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1991 Plymouth Shadow
- Thanks to my friend Herb, I got to drive this for a year, while I talked
myself to spending BIG bucks for another bike! Of course, since he
knew how anal I was about vehicle care, he knew I would take good care of
it for him while he was gone! Too bad I had to give it back to
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1993 Ford
Thunderbird SC - In late 1997, in December, after about a year of
searching I found this... A 1993 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe!!
Silver, as you can tell, it is a nice match to my motorcycle! Kind of
reminds me of my FIRST car... Anyways, I've always liked Thunderbirds, and
silver is my favorite vehicle color! |
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| The big, yet semi-sporty, Thunderbird in Super
Coupe trim. It was my daily driver for a few years as I become a
fair weather rider only! I still have this car, but have taken to
driving it less, hoping to keep it looking good (and the mileage down)! |
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| As I was driving to work a few years back and I
I found this in a car lot. As you can tell is is nice looking, in good
shape, and great to drive in all kinds of weather!! (I had decided to get
something for the "bad" weather days that have become more
common recently). I just couldn't resist the price!! It is a VERY
nicely maintained car...which I will continue to do...boy, it is nice to
know other people are as anal about vehicle care and maintenance as I am! |
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| The interior is leather, both seats are
electric (of course), as well as the windows and door locks. The SC has
the premium JBL Stereo System with cassette player, cruise control, and
automatic seatbelts. The vehicle has a super-charged V6 engine with
over 210 horsepower, and better than 22 miles a gallon! Online
specifications listed at the Super
Coupe Club of Iowa. |
| But I can tell you that I won't be
working on this thing!! It is WAY too complex and crowded for me!
Gave it to my youngest daughter in October 2003. Hope she takes good
care of it and it should serve her well. |
| Well, five weeks later the car was totaled due
to front end and frame damage from a collision with a loser with no
drivers license, no insurance, speeding AND warrants!! Needless to
say, he did not collect $200 dollars, but went straight to jail! |
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| Estimate was over $4,000 of damage.
Complete front end cap as well as damage to the frame ensures that this
vehicle will end up in some salvage yard as I don't have the room to store
it while I search for parts that are VERY hard to come by. |
| The next vehicle purchased, was by my girl
friend! She did a great job and got a good deal! |
| 1999 Ford
Taurus SE - Very nice car for traveling, with more than 2
people. My girlfriend still has this one as her daily driver, and
she has ALL the options! The only thing NOT present is the slightly
higher output engine that the Ford Taurus SVO has got. Other, than that,
they look VERY much alike. |
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| This car makes me wish I had put a CD player in
the Thunderbird! Good ride, good handling and a great price made
this too good a deal to pass up. We drove it quite a bit while we
were on vacation (up in Massachusetts). It was purchased from a
local dealership here in Arkansas, we traded in an older Toyota Corolla
for it (1991 model), and like it!! |
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| This car has almost as much power as the six
year old Thunderbird, but doesn't use it quite as well. Not that that is
necessarily a BAD thing, after all, it keeps my girlfriend from spinning
the tires too much! |
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