Did you have someone run a ford oasis to see if the car had any issues as why it was traded in with low miles?
It was a dealer buy out. Original dealer was in the heart of pick up country in central FL. Car sat for a few months. Then was taken as a demo, then they bought it into used car inventory. Then my selling dealer got it from them. I saw both the carfox and autocheck and the GM if the dealer knew the OG dealer and bascially bought it for me. I was working with them on two other cars, both sold out from under me the night before I came in. So he found this one a few days later, and called me asked if I wanted it. They certified it and it was a done deal.
As for What Jim said, Im not sure what was going on with the car. Logs were perfect. But it was down at least 8mph from where it should have been. It was very strange. Nothing looked off from anything we looked into, it just didnt go faster. We pushed it all the way up to e50 and went up and down on timing and it didnt like anything.
And for perspective, there are stock blower ZL1's with a few more mods going 9's. And I wasnt into spending another $15k for a cam and headers and meth and full fuel system and so on. The car should have been making around 750 to the tire and should have went 9's. Everything was right. Logs, traction and so on. Hell after the TCM we went from 1.67 short time to 1.51, Yet went 10.6 @132 all over again. Similar DA and same track...
He put a ton of timing into it and we got to 10.4, but MPH was the same and that was all it had. I was super let down, and the prospect of more money chasing that 9 was sounding more and more irritating considering what I've seen the coyote's and hellcats do for pennies on the dollar.
And what pushed it home was a friend I have got a new coyote and did the E tune. Fucking car was a rocket ship. I took a ride and was like yeah this feels like a goddamn stock ZL1. Talk about mad. So I put the word out and found a buyer. Got a buy number locked in on my car so I could trade it in and get the tax credit, then they immediately sold it to my buyer. I did this way back with my vortech C6 I had. So I had the car sold before I got to the ford dealer,
They were on board. Spoked to the buyer of my car and he wired the money to them for it the day I traded it in. I was out the door for $6k less than the mustang's sticker. 401a car with active exhaust, 10r80 and 3.15 gears. It was tuned on full E the next day. And yes the tune completely changed the car like the one I just rode in. Like 10/10 night and day. Tuner says they should be 500 to the tire with CAI, E and headers. Hell stock ZL1's make 540 to 560 to the tire and thats before heat soak kicks in.
Dont get me wrong, I did LOVE the ZL1. Still do. But as with the hellcat, it was still worth a lot to resell being shock colored, and having a maggie. And I took my equity out before the market took my choice away from me. Do I regret it, somewhat. The luster of having a top tier car like the ZL1 is gone. Now nobody takes a second look at the mustang. And every fucking kid in a civic or sentra wants a piece on the street. And I wasnt wild about the color at first. but its growing on me.
Big positives are with my bonus and the equity I had in the ZL1, I own this car out right. Cut a big monthly debt off our expenses. Boost setups are cheap(er) than the ZL1. Fuel system is already DI/port, so thats covered. And frankly it rides nicer and the seats are more comfy. And my head doesnt touch the headliner anymore, I have helmet room now. I was ghetto riding the ZL1 kicked back in my chair to get my helmet on. Sure make fun of me for getting another car, but Im thankful I can. And this one probably wont be around a long time either. There are too many other toys I want to play with, so who knows whats next.
