1986 Ford Mustang User Reviews

My 86 — i have always liked the fox bodys, especially the T-tops!! my car has a 351C that came out of an 71 Gran Torino. i have a lot of extras that i have put into it also. i think this car is a blast to drive!

My Car — the preformance is fairly good i would say... the build quality is fine, it's a unibody .. the exterior colour is a midnight blue, on the inside i have NOS racing seats and the back seats are just blue and orange pedals... the cost of this vehicle was 1200 to buy straight out but then i had to put 1400 into the safety and everything it needed to pass the safety, it does not require an e-test because it's older then 20 years... the fun factor eh!? it certainly is fun to drive, it's super comfortable... GO GET ONE!!!

Great Car, Easy To Work On. Looks Great If Kept Up. — I had one for a while, the head gasket was blown out and I didn't know as much as I do now otherwise I would have kept it, but the car still ran even with a blown head gasket. When I got it, it was out of time and the solenoid was sticking and the starter was stuck in gear and the fuel pump had a bad ground. Thanks to my cousin we got it started, I later timed it by ear and replaced the valve cover gaskets. It ran great for a while, but then the head gasket finally blew out and the compression went out the window, it still ran but badly, not knowing that my cousin could have fixed it easily I took it to the junkyard.

Great Summer Cruiser — Almost a classic car with great potential. My personal car was the Expo '86 demonstartor which was used to show-case Ford's newest addition to the mustang community, fuel injection. The car only has a few draw packs in todays world. The engines are large (3.8L V6 or 5.0L V8) but their transmissions are not geared well so you are unable to tap into the engines full potential. This leads to lower fuel economy and lower perfomance levels. This is especially so for the V6 w/t auto transmission w/o overdrive. Three gears is not enough and the car sounds like a wounded animal above 130kph (especially with the convertable top). With overdrive or 4spd the car becomes slightly better but the best option is still the 5spd.

Fastest Vehicle Like Hell On Wheels — This was a fabulous car when it was running had to put alot of work into and then had to sell it. Felt bad in it too. Would have loved to keep this baby.