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| djxib | Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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Paid next to nothing for it (couple of simple emissions fixes for CEL, and AC needs Freon).
It is actually a lot of fun... Attach file:  Rear view.jpg (8.18 KB) side view.jpg (7.45 KB) |
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Posted on: 7/30 8:13
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| BrianCunningham | Re: Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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Nice ride
We autox with the local SHO club. |
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Posted on: 7/30 9:12
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| pianoguy | Re: Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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Friend of mine had one just like it, he liked that car a lot.
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Posted on: 7/30 9:15
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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Moved to Other Vehicles.
As long as you enjoy it. I know many like em lots. |
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Posted on: 7/30 9:19
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| SpectatorRacing | Re: Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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SWEET!
I was a SHO guy loooong before I was a Corvette guy. I started racing in 1995 in a '92 5-speed SHO (see below, photo was taken at Ford HQ). Well, I started going to driving schools in a '92 5-speed SHO. But I called it racing, so it was cool... I loved that car and had at least $10k in mods stuffed in over the years. I wonder what class it would race in now? Anyway, after 7 blown clutches I gave up and bought a 1994 Mustang Cobra. One of my few real regrets in life was trading in the SHO on a Jeep for $2700. I'd pay double that to have it back now. Today my company car is a 2011 SHO. My, how things have changed; It's a joke. The thing makes so much noise with the flashes and dings and warnings that I get angry at it. It's fat, heavy, and costs...get this...$47,000. For that money I'd buy a 6 cylinder BMW 530 all day. Or a loaded 330i. Or ANYTHING else. I will say this much - the drivetrain in this car is amazing. Smooth, powerful, quiet. Torque in the right spots, revs high and goes like stink. Too bad the rest of the car makes a mockery of a legacy. If they put this motor/trans in a Fusion and gave it a tight suspension and some brakes I guarantee the Germans would be scared to death of Ford. But it will never happen. Attach file:  TSWSHO.bmp (670.74 KB) |
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Posted on: 7/30 9:35
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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So that's what they mean by all the bells and whistles. |
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Posted on: 7/30 9:41
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| BillH | Re: Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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Congrats, SHO's are cool. I've never had the chance to drive one.
That being said, all the rest of those Taurus's can BURN in HELL, I had 6 different ones as company cars. Hated every one. The above does not include SHO's. |
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Posted on: 7/30 10:25
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Understeer is hitting the wall with the front of the car - Oversteer is hitting the wall with the rear of the car - - Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall - - - Torque is how far you push wall |
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| djxib | Re: Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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A lot of people dont realize that the 96-99 SHO actually has a 240hp 3.4L V8. Gets good gas mileage too.. :-)
The downside of this particular car is that it is an Auto. I decided that because the price is right, plus a peach of an engine, I could live with it. |
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Posted on: 7/30 10:28
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| Durango_Boy | Re: Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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My boss has a SHO. Fun car, but he's had nothing but problems. Rust, transmission, suspension, electrical problems...
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Posted on: 7/31 8:29
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| CentralCoaster | Re: Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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Is that the 24 valve version? Not bad for a grocery getter.
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| djxib | Re: Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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Posted on: 7/31 18:05
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| BillH | Re: Just bought a '99 SHO as a DD | ||
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When I was getting Taurus's as company cars, I asked the fleet manager if I could get a SHO, said I'd pay the difference since they gave us the option of buying the cars at the end of the lease.
He said: "No, but you can choose any color you want." the prick. |
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