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Old November 10th 04, 08:57 AM
Wound Up
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> On 10 Nov 2004 00:27:38 GMT,
(TurboMike) wrote:
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>>>Obviously the Tempo is getting the treatment, eh?

>>
>>Boy now THERE'S a car Ford can be prond of :-) Kind of along the lines of the
>>Escort and the Chevy Chevette.
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>>

>
> From yet another elitist Bimmer driver.


Mike's cool... got this Attitude, though, which he's "prond" of. 8-)
He's a Mustang/Ford enthusiast, with a nice little collection. He's in
Mo., too. Drives that BMW for insanely long commutes as I recall...

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  #12  
Old November 10th 04, 03:08 PM
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opined

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> From yet another elitist Bimmer driver.
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I started doing a lot of people/product watching when I started freeway
commuting and posted a little "highway etiquette" on the Company Bulletin
Board in the 90's

Among which:

"When in passing lane be aware of whats behind you and if someone is
overtaking, do not block them, even if they are greatly exceeding the limit -
not YOUR job!"

"Exception being those driving Porsches and BMW's.... they WANT to find their
way around plebian obstacles and you may anger them if you move out of the
way in the last second"


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Old November 11th 04, 01:33 AM
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>My mom had a ****vette. I think the Tempo comes out as a BMW in
>comparison
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Most definately. Talk about a death trap. Man, I'd rather be in a Metro than
one of those damn things.


///Mike
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Old November 11th 04, 03:31 AM
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TurboMike wrote:
>>My mom had a ****vette. I think the Tempo comes out as a BMW in
>>comparison

>
> Most definately. Talk about a death trap. Man, I'd rather be in a Metro than
> one of those damn things.


Yeah... worse than the bugs she had beforehand. Glad she's a skilled
driver! I drove it a few times. Felt like death was imminent at 65.

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Old November 11th 04, 04:16 AM
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"Backyard Mechanic" > wrote in message
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> TurboMike opined in :
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>>> Obviously the Tempo is getting the treatment, eh?

>>
>> Boy now THERE'S a car Ford can be prond of :-) Kind of along the lines
>> of the Escort and the Chevy Chevette.
>>
>>

>
>
> Fit the need and still do.... lots of people got them cause they HAD to
> and
> fell in love with the ugly buggers.
>
> Dont be too patronizing on those who have and love them (Not me...I'm in
> love with the MN12)


You make me miss my '91 SC. If it didn't have so many problems, I wouldn't
have sold it.

Paid $1500 for it, 120k miles and a stick shift. I never thought I'd like a
car that big. The suspension was great (electronic shocks still worked) and
the car accelerated good for the stock blown 3.8....

Every time I see one I want it.

Which MN12 tickles your fancy?

JS


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Old November 11th 04, 06:11 AM
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JS opined in news:

>> Dont be too patronizing on those who have and love them (Not me...I'm
>> in love with the MN12)

>
> You make me miss my '91 SC. If it didn't have so many problems, I
> wouldn't have sold it.
>
> Paid $1500 for it, 120k miles and a stick shift. I never thought I'd
> like a car that big. The suspension was great (electronic shocks still
> worked) and the car accelerated good for the stock blown 3.8....
>
> Every time I see one I want it.
>
> Which MN12 tickles your fancy?
>


Alluvvem, great road cars... even as a beater.

I'm on my 2nd 93 3.8L beater total of 150,000 in 4 years.

Late 90's Mark would be great but my wife prefers the taurus
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Old November 12th 04, 02:47 AM
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>Mike's cool... got this Attitude, though, which he's "prond" of. 8-)
>He's a Mustang/Ford enthusiast, with a nice little collection. He's in
>Mo., too. Drives that BMW for insanely long commutes as I recall...
>
>



All pretty accurate, thanks Tom :-) All in all, I'm a Ford guy above all else.
Better trucks, better Pony cars, etc. Other companies are doing things better
in other categories though. Sport Compact, for instance. For what I needed,
and still do to some extent, this BMW has been a winner. Almost 200K and still
runs cleaner than most cars I have had. Its packed full of cool features that
make the daily grind enjoyable. Will probably buy another, or at the very
least a Lexus IS 300. When money is better I will have another toy as well.
Pretty much fell in love with the new GT, but can't afford the pricetag. May
even look for a used '03 Cobra one day. Cool thing about being a CAR
ENTHUSIAST is the ability to try new things and love every minute of it :-)


///Mike
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Old November 12th 04, 02:50 AM
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>Mike, you're pretty much right... I say that it may be a POS, but it's
>MY POS. But 193,000 and counting, burns almost zero oil between


Sounds similar to mine right now. 198xxxK and counting. NO oil useage between
changes either.

I just hate the Tempos for the way I fit in them. Most ill-fitting car I've
ever been in. An old g-friend had 2 of them.

Glad you've had such good luck. Nothing at all wrong with that.




///Mike
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Old November 12th 04, 07:37 PM
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urboMike wrote:
>>Mike's cool... got this Attitude, though, which he's "prond" of. 8-)
>>He's a Mustang/Ford enthusiast, with a nice little collection. He's in
>>Mo., too. Drives that BMW for insanely long commutes as I recall...

>
> All pretty accurate, thanks Tom :-)


Tom? I'm Jason, the STL guy. I think you got your replies mixed up...

All in all, I'm a Ford guy above all else.
> Better trucks, better Pony cars, etc. Other companies are doing things better
> in other categories though. Sport Compact, for instance. For what I needed,
> and still do to some extent, this BMW has been a winner. Almost 200K and still
> runs cleaner than most cars I have had. Its packed full of cool features that
> make the daily grind enjoyable. Will probably buy another, or at the very
> least a Lexus IS 300. When money is better I will have another toy as well.


That's what I've heard about those cars. I had a friend who had a 325e,
and while it was no dragster at all, 80 felt like 55, it was very
comfortable, nice amenities, and got good gas mileage due to the
low-revving six it had. At 120k he hated to part with it, but did b/c
he got a job selling Mercedes. He let me drive and romp with an E 500
for a day. If there ever were a German car I could lust over, this
would be it. It's the complete package. I've got some experience with
this on a track, and so I got familiar with it, then THREW that thing
into an off-camber corner at almost triple the posted limit. It was
autumn, and I could see everything, and there were no driveways I
couldn't stop for. I got the most exhilarating 4-wheel drift... man...
that thing had poise like no other car I've ever driven. I got into my
car after that and it was like "what a PIECE".

The lesson? Never buy a performance car new with much more than
delivery mileage!

> Pretty much fell in love with the new GT, but can't afford the pricetag. May
> even look for a used '03 Cobra one day. Cool thing about being a CAR
> ENTHUSIAST is the ability to try new things and love every minute of it :-)


Absolutely. I always want to drive people's stuff. Last one was a
Volvo S80. Quick as hell, built like a vault. She said "go for it",
and then, "I didn't know it could do that"... hee hee...

I'd love to find a clean, low-mileage 03 Cobra in a couple years too...
Or I may just force feed my 67, I dunno

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> ///Mike
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> Pics of all the old cars - Newly updated
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