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Wow.... some of you nesters don't get much drive time in your 'Birds.
My '05 is a mostly daily driver and is just about to turn 30,000 on the clock.
I bought it in September '07 with 21,000 miles so that works out to about 3,000 miles a month but I just love driving it. It is my company car (I own the company) and I have taken sales trips recently to West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Alabama.
Next month we will be heading for Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and south Georgia.
Both Birds and the Pony are sleeping well until Spring. I did pay them a visit last weekend to move their position in the storage garage. They are comfortable and everything is in good working order including batteries.
My daily driver 04 which I bought in 05 now has close to 53,000 miles. I'm quickly closing in the mileage I had on my mom mobile that I owned for 9 years, and that one had 92,000 on it. 80 miles roundtrip everyday is kinda rough, but what wonderful fun 80 miles they are.
04 with 19.5K. It is a weekend toy doesn't have to be a daily driver as we have a great public transit system here in the Washington DC area. She stays under wraps most the winter. This may change, retiring next month and have more time to play.
GrayGator72 Sun of Orange Sky of Blue God must be a Gator too!!
We adopted Texasbird (an '02 Black/Full Red/Premium) in August of '06 with 56908 miles from Park Place Motorcars in Dallas. Her original family got her from Grand Prairie Ford, between Dallas & Ft. Worth, and I believe by the Autocheck report from the dealer where we found her, she spent most of her earlier life in the D/FW area.
We've tried to baby her with less than 4000 miles since the purchase, to keep her young as long as possible. Even though the mileage at purchase was higher than I wanted, she had been well cared for, and well worth the price. Her favorite trips now, are around Lake Texoma and going to car shows, but she just loves to get out and cruise topless anytime she can.
Money Penny just rolled 18k The Raven is at 28k Jake just rolled 8k Delta Suzanne is getting ready to roll 100k (99,675 as of this evening)
(Yes, I bought her back for what I sold her for when I found out she was going to a dirt lot).
Delta Suzanne is getting ready to roll 100k (99,675 as of this evening)
(Yes, I bought her back for what I sold her for when I found out she was going to a dirt lot).
ROFL Joe, you could save yourself a lot of stress if you wouldn't sell them to begin with, you know you are just going to buy them back!
'04 with almost 50K. Had 36K when I bought it last May. Sweating out the COP's as no extended warranty. No major problems so far but get scared everytime I ck the shop posts and see what other members are reporting.
Well, it's my wife's car, 2005 Anniv. Ed. She drives it everyday from Manchester, Tn. to Ringold Ga., and then some at work as a DHS CPS social worker. She bought it 3 years ago and it now has 115,000 miles on it. She loves her car, especially driving topless. Careful now. Believe it or now we are just getting ready to replace the original tires, Michelin Pilots, they still have good tread on them, but new tires are in order for the daily trek up and down Monteagle. We figure by the time she retires she'll have close to 200,000 miles on "Rosie". But, that's ok, she was bought to drive.
I just bought a beautiful '02 with 91k miles on it for my wife. She thought she'd never find an emotional replacement for the '98 Z28 I bought new for her 10 years ago. She loves the T-Bird so much more. It's amazing how many people comment on her car. It brings a smile to her face (and mine too!) every time she drives it. For the miles, it drives like an almost new car. Best gift I've ever given her.
Our new to us, 02 Black, just turned 20,000. Although pampered by it's original owners, this should be driven, and flaunted. I will pamper it also, but the mileage will add up.
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