Nerawkas
CEG'er
the what?
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What have people mistaken your svt for?
- Thread starter Phoenix33
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the what?
hetfield
or hetfeild
gdub520
Veteran CEG'er
mine wasn't even an svt, but when i took it to the dealer when the tranny went out on it, the freaking service guy of all people asked me something like 'what year is your taurus?'
and this guy worked for ford
freedumb35
CEG'er
98 mystique LS
98 mystique LS
I always get the contour thing.. but yeah taurus.. sable.. usually people just say they like the color
98 mystique LS
I always get the contour thing.. but yeah taurus.. sable.. usually people just say they like the color
IRingTwyce
I ROCK at bumper cars!
Christ that makes me feel old.
I made a reference at work last year to Hogan's Heroes. I called someone at work Colonel Klink. This young guy looks at me and says, "Who?" When I mentioned Hogan's Heroes he just stood there with a blank look on his face.
*sigh*
I'm not old enough to remember when the Edsel was a current model or when Hogan's Heroes was on the air, but I've heard of them. The hungry throng has little knowledge of culture outside of their own little world.
My name's T.J., and I'm an elitist jerk. :crazy:
My name's T.J., and I'm an elitist jerk. :crazy:
Phoenix33
CEG'er
I was cruising the other night with a few buddies, I stopped at a stop light with my windows down and all i could hear was, "come on Taurus smoke the tires" like 8 times from a nearby parking lot.
No i didnt smoke the tires before someone yells "street racer" lol
No i didnt smoke the tires before someone yells "street racer" lol
hotdimmes
Hard-core CEG'er
someone on a local forum mentioned seeing a turbo'd SHO at a local car show recently. I immediately knew it was brapple's turbo SE :blackeye::laugh:
funny you say that. I ran across a guy last night that said he is performing a 5 spd swap on his V8 SHO and then adding a turbo ...
what local forum btw?
hotdimmes
Hard-core CEG'er
uconncarclub
http://www.uconncarclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2422
I'd be interested in seeing some progress on that V8 5spd swap!
you know whats sad, I had my mod list out on diplay at UCONN and CCSU shows and it clearly says Ford Contour at the top ...
Liquid_force
CEG'er
I hate to go OT, but I have to reply to this.
I frequent all the local parts stores -- Both O'reilly's, Napa, CQ once in a while, both Advance Auto's, and 2 or 3 in a neighboring city too. Never ran into a jerk or an idiot once.
However, all the A'zone's aparently require every store to have either an idiot, a jerk, or both on staff at all times.
I avoid AZ unless I absolutely HAVE to buy something there no one else carries (Like ATX fluid for my Mitsu).
I would really like to use their rewards program, but I just can't stand them.
Oh, and FWIW, my car never gets mistaken for anything because nobody cares to comment.
My old '88 Turbo Coupe got comments regularly though -- even when it was on its last leg and looking like it belonged in a JY
FIND
Addicted CEG'er
Used to be one of those in the salvage yard I went to a lot in Oakes, ND. Had all the trim intact, original red/white paint, kinda shady interior, the original motor was blown but it still had an original trans and rear end.
The guy that owned it before it went to the salvage yard put a different motor in it, busted out all the glass and used it as a derby car.
>MASSIVELY EPIC FAIL
hotdimmes
Hard-core CEG'er
My old '88 Turbo Coupe got comments regularly though -- even when it was on its last leg and looking like it belonged in a JY
haha my 88 XR4Ti got some nice comments when I went to autozone for parts. I'm glad I didn't have to explain why I was saying Merkur and not Mercury.