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I bought my Crossfire 10 years ago today.
I am the second owner and have put 90,000 miles on it and love it as much as the day I bought it.
I have also made wonderful friends through all of the various meets I have attended over all the years.
Hope to see you at one of the events this year .
Still looking like new here just a few weeks ago in my driveway
2 weeks ago I traded Wilma to my son in exchange for his 2003 T-Bird, then traded in the T-Bird for a 2017 Focus ST....needed to get back to a 6 speed. 252 HP on 93 octane , 243 on 87.....153 mph top speed. Steady 70 mph = 34 mpg....Witchcraft....20 seconds overboost to 21 PSI.
No, 2 different dealerships would not let me test drive the Focus RS AWD....built in Germany, 2.3 L Turbo 350 HP 4 ....6 speed manual only....in the beginning they were asking $5K over sticker. Stickers range from $36K to about $43K. After the mistake I made in the 70s with a new Corvette...I vowed to never again buy a brand new car I was not allowed to test drive first.
Mine is the Focus ST FWD , been out about 5 years....2.0 L Turbo 252 HP , 6 speed manual only. I had traded Fred in a few years ago for a 2013 Escape Titanium 2.0L 240 HP AWD. After 53,000 miles it's been flawless and the Focus ST has the same engine ...but tuned to get 252 HP on 93 octane...243 HP on 87. The same engine in the Escape is tuned to get 240 on 91 and 231 on 87. The Escape gets 0-60 in 7 .0 seconds flat...so the ST weighing 600 pounds less and with 12 more HP plus a 6 spd manual = serious fun! Best time slip for unmodified I've seen posted is 13.8 at a hair over 100 mph. But if you stay off the turbo you can average around 30 mpg.
The 2003 T-Bird was a TERRIBLE car ..but some people think they are collectable? With 76,000 miles and mechanical issues Kelley Blue still indicated it was worth more than Wilma a 2008 in near flawless condition with 34, 500 miles....my son really wanted the XF...fully aware it is a MUCH better = solid car than the T-Bird...so I traded him.
Yea I remember the dent in new Wilma, your snowstorm trip to get her and how my wife asked me to call that dealer back and tell them to change from Wilma to their Aero Blue car which I did.
I never asked, but would you have still got the Aero Blue car if I had not changed my selection ?
Oh yes, $17 K was the deal of the century. We didn't see the little dent till we drove it home (500 miles) and the next morning the snow had melted off....I cancelled the check and they eventually settled for $16,300...then I paid about $7 or 8 hundred to have the dent fixed.
How much did you sell the blue one for? Did you make money?
I absolutely love Wilma....I just needed a stick again and my son needed to get rid of the T-Bird. It had to be one of the last cars Ford built before they figured out how to build them the right way. Even Car $ Driver eventually listed the T-Bird in an article entitled "The Ten Most Embarrassing Award Winners of All Time".
