Yes, We NEED Stickin' Badges!

Let's see... Pony on the dashboard, ponies on the wheel hubs. A big ol' pony embossed in the insulation pad under the hood. But if I wanted a pony on the front of the car, I would have had to buy the Cobra.

Is THAT why you bought yours, Patrick?

dwight Twin '93 5.0's

I think I'm gonna get me a 3D running pony and mount it on the hood, kinda like the Jag has... hoooRaaah!

FOFLMGDAO!

No ponies anywhere near mine, unless you count the cover of the owner's manual... :(

Yep, but if you would have opted for a Cobra instead of your LX in '93 you would have had to give up three ponies. The Cobra had the pony in the grill, the pony on the dashboard and the big ol' one on insulation pad under the hood. But the Cobra's wheels were "ponyless". So you made out on the deal.

No, I got the Cobra because I mistakenly thought it came cup holders. I'm still pissed!

Look at this guy's sig block... two 5.0. That's not cheering me up any... you lucky bastard!

Patrick Just one 5.0

Yeah, it was definitely those pony wheels that sold me. That, and the fact that the '94 turned out to be a bloated pig and my only real choice was to grab up a '93 leftover. At the time, the Cobras were all spoken for, but I seem to remember that they had some kind of turbine-shape wheel. And the no-pony look would have killed it for me, anyway.

Lucky? It may very well be that I have twin '93 5.0's because I'm CHEAP.

dwight

How's the 93 LX 5.0 w/ so many miles still run? May be a dumb question, but I'm curious. What kind of motor oil do you use for it also?

-Mike

It's a piece of junk.

There are so many things wrong with it, I could easily spend $10,000 fixing it up. BUT...

Where the GT convertible has a floaty but capable ride, and holding the automatic in first until I'm ready to shift is a hoot and a half, it just feels heavy and slow. TFrog, on the other hand, seems MUCH lighter, MUCH more nimble, MUCH quicker off the line, and still has the capacity to impress me, after all these years. I'm driving it today and still smiling.

One of its many flaws right now is a lack of heat (my heater core history is pathetic, and I'm not ready to try it again just yet), so the LX tends to sit on very cold days. (Funny that I take a CONVERTIBLE out on frosty days, but at least it keeps my feet warm.) This being February in the great Northeast, the LX has sat for weeks at a time. After driving the ragtop for a week, getting back into the LX is fantastic - the difference is night and day. (Of course, the Konis, the lowering springs, and the bracing certainly helps.)

To answer your question, my high-mileage LX is still a beautiful thing. Overlook the gauges that don't work, the no-heat thing, and the faded molding around the car, and you'll find that the engine and transmission are still holding up just fine. The car is about 75 in dog years, but doesn't act a day over 60.

As for oil... I like PepBoys 10w30 and add a quart every 1,000 miles or so. I'm not choosy about which oil the mechanic uses at my regular 20,000-mile oil changes, whatever's in stock is fine by me.

I am THE testament to the bulletproof-ness of the 5.0 engine.

dwight

haha that's pretty cool. I've heard that 5.0's are extremely tough. Didn't know a lot of 5.0's had forged internals until recently though. Funny indeed that you drive the conv. on cold days though lol.

-Mike

Forged pistons, check. The rest is cast. :-)

JS