American muscle cars in Australia... worth the trouble?

Question

I'm thinking about getting an American musle car, something I can enjoy for the next ten or twenty years. Im thinking something like a 70s firebird or 60 mustang, fast back preferably, so Im trying figure out which will be affordable and maintainable in the long run, Ive been told repairs are heinous cost wise... anyone out there have any experience with keeping these kind of cars on the road? Do the costs really get out of hand?

Answer 1

Yeah the Firebirds can be a bit much. I drive Mustangs and it depends on what you start with. Start with a clunker and you need deep pockets, but that's true of any car. The advantage of the Mustangs is that there's a lot of them still on the road and parts are readily available. Since there's so many left a lot of aftermarket parts are being made. Even sheetmetal parts are avaiable, which you can't say for most of the others. Fastbacks are getting to be a bit hard to find but coupes are still plentiful. Good Luck and Good hunting.

Answer 2

In my opinion its not worth the trouble. Parts for them are usually pretty cheap and they are pretty easy to work on, just be ready to work on them constantly. How are gas prices in Australia? I hope they're cheap because you are going to go through a lot of it. At $3.30 a gallon and 16 miles to the gallon I couldn't even afford to drive back and forth to work, thats the biggest reason I will never own another one.

Answer 3

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Those muscle cars were OK in their time. Now it is outdated stuff.