Hi. I found you guys when doing research into the 11th gen Thunderbird and over the last month or so I’ve been finally actualizing my teenage dream car ever since I became enamored by a blue 1960 Squarebird on someone’s lot almost 8 years ago. Now being a recent college graduate with a full time job I can afford the debt of taking on an auto loan and while it’s no ‘57 or ‘63, I’ve settled on a triple red 2003 Premium from a private seller.
The car drove great when I tested it out earlier this week and aside from a minute chip here or there in the paint (likely from rocks) the body and interior are in excellent condition. There’s less than 29,000 miles on the OD and the car’s been garage kept as well as never driven in icy/dusty conditions nor on dirt roads. Included is the
hardtop rack, convertible cover for driving with the top down, and a cover for the windshield when outside. I’d be the third owner as the first put in the most mileage, and the second barely scratched 1,000 before he put it up for sale. Currently we’re settled on a price after I talked down a couple grand. That and I just checked out an abysmal 2002 Lemon of a car With a blown spare tire, no cover for the battery & spare in the trunk,
rust along the edge of the
hardtop, multiple scratches along the rear fenders and on the aluminum trim inside, not to mention it’d been definitely repainted in the back and bondo’d on the inside of the trunk compartment. The cherry on top being their price floor of $12,000; bullet dodged.
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Anyway, here’s an image plucked from the ad to give a visual on. All that’s left now is to double check with credit unions to see just how much I have to pay up front before I