[Shotimes] Hold it a minute.....was: Re: SHO replacement

[Carl Prochilo]

I picked that up from your post somewhere but didn't necessarily attribute
the quote to you.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Mon, July 26, 2004 12:05 pm, DAVE said:
> Wait a minute I never said this. whoever authored SHOTIMES said this. I
> bleed Ford blue. Ford could put the blue oval on a Mazda and I'd buy it.
> Dave
>
> On Mon, July 26, 2004 11:20 am, DAVE said:
>>
>> The SHO engine rarely suffers serious mechanical trouble; the rest of
>> the
>> car is, well, a Ford.
>
> Carl Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org> wrote:
> My original Yamaha 3.0L died at 196,000 miles. Does that make it lousy?
> No. We all need to accept the fact that things wear out. If the car
> means something to you and you want to keep it, you have to be prepared to
> make some "car payments". That's how a friend of mine justifies spending
> money on his 97 Pontiac GTP with over 150K miles.
>
> My Taurus is still on the road thanks to an ATX donor motor. My Taurus
> interior and exterior, while not car show gold class, is still in fine
> shape for a 12 year old car. The premise of the car is good IMO. It is
> the main reason I continue to keep it, but I'd be remiss if I didn't say
> that having this community to back it, including some very good friends,
> is a strong number 2.
>
> Despite some design flaws, yes I have my list too, the fact remains that
> the Taurus is car like any other and it is not immune to the laws of
> physics or the ravages of time. Sooner or later things will wear out and
> will need to be replaced unless you treat your SHO like a trophy car and
> keep it in a climate controlled environment year round with only 2000
> driven miles per year.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Mon, July 26, 2004 11:20 am, DAVE said:
>>
>> The SHO engine rarely suffers serious mechanical trouble; the rest of
>> the
>> car is, well, a Ford.
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