Car specs

Unfortunately Consumer Reports only goes back to 2002, right when Ford redesigned the Thunderbird. But I can tell you what they say on that one. Reliability declines after a few years, especially the engine, climate control, audio, and minor tranny problems. But also everything else. Acceleration is decent (7.3s 0-60), while handling and ride comfort are so-so. Gas mileage isn’t so good.

Sounds like a typical American car to me, and I bet the older Tbird is similar. I looked up its 0-60 and it was 8.5s, which makes sense giving that it’s older. So if that’s what you like then you’ll be happy. Just be prepared to fix it or don’t get it IMO. Check out www.kbb.com for the average sale price in your area, so you have a rough idea about how much to pay. Do have a mechanic closely examine the car before you buy; the $50 or so is nothing compared to how much you’d spend on a lemon.

check out this website. it has a spec for just about anything you need for your car.

http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/1990-to-1997-ford-thunderbird.htm

Okay then still pay a mechanic or find a friend to check it out as if you were buying it, so you can find out everything that’s wrong and get an estimate on parts and labor to fix it. Separately in case you just need to know parts cost; though hours of labor is nice to know too. That way you’ll know if you’re getting yourself in trouble before you start spending lots of money on it. And you can compare that to the blue book sale price to see if you’ll come out ahead when you sell it.

If it’s running kinda rough, runs hot, shifts funky, etc. and the reason is unclear, then going down the list of scheduled maintenance might help.

If it just has minor issues like it runs fine but misses a little, etc. then fixing them and reselling is a common way to make money. If it’s not even drivable then that’s a hint that you might be getting yourself in over your head. But check with a mechanic or etc. to be sure.