Q: Looking to buy a used Mustang and I want to know if they are good cars or if they need a lot of maintenance

asked by on August 23, 2016

Hello, I am looking to buy a 2015 Mustang Convertible. The ones I am looking at were rentals, so I understand they will drive a bit different, but my question is in general are there a lot of mechanical problems with mustangs and if so, are they expensive to fix?

My car has 20000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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