector for sure …
Had the same issue with my 07 and the synchros was a Ford TSB and they did it for free .. and then same issue again later on and I switched to a mcloud clutch !!
Wonder if it’s an adjustment in the shift mechanism?
I had to do the same thing with my Mustang. You have to go into first gear and then reverse. I had to rebuild my transmission because I went straight into reverse from neutral to avoid a wreck.
Do not worry. That’s a Shelby. Looking at the number of ‘barn find’ stories about 65 - 70 Shelby’s, it WILL be worth plenty in the future! Awesome find!
Bought a hellcat from carvana and had a great experience! You gotta think these cars more than likely come from a auction and won’t be treated well during that time. 7 day return policy no questions asked as long as your under the mileage limit. You gotta think non ocd car people are taking pictures and identifying problem areas.
I bought a Boss 302 and bought my wife a Highlander both from carvana and it was an awesome experience.
Some come from auction, some are bought from customers.
Carvana screwed you man. I would have given them the car back, let them grind backing it onto their trailer. There are other GT500s
Obviously there’s others but good luck finding one under 7k miles
@@ogpastapatofficial7432 What good is low miles if the tranny is already screwed & there’s paint chips galore?
@@ogpastapatofficial7432 smfh 7k miles of pure abuse. this car is trash.
Same predicament but a 2012 Shelby at 19 and it’s broken and in the shop rn. Luckily i have a power train warranty for whatever’s broken hopefully.
I just got a 2020 Mustang GT and the trans already went out. I've been waiting 3 months to get it back from my local Ford dealership.
I bought a C7 Z06 M7, It was great besides it had this weird time where 1st gear popped out the 1st day I had it. I took it to a Chevy dealership, their tech was able to replicate the issue. Carvana/Silverrock paid 12k for a replacement. No hassle at all, I was extremely surprised at how smooth it all went. They also paid 2k for an AC compressor replacement. 1 year later and I am still loving the car. Going to do a full review video on the whole Carvana experience soon.
Same experience, steering rack went out on my car from carvana and silver rock replaced it no problem. 3 grand
Congratulations!
Ive driven many manuals that have a reverse lock out mechanism. My 08 GT doesn’t like going into reverse without being in 1st immediately beforehand. The newer ones have a collar you pull up on. Seeing as ford changed the design leads me to believe the there was an underlying fault with the design in the s197.
Even old Muncie 4 speeds are like that. If you just go into reverse it’ll grind a bit but if you go into first than reverse it just slides in perfect.
Bought my 2015 mustang from Carvana and the experience was great. Still daily the car since 2018. No problems whatsoever.
Good for you
I had a mustang GT in 1988 and to stop the synchro you had to put it in first and then for the reverse to work. That was normal for the Borg Warner T5 transmission
I flew to Texas from MN one year on a promise the car was mint. It was a sh*tshow. Long story short, they paid for my airfare back and dinner. Love the GT500, hope they don't screw you over.
I never understand the dishonesty, 4 years ago I bought my GT350 locally but almost bought a new one in Florida. Thank goodness I didn’t, it had damage like no other as I found out from a different customer.
@@TexasRevving Honest people have a hard understanding scammers and dishonest people in general. We understand most of it comes from greed, but can't see ourselves doing the same to others.
I’m at 16:25. Was the odometer rolled back?
Question: If you had to pay out of pocket what would the repair of the transmission have ended up costing? 🤔
I'm in the market for the same car in a few months. Love all the detail in your vid :) Bottom line here, NEVER buy a used car without either viewing and inspecting it yourself, or hiring a good inspector. Would love to have heard you say that to your viewers. I did that once in my life, I'll never do it again. Kinda lousy how Carvana apparently puts everything off on their "3rd party warranty".
Surprised about the tires - they definitely put new ones on mine (got a GT in 2020). I actually don't mind Carvana (knock on wood) but the devil there is the detail on the warranty. This video is a little older but it's about the deductible and how that works. The prices were still rising then too on the used market - feels like premium is super subjective now. Having said all of that - I love your GT500! Beautiful car, and it looks like it went to the right owner!
