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1015 Number: 1014 From: cigarsandy Date: Fri Jul 12, 2002 4:59 pm Subject: Re: My take on things...thinking out loud
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...and very soon, the 15th one made of the final 65.
Sterling Silver with Scarlet Interior, a "1-of-1" and guess what? I AM GOING TO DRIVE IT & USE IT !!! 12 & a 1/2 years AFTER buying one, I am gonna get to actually see what they are like, and drive one! Whoo-Hoo ! I will take excellent care of it, with self hand washing, waxing, routine maintenance, and all. I will NOT park it in: 1.Supermarkets 2.Shopping Malls 3."Strip Malls" I will drive it the 60 miles (120 round trip) to visit my son in college, (it's a pretty nice ride) and to other places, but always with great caution and care. I expect to put 3 to 4 thousand miles a year on it. So, in 5 years it should have 24,000 miles on it, when its 17 years old! I do not intend to modify it, either cosmeticaly nor mechanically. I would like to add a Ford CD changer to the trunk, but I do not think the stereo is set up to handle it. Matter of fact, I am sure it is NOT set up to handle it. So, I'll have to stick with cassettes, unless there are any ideas out there..........If not, I can live with cassettes, too!
S A N D Y
--- In ascmclaren@y..., asc709 <no_reply@y...> wrote: > Exactly. We're all different. > > Sandy enjoys his car every bit as much as any of us do. OK, OK, > maybe a little more...he does have the last one EVER made... > > Robert > >
--- In ascmclaren@y..., cigarsandy <no_reply@y...> wrote: > > I don't know, but I seem to somhow have been put on the defensive > > herein. > > I am not a snob, prude or whatever. I cannot recall herein ever > > putting someone down for using their McLaren, for customizing it or > > whatever.... > > > > I wouldn't do that - I may have said that, but to each his/her own, > > No? > > > > What I am judging it on is this: > > > > I have seen many 1964-1989 Mustangs for sale. The cars that > command > > the highest dollar & the most interest are the cars with the lowest > > miles, closest to original in content, and rare in some way. > > > > Well, you can't deny that our cars are rare. That said, the > > attention turns to originality & condition. > > > > If I wanted to use one as a daily driver, "work" the engine, add > > visual changes, I'd get a 1993 Mustang GT Convertible and begin! > > > > Anyhow, that's just my opinion & feelings and if any of you do not > > agree, that's 100% okay and you have as much right to your opinions > > as I do to mine, and I will defend your right to express them. > > That's called AMERICA! > > > > YES, bring them back from "just a car" ststus, and use 'em and let > > the world see them!! That's great! How could I, Sandy ever be > > against such? More power to you! > > > > S A N D Y > > > > > > > > > >
--- In ascmclaren@y..., asc709 <no_reply@y...> wrote: > > > Just a little rant.... > > > > > > Be careful on how you approah a prospective seller. I played my > > > cards wrong a few years back. I found a 5-speed Azura > > blue/blue/blue > > > Recaro car out here that had just about had it. I figured it'd > be > > > cool to fix it up over the next couple of years. A really unique > > > street machine. Happened to be that a co-worker of mine was his > > good > > > friend. I contacted him and inquired about the "McLaren > Mustang". > > > He said he'd think about it. A few days later he told his friend > > he > > > would never sell it! He looked up on the internet and found out > he > > > could get $15,000!!! I tried to talk sense into him, but it > > wouldn't > > > work. > > > > > > The car had a slipping clutch, 117k miles, a rat trap interior, > no > > > spoiler, no foglights...a decent body. I've kept in touch and > the > > > owner says he going to fix it up. He parks his Lexus in the > drive > > > but keeps his ASC in the garage. No progress in 3 years.... > > > > > > I let this one slip through my hands. Should have kept my mouth > > > shut. Still working on it, though. > > > > > > Another co-worker of mine said he had a 30k miler. Black paint, > > > black top, grey interior. He was driving his Typhoon...no time > for > > > the McLaren. He purchased it new in 1988, drove it a while, put > it > > > in "storage". Immediately visions of a near perfect McLaren > danced > > > in my head....would he sell it? He said he'd think about > it....It > > > had been parked in Juarez for years. The Southwest sun had > baked > > > the paint, deteriorated the top, tore up the interior. I lost > > track > > > of him. > > > > > > There are 2 ways you can see these cars. Need to be retired OR > > > passed on to someone who has the time and "magic hands"? I > prefer > > to > > > think of myself as the latter. > > > > > > I agree that it is becoming increasingly hard to find a decent > > car. > > > Almost every one will need some TLC. I guess the Mustang rage is > > > what contributed to this. Everyone wants something rare. Take a > > > look at the message boards and ads. Everyone has some kind > > of "rare" > > > combo. T-tops, rare paint, black interior, promo car, limited, > > I've > > > even seen one where the guy claimed FoMoCo pulled his LX coupe > off > > > the line and gave it snake badges! Mr "boy racer" finds a > McLaren > > > that needs no list of options to show it's rare and guess what > > > happens. Unfortunately (and fortunately) these cas are > > affordable. > > > There is no prerequisite to own one. When I was looking at the > new > > > 2002 GT's the salesman was telling me that his previous customer > > had > > > been approved and was scheduled to pick up his car in a couple of > > > hours, although he had just totalled his 2nd GT! Imagine if he > had > > > his hands on 3 McLarens so easily? > > > > > > Would I want a 2k mile McLaren in showroom condition? Hell > yeah! > > > I'd end up driving it, though. It'd end up a really nice 80k > miler > > > that served time as a daily driver. I don't have the patience > and > > > won't pretend to. It's my vice. I enjoy people > > > pointing...talking...giving me ugly looks...admiring. > > > > > > I want a fixer upper so that I won't be so emotionally crushed > when > > > some jacka** in a mini-van plows the front end...or rear ends > me. > > > Sure I spent alot of time on it, but it's replaceable. It's not > so > > > much of a "crime" to the collector car industry. Plus it's a > risk > > we > > > all take in driving. Even if you only put 20 miles on it a > year! > > > > > > Back to my search for a fixer upper...if only I could find that > > > yellow one with the Fronterra Chihuahua plates... > > > > > > Again, I was just thinking out loud. We're all different. > > > > > > Robert > > > '88 #709