Early 2005 cars

[ByeEnzo]

With prices now down to reality, I'm looking seriously at buying a GT. There is a '05 White/blue stripes available at the dealership very near my home. It's an early '05 car with the lower MSRP of $156K. VIN # ends in 421 or something close to that. The sticker on top of the windshield starts with J4. Records suggest the car was made in Feb. Anyway, the computer search shows it wasn't a recall car for suspension problems. Could engines have been made with the "speedy-sleeve" patch job that ended up in some of these early cars even if they weren't officially recalled? The car has been sitting at the dealership since May and they are ready to sell it near sticker or less, I suspect. Maybe, I'm paranoid but I have been advised to stay away from cars with low '05 VIN numbers. I'm almost willing to pay $10K extra for a late '05 or '06 if they have been "debugged", rather than have problems with an early car. Past experience influences me. I bought an early '01 Z-06 and ended up getting it re-ringed under warranty, as it was an oil burner. Thanks for any input.

 

[FORDGT001]

You should be able to buy a later 05 for $8-10K off sticker right now. Otherwise offer $8K off on the earlier one to compensate you for any trouble. Don't be so sure they won't take less for car your talking about unless you make a real verified offer.

 

[barondw]

I do not believe that the rear main seal was a recall. The only recall I can remember concerned the suspension on all 4 corners.

 

[Steve T]

Maybe this will help, from the TSB 05-4-14, some Ford GTs made from 7/21/04 to 12/9/04, may exhibit an engine oil leak. The tsb then goes on describe the instalation of the "speedi" sleeve.

You might want to check the build date on the GT.

2005 Ford GT #1688 Silver/Black Stripes
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[FlorIdaho Chris]

You should be fine with that car. It is not an early enough VIN to fall into the catagory of "early VIN" that had the recall problems.