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(All you ever wanted to know about my '88 Tbird and it's kind.)
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That's me and my 1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe just before homecomming 2000. I got the car about a year ago from an auto auction and have loved it since. It was a bargain to begin with, so the work I had done has so far only brought it up to the list price, but it is in the shop as I write this...
The car is great to drive - it's like driving a comfy old recliner around, but with a 2.3L turbocharger and a sound system. She handles well and she'll throw you into your seat when the turbo kicks in. Also, being a four cylendar underneath, she gets great gas milage (~35 mpg - when driving sanely).
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VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-drive; 2-door 5-passenger sedan Wheelbase F/R 58.1/58.5 in> POWERTRAIN: 2.3L IL4 OHC, EFI ,Turbocharged Horsepower: 150 @ 4600 Torque: 240 @ 3400 BRAKES F/R: 10.9 in. vented disc/10.2 in. vented disc TRANSMISSIONS Automatic: Ford A4OD PERFORMANCE (Motor Trend) 0-60: 8.59 sec. 1/4 mile: 16.48 sec @ 85.1 mph Braking 60-0: 134 ft. Lateral Acceleration: 0.82 g Top Speed: 143 mph PERFORMANCE (Road & Track) 0-60: 8.5 sec. 1/4 mile: 16.3 sec. @ 84.5 mph Braking 60-0: 138 ft. Lateral Acceleration: 0.79 g Top Speed: 142 mph |
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Ever since I got my car, I would occasionally hear from someone that I had cut them off in traffic or that some weirdo was driving my car around. I thought it was nothing... That is, until I stumbled across my EVIL TWIN!!!
Once I was giving a friend a ride home and about three driveways over was my doppelganger... It's weird, our cars looks exactly the same...
So remember, if someone in a '88 Tbird TC cuts you off or tail-gates, or honks a lot, or hits your car... it's not me and you shouldn't get mad at me (or press charges).
thank you