[Shotimes] OT New car for me? (long)
Steve Tatro
stevetatro@att.net
Tue, 10 Dec 2002 11:30:15 -0500
Oh, that's just rude. Tell me that one of my all-time favorite cars is
the same thing your 15-year old DAUGHTER likes?
Thanks Paul. Thanks a lot ;^)
I was enamored with the Canary Yellow of '94 and '95. Wanted one then
but was happily driving around my '90 SHO. Once I saw this yellow on
the GT's and Cobras I was addicted. I can't explain it...I just want
one.
Later,
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul L Fisher [mailto:sho@paul-fisher.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:29 AM
To: stevetatro@att.net; SHOtimes
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT New car for me? (long)
Sounds like a good deal to me. My daughter (15 years old) would probably
kill for it. She has always wanted a yellow Mustang. She wants a
convertible though.
Paul L Fisher
'93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 167K Build date 11/18/1992
- K&N Panel filter, Tokico Struts, Eibach Springs, Dynomax cat-back,
Holley 190lph fuel pump, FPS rebuilt ATX, 26mm rear sway bar,
Performance-Plus Stainless Steel Y-pipe, Delrin sub-frame bushings,
Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF. '00 Ford Explorer
XLT 5.0L V8 AWD Oxford White Clearcoat 34K Build date 11/19/1999
- Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 oil, K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net>
To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 09:20
Subject: [Shotimes] OT New car for me? (long)
> There's been a car at a local used car dealer for 5-6 months that's
> been catching my attention. So, on my way back from AutoZone (after
> spending more money on an oil filter than on the oil itself) I decided
> to stop by and finally take a look. Oh, it's a 2001 Mustang GT,
> yellow with black leather interior, 5-speed, 3400 miles, Mach, power
> seats (including lumbar).
>
> I looked around, and the thing is brand new. Can't find a blemish.
> Salesman came out (little old guy) and asked if I wanted the keys.
> Sure! He brought them out and started telling me all about the car.
> 302 engine (I corrected him), DOHC (I corrected him again), premium
> sound (I explained the Mach 460 to him), etc. Finally, I asked him to
> be quiet as I obviously knew more about the car than did he.
>
> I fire it up, he tells me to take a look at the engine. I didn't know
> why, as with only 3400 miles there couldn't be anything to see, hear,
> feel, etc.
>
> He asks if I want him to ride along for the test drive. I kindly
> reply "no thank you". A quick copy of my DL and insurance card and
> I'm off! I pull out of the parking lot, there's a stoplight. I'm
> turning right on red. Decide to light up the back tires a bit (I
> didn't abuse it, it was only part throttle). Before I even made it up
> to my cruising speed (which I had planned on testing it up to
> 90-100mph once I got to I-75) I saw the pretty red and blue lights in
> my mirror. Pull over, turn the beast off, put the keys on the dash,
> put my hands on the wheel, turn the radio off and turn the interior
> lights on. Nice older officer comes up and asks "why in the world did
> you burn up the tires back there?" I calmly explained that, as he
> could see by the dealer plate on the back I was test-driving a car,
> and wasn't very good at driving a stick-shift, especially one with so
> much power and rear-wheel drive. He seemed to buy that excuse and
> took my license to run my info. Came back a few minutes later and
> said "no problems.just take it easy and learn how to control that
> thing if you decide to buy it". Nice guy.
>
> Anyhoo, I get back to the dealer and I'm talking price with the
> salesman. "What's the price on the car?" I ask. "We have it marked
> down to $18995" he says. "I know, but how much can I really buy it
> for?" I explained I had the funds already secured and no trade-in.
He
> proceded to tell me a cute analogy; something about how if you go to
> Meijer or Wal-Mart you can't negotiate the price of things. I
> politely responded "that's why I don't buy cars from Wal-Mart". He
> didn't like that very much.
>
> So, I told him I'd go home, do some research and get back with him.
> Or, if his boss decides to accept $16k (or thereabouts) to give me a
> call (left him my business card).
>
> Anyway, what should I be aware of if I do decide to buy this GT? I
> know, the Cobras are better: more power, IRS, DOHC, blah, blah, blah.
>
> General consensus is probably to wait and find a nice, higher-mileage
> Cobra for similar money, right? Any opinions appreciated.
>
> Later,
>
> Steve Tatro
> Red/Black '93 with 163k miles
> Cincinnati, Ohio
> www.picturetrail.com/stevetatro
>
> P.S. That Mustang doesn't have the "soul" my old SHO does ;^)
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