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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 16:12:51 -0500
From: "Travis" <booyarecordsnopsamp.com>
Subject: Re: Picking your poison


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

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