> Hi all.
>
> I had my 93GT cruising around last Friday and stopped by the local Ford
> dealership to see what's new. Well, when I got there, this salesman started
> asking about my car - obviously for a trade in. When I told him it has just
> under 21,000 miles his ear perked up. It's a nice car, all original, really
> nice red paint, 5-spd, and a full load as far as that went in 1993. Well,
> the sales guy offered me $16,000 CDN for it, or as of Friday's exchange
> rate, about $11,400 US. (Seems a little high, but the US dollar has been
> tanking lately and the CDN dollar rising. A new GT here lists for about > $32,000 CDN.)
>
> Anyway, what do you all think? This car looks practically like new. But,
> what the hell would I buy for it? I want another '67 but I can't see that
> happening. Maybe another Bronco with a 8" lift and 42" tires... God, I miss
> my old one... as up here, in Canuckda, it's winter 8 months of the year.
> But if the price is really really good, I just might go for it??? >
> On the other side of things my uncle, back in about 1985 bought a car off my
> dad he had since new. It was the LAST year of the BIG boys: a massive white
> 1978 Grand Marquis with a 460 plant in it - that's 7.7L!!! What a fuking
> car! It's like driving your couch with a 460 in front of it! The hood is
> longer than *both* passenger's compartments. I mean, you don't do some
> whimpy "turn" in this car, you change heading! "North, preparing to go
> east..." It's got a 150mph(!) speedometer I know it could bury. Women run
> from this car. Children cry when it goes by! It's a frickin' Valdez on
> wheels. And, yes, it's MINE! I'm going to go pick it up soon off the farm
> where it has currently sat for a long time. My dad worked overtime for *2
> years* straight to by this thing when Ford announced it was going the way of
> a sea otter in Prince William Sound...
>
> Anyway, just wanted to say, I'm so damn happy! The only thing is, my garage
> is 22" feet and I'll bet FOR SURE, it won't fit inside! hahaha! Gawd, I
> love it!!!!!!!!!
>
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>
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