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New toy(s)

Ok, so during the time the forum was down I'd been doing some wheeling and dealing. I sold my Cherokee for $2700 (couldn't get $2000 for it four months ago, but four days before deer season I have a line up of people wanting to buy it for $2700 - go figure).

I needed a 4X4 truck, so first thing I did was start looking for one. After looking through dozens of ads from people who were on crack (beat up old trucks needing engines/transmissions for $3k) I settled on a fairly decent 1998 Sonoma 4X4. The paint is dull but the body is great (and dull paint on a 4X4 doesn't bother me, I will likely scratch it all off anyway beating around in the woods). Best of all I only paid $1500 for it. No pics yet, as it's surrounded by other vehicles in my driveway right now so I can't get any good shots.

That left me with $1200. I figured winter's coming, like it or not, so I may as well enjoy it. I bought a snowmobile. 1995 Yamaha VMax 600, liquid cooled, electric start, reverse, hand & thumb warmers for driver and passenger - fully loaded, baby! Anyway here is my winter time waster (you can actually see the Sonoma in the background of some pics)
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #1 –
Nice sled ,
If you brought to my house no one would know what it was :hick:
Fox-less at the moment

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Reply #2 –
Man, the site being down was like a New York City blackout.  As soon as the power is back on everyones pregnant (with new projects).
My car is a gravity hybrid.  The gasoline engine gets me up the hills, and gravity gets me down.

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Reply #3 –
oh, cool! A sandmobile!!  At least thats what it would be here...
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

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Reply #4 –
I hate snow. Thanks for reminding me it's coming :hick:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #5 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;340331
I hate snow. Thanks for reminding me it's coming :hick:


I'll trade you places.  I miss snow alot and we never get it here.
My car is a gravity hybrid.  The gasoline engine gets me up the hills, and gravity gets me down.

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Reply #6 –
Quote from: 88CougarGT;340365
I'll trade you places.  I miss snow alot and we never get it here.


Are you on crack? :hick:

Snow is the worst thing ever. I hate the 3 months a year we have it.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #7 –
I grew up in Dearborn, then moved to the UP where we used to get multiple feet a year.  I loved it.  Skiing, sledding, drift-busting in my explorer, hot cider and all that stuff.  Now its tacos and people walking around in puffy coats when it hits 50*F in the winter whining "Its so cold". 

Dude, SA sits at 100*F for most of the summer.....You can cook ribs by putting them in a dark colored bbq and just putting it in the sun.  It's November and I'm still running the  AC.  I even put an AC in my garage because otherwise its too hot to work my cars.  Screw heat man, I want my Ice and Snow back.

My SC buried in a drift:
My car is a gravity hybrid.  The gasoline engine gets me up the hills, and gravity gets me down.
 

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Reply #8 –
Looks like we did good with our fundraiser after all !!!  J/K  J/K  ;)