great auto trader find (http://aolsvc.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=164581714&dealer_id=104680&car_year=1988&make=FORD&distance=300&max_price=&model=TBIRD&end_year=1988&advcd_on=n&min_price=&address=01436&search_type=used&advanced=n&start_year=1987&color=&cardist=93)
It look very nice.....
But I ask myself a question.... :wtf:
Why is there a Green Parking Sticker on the windshield if it was always in a garage and not a daily driver? :bs: :bs:
That interior....wow
It may be a registration sticker, like they have in Nova Scotia.
I'm pretty sure the inspection sticker is on that side in ny
Yeah thats an inspection sticker and the one above it is probably the registration sticker. We need to have things like those in NY.
oops. I meant Inspection sticker. We have the registration stickers on the plates like everyone else. , has it been too long since I've been home or what?
I'm sure Carm would have corrected me on that had he not been under 30cm of snow. :D
Nice car, but that's a ton of money, even with the low mileage.
And an auto t/c... I have one, and it will be a 5 speed one of these days!
An auto T/C would be just fine with me. 10 years straight of flogging away at a 5-speed was enough for me.
But all the lost hp... Everybody keeps telling me when I get older I'll start liking auto transmissions more, but I don't know, I just love my 5 speeds and miss having one so bad!
I can't say "all the lost hp" really bothers me. Comfort is much more important than performance, to me.
How 'bout the reliability? The A4LD is well known for being a pile o' junk tranny...
Same could be said of the AOD, depending on who you listen to.. but I like what I have.
Basically, you can come up with all the justifications you want for a stick over an automatic.. saves fuel, less likely to fail, less HP loss, whatever.. but comfort and preference trump all those arguments. When you've driven w/ the same type transmission (stick vs. auto) for ten years straight, we'll see if you're still all hot to have one. :D
My truck has a slush box. I won't waste my car on one. But that is one hell of a nice TC. I did lots of drooling last night.
Yea Crystal, you'll tire of the stick shift one of these days, but you still have a few good years yet. :) At 54 I still like to bang the gears occasionally(don't forget I have a 4 speed Cobra Jet Fairlane and
a 5 speed TC tucked away, and you couldn't pay me to convert either to automatic) Everyone who has driven both, knows a TC with a automatic cannot begin to compare with the 5 speed version.
However, not everyone would *want* to compare them in the first place. :D
Quit tryin to make me jealous! :slap:
My turn though, I know a guy with an original Thunderbolt, auto car that was never campaigned and has like NO miles and I can drool near it at will (just not on it)
Crystal.....I have nothing against a stick for a fun car but for commuting daily in 128 rush hour traffic I would never do anything but an auto trans.
My girlfriend and I took my mom's 5-speed focus down to Myrtle Beach and back, just about 1500 miles. I was reeal tired of a stick after that. But that was a lotta stop & go traffic. I still wanna 5-speed in my car, despite it.
Subjective
Objective
You just supported your opposing viewpoint. :slap:
Was there a point to that?
I don't think he was arguing auto's as superior, just stating his prefference.
Yay, let's hope we have an auto vs manual argument! That's where this is going!
It's like arguing over milk or water.
Hey what about those new CVT transmissions. Huh? Huh?
CVT = teh gay.
I'll answer all such arguments right now, at the same time: Ford, Thunderbird, V8, Automatic, green, Libertarian, AMD, ATi, Seagate, 8mm rifle, Pink Floyd, DirecTV, roast beef and muenster (or baby swiss) on a wheat roll w/ sub sauce, Natural Light, History Channel, Mythbusters, gin and tonic, and ies. :rollin:
:banana: :ies: :banana: :ies:
Hmmm, for the most part I agree with you. I won't state all the differences, but Natty Light? I havne't tried it because of the HORROR stories I've heard. I also think I could put together a better sandwich.
Natty Light = very cheap.. very cheap = less money spent on beer = more possible money to spend on cars. Yes, it's near awful.. but as Dave Chappelle said: "IT'LL GET YA DRUNK!"
As for the sandwich, I'm sure a better sandwich can be put together.. but that's the sandwich I've been having the most of for the past few months, up until about a week ago.
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Hmmm, your sig makes me think of Jimmy Buffet... and that makes me think of Cheeseburgers... in paradise. "I like mine with lettuce and tomata', Heinz 57 and french fried potata's, big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer, good god almighty which way do I steer..."
And PS on the Dave Chapelle - "You'll be fvckin' fat btiches in no time! Hell, you might even fight a n***a or two.."
CVT's are to much of a liabilty. Saturn isn't gonna have a cvt in the Vue after this year due to the silly ammount of warrenty they cause. And they will be taking a loss in profit for switching to the cheaper transmissions that get better mileage...
My CVT never once gave me trouble, even after running it dry. (give me a break, it was my first car and I was a newbie teen) And that was with full time 4X4 and after having to get the engine rebuilt.
CVT's aren't the best for high power, but they're not a liability. Ask any ski-doo dealer.
Is it time for a new thread? :D
Yes. Do you know what the difference is between a subjective statement and an objective one?
First half, correct. I was not trying to support either one. Second half, I was
not trying to state my preference. However, since you mentioned it, my preference of transmission type depends on the type of car.
And MY point is, I don't freaking care about subjective and objective. When I ask something like "Was there a point to that?", it's mainly rhetorical, and generally a signal that I think you should drop it. Your tangent was pointless. I explained how, no matter what argument they make in favor of sticks, MY preference and MY desire for comfort will trump those arguments in MY situation.
Coming back and actually answering what was asked rhetorically has done little outside of irritating me when I'm already physically tired and mentally spent. (see also the warning elsewhere in the forum about correcting my sleep schedule, which is just about finished.. but also the time when I'm most likely to snap and go postal)
Now, I will come right out and say it: Please drop it. This serves no purpose.
For crying out loud, quit being so touchy. The smilies were there to show I was being light-hearted about it.
The problem sometimes with a board is we can only rely on words and not body language, tone, etc to show how we intend it to come across.
Drop. It.
I did, after the word "across."
....and since this is one of the most pointless, hijacked threads I've ever seen, we're done here.