[Shotimes] Looking for an active list.

[Chris "Zap"]

Welcome to the list!  There are quite a few interesting people here, but a
lot of them are at the convention (as already noted).  I would also like to
be the first to give you a warm welcome as a fellow Ham SHO driver... Yes,
there are actually a decent number of us!

73,
Chris, N9WIV (HF from an apartment no less!)

'95 EG MTX (Gimpy clutch - oh great, another one!)
'91 DJG Plus?? - (Beat on, might be my cheap entry into the world of
GenI/Plus)
'94 MB MTX (Girlfriend's Car - In midst of finishing clutch job!)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Zane" <jonzane@kc2ena.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:00 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Looking for an active list.


> I am a long time SHO fan and Ford Enthusiast.  A few months back I
purchased
> my first SHO, a silver 1995 with 89k miles for $4500.  The car was in
> pristine condition.  I was very happy to find a car in that condition for
> the price.  6 weeks later I was hit by a very bad female driver.  Pictures
> can be seen here: http://www.kc2ena.com/images/accident/.  After the
> insurance paid for my loss I purchased a white 1993 with 140k miles for
> $2000.  No where near as nice of a car but it was cheap and I needed
wheels
> fast.  After $1500 in suspension/brake parts and an alignment and this car
> just does not drive like the 95 did.  It's depressing actually.  There's
> nothing else to replace under the car and it it feels like I'm driving a
> POS.  The steering wheel rocks back and forth gently under medium to hard
> acceleration.  The car doesn't seem as stiff as the other one did.
Braking
> is not impressive, you can see and smell that they get way to hot.  The
> parts I purchased where mostly run of the mill parts except I made sure I
> got decent struts (Monroe Sensitrac).  Can I chalk up my problems as cheap
> parts?  I use products from the same store on all of my other cars with no
> problems.  I still have a valve cover, timing belt and tune up planned.  I
> spent 2 days running wires and installing my stereo system which also
> involved pulling it from the 95.  I hate doing things twice!  I'm starting
> to get disgusted with this car.  I'm almost to the point of trying to sell
> the car and hopefully breaking even.  The only thing stopping me is the
> aggravation of pulling the stereo system and dealing with more DMV
bullshit.
> I still have the 95 sitting in my drive way.  I could fix it as there
> doesn't seem to be any damage to the frame.  I was hoping to eventually
fix
> it anyway and have both cars.
>
> Thanks for listening to my story.  Whatever I decide to do I hope I can
find
> some good information here.
>
>
>
> Jonathan Zane
> 1988 Mustang LX
> 1995 Taurus SHO
> 1993 Taurus SHO
> 1979 F-150 4x4
> 1989 Ford Festiva
> 2001 Raptor
> www.njfourwheelers.com/jon.html
>
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