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General => User Rides => Topic started by: evintho on June 06, 2006, 11:20:56 PM

Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: evintho on June 06, 2006, 11:20:56 PM
Someone over at NATO turned me on to this site.  Awesome website.  Just thought I'd introduce myself and show you guys my newest aquisition.  Picked up this '86 TC last Saturday for the paltry sum of $900.  It's a rust free California car that I'm pretty sure has been garaged most of it's life.  It's got 165k but runs smooth and strong!  The body is straight as an arrow and the previous owner just had the top half of the car recleared.  The grey leather interior is perfect!  Uncracked dash, perfect headliner, EVERYTHING works even the (factory?) alarm.  Just passed California smog, too!  I originally saw it on Ebay.  Turns out it was 2 miles from my house!  He was selling it locally too for $1500.  I offered him $900 and he took it!  It's gonna be my daily driver commute car.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/evintho/1986%20Turbo%20Coupe/3quarterfrontdriversside.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/evintho/1986%20Turbo%20Coupe/passside.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/evintho/1986%20Turbo%20Coupe/front.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/evintho/1986%20Turbo%20Coupe/passside.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/evintho/1986%20Turbo%20Coupe/interiorpassside.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/evintho/1986%20Turbo%20Coupe/rear.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/evintho/1986%20Turbo%20Coupe/motor.jpg)

My project car is an '89 Mustang convertible that I'm in the process of dropping a built '88 TC motor into.  I affectionitely call it 'Thunderstang'! (http://www.cardomain.com/id/evintho)  I also have an '88 TC that WAS gonna be my daily driver until I started tearing into it and found a severly cracked head, cracked turbo, sloppily installed sunroof and somebody took a Sawzall to the firewall in an attempt to extract the heater core!  I only paid $500 for it so I'll probably just part it out and get my money back.  To bad though, it was loaded with options.
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: Chuck W on June 06, 2006, 11:26:31 PM
Welcome aboard.

Again...nice lookng car...especially for the price!
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: thunderjet302 on June 06, 2006, 11:28:29 PM
Welcome:D  That's a nice Turbo Coupe you have there. It's allmost too nice to use as a daily driver. You need to find something py and put that TC in the garage;)
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: Cougars 2 go on June 06, 2006, 11:29:02 PM
 dude, great buy.  Welcome!
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: turbo88 on June 06, 2006, 11:44:35 PM
if only there where bargains like that around here... nice buy, looks really clean. I agree that TC is to nice to be a daily driver.
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: 5.0willgo on June 07, 2006, 12:01:58 AM
Welcome aboard! Very nice TC you have there.
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: 85turbotbird on June 07, 2006, 01:10:43 PM
Nice TC bro.  I picked mine up for $500 ^_^
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: Dogcharmer on June 07, 2006, 04:25:13 PM
Wow, that thing's a beauty! I think you got a screamin deal.
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: Tbird232ci on June 07, 2006, 05:52:28 PM
Factory alarm? Does it have the alarm light between the seat switches?
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: evintho on June 07, 2006, 10:44:19 PM
Quote from: Tbird232ci
Factory alarm? Does it have the alarm light between the seat switches?


Yes it does!  Is that considered a factory alarm (even though the horn just honks)?
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: Ifixyawata on June 07, 2006, 11:21:27 PM
Yep, that's Ford's high-tech offering for the 80's.  That's uber-rare as I've only seen one of those once and it wasn't even functional.

That's a very awesome car and you got a great deal.  You've got me thinking about looking for another TC sometime soon.  Welcome aboard.
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: 4thqtr on June 07, 2006, 11:50:54 PM
Incredible deal. Give it to me!!!! ;)
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on June 07, 2006, 11:54:52 PM
Welcome... Really nice TC and a screamin deal as dogcharmer mentioned(he stole the term from me as I told him the same a few weeks ago).
Title: Just purchased my new TC daily driver!
Post by: Funky Cricket on June 08, 2006, 01:49:05 PM
really nice deal. and great looking car.

welcome!