car shake up at my house

ok guys...breathe...the wagon stays!

but! my wife MAY be trading in her Focus for a '10 mercury milan
(she doesnt like wagons or id've tried to get her into that mercury CP)
but my stepmother works for a lincoln mercury dealer and we are able to get whats called "D" plan. so hopefully things will work out and we will have a car that is more comfortable. (remember...the wife and i are ...ummm..healthy) they milan actually has more backseat room than my b bodies.

....speaking of my B bodies. im gonna sell the caprice (i think $1500 is fair...thats what i have in her) and im looking at getting an older f150, what i want is : 1980-1996 with a 300ci straight 6 and a 5 speed, 2wd. those usually get great mpg (well...as far as a truck goes). the wife and i know now that we need a truck, no one we know has one! this includes relatives!

 

"Truck" and "great mpg" don't belong in the same sentence.

 

hey anything better than 13mpg hwy i got out of my 95 4x4 is an improvement

 

Good choice on the Milan. 4-cyl, V6 or hybrid? The hybrid is supposed to be very good....
Also - Ford has a 'Sport' version of the Fusion with a 3.5 V6 instead of the 3.0, in case you're interested. Don't think the Milan's got a version of that one.....

 

Oh Yeah, try a 65 250 inline 1 barrel 3 on the tree GMC truck, great mpg, slower than a transit bus, VW Bug, the kid on a bycicle off the line but great mpg


New wheels are new wheels, congrats and I hope you find the truck your looking for

 

i always wanted to drive a 3 on-the-tree

a ford with a 300 and 2wd should get 23-25 mpg hwy. as long as i don't drive like a nut!


krash, what we are looking at is a 4cyl premier because my wife has to have that infernal SYNC system! we are gonna drive a 4 and if its too much of a dog we will look at a v6 ...the hybrid is waaay out of our price range.
what i would like to put her in is a v6 awd but it too is expensive.
they (the milan) start at 21k but the price can climb very quickly.

 

just got back from test driving a 1994 f150 xl
2wd 5 speed has a new clutch, new state insp, the truck has 114k on it.
the only real rust is over the wheel wells in the rear and has been fixed...kinda half-assed, C/E light is on but the owner claims that is due to a bad IAC valve. the truck runs good. for 1500 i dunno sounds like a deal.

 

I've looked at the Milan/Taurus/500.
I like it.
Be thankful she isn't looking at KIAs.
Edited to add: Since we're all wagon guys here, Does Mercury have a version of the Flex?

 

No, but Lincoln has a big honkin' CUV on the Flex platform - the MKT....

 

Good luck with the Milan. That D plan is a great deal; you're paying the same price an employee of Ford Motor Co pays, so it's a real savings. Sorry to see the long roof go, but I'm sure you'll find a good home for it.

 

Hey Snoot,

Ian's keeping Tiki...it's the Shipwreck that's heading out to sea!

David

 

yeah, im not allowed to get rid of the buick (that would be the longroof)
for a host of reasons
1. its my baby, lots of blood sweat and tears in that car.
2. my friends and car club revolve around the b bodies.
3. its the only car that i can fit my wife, daughter, and all all the stuff we need into it safely, and beat a hastey retreat should anything happen around here. (not that i dont trust it... but i do live 20 miles from a nuclear plant..just a for instance)


the shipwreck is not a long roof its a sedan.

i am buying the f150 i looked at last night on monday.
it runs good and i know the guy who did the state inspection on it and he said i am stealing it for $1500

 

phase 1 complete

here is my wifes new car.... let me tell ya, its a 4 cyl and it surprised the hell out of me! it will keep up with a lot of 6's
and our car payments are $10 per mo cheaper!!!!!:banana:

 

Wow!
Very nice.

That's a 2.5 version of the 2.3 I have in my Focus.

 

Always best to keep Mama happy, congrats on the new wheels.....should have been a wagon though