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 Post subject: Pic of the 'fleet'
PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:36 pm 
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This is kinda delayed - but I took this pic a couple weeks ago, when I got the Mustang out of its winter hibernation. Not sure how I ended up with 3 Fords, but it just happened! Couldn't resist taking a pic, since they were all clean at the same time! Don't think I've ever posted any pics of the F150 - I bought it with damage to the front bumper and RR 1/4 panel, but it's rust free, very clean and well maintained, and runs and drives great (only 70k on a rebuilt 4.6L). Hopefully I'll get the front bumper/fog lights done soon. Couldn't ask much more of a $2200 winter beater! The Mustang is doing well also - I haven't had to do a single thing to it in nearly 2 years of ownership.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:14 pm 
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Holy Ford fest! Need a GM there to balance things out. :poke: That F150 is the same color as my 'rent's Expedophile.

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 Post subject: Re: Pic of the 'fleet'
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Holy Ford fan! :P

They all look good though.

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 Post subject: Re: Pic of the 'fleet'
PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:19 pm 
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Lol, I know....I can't believe I have 3 Fords either! (I know I'm in dangerous territory posting a pic with 3 Fords on this forum too, but you guys have been pretty accepting of other vehicles on the forum thus far, so I thought I'd give it a whirl.) I've had a Chevy, Saturn, Jeep, Oldsmobile, Hyundai, Acura, etc.....then somehow I ended up with these three in the last 1 1/2 years. The Olds 88 still makes visits now and then, though. Kinda miss having it around - I would like to own another 3800 car again. I'd like to find a clean, rust-free '89/90 Oldsmobile "Touring sedan" - an Olds 98 with basically all the Trofeo touches, or a decked out Bonneville of the same era eventually. I'd take a clean '96-99 SLE/SSE/SSEi too.

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 Post subject: Re: Pic of the 'fleet'
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Not quite sure what you are thinking bringing all that F*&# stuff in here.... :ban2:







:lol: you know I gotta give ya some crap! Nice looking group there for sure :beerchug:

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I'll have to agree, your cars look great! And while I'm a die hard Trans Am fan, that's one of the cleanest mustang's I've seen in a long time! Good work!

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Friend of mine said to me today coming out of the place we went for lunch... "Thats a nice Mustang there" to which I replied "those two words shouldnt be next to each other in a sentence!!!

They are all clean, LOVE LOVE LOVE the Fusion and F150 though!! No love for you about the mustang sorry!! LOL

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You'll learn your lesson eventually :ballkick: . Many GM fans are GM fans because they have owned Fords in the past.


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 Post subject: Re: Pic of the 'fleet'
PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:54 am 
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Whew...tough crowd! Suspected just as much though. ;)

Yeah, I've never been much of a Ford person in the past, but I'm a deal-shopper/craigslist addict, and enjoy flipping cars at a profit after a couple years of owning them. This just happens to be what I've got right now. In the case of these newer Fords though (aka Fusion, etc.), they really are great cars, and I would buy another.

Every make has their good and bad apples - there's cars from Ford, Chrysler, and GM that I wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole, and there's also cars from each one of those makes that I wouldn't mind having in my driveway. Call me "non-denominational" when it comes to cars. I appreciate interesting, clean cars of any make, without prejudice. Even though I have a Mustang, I have no problem giving a Camaro or Firebird owner a compliment when I see a nice, clean car - I have no issues appreciating my coworker's rare dark blue 6 speed '02 Trans Am WS6 convertible. I'm not afraid to admit it'll eat the Mustang for lunch. And for the record, I've had zero issues with all three Fords in the last 1 1/2 years of owning them. In 1 1/2 years of owning my L36 Monte Carlo, I stuck close to $3000 in repairs into it before I dumped it. My log shows it was out of commission either every 1 month or 1,000 miles. And it was barely 10 years old at the time, was babied, and only had 120k miles.

But you won't see me badmouthing GM because of that. I know better than to make blanket statements about a brand based on one or two bad ownership experiences. :wink: You just have to do your homework, and pick and choose wisely from any brand. I'm sure I'll have another GM or Mopar eventually.

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lol You guys need to relax! You wouldnt be able to take your eyes off the screen for long enough to wipe the drool off the floor if it was a Terminator Mustang, a Lightning, and a Ford GT in his driveway.

We all know the 00+'s have their FAIR share of problems.

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