I have too many cars, and yet not enough cars.

Somehow I own 5 cars. Well, 6 now because I bought a parts car that I have to go get soon. Well, but I kinda gave one to my mom. But her old car is still sitting in the driveway.

Anyway, trying to do handbrake skids in a FWD car on a wet skidpad made me think about how I really like RWD. So, I think I need to reconfigure my driveway again, but I have no idea how, and no money to spend. I'm confounded.

A quick overview:

1. 1991 Mercury Cougar XR7 - the "forever" car. Even if it rusts away to nothing, I'll save the badges and put them on a tubeframe racecar and call it the same car. Like Grandpa's axe. Not going anywhere, but also not currently running. I think I want to put a 5-speed in it and autocross it. Maybe it could be daily and autocross combined but I'd rather add a Thunderbird for daily use.

2. 2005 Ford Focus ST - the daily driver. I like it, but it's dented or scratched on every body panel. I think the exhaust has a hole in it, the motor mounts are suspect, and the clutch might be starting to go. I'd sell it but I don't think it's worth anything.

3. 1997 Ford Probe GT - this was my 2019 challenge car. I love the platform, I love the engine, but the suspension is really stiff and not good for daily use. I could autocross it but again I'm leaning towards RWD for that. Probably only worth anything to a Probe fanatic.

4. 1998 Lincoln Town Car - this is basically my mom's car now. Can't sell it. Can't build it into a RWD drift couch. Wish I could get a second one to do that stuff with.

5. 1992 Ford Escort LX-E - "rare" sedan version of the GT (Mazda BP motor) that I'm trying to save. Also my next challenge car. Bought rusty parts car to manual swap it and for body panels.

So, I really want another Panther or MN12, and I also could really use a truck to tow all these hoopties with, but I have no room to add stuff, and only a basic willingness to subtract stuff. Quite the dilemma.

Anyone wanna take a Probe and a Focus as trade for their 90s Ford truck? (the answer is no, I suspect)

If your in TX there is a super minty grandpa truck GMT400 for sale. It's got 58000 miles and is below market price, I think, at 8K. Would make a super cool tow pig/project and its RWD.

I have a gmt400 and I can barely resist the urge to buy it

Can the Escort LX-E work as a daily driver for a while? If so, the bet option may be to sell the Probe and the Focus, and buy a truck.

In reply to Opti :

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How about a truck that isn't a truck?  B-body wagon?  Generous room for parts, adequate tow rating, Easy to make into a drift couch or even a fun autocrosser.  T56 is a bolt-in swap and the pedal conversion is pretty simple with F-body bits and a couple welds.  4.10s are a necessity since you're going from a ratio spread of 3.06/0.70 to 2.66/0.50.

I ran my old Impala SS at the challenge last year and it was better than I was by a long shot (but that's not saying much)

calteg said:

In reply to Opti :

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Link to the book of faces ad if it's allowed.

Not affiliated, just found it hunting a truck for my cousin

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/575433343815074/

In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :

OK, you might be on to something there. I'm picturing a box Panther wagon converted to a ute... 

In reply to slowbird :

I don't know why you hate yourself and keep punishing yourself with Ford products.

In reply to slowbird :

Now you're talking.  Fire up the sawzall.  

Stampie said:

In reply to slowbird :

I don't know why you hate yourself and keep punishing yourself with Ford products.

I don't know why either. I've been to therapy, it helped with some stuff, but not this! 

If it were me: Get the Escort going, then sell the Focus and Probe; since the Focus is pretty worn out and it sounds like the Probe has served it's purpose if you want rwd for racecar stuff.

With that stuff out of the way then the Cougar can get the attention it deserves.

I have too many vehicles- both Hot Wheels and Matchbox. I have one case filled up and another empty one ready to house a stack of vehicles still in blister packs.

Opti said:

If your in TX there is a super minty grandpa truck GMT400 for sale. It's got 58000 miles and is below market price, I think, at 8K. Would make a super cool tow pig/project and its RWD.

 

I have a gmt400 and I can barely resist the urge to buy it

I need the info! 

In reply to slowbird :

did someone say they wanted an 8k gmt400? Heres mine that i decided to sell yesterday but haven't put on the market yet. 

Grm would be 7k, market will be asking 9.....

In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :

Need more info and location.

In reply to AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) :

Ill try to get an ad up today or tomorrow. No promises. 

95 1500. 350/4l60e. Dropped 4/6 with djm parts. New tires. 220k. Salvage title, pimpm3 and me did the salvage work. No rust. Tons of new parts. No issues. Drove it 400 miles yesterday. 

Gets a windshield tomorrow, as the one in it cracked last week.

Near Charlotte nc

In reply to AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) :

I posted the Facebook link a couple posts ago in this thread 

Duster that truck was one of the main reasons I started looking at GMT400s again.