Good deal on an 01 GT + a few ?'s

[89BIRD]

Have a chance to pick-up a 01 GT / auto with 36k on the clock for an already spoken price of $10k, might be able to get him down to $9k -
Has been garaged & pampered and is pretty much in mint condition.
good deal ?

Car would be a DD - what gas milage can I expect from the auto - mostly freeway driving say - 70/30 highway to city?

Octane requirements? I'm in Cali - 91 is the highest (guy says he runs 87 in it)

Did a search on inherent problems - doesn't look like much other than
issues with the plastic intake and coolant tube - any issues with the auto tranny ?

TIA

Note: car won't be modded - already have money pit in sig.

 

[707Mach]

Sounds like a good deal.

All you need is 87 unless you mess with the timing.

There's no reason you can't get 25+ MPG on the freeway as long as you're not doing 90, I tend to get 200-210 miles a tank under heavy driving with 4.10's all on the street.

 

[89BIRD]

707Stang,

Appreciate the reply.

 

[mineralgrey01gt]

i have a 5spd in mine and i get 26.5mpg cruising on the interstate @ about 70-75mph. This is after my mods I have though, the tuner really helped me on gas mileage

 

[89BIRD]

i have a 5spd in mine and i get 26.5mpg cruising on the interstate @ about 70-75mph. This is after my mods I have though, the tuner really helped me on gas mileage

Wow that's great. Is this tune with hand held like a predator or similar or custom tune from shop or pro tuner?

TIA

 

[mineralgrey01gt]

yep just a canned tune from a handheld (SCT xcal2) i also have STEEDA u/d pullies, SLP lm1 catbacks and SLP o/r x

 

[KduncSS]

Dont worry about fuel economy. My BUILT and SUPERCHARGED GT with a tune got 20+ mpgs if I was driving it civil. These cars are pretty reliable, just do your best to diagnose any potential problems on a test drive. I have some friends running well over 120k miles with their cars and doing great, but unfortunately there are some guys that had issues, mainly with tranny related stuff.

 

[89BIRD]

Thanks for all the replys. I bought if for $9.5k - go to pick it up Thursday.

During test drive it shifted very crisp on the 1-2 at full throttle - almost as hard as my built 200-4R in my TTA so I was stoked about that.:banana:

If I get 100k out of it with no major issues - I would have gotted my $$$ worth and then some.

The only question now is whether I'll leave it stock.:beer:

 

[mineralgrey01gt]

hell mine is on 82K right now, bought it with 30,500. Its been almost 52K hard miles on it and i mean hard, and I only replaced the clutch because of the track visits. Now my 3650 tranny is giving me problems. Has been since the 2nd week i had the car

 

[KingSnake99]

i have a 2000 GT AUTO and i get 260 Miles per tank avg speed about 65. stock gears, no transmission problems.

 

[mineralgrey01gt]

i get over 320+ per tank of gas, if I take it easy, but also i have a 5spd

 

[WhiteFaleen2001]

320??? I get around 250 to a tank if I drive nicely

 

[rigsvt]

i get over 320+ per tank of gas, if I take it easy, but also i have a 5spd

yeah this sounds too good to be true, i've seen 260-280 at most.

 

[mineralgrey01gt]

a few times ive gotten 26.5mpg traveling on the interstate, of course thats doing the speed limit with cruise control on

 

[mineralgrey01gt]

320??? I get around 250 to a tank if I drive nicely

yep, 320+ as long as im not in it. On average I get about 21mpg out of it, gettin in it i got 18mpg

 

[89BIRD]

Thanks for all the responses.

First full tank I put through it, I got 19 mpg, this with a heavy foot.

If it picks up to 21-23 with civil driving, I will be happy.

I'm gonna slap a K&N filter in and do the air box mod. Is it
worth throwing a can tune like the diablo or SCT on an otherwise stock car?
From what I've read on this board - from what I gather it's not really worth it without other mods. TIA