[Shotimes] (semi OT) $2K car for teen sons

[John Stout]

I drive a 94 Grand Marques on the weekends (Mom's Car) Its a boat, and kind of a pain to get used to after driving the 6 or my SHO's for so long (reprogram brain to keep from having cataclysmic accident) Tell them to search Kenny Brown's website 

Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com> wrote: Fix the creaks and floats. Get a nice set of firmer
struts/springs and take care of the handling issues.
Ron is right, there are forums out there for improving
the CV. The first car I ever drove was an 88 Tempo. It
sucked big time but I stuck it out and finally ended
up with my first SHO. I'd have much rather preferred a
CV. A buddy of mine at college had an ex police
package CV and that thing did handle pretty well. Good
power too.

Ian

--- Ron Porter wrote:

> A used Vespa and a rain suit....
> 
> Frankly, you have one of the safest cars for a
> teenage driver on the market. Sure, they think it
> looks like Grandpa's car and would rather not be
> seen driving it, but they can get what they want
> when they can buy & insure their own.
> 
> Check around on the Net, there are forums & clubs
> for these cars, with a bunch of parts available.
> 
> Finding a car as good as what you have for $2K is
> gonna be near impossible. Might as well buy a $1K
> car, and use the other $1K for the repairs that it
> will need. A $2K car will probably need $1K to get
> it right....assuming major systems (like the tranny
> and a/c) are OK.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> van Oss wrote:
> My 16 and 17-year-old sons are saying that our 94
> Crown Vic is creaky and 
> floaty and its corners very far away from the
> driver. Okay, I can accept 
> that. (I'm thinking, but it is a V8 with RWD,
> H-pipe, ... I'm not 
> committed to selling it, but I gotta give my kids a
> chance to think for 
> themselves.) Looks like selling the CV would yield
> (after taxes, fees, 
> etc.) $2K toward a smaller, more agile car.
> 
> So, budget is $2K Suggestions?
> 
> VO 
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