Bought A New Car!

[ArmyofOne]

Well im here at Ft Drum and it is Beautiful Country. No snoiw yet but i did purchase a car 24 hours after arriving...no unfortunately i didnt get a lexus, i couldnt find one ANYWHERE.

so heres the scenario:

2002 Ford Escort ZX2 61,000 miles: $6900 asking price

It has:

-tilt/cruise

-power sliding sunroof

-5 speed manual

-135 HP Zetec 4 Cylinder

-Rear Sopiler

and its FWD. its a good little runabout.

I drove it off the lot a purchase price of $6,000. I got a First car loan interest rate of 8.44% so i didnt let them take me for a ride. i put $1,000 down, financed $7,000 out the door, the purchase of the 4 year unlimited mileage bumper-to bumper warranty and all taxes, titles and fees. But i told them i would only purchase the vehicle on one condition, the fix EVERYTHING that ios wrong with it and throw in a Timing Belt and Water pump change for free. here si what they found it needed, after 2 NY state winters (SALT :eek2: ) :

-Front rotors and pads

-Rear drums and shoes replaced

Emergency brake cable

and hood latch replacement.

its a fun little car, and its charcoal grey. for right now they have loaned me a dodge neon for free, its an 03 base model with an auto...its slow and it sucks. i cant wait for the ford! lol.

heres a pic of what it looks like

Identical except mine has a sunroof and real wheels.

I also got them to throw in new tires too, since they were so bald they wouldnt pass state inspection, not bad eh?

[SW03ES]

Woah thats a big change!

You're definately better off with the FWD, but I would have looked for something in a Civic or a Corolla personally.

Smart move though, the last thing you need right now is a double digit age LS400 nickel and diming you (actually quarter and dollaring you lol) into poverty.

Plenty of time for a Lexus.

[Lexusfreak]

You get them to throw Falken's on her Army? ;) Congrats on your car! B)

[blake918]

Congrats Josh!! I bet it's great to be back in a Ford...it seems to be the only make that works out for you!

[lenore]

Hey you be rollin now. Enjoy.

[ArmyofOne]

You get them to throw Falken's on her Army?      ;)  Congrats on your car!  B) 

 

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You know it! but im gonna wear out these Bf Goodrich All seasons first, they arent too bad as far as road noise.

Congrats Josh!!   I bet it's great to be back in a Ford...it seems to be the only make that works out for you!

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Not at all, i mean yes it is great to be back in a ford, but the lexus brand, well i will just say im hooked forever. i definately will meet my dream lexus, its just a matter fo time. the main thing, and i explained it to bob very well, i dont want to buy a lexus, only to have it eaten to death by the salt in a few years. this car already has rust on it in small places.

[blake918]

Of course a Lexus is better than a Ford, but a Ford is cheaper to maintain, cheaper to insure, and doesn't have an insatiable thirst for premium fuel; not to mention the lower entry fee. "Not at all" and "yes," which one is it??

[ArmyofOne]

Of course a Lexus is better than a Ford, but a Ford is cheaper to maintain, cheaper to insure, and doesn't have an insatiable thirst for premium fuel; not to mention the lower entry fee. "Not at all" and "yes," which one is it??   

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Love the new avatar blake! i have some real pix of my car now i took them with my phone and its taking forever to uplad them, ill have em up in a minute!

[Toysrme]

the purchase of the 4 year unlimited mileage bumper-to bumper warranty

We're swapping Mustang GT brakes on it & lemmie know when we're welding in the turbooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! Or we can just do a ton of n2o & blow it up and uninstall it and go "huh"? :D