I bought a `13 Mustang GT convertible as a retirement present to myself last December. The car had been sitting on the lot most of the year, probably because it is "Gotta have it green" which is a love it, or hate it color, + they would not come down on the price much- msrp- $43,234.
After all that sitting, plus the fact that it was a convertible in December, they came down $10,000 after a lot of back & forth. I got the car with 145 miles on the odo. Half of that was because Ford pulled it off the line for a Quality check, according to a slip in the glove box. The rest was test drives I guess.
Now on to my question. I had them change the oil when I bought it because it was free. I`m from the old school, & always read that if you are going to put the car away for the winter, its best to change the oil, & then change it again when it comes out of hibernation. Is this still the general consensus?, or with the advent of the newer oils, can I just leave the oil in & just keep on keepin on. It has 5W-20 Motorcraft semi syn, with a Motorcraft filter on it. Oh Yeah, the car now has 933 miles on it (not a typo). Its just my toy & has yet to see bad weather.
Thanks,
Ken
After all that sitting, plus the fact that it was a convertible in December, they came down $10,000 after a lot of back & forth. I got the car with 145 miles on the odo. Half of that was because Ford pulled it off the line for a Quality check, according to a slip in the glove box. The rest was test drives I guess.
Now on to my question. I had them change the oil when I bought it because it was free. I`m from the old school, & always read that if you are going to put the car away for the winter, its best to change the oil, & then change it again when it comes out of hibernation. Is this still the general consensus?, or with the advent of the newer oils, can I just leave the oil in & just keep on keepin on. It has 5W-20 Motorcraft semi syn, with a Motorcraft filter on it. Oh Yeah, the car now has 933 miles on it (not a typo). Its just my toy & has yet to see bad weather.
Thanks,
Ken