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Whats your next car New or Used?

Reply #30
Quote from: baxo;263863
Really? Guess it won't be ready for Cat Jam then will it :(


Maybe I'm just not bringing it this year. I still need a trailer and a hitch setup for my van. I'm definitely not driving the cougar down there.
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #31
Quote from: daminc;263891
Maybe I'm just not bringing it this year. I still need a trailer and a hitch setup for my van. I'm definitely not driving the cougar down there.


What kind of van? Trailer Queen?
1986 Cougar LS

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Reply #32
Hey let's find him a new DD cougar and he can bring it this year. After he gets the welded addition cougar done. Bring it next year heck bring them both.

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Reply #33
My next vehicle is already in the family. I have nearly convinced my father he really doesnt need his SRT-8 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Then I will just need to keep my 17yr old son out of it. Insurance on his Bird is bad enough.

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Reply #34
Quote from: daminc;263891
Maybe I'm just not bringing it this year. I still need a trailer and a hitch setup for my van. I'm definitely not driving the cougar down there.

What a cooch!, It will roar. bring it out to play!.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #35
Ooooooh I'm jealous!!! 420 HP AWD haul your family and have a blast while doing it? Makes complete sense to me.

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Reply #36
Quote from: DVP;263892
What kind of van? Trailer Queen?


It's a white van. :rollin:
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #37
Quote from: Kitz Kat;263906
What a cooch!, It will roar. bring it out to play!.


there's going to be a lot of bugs to work out after it's finished. I'd hate to have something happen 350 miles away. at least for the next couple years I would trailer it until it's broken in the way I like it. I'm gonna drive the  out of it around here,
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #38
i've been considering a bike for a while. UM seems to have decent bikes for cheap.
:cougarsmily:5.0 HO, E303 cam, Exploder/Cobra intake, smog pump delete, Ford Taurus electric fan, MAF conversion, BBK headers, MAC 2.5" off-road exhaust w/x-pipe, AOD w/shift kit, 8.8 Trac-Loc rear w/disc brakes, 5-lug conversion w/'98 Mustang GT 17" wheels, Mach 1 springs:cougarsmily:

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Reply #39
Quote from: daminc;263910
there's going to be a lot of bugs to work out after it's finished. I'd hate to have something happen 350 miles away. at least for the next couple years I would trailer it until it's broken in the way I like it. I'm gonna drive the  out of it around here,

This is what friends are for, Call me,I'll be there to run it for you.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #40
I'd like to buy a brand new DD but I think I'm just going to keep my 95 till it dies. It's only got 77,000 on it so it should last a few more years. Plus I like the idea of not having a car payment. I can put that extra $300 or so in the bank every month instead of giving to the bank to pay off a loan ;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #41
In a perfect world:  My wife drive's the H3 that she wants.  I drive the '29 Ford sedan delivery I want.  Both DD's.

In a hopeful possibility world:  My wife is happy with her Blazer after it's paid off and I drive my Fairlane after I drop a 302/AOD in it or find a totalled early 2000's Lincoln LS for a donor.  Both DD's.

A realistic world:  Wife complains about driving her Blazer w/non-working 4x4, and I continue to drive my py Saturn SC2, (and Jeep GC in the winter)  Both current DD's.

My next car?  Whatever I can find for under $400.

And if this weather keeps up:  A boat!
1987 TC

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Reply #42
Quote from: oldraven;263878
That's the Saturn Outlook you're thinking about. The Vue is still a (POS) Theta car, and only seats 5. The Vue we have now won't hold two car seats and a booster in the bench row without slamming the doors and having the booster 'shift' a little (we've had the chance to try this out when we take our nephew for the night sometimes). The Outlook/Traverse/Enclave/Acadia are all (awesome) Lambda cars. But I agree, we were looking into the Outlook. I think it looks even better than the Traverse, and the options are pretty much identical, but Saturn is only offering $4000 cash back. Something about that no-dicker-sticker is putting me off too. It depends on who's got the better deal when the time comes to buy, and the fact that there is no Saturn dealer in Antigonish. That shouldn't matter, though, since we bought our Vue in Halifax.

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I just did the same pricing scheme with the Outlook, and it's $250 less (before rebates) with bigger wheels, and the delivery allowance is actually $4,000 to $5,000. Hmh. :p

Ahh yes, the Outlook. I kinda lost track of Saturn after the demise of the only real one, the S-series ;)

Don't forget that you're likely to get more for your Vue at a Saturn dealer than you would at a Chevy dealer... assuming there are still Saturn dealers around when you pull the trigger...

As for what my next vehicle will be - it'll be whatever I can find for under a grand after I've used the Maxima up...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #43
Well my wife will probably be due for the next new vehicle around here.  Her '06 Mercury Mariner has almost 80,000 now so we will probably be in the market for something in the next year or so.  The Mariner has been a great vehicle.  We just put a set of new tires on it last week (yeah almost 80k on the orig. tires) and other than an A/C recharge we have done nothing but change the oil/filter and air filter.  To replace it she has been talking about Dodge Chargers.  I told her the only way she's doing that is if its an R/T model, and she insists it must be AWD for winter time.  I just don't know how I feel about Chrysler products but oh well it her choice.
 
Right now I have a '99 F-150 4x4 for a DD.  It currently has around 135k but I plan on trying to run it until 200k as long as she holds together.  After it lays down I will probably try to find a Superduty with a Powerstroke as I do a lot of towing/farm cs and could use the extra grunt.
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

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Reply #44
i got my "new" "next" car.  the mx5.  killer on gas milage.  i can drive spiritedly and still kill the tbird in MPG.  it seems like a tank of gas lasts twice as long and hold half as much.  needs brake pads, oil change, and new tires.  very pleased with it.  plus im not racking up thousands of miles on the bird a month so its WIN WIN for me.
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