I had a 2002 Mustang GT for short while. It was an experiment before I got my Mach 1. I only paid $4000 for it. Had very little rust (bubbling in the wheel wells), came with an exhaust that made a lovely sound. Had 150,000 miles on it, but didn't smoke/stumble and pulled hard. I enjoyed the car. Would absolutely consider one again at that price point.
Photo doesn't lie, it really did look pretty good.