More info needed ??  Assuming your teens ?  Do you like working on cars or chasing / staring at girls?  ( I still do both, easy easy all you old farts I said staring not touching)  Good and reliable needs to be in picture here.  Modern v6 (last couple of years) pulls like a old small stock v8.  How much$ and what years do you like.    

Id go with a V8.  I drove a 2004 convertible Mustang in a parade a couple of years ago.  My lawnmower had more power than that car did.  The other issue might be insurance if your a young driver.  The Insurance is much lower on the v6 than the v8.   

The part of your post that , to me, that is most significant is that you've seen a lot more v6 cars for sale than v8s. This alone has an impact on the cost of a good car, supply and demand. I'm going thru this same thing with my 17 yr old grandson. I've asked him do you want to work on the car or drive it? For your first car IMO you should consider one that is rode ready, affordable to purchase and affordable to drive. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a 6 for a first car. This obviously is not going to be your first and only car so when you have driving experience and one day a greater income then it might be time for a v8 or a classic.

Masaladosa wrote:

Im looking at buying my first car, and I have my heart set on it being a mustang. Its been a tradition in my family since the Mustang came out in 1964 for a persons first car to be a Mustang. My Grandmothers first Car was a 1964 (and a half) Mustang GT, my dads first Car was an 1982 Mustang GT, and my Aunts first car was a 1989 Mustang LX. My grandma still drives a Mustang to this day. For that reason Ive had my eyes set on buying a mustang as my first car since I was 12 years old. Ive been looking online for months now, and the one thing that Ive noticed is that there are a lot more V6's in my price range than V8's. A LOT. Ive found a couple decent deals on New Edge GTs and even a couple of fox bodies, but havent been able to secure a car yet. My question is- is there REALLY that big of a difference in V8's as apposed to V6's? In all the time looking Ive been determined to buy a V8 with little to no consideration for a V6, because growing up I was taught to believe that V6 mustangs "Arent real mustangs" My dad is adamant that he wants me to get a manual V8, and that He'll let me buy a V6 once hell freezes over. But are V6's really all that bad?

My BS detector is on and working............you state you want to buy your first car yet, in a previous post you state you purchased a 2014 Mustang V6 and in another post you have S550 and need a front license plate holder.........your posts also have hotlinks that look suspect to me......who knows what's attached to those........looks like spam.....or a phishing expedition...........
 

josh-kebob wrote:

Masaladosa wrote:

Im looking at buying my first car, and I have my heart set on it being a mustang. Its been a tradition in my family since the Mustang came out in 1964 for a persons first car to be a Mustang. My Grandmothers first Car was a 1964 (and a half) Mustang GT, my dads first Car was an 1982 Mustang GT, and my Aunts first car was a 1989 Mustang LX. My grandma still drives a Mustang to this day. For that reason Ive had my eyes set on buying a mustang as my first car since I was 12 years old. Ive been looking online for months now, and the one thing that Ive noticed is that there are a lot more V6's in my price range than V8's. A LOT. Ive found a couple decent deals on New Edge GTs and even a couple of fox bodies, but havent been able to secure a car yet. My question is- is there REALLY that big of a difference in V8's as apposed to V6's? In all the time looking Ive been determined to buy a V8 with little to no consideration for a V6, because growing up I was taught to believe that V6 mustangs "Arent real mustangs" My dad is adamant that he wants me to get a manual V8, and that He'll let me buy a V6 once hell freezes over. But are V6's really all that bad?

My BS detector is on and working............you state you want to buy your first car yet, in a previous post you state you purchased a 2014 Mustang V6 and in another post you have S550 and need a front license plate holder.........your posts also have hotlinks that look suspect to me......who knows what's attached to those........looks like spam.....or a phishing expedition...........
 

    Must be your interrogation work while in the service...
 

User banned, thanks for watching out.

I'm going to disagree with MS on this one.  My first car was a project car; the '67 I still have.  It took me most of high school to get it "done", but the learning experience and rewards simply cannot be gained any other way.  That being said I had a good paying job during the summer which allowed me to save and budget for the car accordingly.  I also asked for either money or car parts for 4 years worth of birthdays and Christmases.  Mom and Dad also had new vehicles which I could typically borrow if needed.  All these things factored in to making my dream of owning a classic Mustang as my first car possible. 

As far as V6 vs. V8 I wouldn't bother with anything other than a V8.  Sure, the new V6s make a lot of power, and I've driven them and can say they don't feel like the V6s of 20 years ago, but if performance is your thing you're never going to be satisfied with a V6.  Performance parts are available, but they are more expensive, and you get less for your dollar. 

My advice would be figure out what you can spend and make a plan.  With a $10,000 budget I'd say a classic Mustang is probably out of your price range.  You could however find a really nice Fox era car for that.  I saw a one owner, low mile '88 GT sell for $13,500 recently, and it looked like it was brand new.  Again, part of this is preference, but I'd avoid the mod motor cars.  I just never really thought much of them.  The newer 5.0 cars are going to be out of your price range I think.  Whatever you choose just pay attention to that budget, and I wouldn't go looking for something cheap to try and save money on the car initially.  Those cars end up costing WAY more to resurrect than just buying a nicer car in the beginning. 

Thirty years working for the Feds as an Intel analyst taught me a few things...

rpm wrote:

Pretty good detective work there Josh.

To cast a wide net with the hope of catching something... Then exploiting those caught.... Not much energy is exerted sitting behind the keyboard making up tales...

6sally6 wrote:

josh-kebob wrote:

t.... Not much energy is exerted sitting behind the keyboard making up tales...

We still talk'in bout the Troll........right?!
6s6
 

Yes, the troll.... Or you... Dealers choice...

6sally6 wrote:

josh-kebob wrote:

t.... Not much energy is exerted sitting behind the keyboard making up tales...

We still talk'in bout the Troll........right?!
6s6