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Title: my 1st non fox...
Post by: cougarman on January 28, 2006, 05:51:50 PM
..in a very long time.:D  Going to look at this SHO tommorrow. was looking to get a fwd, for the snow, and found this. Will also be my 1st fwd, opinions, comments welcome.:D  By the way, it is a rust free car from nebraska.;)  (92 SHO, 5spd.)
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Post by: 5.0willgo on January 28, 2006, 06:03:01 PM
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it is a rust free car

Not for long! v
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for the snow


It looks nice. That body style SHO is the best looking IMO. Very nice.
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Post by: shame302 on January 28, 2006, 06:34:30 PM
SHOs are sleds in the snow, at least my buddys 89 was. it realy sucked in the snow. at least think about getting some snow tires....should make for a sweet DD though....
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Post by: DakotaEpic on January 28, 2006, 07:15:28 PM
Is that the one with the Yamaha engine in it or the py v8?
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Post by: shame302 on January 28, 2006, 07:20:21 PM
i think the V8 started around 96-97 with the body change
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Post by: cougarman on January 28, 2006, 07:40:50 PM
3.0l V6. :D
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Post by: cougarman on January 28, 2006, 07:43:36 PM
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Not for long! v
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SHOs are sleds in the snow, at least my buddys 89 was.
lol, gotta be better than my 20th, thing slides all over the road.:yuck:
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Post by: CougarSE on January 28, 2006, 10:16:43 PM
Dude the Special Edition is all over the  road, with the 235's and lsd, tap the gas and the thing does a dounut
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Post by: cougarman on January 29, 2006, 08:31:58 AM
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Dude the Special Edition is all over the  road, with the 235's and lsd, tap the gas and the thing does a dounut

LOL, tell me about it, I have 3.55 trac loc in it and you can not touch the gas.:nono:  You just have to just glide along, picking up speed gradually, both hands gripping the wheel...lol.:yuck: I'm gonna try something different, and drive the Cougars when it's nice out. Here's a pic of the SHO's engine compartment.:tg:
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Post by: 5.0willgo on January 29, 2006, 09:09:30 AM
That's really clean. They must have taken good care of it. Looks like a good buy to me.
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Post by: cougarman on January 29, 2006, 09:24:14 AM
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That's really clean. They must have taken good care of it. Looks like a good buy to me.

I hope so...lol. ;)
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Post by: Ether947 on January 29, 2006, 10:11:05 AM
me wants one of those. nice find. :) hey if your interested, i'm getting rid of my snow tires in mid-feb. going 5-lug. they make a world of difference.
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Post by: cougarman on January 29, 2006, 10:21:09 AM
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i'm getting rid of my snow tires in mid-feb

Yea, I might be interested, thanks.
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Post by: kewlbird08 on January 29, 2006, 08:32:48 PM
actually a buddy of mine just wrapped his around a telophone pole in the snow...although he has way less driving experience than you, it goes to show you what is possible.  (then again, what isn't possible?)
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Post by: Chuck W on January 29, 2006, 09:22:34 PM
Love the engines....hate the platform they chose for them....
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Post by: 302Fairmont on January 29, 2006, 09:46:33 PM
I love the taurus platform.  much better than any GM sedan of that era, or style.  Our family has been through Bonnevilles, LeSabres, Intrepids, Regals, Cutlass's, etc (all FWD).  But best car hands down was the 1993 Sable.  Black on tan - good looking car with some bizzarre things - but great, solid, good handling platform.  The only other one that came close was an Olds Intrigue (3.5 Shortstar).  All the others were soggy boats, worthless and entirely unrewarding. 

I like them so much I was thinking about picking up a regular old taurus sedan for communting (the truck gets old.) 

Props on the SHO.  I remember when a neighbor brought one home (first year for 2nd gen, so 1992 I guess?)    My dad and I fell in love instantly.  It looked just like yours.  Awesome car.
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Post by: CougarSE on January 29, 2006, 11:01:18 PM
The taurus is awsome, we have a 96 with the 24v duratech, it will move along nicely.
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Post by: cougarman on January 29, 2006, 11:07:49 PM
Well, went and looked at th sho. It is indeed as nice as the guy said it was, left a deposit and will pick it up next weekend!! :ies: :ies:
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Post by: 302Fairmont on January 29, 2006, 11:10:18 PM
oh yeah, speaking over newer ones, my grandmother has a 97 (or so, turtle body style) with a regular 3.0.  Blue on Blue - can you believe they were still doing that in the late 90s?  It only has 30K so I cant testify to its reliability.  And on top of that, my cousin just bought an 02 Taurus. 

I dont think the newer ones (frog/ turtle body style and up) have as much character as the 86-95's.  Just looking at them makes me want beat the  out of it on gravel & dirt backroads.
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Post by: 302Fairmont on January 29, 2006, 11:11:14 PM
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Well, went and looked at th sho. It is indeed as nice as the guy said it was, left a deposit and will pick it up next weekend!! :ies: :ies:


Sweet!      :banana:
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Post by: CougarSE on January 29, 2006, 11:18:25 PM
Our 96 has every option that a Taurus can have, except the built in car phone.  Couldn't use it now anyway.  Its got serious character.  Oh plus its a wagon.  Mucho nico.  Dark green with Dark green leather.