They are in some serious legal trouble for refusing to give people their titles.
Drove one of these used at a CarMax fee yrs back.... red with white stripes had low miles very fun car. I do remember commenting how well the transmission shifted. I think yours just needs a fluid change. Go on the forums there may be a redline cocktail to help with that grinding. Maybe all those stone / rock chips came from the transport company... crazy to have that much damage on a low miles car. From what you've described it sounds like the 3rd party company will get you handled hopefully they let you take it to a preferred body shop and just pay a deductible.
I uploaded the update video recently, turns out the transmission was bad. Got a whole new unit thankfully without paying a deductible
I love GT500’s 🥶 I got a base model mustang and hope to have a GT500 in my future!
Looks fast in a straight line?
That's a really common issue with Mustang manuals, I have a 1966 cobra replica using the T-5 has the same issue, no problem going from 1st to R. I also just picked up a 22 bronco from Mac Haik.
For the t5s put it in 2nd before reverse if the reverse is locked out
I can't get back the twenty minutes that you drug that out, than you should've.
I always put mine in 2nd then reverse, if it still feels funny creep forward about a inch and repeat. Also get a mgw shifter.
WOW..I FEEL 4 U!!!I WOOD HAVE HAD THAT CAR REPLACED AT THAT POINT!!!..THERE ARE ALOT OF THESE KIND OF CARS ACROSS THE COUNTRY...GOOD LUC.
Very very nice!
The super snake axle backs sound good and look even better on these cars, and they aren't obnoxious.
Okay brotha I’m not sure if you figured it out yet , the reverse lockout is extremely common for tr6060. The trick is to put it into first gear before going into reverse
I had that car saved in my favorites! I was gonna pull the trigger on it but decided to just get a '12 GT and do my own mods! Congrats on the pick up though and I hope you enjoy it.
If any of your subscribers choose to deal with Carvana be sure to keep your mileage down in the car if you plan on giving it back within the 7 day grace period and on day one after you receive your car take it to your own mechanic for the full rundown before you decide to purchase. I had issues with my 2012 GT but they got me all new shit to make me happy, win win...
Carvana is buying red light vehicles at auction and giving them the old sawdust tricks and cheap paint jobs.
@@wysmn Your definitely right because they sold me mine with four fucked up rims!? All of them looked like someone hit them with a hammer on the back side of the rims just to get it out the door! I looked over the car during my 7 day grace period and they fixed all of my issues including getting all new rims and tires. Its been two years now and I havent had any issues with my car, mainly because I do the maintenance and upgrades myself.
My buddy bought that exact car, same color, brand new off Neil Sandler's Ford on Airport Motor Mile in Knoxville Tennessee. Believe it or not,...with 2 weeks of driving and owning that car,...the same thing started happening. Grinding horribly going into reverse. Took it to the dealership. They obviously honored the warranty and took the car in. Had the car a week. Told him that was fixed. He went to pick it up and ask to talk to the tech that inspected and "repaired" the car. That tech said he simply adjusted the clutch and that all of those clutches get out of adjustment constantly under normal driving conditions. It requires adjustment about every 3000 miles he claimed. Under extreme driving conditions,..such as drag racing or track days,.....every 1000 to 1500 miles. 4 days later,...under normal driving conditions,....it started grinding again. So basically after many internet Forum discussions, trips to Ford dealership and talking to different techs,...he concluded that the transmission in those cars are extremely fickle and sensitive. The clutch is the weak link though. The tech at Ford advised him to go ahead and a guy an upgraded "stage 30"😆high performance clutch. Of course he was joking about the "stage 30" but he understood. So I don't know if any of this matters to you but I thought I'd share. Best of luck with your new purchase and I hope it all works out beautifully. It just a side note?? I whole heartedly believe these car will skyrocket in value over the next 10 to 15 years. Just my opinion.👍🇺🇸💪
Is there a follow-up video? Dying to know what happened next
Great to hear the news and hopefully the trans is only a minor issue. My 87 has done the same thing with reverse, it would grind unless I put it in first gear first. Changing the fluid helped, and adjusting the clutch cable a bit. Of course yours is not a cable. Supposedly putting it in first slows the gears down more letting reverse engage easier or something. When it started to grind into 5th, I got it rebuilt so everything in the rebuild kit was replaced and the grinding stopped. Love that Ruby Red on yours and on my 16 GT! It is one of Ford's best colors. Good luck with it!
