The price of these things!!!!

Originally posted by COOKER:
I put 265$ over what I paid for it just today with new tires, those damn tires are expensive,

I wish my tires were that cheap...I paid just about 400 for new tires mounted and etc all the way around....



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1987 TC 5 Speed
K&N Cone mounted on the VAM, Disconnectd BCS, Ric Gillis Valve, to be installed in the near future.

Originally posted by turbot4:
...it still needs body work and a paint job. Quick, I need some major excuses for the wife!

"If I paint the car, it will look like new, and when it is parked out front it will increase the value of the homes in the neighborhood." (That one depends on having a car looking so bad it drives down the value of homes in the neighborhood. Mine isn't like that, anymore.)

"New Paint helps prevent against rust, so the car body will last longer, which will save us money in the long run so we can buy you a new car sooner..."

Hope this helps

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Mike Walsted - NATO member
1986 5-speed TurboCoupe and 1985 5-speed XR7

Pete, Dan, Nate, Hybrid, Gary S., Glenn, I think its time for a new forum - TURBO ECONOMICS 101 - Moderated by Professor Walsted. [Image: wink.gif]

well guy's the wife is not mad anymore !!thank god, I purchased my 88 TC for 1500$ and put with the tires 1765$ in to it since I bought it, in sept. not to bad since I put new head, clutch, battery, fuel pressure regulater, speakers, k&n cone, and tires. so I'm doing pretty good, she had a lesson in who make the money.

I'm with Mike and Jeff. Even with the wad I got in the TC and considerable repairs to the daily driver and the about to grow amount in the SVO, I still got less than the ~$30K her explorer cost. (It doesn't help my side of the discussion that it's a 95 Explorer that has cost nothing except tires and oil changes. Most trouble free vehicle I have ever owned). My other twist is "yes dear, I could sell them off and buy a new car, which color do you like the new Jag convetibles in, honey" [Image: biggrin.gif]



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NATO Member. it's not a vice, it's an obsession
"The nice thing about each new day is nobody ever used it before" Barnaby Jones
88 TC X 2, 86 SVO, mods list at
http://www.turbotbird.com/showroom/pd_88tc.htm

Hey Mike,
Are you still looking for an XR-7 emblem for the sail panel of the Cougar?

Let me know.

Brent


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1985 Cougar XR-7 5-speed: Child & Albert 5.7" Super Sports Rods, Custom Wiseco Pistons bored .030" Over, Childs & Albert ZGS Rings, ARP head studs, main studs & rod bolts, Ported Big Valve Head w/Ranger Roller Cam, Port Matched Intake w/ ’88 Lower, Motorsport Front Mount Intercooler, Ported E6, Esslinger Main Strap Kit, Original T3, Gillis Boost Valve, 3" DP w/No Cat & ’88 TC OEM Dual Exhaust, K&N, ’88 TC Front A-arms & Spindles w/ 73mm Calipers, ’88 TC Rear w/Disc Brakes, 3:73 Gears, Eibach Pro Kit, Koni's, Energy Suspension sway bar bushings, Hella headlight conversion, 140 Speedo.
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1986 asc/McLaren EuroCoupe - 1 of 47 made
1971 Ranchero
Hi-Jumper Sandrail w/2.3L Turbo Power

Originally posted by BCA:
Hey Mike,
Are you still looking for an XR-7 emblem for the sail panel of the Cougar?

Nope, someone told me about a u-pull about 25 miles from the house with 3 XR7s. Went there and grabbed the emblem, a Tripminder, and the chrome looking things for the door straps. Debated grabbing the T3 on the '86 automatic, (I think they want $30 for turbos) but it didn't spin real free; it spun like it was caked with old axle grease.

Thanks for asking, though.

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Mike Walsted - NATO member
1986 5-speed TurboCoupe and 1985 5-speed XR7

BTW, sorry about not getting those emblems to you Walsted. I didn't forget about you, just *still* haven't had time to get to the junkyard because of work. Let me know if you need anything else though, I'm going to try and go sometime soon!

No problem. I wouldn't have even asked for you to send any had I known that there were XR7s in the Pick-n-Pull in Dallas. The bodies aren't nice, but the emblems are mostly there. Thanks for the offer, though.

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Mike Walsted - NATO member
1986 5-speed TurboCoupe and 1985 5-speed XR7

Originally posted by Jeff K:
all I have to do is remind her that the average amount I spend each month on all 3 of my cars combined is less than the monthly payment on her leased Windstar that she just HAD to have.
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and.........if you lived in Calif.,it's nothing to have to pay $1000/year for registration on your new car/SUV on top of the high cost of insurance here.

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Dave
'83TC
'85TC
'87TC
'90SC