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Looks pretty good, glad to see someone has enjoyed it on the road instead of in the garage. I'm sure the owner thought they got their money's worth out of it.
Only negative might be the lack of a hardtop. It may be available but it didn't make it into the pictures.
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Looks pretty good, glad to see someone has enjoyed it on the road instead of in the garage. I'm sure the owner thought they got their money's worth out of it.
Only negative might be the lack of a hardtop. It may be available but it didn't make it into the pictures.
All a person would need would be a Cashmere hardtop, a Cashmere boot, and a hardtop carrier.
Paul, sounds like this Cashmere (post # 136) would be a good example of what you said about NOT paying a premium for a low mileage Retro and continuing to drive the heck out of it.
Paul, sounds like this Cashmere (post # 136) would be a good example of what you said about NOT paying a premium for a low mileage Retro and continuing to drive the heck out of it.
Yeah, that might be a little more miles than I was talking about, but if it has been well taken car of like a lot of our higher mileage TBN cars, then I'd say it has another 100K in it easy enough. That's an awful lot of smiles per dollar spent.
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21 years, 174K miles, 48 States X 2 & DC, 9 Canadian provinces, 8 European countries, 3 Caribbean Islands, 3 Hawaiian Islands, 100+ National Park locations, 150+ T-bird events, 190+ retrobird diecasts/models, 13 TOTM pics & some very special friends...THANKS TBN !
Yeah, that might be a little more miles than I was talking about, but if it has been well taken car of like a lot of our higher mileage TBN cars, then I'd say it has another 100K in it easy enough.
Still able to get a Ford ESP on a '05 which I think would be essential on a car with that many miles. As Paul said the miles on a well maintained car should not be a deal killer.
Bill Coates-Canfield, Ohio
2003 -THE GREY GHOST- MSG, Saddle with Saddle dash kit, door panels, boot and visors
A lot depends on how the miles were put on a car. For me to put a thousand miles on my car running down the interstate is nothing to me putting the same miles driving in this stop an go Atlanta traffic.
If I put on a 100K in Atlanta traffic, then I probably would be worried about what the car was worth. I'd either be in the looney bin or have blown my brains out.
21 years, 174K miles, 48 States X 2 & DC, 9 Canadian provinces, 8 European countries, 3 Caribbean Islands, 3 Hawaiian Islands, 100+ National Park locations, 150+ T-bird events, 190+ retrobird diecasts/models, 13 TOTM pics & some very special friends...THANKS TBN !
If I put on a 100K in Atlanta traffic, then I probably would be worried about what the car was worth. I'd either be in the looney bin or have blown my brains out.
You are right there. I don't mind being retired here, but I would never make it working every day.
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