Low Mile Mach 1's. <Post yours here> - Page 8 - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

littlemags · 09-06-2012, 09:06 AM

yeah..iam the original owner new in 04 and have 10577 and about 5000k of those are 1/4 miles trips..

R-code17815 · 09-06-2012, 09:51 AM

My next door neighbor....

2004 Comp Orange 5spd IUP

3k.......

yup, 3,000 miles.

I got 36k on mine.

Smith · 09-06-2012, 11:22 AM

Mine is now a daily driver (except on rainy days), and it just tripped 11K. It had only 5400 miles when I bought it last Oct. It had an 07 inspection sticker and had mostly sit in a garage for the last 4 years. They are just too much fun not to drive.

gokstate74 · 09-06-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Smith

Mine is now a daily driver (except on rainy days), and it just tripped 11K. It had only 5400 miles when I bought it last Oct. It had an 07 inspection sticker and had mostly sit in a garage for the last 4 years. They are just too much fun not to drive.

That's the problem I had. I was the 2nd owner at 6800 miles, but it was such a nice driver's car, I had trouble not wanting to jump in it all the time. I put almost 2k miles on it in no time and then sold it.

mach18604 · 09-06-2012, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by R-code17815

My next door neighbor....

2004 Comp Orange 5spd IUP

3k.......

yup, 3,000 miles.

I got 36k on mine.

If he is not on the site.. doesnt count! hahaha

mach18604 · 09-06-2012, 05:37 PM

I just hit 4,200 ....

Any Member have less then that?

SHAKN' 04 · 09-06-2012, 05:53 PM

Geez these cars need to get driven! Mine sits with 121xxx with being sprayed on, cammed and boltons, now eatonswapped. One tough motor if you ask me

jh 2004 mach · 09-06-2012, 07:23 PM

Mine has 5500 miles.

mach18604 · 09-06-2012, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SHAKN' 04

Geez these cars need to get driven! Mine sits with 121xxx with being sprayed on, cammed and boltons, now eatonswapped. One tough motor if you ask me

I agree... I have only owned it a week ;-)

Swiss_Mach_1 · 09-07-2012, 05:56 AM

Today, 37073miles on my mach. i buy it with 18000miles in 2005 and bring it from Glandale CA to Switzerland:-).

04 Orange Crate · 09-07-2012, 06:54 PM

12900 on my '04.

R-code17815 · 09-07-2012, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mach18604

If he is not on the site.. doesnt count! hahaha

He is a member & car is in the registry, he's just not into posting.

Rumplemenz · 09-08-2012, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by blownslt

People are always saying "drive them!" that's what they are meant for.. The Mach was not bought for an everyday driver. When I get in it, it is almost something special every time....So to keep saying to the guys "drive them like they were meant to be" is fine but maybe some of us are changing the rules! They made these cars for just two years.. So do they or do they not deserve to be treated above and beyond the regular car???

you have some valid points.. Theres so many different variables for each owner. I have 38k on mine and its not my daily driver. Shes garaged and if theres a slight chance of rain the garage door never opens. When I was 25 my DD was a 01 GT and I loved it. Now at age 37 I couldnt deal with having a new edge for a DD. But i dont purposely try and keep the Machs mileage down, she just has decently low miles b/c shes never been a DD. In addition, i think maturity has something to do with those rule changes. The older ya become, at least for me, the more ya prefer a chill, comfortable sedan with auto tranny lol. And once in awhile ya snap outta of it and romp around in a rwd, 5 speed stang to level things off

Rumplemenz · 09-08-2012, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mach18604

I just hit 4,200 ....

Any Member have less then that?

Now thats sweeeeeeet,... im just hoping she didnt turn into a DD

mach18604 · 09-08-2012, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumplemenz

Now thats sweeeeeeet,... im just hoping she didnt turn into a DD

Nope.. Wont even go out in rain.. But I will drive it now and then for sure!

car still smells new inside!! it sat in storage a lot.. The owner spent most of his time in Iraq form 2005-2011.. came home to stay.. got married and has a kid. Hes now going back to school I guess and sold the car.

gvervoren · 09-08-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gvervoren

Bought my '04 new in dec of '03 and it has just over 12k on the clock.

Looking back on this post from December of 2008, I didn't drive it too much since. I now have 16,500 miles on it. I have been averaging about 1000 a year.

ab_mach1 · 09-08-2012, 05:22 PM

I bought the car in Feb 2012. It had 346xx miles. She now has 40116 on the clock. It breaks my heart, but she will have to be my DD for a few years. I hope I can keep it under 8k/year. I plan to keep it as long as I'm breathing.

