Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 00:04:04 -0700 From: "AJR" <DONTSPAMMEaronopsam.com> Subject: Re: Picking your poison
Oh boy, and now the flame wars are going to start... *puts on gloves..* Travis <booyarecordsnopsamp.com> wrote in message news:0Kth3.1254$cO4.32881nopsam12.ispnews.com... > If you had a toyota you wouldn't have to replace them. > You have a 120,000 miles on your couger and you are getting rid of it. > > Must be American Junk! > > -Travis > Jeff Seeger <jseegerWRENCHnopsamiedcad.com> wrote in message > news:3785A32B.73C0A503nopsamiedcad.com... > > Wright TC (wrighttcnopsamentric.net) wrote: > > > > > > *** What do you drive, and why? *** > > > > Mine: 1989 Cougar XR7. Fast, quiet, comfortable, nearly > > invisible. Looks good, very reliable and durable. Good > > features (supercharger, 5spd, 4 wheel independent, electron- > > ically controlled suspension, ABS, JBL stereo). 120k miles > > w/a couple maintenance issues. Disadvantages, 400 lbs > > heavy and not everyone can get the brakes right. Replace- > > ment electronic shocks a little expensive. > > > > Wife's: 1993 Taurus SHO. Fast, quiet, comfortable, nearly > > invisible. IE most of the above in 4-doors and FWD - works > > better for family and winter. 100k miles w/some annoyances > > that I attribute to waiting too long to change shocks/struts. > > Disadvantages, must be careful where you go for service, and > > a couple chronic Taurus foibles like noisy speedo cable and > > no-op cruise control. > > > > Spare: 1984 Ford Bronco. None of the above. But when the > > others won't do the job this will, whether due to inclement > > conditions or size of things to be moved or pulled. > > > > Have had good luck w/my Fords over the last 20 years. The > > problem now is what to replace the first two with, as the > > Cougar's had 4 "incidents" (only one my fault) and is star- > > ting to look like hell; wife wants heated seats and manu- > > matic. > > -- > > > > Jeff > >
