[Shotimes] New Car

[Paul L Fisher]

Well, got back from Kirk's earlier today. Basically 1100 miles in 23 hours 
including a couple food stops, a couple nap stops.

I had bought this car sight unseen and had never even been inside a Gen 3 
before.

My impressions:

1. The Mach stereo is WAYYYYY better than the JBL in my '93. When I turned it 
up, I was reminded of the line in "The Italian Job" "...a stereo so loud it 
blows girls clothes off..." Not quite, but way better than the other SHO.

2. Smooth ride and power.

3. I need an allignment. 85 + MPH and it shakes.

4. Brakes are good. Not as good as my '93 with the '96 brakes but Kirk 
mentioned that the inner front pads were the SLO ones. Kind of weird that the 
outer ones are the correct size. I'll be fixing that this weekend.

5. Takeoff seems kind of slow. When it hits 4,000 RPM it goes good but below 
that seems a little sluggish. Is that normal Gen 3 behavior?

That's it for now!
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Paul L Fisher
'93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 182K Build date 11/18/1992
'99 Ford Taurus SHO TR 62K. Kirk'ed 2/29/04.

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