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Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: kingcars on December 27, 2010, 07:23:25 PM
So early on Christmas day, dad came into my room and showed me a Turbo Coupe for sale pretty locally on craigslist.  I knew I had to go look at it because I've been wanting a daily driver to have so I can keep my white Tbird preserved better.  Went to look at the car today and bought it!  I'm pumped!  No final pics yet since it's dark out, but its in very good shape overall.  Only mods done on it are a CD player/amp and boost controller.  Everything else is stock, and I plan to keep it that way.  It also has the FMS side skirts and spoiler, sunroof, climate control, dual power seats, etc.  Fully loaded.

(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1375.snc4/164783_492017893023_667463023_5913317_3791055_n.jpg)

http://greensboro.craigslist.org/cto/2128852665.html
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: mercury-man on December 27, 2010, 07:37:33 PM
Congrats on your new ride. :D



D & P ;)
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: hypostang on December 27, 2010, 07:37:59 PM
Congrats , and I dont care what others think. I LOVE the red interior
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: kingcars on December 27, 2010, 08:26:07 PM
The red interior actually isn't nearly as bad in person as it is in pics.  It's in pretty good shape.
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: 20thanniver-ls on December 27, 2010, 08:29:28 PM
Nice score. That TC would've easily went for close to 4k here.
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: 88DirtyBird on December 27, 2010, 08:35:52 PM
Sweet ride!
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: MrBill88Tbird on December 27, 2010, 08:36:55 PM
Sooo... Do I get the White one back now? Or do I get the Red one? "NONE" NO or Neither" is not an option here!!!!
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: kingcars on December 27, 2010, 08:38:50 PM
Keep dreamin' ;)
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: MrBill88Tbird on December 27, 2010, 08:41:11 PM
I'll just report the car stolen!!!! LOL NNOOOOOOBBBBBB
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: Live Fast on December 27, 2010, 08:49:53 PM
Man you were in my neck of the woods today! I have seen that car around. Never knew it was for sale though.
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: 1Bad88tbird on December 28, 2010, 12:21:25 AM
Wow very nice find! Congrats!!
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: Beau on December 28, 2010, 10:35:06 AM
Nice score...I'm one of those who don't care much for the porno red interior, but if it's nice, I reckon I'd put up with it lol.

EDIT: 140 Speedo!! You lucky shiznit, lmao
Also, you sure that that's not a moonroof?
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: jcassity on December 28, 2010, 10:43:11 AM
very good find!!!
Im still looking... its getting to be one of those emergency situations though.,,seriously.
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: 50tbrd88 on December 28, 2010, 11:43:05 AM
Nice find.  I wish the weather in Indiana permitted me to have a fox for a DD...I just couldn't bring myself to drive one in the salt.

I think a TC would make an awesome DD!  Congrats man.
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: thunderjet302 on December 28, 2010, 12:06:13 PM
Nice score. You're lucky they don't salt by you so you can DD it. If they didn't salt by me I would totally rock a Fox T-bird or Cougar as a DD.
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: MrBill88Tbird on December 28, 2010, 01:50:36 PM
Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;347353
Nice score...I'm one of those who don't care much for the porno red interior, but if it's nice, I reckon I'd put up with it lol.

EDIT: 140 Speedo!! You lucky shiznit, lmao
Also, you sure that that's not a moonroof?

 
Sorry to show my ignorance, but what is the difference in a sunroof and a moon roof? This one does open.
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: Live Fast on December 28, 2010, 02:04:36 PM
Sunroof in the day time
Moon roof at night! hahaha

And they have been salting the roads here most of the winter. Very unusual for us. I hate it. Luckily I have a dd so I dont have to drive my bird or my t-top mustang.
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: 1Bad88tbird on December 28, 2010, 02:20:20 PM
The sun roof just pops up, the moon roof tucks under the headliner.
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: MrBill88Tbird on December 28, 2010, 02:44:22 PM
Quote from: 1Bad88tbird;347386
The sun roof just pops up, the moon roof tucks under the headliner.

 
Moonroof it is!!!!
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: Beau on December 28, 2010, 02:55:16 PM
Sweet...I like mine, but for these things: the interior height is decreased a bit, and finding a good headliner is next to impossible.
Stan is a shorter fella though, he won't mind lol

I found an otherwise nice blue one at the JY the first of the year...except some sumbitch had ripped it down by the visors.

If the moonroof motor ever goes out, I read somewhere that Mark VII motors are identical...
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: hypostang on December 28, 2010, 03:12:57 PM
Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;347393
If the moonroof motor ever goes out, I read somewhere that Mark VII motors are identical...

This is true as well as some BMW and SAAB models
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: jpc647 on December 28, 2010, 04:59:13 PM
Quote from: jcassity;347356
very good find!!!
Im still looking... its getting to be one of those emergency situations though.,,seriously.

Whats the emergency?

And king, is this the first car you had as a kid or what? I'm confused by the first car thing.
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: MrBill88Tbird on December 28, 2010, 06:24:00 PM
Quote from: jpc647;347414
Whats the emergency?

And king, is this the first car you had as a kid or what? I'm confused by the first car thing.

This is the first car that he bought. I bought the white one for myself in 04 and gave it to him in 06 when he got his license. (You can see it behind my Chevelle)
Title: Just purchased my first car! 88 Turbo Coupe
Post by: kingcars on December 28, 2010, 07:31:55 PM
Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;347353
Nice score...I'm one of those who don't care much for the porno red interior, but if it's nice, I reckon I'd put up with it lol.

EDIT: 140 Speedo!! You lucky shiznit, lmao
Also, you sure that that's not a moonroof?

Yeah I love having the 140 speedo in this one haha.  I was hesitant about the red interior but it honestly isn't as bad in person as it looks in pictures, and the interior is in very nice shape.  I also failed to mention that it has a new exhaust system with dual flowmasters.

Quote from: 50tbrd88;347366
Nice find.  I wish the weather in Indiana permitted me to have a fox for a DD...I just couldn't bring myself to drive one in the salt.

I think a TC would make an awesome DD!  Congrats man.

We've unfortunately had a few salt situations the past few winters :( .  Just last Thursday I had to drive the white Tbird around in the salt and it killed me.  I'm sure the TC will see occasional salt but I always wash my cars or at least rinse them down as soon as i can after driving in salt.