TigerDin22 · 10-27-2012, 10:34 PM

This thread is awesome!! Some guys put 1000 miles a year on there cars. I put 1000 this week alone.

mach18604 · 10-27-2012, 10:51 PM

Yeah.. its pretty interesting

04torched · 12-08-2012, 02:27 PM

Got 83k on mine, bought it almost 3 years ago with 46k, it's a DD and I thought these engines were supposed to be super strong but I have a mean piston slap and it needs to be replaced...it's stock....not driven exceptionally hard, never raced, never brought to the track, not redlining burnouts, just heard it ticking one day when I started it up. Idk I guess I got the token engine from Ford...

devous1 · 12-08-2012, 03:34 PM

Picked up a DSG for my daughter with 45XX. The car is absoutely spotless, even had the owners manual and info cards still in sealed plastic. We did have to change the tires immediately the sidewalls were dry rotted.

ab_mach1 · 12-08-2012, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 04torched

Got 83k on mine, bought it almost 3 years ago with 46k, it's a DD and I thought these engines were supposed to be super strong but I have a mean piston slap and it needs to be replaced...it's stock....not driven exceptionally hard, never raced, never brought to the track, not redlining burnouts, just heard it ticking one day when I started it up. Idk I guess I got the token engine from Ford...

Doesn't your piston slap go away once the engine is warmed up? I've got it on mine when the engine is cold ~2000 to 2400RPMs, but it goes away after a few minutes in the winter months. Mine has just over 42,000 miles. It goes away when I get to the end of the neighborhood in the summertime.

Has anyone tried Lucas Oil Stabilizer to get rid of piston slap?

ICANGO · 12-08-2012, 07:11 PM

My retired brother was an engineer for Ford. Bought a 69 Boss 302 off the line. It now has 63000 miles on it. I know its not a Mach 1 but I tought I would throw this in. Less then 1500 miles a year. It was actually stolen one time in Detroit. Cops found it 3 days later parked on the street. Car was in good shape but the idiots knifed up the interior. My Dad was an upholsterer so it all worked out. Thought it was a cool story with a happy ending. By the way i have 26000 on my 03 Mach.

04torched · 12-08-2012, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by eruza

Doesn't your piston slap go away once the engine is warmed up? I've got it on mine when the engine is cold ~2000 to 2400RPMs, but it goes away after a few minutes in the winter months. Mine has just over 42,000 miles. It goes away when I get to the end of the neighborhood in the summertime.

Has anyone tried Lucas Oil Stabilizer to get rid of piston slap?

I know what your talking about I used to hear it too in mine but it is def not that. It kind of sounds like that just x10. I had it checked out at a local mustang shop, put it up on a lift and listened with the stethoscope and confirmed it was piston #8 that was causing the ticking/slapping sound of the piston, plus the engine burns a ton of oil. Something went wrong in there without me doing anything, I don't drive that hard that a piston would get screwed. The mechanic suggested maybe a cracked piston skirt, but that was just a guess, either way it has to be replaced, thats a definite. I just don't understand how it happened if these engines are soooo strong!??

ab_mach1 · 12-08-2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 04torched

I know what your talking about I used to hear it too in mine but it is def not that. It kind of sounds like that just x10. I had it checked out at a local mustang shop, put it up on a lift and listened with the stethoscope and confirmed it was piston #8 that was causing the ticking/slapping sound of the piston, plus the engine burns a ton of oil. Something went wrong in there without me doing anything, I don't drive that hard that a piston would get screwed. The mechanic suggested maybe a cracked piston skirt, but that was just a guess, either way it has to be replaced, thats a definite. I just don't understand how it happened if these engines are soooo strong!??

So far, haven't started using oil. Sorry to hear about your 4.6.

09-06-2012, 09:06 AM	#176
littlemags finally paid for Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ypsilanti Twp, Mi Posts: 4,077	Re: Who Has The Lowest Mileage On There Mach 1? yeah..iam the original owner new in 04 and have 10577 and about 5000k of those are 1/4 miles trips.. __________________ 2004 mach 1-turbo build in progress.. Fast xfi 2.0 OLD combo- 826rwhp/720 trq -100 shot NX 9.13@154 on 100 shot NEW- in progress...

09-06-2012, 09:51 AM	#177
R-code17815 The MODfather #7046 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bloomsburg, PA Posts: 1,360	Re: Who Has The Lowest Mileage On There Mach 1? My next door neighbor.... 2004 Comp Orange 5spd IUP 3k....... yup, 3,000 miles. I got 36k on mine. __________________ R-code17815 2003 Mach1 6-spd. Black Black Sunshine... The never ending "Work in Progress" RTCTTFMF

09-06-2012, 11:22 AM	#178
Smith It's all about the Shaker Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 1,249	Re: Who Has The Lowest Mileage On There Mach 1? Mine is now a daily driver (except on rainy days), and it just tripped 11K. It had only 5400 miles when I bought it last Oct. It had an 07 inspection sticker and had mostly sit in a garage for the last 4 years. They are just too much fun not to drive.

