low mileage (1500?), now in Florida I think, with one dealer in between......anyone know this car?
2006 Red 4 Option FGT originally sold in Maine....info needed?
- Thread starter the Wizard
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Wizard,
We're going to need more information than this. No serial # and you're not sure it's even in Florida?????
Chip
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
Ahhh yes. I didn't realize I had it, but here it is.....
1FAFP90S16Y400693
and yeah I guess I'm pretty sure it is now in Florida, but not currently registered there, just physically present.
1FAFP90S16Y400693
and yeah I guess I'm pretty sure it is now in Florida, but not currently registered there, just physically present.
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
May I suggest you don't rush into buying this car (or let loose of a dime) until you have a PPI (pre purchase inspection) done by a PRO on this or any other FGT you intend to buy. It might save you thousands of dollars later on.
SteveA
GT Owner/B.O.D
This car is probably fine but there are an increasing amount of wrecked GT's out there being repaired and sold as a "no story" car. Do your homework.:thumbsup
STORMCAT
GT
Get an Oasis report from a ford dealer.. that will tell you some info . where in Florida?
All good advice....thanks. Follow-up questions......
PPI for sure.....who would be ideal for a PPI in Florida?
Homework? The Carfax is clean...what else?
Never heard of an Oasis report...could you give me a few more words about this?
PPI for sure.....who would be ideal for a PPI in Florida?
Homework? The Carfax is clean...what else?
Never heard of an Oasis report...could you give me a few more words about this?
STORMCAT
GT
The Oasis is an internal Ford Report that will show the service history if performed by a ford dealer. It will tell if and when the axle bolts were upgraded and any other service performed. As mentioned a PPI by a person with GT knowledge would be recommended. Any repairs done off the grid will not show up on any report.
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
What follows is a rehash of a prior post:
Regarding the "PPI", here are some recommendations listed by "RALPHIE" a while back:
"Rich & Denis - "The GT Guy," just south of Detroit in South Rockford, Michigan
Shelby Smith - "Elite Motors," Jonesboro, Arkansas
Rich Roback - "Invisible Touch Enterprises," Kingman, Arizona
Bill Knobloch aka "Shadowman" - "Discovery Automotive," Placerville, California
Kendall Pond aka "nota4re" - "Cooltech, LLC," Newhall, California
Plus the Hennessey Dealerships in Sealy, Texas and Lake Forest, California, and Heffner Performance in Sarasota, Florida. Perhaps Kip Ewing in Royal Oak, Michigan."
I would add: Don't accept as 'gospel' any info "Car Fax" (or whomever) gives you. Many GTs have undergone various degrees of repair that just don't show up on reports anywhere. That's the main reason a PPI has been suggested.
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K-P Garage
GT Owner
The only caveat I would add to the oasis has to do with the axle bolts back in the day. Both of my GTs were done under warranty and it sez something like" customer complains leaking oil and will not move" on the work order. That was not true and I suppose done to get warranty coverage at the time. The only complaint i have ever had about the GT was just the one and only time of hitting my head on door. As for the axle bolts, recall initially there was waffling about the problem from Ford. I'm sure dealers all over were doing what they could to fix the problem and be done with it. Just a thought.
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
The OASIS report will tell you everything FORD did to the car. You do want to see the axle bolt update, but make sure it was done after a certain date too (someone can say, but I think it was roughly after April/May 2008). Kits before that had the same failure mechanism as before so you might see it done twice.
If the axle bolt change was done with the aftermarket kit it won't show on OASIS unless Ford installed it. You can tell if the marks on the bolts are gone on the bolt itself.
If the axle bolt change was done with the aftermarket kit it won't show on OASIS unless Ford installed it. You can tell if the marks on the bolts are gone on the bolt itself.
Car is in Vero Beach.....3 hours from Heffner, but they won't travel.....but maybe still an option. Any better ideas now that we know the city? And, can anyone run the VIN to learn more than the CarFax? This could be the one guys....
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
"The GT Guy(s)" have flown all over the place to do PPIs. Of course you would naturally be footing the bill for travel costs.
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
And it would be cheap at that price. And you should be there when they are going over it.
OK got it. Getting tougher to pull off on a Florida car when I'm in Los Angeles. It would be nice to be there when the check is handed over and the vehicle is loaded on the truck, but this would necessarily happen days after the PPI I would think.
Let me ask this....I can see that the Oasis report would be required, but is it all that important BEFORE the sale? I mean if the axle bolts hadn't been done, and you learn that later, then you'd just take it in to Ford and have it done at that point? Is it likely to show anything else negative about the car? Do they charge for this report?
Let me ask this....I can see that the Oasis report would be required, but is it all that important BEFORE the sale? I mean if the axle bolts hadn't been done, and you learn that later, then you'd just take it in to Ford and have it done at that point? Is it likely to show anything else negative about the car? Do they charge for this report?
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
I believe the time has long past when Ford will replace the 'bolts "on their dime", so to speak. As I recall, there was a "have-it-done-by-this-date" stipulation regarding FORD 'paying' for the 'bolt upgrade.
Regardless, if Oasis says the 'bolts weren't done, or a PPI reveals the bolts haven't been changed, and that's all that one can find wrong with the car, certainly the bolts can be done by whomever you wish - before or after the sale. It shouldn't matter as long as the car sees no additional road time before the bolts are changed. (You wouldn't want to have a 'bolt failure on the road at the wrong time as has been the case for some owners. It gets real 'messy' in more ways than one.)
:cheers
Regardless, if Oasis says the 'bolts weren't done, or a PPI reveals the bolts haven't been changed, and that's all that one can find wrong with the car, certainly the bolts can be done by whomever you wish - before or after the sale. It shouldn't matter as long as the car sees no additional road time before the bolts are changed. (You wouldn't want to have a 'bolt failure on the road at the wrong time as has been the case for some owners. It gets real 'messy' in more ways than one.)
:cheers