Failed State Inspection?!

Most likely towed in, or camber positive on the tire wear. Also if it's got a tracking bar bushings can be worn, hard to check, you have to have someone shove the vehicle side to side while watching the bar. I've seen tons of Jeeps and Ford 4x4 with this problem. Also have thrust angle checked if it's been wrecked, yes a lot of types of vehicles call for crazy alignment angles in the name of stability.

 

Bwahaha! Sooooo...Outcomes...I was panicking because no place to put the roofrack for her and my bicycles when we go riding by the Sound (you can't just get on a bike path where she is) and because at work I do taxi service with a 5-speed GT Mustang with a heavy clutch and can only take one person at a time. Also, had that car 9.5 years and 153000 miles,soooo...I wound up going to the local Ford dealer who've done a lot of the work on the wagon and the 'Stang and bought a 2011 Ford Escape with a high-revving 4-banger and a 6-speed automatic. It's the 2nd version, not the newer ones that look like a Honda! I hope that it can be accepted here as a wagon, anyway it has the split 2nd seat just like my '56 Ford Squires had.

 

Personally, I would've got the V6 (More power! Ar-Ar-Ar!), but congratulations! Insure it to the hilt!

 

Well, yeah, me too, but it is a 2011, and was the only one on the lot and at the dealer where I do business. The 4-cyl. has plenty of pep and winds up to 6500 R's in no time, where I get nervous because I don't know if it even has a rev limiter. And where the '73 was Looooooong, this one is way short. E-Z Park. Well, there's a video and an alarm for backing too. Anyway, plenty fun. And it is a belly button car--you see yourself everywhere.

 

Now,with the 2011 Escape, I feel that I am just another animal in the herd. I had to have carpet made for the cargo area because the hinges for 2nd seat stick up, potentially scraping on whatever precious cargo you put in there. I have little use for the Microsoft "Sync" business. The brakes aren't as good as you'd think they'd be. The flip up glass on the liftgate reminds me of the backlite flipping up on my '56 Ford Squire. My left foot is happier, but I still miss shifting gears. (My 2004 Mustang GT). The dual bike racks on top are 'way higher than on the '73 Ford wagon, making lifting a heavy bicycle a major chore. Oh, yeah, this is a Limited model, with extras like roofrack crossbars and chromey grille, leather,etc. it still seems pretty small to me, but the Explorers look too big. I find myself dreaming of that '56 Squire that she and I went camping across the USA in,back in 1971, when everyone had a VW Microbus, but we were V-8 powered and water cooled.

 

Unfortunately, with everything, there's compromise. Nobody likes it, but there it is for all to deal with. So what is the story now on the CS?

 

The story on the CS? First '56 Squire was totaled on 1972,second one bought in '76,sold in 1978. Then I had the '56 Ranch Wagon from '83-'85. I had some other '55-'56 Ford wagons,mainly parts cars. They were all famous for rusted front crossmember/dropped A-arm.

 

No, no, the '73. Did you decide to keep it or get rid of it?