"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
09/05/2016 at 21:00 • Filed to: None
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"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
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1995 Ford Windstar LX. It was my third car. A hand-down from my parents who were planning to buy a new car anyway when my little brother totaled my 1992 Cavalier in 2004. I believe the color was called Plum. My mom bought it with inheritance money when my grandmother died with the only shopping requirements being that minivan and purple. It was a total heap of crap that stranded my parents many times before they gave it to me and stranded me multiple times in the two years I had to put up with it. Even when it was running, it never really worked right. The ABS would kick in at random times for no reason and extend stopping distances. The sliding door sensor had a short, so it would chime and ding at random intervals. I tried to limp it to 100,000 miles, but it was traded in a bit short of that. I could go on, but here are the photos (more exist, but are probably film scans on my mom’s computer)...
Had a little fender-bender when I couldn’t stop on an icy hill and rolled into someone backing out of a driveway. I repaired the shattered turn-signal lens with CA glue.
Somewhere along an ill-advised road trip from Syracuse to Chicago in November 2005. Surprisingly, this was the only road trip taken with this van that actually went off without any mechanical issues.
This is what Cleveland looked like through the side window. Along I-90 I think.
Snowed in (Syracuse, NY)
Hiding under snow AND a tree!
Bald Eagle State Park (PA)
Moving out of a rental house in Syracuse in 2006. The van was nice for hauling, but it was a nervous ride wondering if it would make it.
Lock Haven, PA where I lived in a spare bedroom of a friend for a month in between leases.
The end. Got me to my new apartment in State College, PA for grad school, and was then only driven to various dealers until I found my next car.
S65
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09/05/2016 at 21:07 |
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What was your next car??
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> S65
09/05/2016 at 21:12 |
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A tan 1993 Lexus ES300 with a 5-speed manual that had 130,000 miles on it. It was also a total reliability nightmare, but at least it was more entertaining and luxurious.
LongbowMkII
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09/05/2016 at 21:30 |
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Those just seemed like horrible vehicles. Even when they were new they seemed beaten with age and years behind even the Caravan.
Like it skipped the Ford showroom and went straight to the BHPH lots.
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> LongbowMkII
09/05/2016 at 21:54 |
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They were terrible. It was basically a second-gen Taurus that debuted in 1991 puffed into a van. The platform and transmission weren’t ready for the extra weight. In 1995 the only engine was an ancient carry-over 3.8L V6 that made 155 hp (but 220 lb-ft that made it torque steer off the line). They were gruff and unreliable. The third gen Caravan came out a year later but was years ahead technologically.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
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09/06/2016 at 00:12 |
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I’ve always wanted an ES300, mostly because my frost car was a 92 Camry which I kinda liked, and I knew the ES300 was just a better Camry with a V6 and possibly a manual trans. The Camry could only be had with three pedals and 6 cylinders I'm coupe form, and they're extremely rare.
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> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/06/2016 at 00:19 |
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Yes the coupe Camrys were rare to begin with and V6/manual ones even more so. The ES300 manual is also pretty rare, as it was only offered for the first two years and the take rate was low. There are a few key differences from the Camry that made the ES less reliable, but it as far as four-door FWD cars go, it was excellent. I had to sell it due to my financial situation and need for something that didn’t immediately need a lot of money poured into it, but I’d love another one some day if any manuals are still in existence when I can.