mikeysgt
forum member
BUT... seriously have some growing up to do now and put my priorities straight guys. i'll be graduating college in three weeks and looking to buy a house in a few months. this car is my daily driver, track/show car. i've thought about a few options...
1) part the performance parts out of the car and leave the exterior the way it is only stock performance wise. i figured last night at work maybe i can squeeze out about 3k-3500 worth of performance mods. then buy myself an old 60's project all out race car for the track and leave the mustang as my daily driver/show car.
2) sell the car completely as is and hope i can at least break even on what i owe. (i'd be happy with that). then take out a loan for a project car and a used daily driver. figure an old muscle car i can piece together for a lot cheaper than it would take me to build my daily driver into a race car and fear of blowing my engine leaving me without a car.
here's the background on the car. still owe 19k on it. minor dings and light swirls from daily driving. no major damage
2006 mustang gt premium- Auto w/ upgraded interior package
61k miles with oil change very 3k using either royal purple or castrol syntec only
11.46 @ 116mph
mods-
gt500 front end conversion
trufiber gts3 hood
Roush louvers
Roush wing
Eibach pro-kit springs
tint
18x9 and 18x10 black saleen replicas
nitto 555 295/45/18's and 255/45/18's
MMR rear seat delete kit
SOS cupholder nitrous switch panel
MAC axlebacks with black powdercoated tips
Smoked taillights
perf. mods- (420rwhp/523rwtq)
JLT CAI
Dynotune nitrous kit
American Racing Header o/r x longtube combo
Spyder Driveshaft
4.10 gears
CHE adj panhard bar
CHE anti-squat brackets
BMR adj upper control arm
BMR lower control arms
BMR driveshaft safety loop
BAER Decelarotor drilled/slotted rotors w/ performance pads
track rim setup-
15" summit stars 15x4 15x8's
MH drag radials and front runners w/ only two track passes on them
3/8 spacer
ARP studs
Gorilla open end lugs
what do you guys think would be my best bet?
a) part out only the performance parts and pay the car down to about 14-15k and sell it with all the exterior stuff the way it is?
b) part out EVERY mod including exterior stuff and returning it completely to stock
c) try getting the 19k i owe on it as is without the track setup which i could sell seprately.. figuring i could ask 18k for it as is since i could pay the other 1k off with the sale of the track setup.
i figure i could still enjoy the car for a couple more months but honestly i'm at the point where i'm at the cars limits and dont have anywhere else to go but build a motor and F/I which will take me at least a year to save up for. i'm trying to get into a house and stop with the insane amount of time and money i spend on the mustang as a daily driver/track/show car. figure i could really enjoy myself driving an "almost stock" daily driver, and then going all out with a track only muscle car and shoot for a 9 sec track car in the future. I sat at work for 8 hours tonight thinking about what i should do and really need your help steering me in the right direction.
if i decide to part it out i'll list all my parts on this forum first for a few days before posting it on the other forums so you can call dibs on all my parts. i'd HATE to sell the car exactly as it sits and have some knucklehead kid buy it locally and me see it driving around town and on the track after i built it to where it is now.
here are a few pics...
1) part the performance parts out of the car and leave the exterior the way it is only stock performance wise. i figured last night at work maybe i can squeeze out about 3k-3500 worth of performance mods. then buy myself an old 60's project all out race car for the track and leave the mustang as my daily driver/show car.
2) sell the car completely as is and hope i can at least break even on what i owe. (i'd be happy with that). then take out a loan for a project car and a used daily driver. figure an old muscle car i can piece together for a lot cheaper than it would take me to build my daily driver into a race car and fear of blowing my engine leaving me without a car.
here's the background on the car. still owe 19k on it. minor dings and light swirls from daily driving. no major damage
2006 mustang gt premium- Auto w/ upgraded interior package
61k miles with oil change very 3k using either royal purple or castrol syntec only
11.46 @ 116mph
mods-
gt500 front end conversion
trufiber gts3 hood
Roush louvers
Roush wing
Eibach pro-kit springs
tint
18x9 and 18x10 black saleen replicas
nitto 555 295/45/18's and 255/45/18's
MMR rear seat delete kit
SOS cupholder nitrous switch panel
MAC axlebacks with black powdercoated tips
Smoked taillights
perf. mods- (420rwhp/523rwtq)
JLT CAI
Dynotune nitrous kit
American Racing Header o/r x longtube combo
Spyder Driveshaft
4.10 gears
CHE adj panhard bar
CHE anti-squat brackets
BMR adj upper control arm
BMR lower control arms
BMR driveshaft safety loop
BAER Decelarotor drilled/slotted rotors w/ performance pads
track rim setup-
15" summit stars 15x4 15x8's
MH drag radials and front runners w/ only two track passes on them
3/8 spacer
ARP studs
Gorilla open end lugs
what do you guys think would be my best bet?
a) part out only the performance parts and pay the car down to about 14-15k and sell it with all the exterior stuff the way it is?
b) part out EVERY mod including exterior stuff and returning it completely to stock
c) try getting the 19k i owe on it as is without the track setup which i could sell seprately.. figuring i could ask 18k for it as is since i could pay the other 1k off with the sale of the track setup.
i figure i could still enjoy the car for a couple more months but honestly i'm at the point where i'm at the cars limits and dont have anywhere else to go but build a motor and F/I which will take me at least a year to save up for. i'm trying to get into a house and stop with the insane amount of time and money i spend on the mustang as a daily driver/track/show car. figure i could really enjoy myself driving an "almost stock" daily driver, and then going all out with a track only muscle car and shoot for a 9 sec track car in the future. I sat at work for 8 hours tonight thinking about what i should do and really need your help steering me in the right direction.
if i decide to part it out i'll list all my parts on this forum first for a few days before posting it on the other forums so you can call dibs on all my parts. i'd HATE to sell the car exactly as it sits and have some knucklehead kid buy it locally and me see it driving around town and on the track after i built it to where it is now.
here are a few pics...
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