For those keeping the Mustang..are you buying parts?

[tom_sprecher]

No, because I can never be sure of the future me, and they will be making spares long after I am dead.

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[TonyNJ]

I keep some consumable, unique pieces and hard to find stuff, carbon fiber oem parts, splitter stuff, seat covers, wheels, and anything that was originally on the car that is still in working order but removed or replaced for a mod.

But the maintenance parts won't be a scarcity for a long long time. And even then, it will be available through aftermarket: Starters, alternators, brake parts, suspension parts, glass.

 

[CrazyHippie]

LMR and other parts suppliers will be keeping both aftermarket and OEM parts for a long time to come.

And the prices will continue to go up as time passes. For those who are able to predict future needs and can afford the investment, buying parts sooner is a smart thing to do.

 

[TonyNJ]

And the prices will continue to go up as time passes. For those who are able to predict future needs and can afford the investment, buying parts sooner is a smart thing to do.

I didn't consider inflation. Fair point.

 

[86Capri21Stang]

Have a 86 Capri with t tops. Certain things specific to a model you should look into getting while manufactures make them. Example my Capri 1st yr for 3rd brake light bought one, t tops bought extras and the most important one. T top glass was specific, vert and coupe won't work. Bought one extra set. Only made 1375 in 86 last yr for Capri foxbody.

 

[BullittBoy]

I bought a set of GT350 half shafts when I got them on a black Friday sale for 350 bucks. I wanted them in the event I break an axle on a drag and drive event, I have them at the ready and can swap them at the track. Other than that, most parts will not be an issue for many many years as FORD made so many Mustangs and many parts from base models work across most other models. I have a 20 Bullitt and a 23 MACH 1 and they share a lot of engine parts except for "beauty" pieces which are rare to need to be replaced. After market support for Mustangs is so plentiful, I really don't even think about it like I did with my C5.

 

[LCK22GT]

I just keep a supply of oil filters for convenience.

 

[lo-fi]

I know a lot of guys that hoard parts on some of the other cars I own and I've noticed a correlation that may or may not hold for the Mustang. Many of the guys that hoard parts also don't drive the car in question as a daily, meaning they're putting maybe 2k to 3k miles per year on their car. They don't even need to hoard parts. Its some sort of irrational fear within them.

For daily driver Mustangs I strongly suspect the number of people keeping this car beyond a 100k miles is a seriously low number. The number is ridiculously small beyond 150k miles.

Nice one off parts made by boutique aftermarket companies is a different matter.

 

[kz]

I just keep a supply of oil filters for convenience.

Strong move. The 678 Ford models (including six billion F-150s made to date) that use FL-500s give no guarantee that this filter will be available in the future.
Especially - one again resurrecting my 1965 story - that the A-code 302 in it uses FL-1A motorcraft filter available in every Walmart.

 

[Craig Brown]

If you need to change the type of filter the car requires that is an easy fix.

 

[Garfy]

I don't stock up parts for my car other than air/cabin filter and oil filters, besides the plastic drain plugs which I replace every second oil change. I've got low mileage on my car so don't expect failures on most hard parts (bearings, brakes, water pump, etc.) It'll be my last car as it's my retirement car. As someone else mentioned, the base GT should have most parts available for a while, the exception being the electronic control modules which could be an issue later.

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