# 5.0 Foxbody buying tips
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [February 26, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632 "2006-02-26T16:01:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/1 "2006-02-26T16:01:25Z")
My cousin is looking to get one of these for his first car… just gathering some info up for him. What do you guys suggest he just turned 16 and is getting his licence so lets keeping the price budget on the downlow…
thanks
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### Author:  [@JDMR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMR2)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/2 "2006-02-26T16:03:16Z")
TIP #1:
DON’T
:lol:
why bother with the insurance of a 5.0 right off the bat…
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### Author:  [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/3 "2006-02-26T16:08:35Z")
u could check [corral.net](http://corral.net) or something like that they have a decent sized classifieds on thurr
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### Author:  [@00zx6r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/00zx6r)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/4 "2006-02-26T16:09:10Z")
> [@DrDoS](#):
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> My cousin is looking to get one of these for his first car… just gathering some info up for him. What do you guys suggest he just turned 16 and is getting his licence so lets keeping the price budget on the downlow…
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> thanks
all i can say, is he better have one hell of a job… not so much the budget… hes got to remember about gas prices now-a-days, and i highly doubt, hes NOT going to beat on a 5.0 being just 16 years old… just my $0.02.
kevin
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### Author:  [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/5 "2006-02-26T16:23:36Z")
is $2900 in his price range?
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### Author:  [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/6 "2006-02-26T16:25:38Z")
> [@Adictd2b00st](#):
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> is $2900 in his price range?
it could be it old him sould be around 2500-3000
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### Author:  [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/7 "2006-02-26T16:30:47Z")
k cause a certain one from here that was on ebay had a deadbeat bidder…so its prolly available again
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### Author:  [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/8 "2006-02-26T16:33:21Z")
> [@JDMR2](#):
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> TIP #1:
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> DON’T
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> :lol:
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> why bother with the insurance of a 5.0 right off the bat…
Why do you say this? I had 2 87 fox body gt’s when I was 16 and my insurance was like $115/month.
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### Author:  [@00zx6r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/00zx6r)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/9 "2006-02-26T17:04:50Z")
> [@Pass McGrass](#):
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> Why do you say this? I had 2 87 fox body gt’s when I was 16 and my insurance was like $115/month.
reason is because its almost 20 years old…
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### Author:  [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/10 "2006-02-26T17:05:47Z")
exactly, so whats the big deal?
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### Author:  [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/11 "2006-02-26T17:31:08Z")
> [@Pass McGrass](#):
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> Why do you say this? I had 2 87 fox body gt’s when I was 16 and my insurance was like $115/month.
in ur name
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### Author:  [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/12 "2006-02-26T20:33:01Z")
as long as he has the money to pya for insurance, i guess…personally, i don’t think a 5.0 is a great furst car, but im only 19, so i cant really say much. as i said, im 19 and my dakota is registered in my mom’s name, and ive had no accidents (that were my fault and as a result of the one i did have, my insurance did not go up a penny) and my insurance is still through the roof. again, just my .02, but 16 year old + 5.0 + gas prices + insurance premiums = bad first car in my opinion
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### Author:  [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/13 "2006-02-26T20:46:07Z")
Yeah…I think he should buy the silver and blue one for sale on here since ebay bidders are worthless. :tup:
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### Author:  [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/14 "2006-02-26T20:48:20Z")
meh…
my main thing, is if they can handle having a 5.0 at 16. god damn, man… i wanted one, but ended up getting an '88 t-bird turbo coupe instead. i would have wrapped a 5.0 around a tree within a month with how stupid i was back then.
but if they’re not like that - best of luck finding one 🙂 they Are getting to be a lil hard to find, tho…
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### Author:  [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/15 "2006-02-26T20:56:57Z")
> [@ghettostyleTA](#):
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> meh…
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> my main thing, is if they can handle having a 5.0 at 16. god damn, man… i wanted one, but ended up getting an '88 t-bird turbo coupe instead. i would have wrapped a 5.0 around a tree within a month with how stupid i was back then.
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> but if they’re not like that - best of luck finding one 🙂 they Are getting to be a lil hard to find, tho…
amen to that! as much as i dislike my father, i have to admit that one of the few good things he did for me was not let me get a 5.0 when i was 16 (and i was damn close to doing it too). the '87-'93 mustang 5.0 hatchback will always hold a very very specail place in my heart though. and id JaysGreenLX was still for sale, i would have been on that, buecause that car seems to have been well cared for and its not beat on from what i can tell.
and IMO, 5.0s are not hard to find these days…good ones that have been taken care of, not re-built (from what myself or ghettostyle would have done with one) or not beat one, are hard to come by.
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### Author:  [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/16 "2006-02-26T20:58:49Z")
I had them when i was 17-20 Never got a speeding ticket…just wreckless endangerment and imprudent speed 🙂 But seriously…they are not that fast esp. in stock form…15 flat with an ok driver is not scary.
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### Author:  [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/17 "2006-02-26T21:03:38Z")
> [@2TurboZ](#):
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> I had them when i was 17-20 Never got a speeding ticket…just wreckless endangerment and imprudent speed 🙂 But seriously…they are not that fast esp. in stock form…15 flat with an ok driver is not scary.
:word:
some you guys are acting like its a Cobra or something.
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### Author:  [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/18 "2006-02-26T21:06:26Z")
> [@2TurboZ](#):
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> I had them when i was 17-20 Never got a speeding ticket…just wreckless endangerment and imprudent speed 🙂 But seriously…they are not that fast esp. in stock form…15 flat with an ok driver is not scary.
im not saying that no young driver should have one, im just saying that a 16 year old who just got his license may not be ready for something like that right out of the box. i shouldnt have had one cuz i was just plain crazy when i got my license. hell, i used to screech the tires and take corners twice as fast as i should jhave in my mom’s '97 Sable wagon, which i could be seen rocking around wny when i first got my license.
come to think of it, i got pulled over more in that car than i did in my '88 chevy pickup (had a 350, loug exhaust and tints), my Porsche 944 (loud exhaust, smoked license plate covers, and i just plain drive it all the time like i was Michael Schumacher), and in my Dakota R/T.
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### Author:  [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/19 "2006-02-26T21:12:16Z")
> [@DrDoS](#):
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> :word:
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> some you guys are acting like its a Cobra or something.
yeah, i was waiting for that… i know it’s not, but i still feel that it’s a bit more of a car than the average 16-year-old can handle.
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### Author:  [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-0-foxbody-buying-tips/8632/20 "2006-02-26T21:16:14Z")
Aside from the RWD nature of the car…its not much more powerfull than anything else they could get their hands on.
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