09-06-2012, 05:37 PM	#181
mach18604 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lyndhurst, Ohio Posts: 2,287	Re: Who Has The Lowest Mileage On There Mach 1? I just hit 4,200 .... Any Member have less then that? __________________ Collecting for an Eaton Swap down the road..

09-06-2012, 05:53 PM	#182
SHAKN' 04 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kyle, Texas Posts: 2,285	Re: Who Has The Lowest Mileage On There Mach 1? Geez these cars need to get driven! Mine sits with 121xxx with being sprayed on, cammed and boltons, now eatonswapped. One tough motor if you ask me __________________ SOLD04' Mach 1 -Comp Cams 106100's (deg 106/110) -Eatonswap with 3.4 Pulley -Full Exhaust (mac lts & xpipe, sss terminator c/b) -Built Rear w/ 3.55 gears [B]-Tuned by Lethal Performance of San Antonio -510hp/478tq

09-06-2012, 07:23 PM	#183
jh 2004 mach Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: trevor, Wisconsin Posts: 431	Re: Who Has The Lowest Mileage On There Mach 1? Mine has 5500 miles. __________________ SOLD 2004 AZURE MACH1.

09-07-2012, 05:56 AM	#185
Swiss_Mach_1 Blue Thunder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Zurich, Switzerland Posts: 395	Re: Who Has The Lowest Mileage On There Mach 1? Today, 37073miles on my mach. i buy it with 18000miles in 2005 and bring it from Glandale CA to Switzerland:-). __________________ Greez Oli from Switzerland Build in Dearborn at the 21. July 2003 as #8547 Mach 1 , One of 2250 Azure Blue 362 DIN PS, 478Nm, One of Seven Mach 1 in Switzerland Hotcarpics.ch Visit my Facebook page for Pics from Cars!

09-07-2012, 06:54 PM	#186
04 Orange Crate Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 9	Re: Who Has The Lowest Mileage On There Mach 1? 12900 on my '04.

09-08-2012, 05:22 PM	#192
ab_mach1 Lorraine's driver Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,442	I bought the car in Feb 2012. It had 346xx miles. She now has 40116 on the clock. It breaks my heart, but she will have to be my DD for a few years. I hope I can keep it under 8k/year. I plan to keep it as long as I'm breathing. __________________ Instagram: @azurblumach1 SCT X3 with LaSota Racing tune Borla Stingers w/JBA off road H pipe MGW short shifter w/comfort handle Eibach Sportlines w/Koni STR.T's and Maximum Motorsports CC plates

10-27-2012, 10:34 PM	#193
TigerDin22 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 25	Re: Low Mile Mach 1's. <Post yours here> This thread is awesome!! Some guys put 1000 miles a year on there cars. I put 1000 this week alone.

10-27-2012, 10:51 PM	#194
mach18604 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lyndhurst, Ohio Posts: 2,287	Re: Low Mile Mach 1's. <Post yours here> Yeah.. its pretty interesting __________________ Collecting for an Eaton Swap down the road..

12-08-2012, 02:27 PM	#195
04torched Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Peabody, Ma Posts: 174	Re: Low Mile Mach 1's. <Post yours here> Got 83k on mine, bought it almost 3 years ago with 46k, it's a DD and I thought these engines were supposed to be super strong but I have a mean piston slap and it needs to be replaced...it's stock....not driven exceptionally hard, never raced, never brought to the track, not redlining burnouts, just heard it ticking one day when I started it up. Idk I guess I got the token engine from Ford...

12-08-2012, 03:34 PM	#196
devous1 Chairman of "The Bored" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: A CORNFIELD IN OH Posts: 2,001	Re: Low Mile Mach 1's. <Post yours here> Picked up a DSG for my daughter with 45XX. The car is absoutely spotless, even had the owners manual and info cards still in sealed plastic. We did have to change the tires immediately the sidewalls were dry rotted. __________________ 2014 GT500 Black/Black 03 TORCH RED MACH V7 YSI and Some Other Stuff 03 DSG MACH 90 Kenny Brown Super LX 89 LX BBF as seen on Pinks 5/11-SOLD 11 F450 Lariat A Couple Tuber Buells

12-08-2012, 07:11 PM	#198
ICANGO Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wis. Rapids, Wi. Posts: 221	Re: Low Mile Mach 1's. <Post yours here> My retired brother was an engineer for Ford. Bought a 69 Boss 302 off the line. It now has 63000 miles on it. I know its not a Mach 1 but I tought I would throw this in. Less then 1500 miles a year. It was actually stolen one time in Detroit. Cops found it 3 days later parked on the street. Car was in good shape but the idiots knifed up the interior. My Dad was an upholsterer so it all worked out. Thought it was a cool story with a happy ending. By the way i have 26000 on my 03 Mach.

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