Is a Mustang a good or bad car to get? thinking about trading in my Scion tC?

[Tx_Girl31]

[SnowedIn]

Mustangs are good cars. I like them better than the Scion to be honest but no offense meant.

That said, let me call your attention to the Chevy Camaro. You'll get the same car as the mustang for less money. They're both pony/muscle cars so it'll come down to standard features and styling.

Also strongly recommend you drive a few Mustangs first if your friends have them. Fords are good cars but they drive WAY different than any other vehicle.

Finally, all the Mustangs are now coming with some flavor of the ecoBoost engine. I have not owned one personally but some friends have talked about higher maintenance costs than than naturally aspirated engines.

[Tx_Girl31]

What would be better in general to get one from a dealership or somewhere like Carvana or vroom

[SnowedIn]

I would look at all of them if price is an issue. That said, Carvana has been struggling lately particularly dealing with administrative stuff and car registrations. I would look at Ford dealers, Chevy dealers (Camaro), Dodge dealers (Charger and Challenger) but also look at CarMax. They're legit and REALLY fast and easy to buy from AND they'll give you a really great price for your Scion. Keep in mind balancing price and warranty and features. Older car sometimes equals better price but maybe less new features (no apple car play or android auto as an example) or not as much warranty.

The other thing these days is that used car prices are so absurd you're almost better buying the new car, even with depreciation, etc.

Finally, if you're looking for sporty, two door cars, take a look at the Mazda Miata. It's a dream to drive. (Civic too if you can stomach its terrible styling.)

[Sparkie460]

If you want a really good reliable car you should look at subaru. My wife is on her second subaru outback. The first one we put over 500k miles on it. My daughter is on her second outback because she was in a bad accident. Someone t- boned her into a telephone pole. Police said if she was in any other car, she would be dead. My son is in his first subaru forester. He just started driving 3 years ago. Car handling in bad weather is incredible as is gas mileage. On a long trip we got 34 miles per gallon.

[Redstang88]

Yeah mustangs are pretty solid. Fun to drive, actually not bad on gas, and they’re basically built with a truck drivetrain so as long as you get one that’s been maintained they’re almost impossible to kill

[hypojoe]

Get a gt you will love that car if you get a camaro zL1

[Paulychicagoluv]

Used 6 cylinder mustangs are one of the worst cars to buy used. They will have troubles around every corner.

[Shamalien]

Keep your tc! It’s way more reliable

[Tx_Girl31]

I’m always fixing it 😭

[Shamalien]

But it’s a toyota 0. o what kind of stuff are you fixing? Do you thrash it hard?

[Tx_Girl31]

I put oil in it everyday, has 214k miles, has oil leak and it’s just always needing fixed the car in general it’s so expensive I just want it gone lol and I’m also in an abusive relationship and just want something that’ll get me away if that makes sense he knows I’m stuck here with this crappy one

[Shamalien]

It’s mileage is high…if you want something cheap and reliable just get a corolla

[DavidRaul]

Buy a Volkswagen

[Degenerate]

Just get a charger