[Shotimes] Replacements for your SHO

[Douglas A. Jones]

I've been looking at the Audi S4, it's a bit pricier then the SHO but
it's also faster from what I understand.  

I bought my 89 new in March of 1990 and didn't even look at other cars,
once I saw the ads for the SHO I knew that was what I wanted.  I've been
on this list a long time (my oldest saved message is from June of 1997)
I just don't post much. My 95 has 133K on it and I drive at least 80
miles a day to / from work.  I want something that is fun to drive. I
would buy another SHO but I really prefer a MTX and when I finally get
rid of the 95 in about a year most of the 95 and older cars with low
mileage will be just too difficult to find and I am will be looking for
something a little newer.  Either way I will be keeping my 89 to play
with.  (It was the 1st new card I bought)

Basically what it comes down to is... since Ford isn't making SHOs any
more they will just get to be too old for **some** people who aren't
into having a daily driver that is older and **may** require more
tinkering and maintenance.   

Just my 2 cents.

-Doug Jones

Green 1995 MTX
Black 1989 MTX (of course)


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of bjshov8@comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:33 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Well, I did it (bye bye SHO, hello STi)

Replacements for the SHO are one of our favorite topics.  I've thought
about this a lot, probably lots of other people have also.  I've looked
at the WRX but for me personally I needed a larger car although someone
could argue that the WRX comes in a wagon version also.  The new turbo
Legacy may be even better when it arrives.  The new Mazda 6 seems to be
a good replacement- in many ways equal to the specs of the SHO.  It also
comes in wagon form.  I've considered the Maxima and the G35, even the
Acura TL.  There are a few Pontiac models that could be considered but I
usually don't.

I don't know why everybody got so touchy all of a sudden.  Seemed to me
that the responses to this topic were normal responses.  I've learned to
not read the wrong tone into a short written email message.
.


> > I didn't post to gloat, just wanted to let friends know about the
> > upcoming availability of parts, and to give a proactive answer to
the
> > inevitable "What's next?" question. And to say thanks and bye to a
great
> > bunch of guys (well, most of the time anyway).
> 
> The STI is a great car, would be a good replacement for a SHO.  Pretty
cool
> hardware out of the box.
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