Maybe i finally won one...... October 26, 2009, 01:30:14 PM -it seems that over the years, everytime i've ever bought and sold a vehicle, that ususally, by the time you add purchase price and then what i spend on it to make it correct/better/running, i usually end up wayyyyyyy in the hole. but we love it anyway!:D so this past week, i'm looking thru craigslist seeing whats out there, and i come across an old ad for an '86 turbo coupe. a ladies parents bought it new in '86 and its been in the family ever since. well its for sale or she will trade it for a full size pick up. so the ad's old and i dont have a full size truck to trade. but i do have a old '83 Ranger that was a 1 owner and is still in pretty good shape. its a v6 with automatic. all ive done is clean it up and put a old set of mustang wheels i had in the garage on it. so i email the lady, and send her a pic of the Ranger and say if you havent already sold it or traded, are you interested in this ranger pick up i have? well she replys immediatly. she still has the car and yes shes interested!!! so we email more pics to each other and tell about the vehicles, etc, etc. she wants to see the truck...so i say ok, and we work out a time of sunday afternoon about halfway inbetween us, as we are about 125 miles apart. so leading up to it, i'm kinda skeptical as the 'bird looks in ALOT better shape than my old truck. so i figure, she'll be like well if u give me the truck and....... just kinda figure it will be my luck. so we meet, she takes off in the truck, i kinda wait and look over the bird. its VERY clean inside. real good tires. (trucks kinda wore out) clean trunk, fairly clean under the hood, and no oil leaks seen. has some rust issues along the bottom corners of the back glass, but not to bad. drivers door has some rust under the lip and one big spot where the paint is missing under the "turbo coupe" emblem on the door, but overall, not to bad. it is a automatic though.... so i go drive it, and it runs well, boosts well. trans never misses or slips. drives very good, so i turn around and go back to the meeting place. shes has her husband with her. and i ask.....what do you think about the truck??? and she replies...I LOVE IT!...i'm like...really??? so i do and say everything to ask, are you sure??? i even look at her husband, to which he replies, this is her deal, not mine. so i keep asking and she keeps saying i want the truck, so i finally say, ok, if u are sure..and she says yes! so now i have another 'bird to feed. think the first thing i will do is to call my buddy at the body shop and ask about some paint and body work. just get her looking good again. so here are the few pics i have that she sent me until i can have a day to make some. enjoy!...i did.....:hick:FROM THIS:...........TO THIS!!!! Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #1 – October 26, 2009, 01:38:52 PM Nice score. I am thinking about picking up a TC again, only this time if I do, it will be an unmolested one. Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #2 – October 26, 2009, 02:09:30 PM I like it! Good trade. Quote from: 1WLD BRD;296433Nice score. I am thinking about picking up a TC again, only this time if I do, it will be an unmolested one.Til it get there...:hick: Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #3 – October 26, 2009, 03:21:52 PM Great trade! Although I liked your Ranger too. You had it looking good. I really like that Sandlewood (it is Sandlewood, isn't it?) on your bird. It looks classy. You're going to love that car! Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #4 – October 26, 2009, 04:08:17 PM Quote from: FLSTCI71;296452 I really like that Sandlewood (it is Sandlewood, isn't it?)-yeah, i believe it was(is) Sandlewood. faded pretty bad. the Ranger really looks better than it was. needed alot of tlc...i didnt have that much in it(really), other than the wheels.(which were prolly worth more than the truck.:hick:) Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #5 – October 26, 2009, 04:08:43 PM Just my suggestion...Lose the turbo stickerbody color headlight bucketsswap to T5;)Very nice for an older TC...I'd love to find something like that here Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #6 – October 26, 2009, 04:46:56 PM You totally got the good end of that deal.Take care of the car. Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #7 – October 26, 2009, 06:36:27 PM I wish I could get a deal like that on a TC...... Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #8 – October 26, 2009, 06:38:50 PM great deal............congrats. Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #9 – October 26, 2009, 06:45:18 PM wow... wish I could find a deal like that here oh wait I did :D Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #10 – October 26, 2009, 07:58:05 PM Looks nice!Shiny Side Up!Bill Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #11 – October 26, 2009, 08:16:09 PM Thumbs up, looks like you done good... Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #12 – October 27, 2009, 04:22:11 PM Quote from: TurboCoupe50;296512Thumbs up, looks like you done good...thanks all, but i have actually felt kinda bad, because, regardless of how the truck looks in the pic, it wasnt in that great of shape. so i emailedl the lady again today jussssst to be sure she wasnt upset or mad at me. here is a couple of lines from her email.........."When we got home, there was oil blown all over the motor. We think it's the pcv valve that may be stopped up. My husband got the vents to working on high, and my dad says that the sensors may be bad. We are going to take it at the first of the year to check the front end allignment, because the front tires are turned in and the tires are wearing on the outsides. It's got a bad exhaust leak, too. So, we have several things to work out, but I love it! " so i really felt bad, but was glad she likes it so much, but i REALLY did ask her many, many times if she was sure about the deal, and she always said yes, so i shouldnt feel bad, as i never lied or misrepresernted it in anyway, its just the car is so much darn better than the truck.... Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #13 – October 27, 2009, 08:29:06 PM WANT! I love that color. Nice score. Quote Selected
Maybe i finally won one...... Reply #14 – October 28, 2009, 09:10:06 AM -has anyone noticed it has side gfx on it??? i thought someone would say something. i havent looked at it that close yet, but there is no evidence of any front or rear skirts, only those on the sides.... Quote Selected
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