[Shotimes] Just looked at a 1990 for sale

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Peter, I assume the $500 was what he was going to give you to tow it away?
()drum roll....)  Anyway I'd stay far away from this example, unless your
dad owns a Ford dealership.  You'll be cursing the day you ever heard of it,
as you spend every spare nickel on repairs, and wondering if it will get you
where you're going and back.  A normally maintained SHO engine is barely
broken in at 113K miles; this one may have 213k on it.  Stick around and you
will find a lot of examples that are quite nice for less than $2-3K, and
won't cost you that much again just to get running.
Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <peterchase2@charter.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 3:25 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Just looked at a 1990 for sale


> Hello everyone,
>    I'm new to this list but I've been a fan of SHO's since they first came
> out. Up until now though, I haven't needed a 4-door car.  My dog is
getting
> pretty big now though, and my 2-seat mr2 just isn't cutting it anymore.  I
> just looked at a 1990 SHO manual showing 113 on the odo.  The body has
been
> resprayed in a few places but there's no rust or dents, just some
scratches.
> The front seats have covers as they're ripped, but all of the seat
adjustments
> work, as well as the power mirrors/windows etc.  It had the ABS, low oil
> pressure, and low oil level lights on.  I checked the oil level and it was
> actually a little above full so I know that sensor was bad.  As far as the
low
> oil pressure, there were no engine ticking or knocking noises and the car
> drove fine with plenty of power through the rev range.  Do the oil
pressure
> sensors go bad occasionally or is it a safe bet that the bearings/oil pump
are
> bad?  The rear shocks definitely were shot but the fronts were OK, not
great.
> There was a little sloppiness in the front end (alignment/bushings/tie
rods/
> or ball joints) and a slight clunking during accel/coast transitions.
After I
> drove it, I noticed some coolant leaking out of what seemed to be the
lower
> passenger side hose going into the motor.  The guy (who barely speaks
English)
> has $1500 on the windshield (which is cracked).  I was thinking more along
the
> lines of $500.  Assuming (optimistically) that it's just the oil sensors
that
> are bad, is it even worth that?  Should I just save up and look for a
> nicer/pricier example?  Anyone know of any SHO's in Georgia for sale?
>                                                             Thanks in
advance
> for any help,
>
Peter
> Chase
>
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