[Shotimes] (OT) Do I still love my SHO?

[Donald Mallinson]

Steve,

Only you can truly say what you would be happy with, but 
from my experience, if you are agonizing over getting rid of 
your SHO, then you should probably hang onto it.

I get calls every week from people sorry they sold their 
SHO, they want to find another one.  Their "new" car 
(usually much more expensive and brand new) just doesn't do 
it for them.

As for the Sable or any regular Taurus, they are fine cars, 
but the SHO package is the difference between driving a 
rental car and driving a NLSS (Near Luxury Sport Sedan) (I 
just made that up!) ;)  I have compared the regular 24V 
Taurus to my 96 SHO, and there is a night and day difference 
in feel and quality if not outright power.  Around town the 
200 hp Duratech (and watch out, some years without dual 
exhaust are NOT 200 hp, they went cheap a couple of years) 
feels nice, but get it on the highway and make a pass, or 
really gun it and the SHO's V8 makes all the difference.

As for the minivan, it it won't replace the SHO and is as 
good of a deal, then your wife, driving her "new" Honda 
might not care if you put some bucks in the SHO to keep YOU 
happy!

Don Mallinson

Steve Tatro wrote:
> So, my dear old mother calls me today, and asks me how much I know about
> Tauri and Sables.  I tell her quite a bit.  She says a friend of my
> grandmother is getting a new car today and is either trading in her '96
> Sable or selling it for the trade-in price the dealer quoted: $3500.
>  
> Anyway, it's a '96 with a bunch of options.  24V Duratech, 16" rims, red
> with tan leather interior, EATC, moonroof, etc.  Pretty much loaded, and
> it has but 49k miles.
>  
> I have been feeling a bit jealous that she found this deal.  I keep
> thinking that I wish I could buy this car.  Am I cheating on my SHO?
> Would I really be any happier driving around this Sable around?  I don't
> know.
>  
> I just need some support right now...some people to tell me that's it's
> okay that I'm still driving my old SHO around.  It is, isn't it?  I
> mean, look at what my SHO could become if I dumped $3500 into it today.
> A whole new paint job and some fresh black leather inside would make it
> absolutely beautiful again, and far more enjoyable than some Sable.
>  
> On a brighter side, this same older couple may be selling their 2001
> Odyssey with only 19k miles.  If it's anywhere as good a deal as the
> Sable, my wife (with our first child on the way) may soon be an official
> member of the "Soccer Mom Club".
>  
> Sorry for the interruption.
>  
> Steve Tatro 
> Red/Black '93 with 166k miles 
> Cincinnati, Ohio 
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