Guilty Pleasures

Kinja'd!!! "Tripper" (tripe46)
09/24/2020 at 09:23 • Filed to: None

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Flippin love a hatchback fox body 5.0. My best friend had 3 of them in our early driving days. My sister had a convertible when I was a little kid...white 5.0...white ragtop. ICEICEBABY.

I’m not thinking of getting one, not right now anyway. I was just perusing the no reserve listings from the popular auction sites as usual and saw it.


DISCUSSION (17)


Kinja'd!!! ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Tripper
09/24/2020 at 09:30

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“ I was just perusing the no reserve listings from the popular auction sites as usual and saw it.”

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That bi d button is quite enticing at times....


Kinja'd!!! Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Tripper
09/24/2020 at 09:30

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There shouldn’t be anything guilty about a good foxbody (bad ones yes) ! They have their issues, but there’s literally nothing that can’t be rectified on them.

That’s an exceptionally good car and dare I say deserves every dime it goes for. Inventory on non-clapped out examples has really dried up in recent years and that car has a lot of exactly what you’d want out of a foxbody in 2020.


Kinja'd!!! CobraJoe > Tripper
09/24/2020 at 09:32

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The prices for good examples are going up, and the condition of the cheaper cars is getting worse. I had a really hard time finding a 5.0 5 speed for under $5k in running condition in my area.

But, I managed to find a ‘84 GT convertible a short drive away.  It needs a lot of attention, but it looks great and drives well.  

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Kinja'd!!! Tripper > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
09/24/2020 at 09:33

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It is a really fun way to maybe by a car. 


Kinja'd!!! Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Tripper
09/24/2020 at 09:33

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I had a ‘93 LX5.0 hatch way back when, and for the money it was a fun car. As old as that platform is the level of aftermarket support is amazing. (maybe that’s why?)


Kinja'd!!! Tripper > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
09/24/2020 at 09:35

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I honestly would love to be in a position to make a run at this one. I don’t ever recall see ing one in that color.


Kinja'd!!! Tripper > CobraJoe
09/24/2020 at 09:35

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Just love the sound of these, and every after market exhaust sounds good.


Kinja'd!!! i86hotdogs > Tripper
09/24/2020 at 09:35

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I use to HATE the foxbodys when I was young. Maybe it’s the 80s kick I grew in to, but they’re one of my favorite generations now.


Kinja'd!!! CobraJoe > Tripper
09/24/2020 at 09:41

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True that.  I’m currently shopping around for an exhaust, the stock single setup is starting to fall apart.  


Kinja'd!!! UserNotFound > Tripper
09/24/2020 at 09:54

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I have always wanted an fox body Cobra track car.


Kinja'd!!! HoustonRunner > Tripper
09/24/2020 at 09:58

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I agree mostly, but for me it is the coupe.  I’ve always loved those lines.


Kinja'd!!! Tripper > HoustonRunner
09/24/2020 at 10:00

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Yep notchbacks look great too


Kinja'd!!! WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Tripper
09/24/2020 at 11:06

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I’ve always liked the exterior styling of the foxbody, and the engine chassis combo can be potent, but good lord is that interior aby smal.


Kinja'd!!! Tripper > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
09/24/2020 at 11:07

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Haha yeah I think they come from the factory smelling like cigarettes too


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > Tripper
09/24/2020 at 11:57

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Yep, wanted one since I was a kid. This one looks perfect. My ideal Foxstang is a green LX hatchback. Sometimes I think of selling the 911 and just getting a decent Mustang and a family camper truck.


Kinja'd!!! CobraJoe > i86hotdogs
09/24/2020 at 12:10

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I thought they were pretty ugly when I was younger. Too similar to the disposable 80s cars like the Escort.

Took me a few years of owning one to appreciate them, they’re too fun to hate, and they have a certain simple charm to their design once you get past the “cheap 80s car” image.  


Kinja'd!!! i86hotdogs > CobraJoe
09/24/2020 at 12:28

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Yup, Foxbody, Taurus, Escort, all from that era. Used to loathe them. Now I crave a gen I or II SHO