Hi there. First off, I have to say that I'm one of those guys that decided to join a platform-specific forum dedicated to a platform which I do not currently own. No wait, let me explain...
A little background on myself: I'm in the military currently stationed overseas; I'll be relocating back stateside with my family in a few weeks. Second order of business (after finding a place to live) is to get my hands on a 1986-1991 LTD Crown Victoria or Grand Marquis. I'd like an '86-'91 since I want a car with factory SEFI, however, I would definitely prefer a '90-'91 (I just like the dash better).
Around early-'01 when I was a young, stupid teenager, I was driving my parents' '89 Aerostar when someone pulled in front of me and totaled it (last accident I ever had where I wasn't at fault). As a replacement, my dad found a well-used and not so nicely kept up '91 CV. I didn't really care for that car at the time (I really wanted a Mustang), but I did like the way it drove. In hindsight, it was a really great car aside from the badly slipping AOD and oil-burning engine in dire need of new valve seals. I ended up getting my Mustang (a '94 GT coupe, 5-speed) in April of '02 with a combination of savings from my first job and some inheritance money from my late grandmother. My dad ended up getting a paltry $700 at the dealer for the CV when he traded it in on a brand new '02 Mustang GT (that he bought because he liked driving my '94) Turns out that a teen can get into a lot of trouble even with barely 200 horsepower to the wheels; the '94 GT was totaled about a year and a half after I bought it. Since then I have owned three other Mustangs, one of which I still own (a '95 Cobra coupe) and a '96 F-150 (black, 4x4, 5.0/E4OD, red interior, single cab; a beautiful little short box I sold shortly before heading overseas). Yet, that '91 CV has always occupied a special place in the back of my mind through the years of Mustangs and truck. I am itching to get my hands on another box once we get back stateside.
That being said, I hope it doesn't take me forever to get one since I joined this forum and all. The good news is that they are still (somewhat) plentiful at good prices. Hopefully it stays that way.
The name is John.
A little background on myself: I'm in the military currently stationed overseas; I'll be relocating back stateside with my family in a few weeks. Second order of business (after finding a place to live) is to get my hands on a 1986-1991 LTD Crown Victoria or Grand Marquis. I'd like an '86-'91 since I want a car with factory SEFI, however, I would definitely prefer a '90-'91 (I just like the dash better).
Around early-'01 when I was a young, stupid teenager, I was driving my parents' '89 Aerostar when someone pulled in front of me and totaled it (last accident I ever had where I wasn't at fault). As a replacement, my dad found a well-used and not so nicely kept up '91 CV. I didn't really care for that car at the time (I really wanted a Mustang), but I did like the way it drove. In hindsight, it was a really great car aside from the badly slipping AOD and oil-burning engine in dire need of new valve seals. I ended up getting my Mustang (a '94 GT coupe, 5-speed) in April of '02 with a combination of savings from my first job and some inheritance money from my late grandmother. My dad ended up getting a paltry $700 at the dealer for the CV when he traded it in on a brand new '02 Mustang GT (that he bought because he liked driving my '94) Turns out that a teen can get into a lot of trouble even with barely 200 horsepower to the wheels; the '94 GT was totaled about a year and a half after I bought it. Since then I have owned three other Mustangs, one of which I still own (a '95 Cobra coupe) and a '96 F-150 (black, 4x4, 5.0/E4OD, red interior, single cab; a beautiful little short box I sold shortly before heading overseas). Yet, that '91 CV has always occupied a special place in the back of my mind through the years of Mustangs and truck. I am itching to get my hands on another box once we get back stateside.
That being said, I hope it doesn't take me forever to get one since I joined this forum and all. The good news is that they are still (somewhat) plentiful at good prices. Hopefully it stays that way.
The name is John.
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