Thanks for that info Thomas, hope to hear back before too long. And I agree, this is one of my favorite colors they’ve done!
I clicked on this and was like why is texas plinking telling me about a GT500😂
Fun fact: Only mustang to reach 200 mph
5 gear stock too
As I recall, Ford did the speed runs on that crazy circle track in Italy, the Nardò Ring -a very sketchy place to run that fast. Odds are the mighty GT500 would have gone even faster on a straighter track. Kudos to Ford for even making the documented attempt.
I had kind of a similar situation when I bought my gt350 from carvana. They noted a couple rock chips and water spots, so I thought it was super clean. The day they were supposed to deliver it they called and said they couldn't get it to pass emissions. Fast forward 3 weeks and they had a Ford dealer replace the exhaust. So the day they deliver it I notice the splitter is all scraped up, the bumper has been repainted and has fisheyes if you look close, there's lots more rock chips than they disclosed, there's rock chips in on the windshield and there's a scratch that goes from the rear window to the trunk lid. The driver noted everything and said they'd get back to me. A few days later I get an email and talk to someone on the phone who says they are going to fix everything except the rock chips and the repainted bumper, they said those imperfections we're within carvana's limits for normal wear and tear.
I ended up taking it to their preferred body shop, they replaced the windshield and rear window, they upgraded the splitter to a gt350r one, and they fixed the scratch on the trunk.
Overall I'm happy with the purchase and the way carvana stood behind their product, but I wish they would have fixed all this stuff before it was delived.
They also replaced a missing key fob for me.
My 2010 GT500 has the same reverse grind, it may go with new Transmission fluid as per what i saw on forums.. but it never grinds if you put it in 1st gear and then Reverse
I’ve driven manual transmissions since 1968and was told then to shift into first and then shift into reverse. Never experienced grinding, ever.
I have a 13, the factory F1 tires are trash, get some MPSS on it and it'll be a whole different car. Mine is bone stock otherwise.
I wouldn't have bought it though, tires/intake/check engine indicate it has a tune and has lived a hard life.
RP syncromax made my second gear shift much smoother but I never had the reverse problem you have.
i just clicked on this video that randomly showed up in my feed and realized ive watched your gun channel for years but never knew you had a car channel. hows that possible?
Needs a Steeda shift bracket. That will probably fix whatever shifting issues you may have.
I had bad experiences with Carvana. they told me the muscle car that i purchased was stolen off their lot which is janky on their part. their whole business is built around 3rd party providers, with very minimal in house people. YMMV but I prefer Carmax and had better experiences overall with them.
This is EXACTLY why I would NEVER purchase a car from Carvana. I had the same experience with the one in SC. Said car was 'almost perfect with 5k miles'. When I got there, boy did they completely lie. I was totally pissed. They wouldn't budge off the price either.
yep thats why they give you a week to return it.. people forget that its used cars and the previous owner doesnt have to disclose much. also the people who intake cars dont know crap about them so they dont know what it sounds like when a car isnt preforming how its supposed to.
Sounds like you got a raw deal for such a low mile car. People with money buy these cars and treat them like s***. That car is definitely been on the interstate I'm sure that's where all the chips came from. One year ago I bought a 2014 GT500 Track Pack car with all the options with 13,000 miles on it for 51k in the original color the 65 come in the white and blue stripes. Absolutely love it! The last of the true Mustang muscle car! And yes these cars are definitely going to be an investment!
I almost bought that same car. Damn sorry your having issues.
I used to work for silverrock Asa claims adjuster. With a carvana car you will get whatever you need. Feel free to reach out to me if you need any advice.
My AmEx five has three different colors of silver on it and that's when they had just change the policy from never been in an accident to never reported