TBirdDriver
Registered User
I just got to thinking about our cars.
A lot of the younger drivers may not realize it but,
we are driving around, believe it or not, in luxury vehicles.
To buy a new SC ('89, '90), was around $25,000.0. That's equivalent to $37,000.00 today.
My car has just about every luxury add on you can get in any of the new cars.
Power everything, windows, doors, seats, sun roof, mirrors, trunk,
A/C, ABS, Automatic ride, speed sensitive steering, hydraulic clutch, auto dim headlights, auto dim rear mirror, fog lights, cornering lights, even lighted vanity mirrors.
There are a number of things that this car was equipped with that made it stand out from the crowd back in '89.
In 1989 most cars still had 14" or 15" wheels.
SC came with 16" alloy wheels.
4 wheel ABS disc brakes were new technology available only on high end luxury vehicles.
They were Super Charged..(Rare on a production vehicle)
Variable suspension.
CD player..(just starting to appear in cars)
Lowest wind resistant drag coefficient of any car manufactured by Ford up to that date.
Stainless steel exhaust.
4 wheel independent suspension
Etc.
When I needed to get a new car, not only did I get sticker shock, but I could not find one that could match the SC with all the features, handling, power and style, so I bought another SC.
Anyone else have this problem?
What new car can compare?
A lot of the younger drivers may not realize it but,
we are driving around, believe it or not, in luxury vehicles.
To buy a new SC ('89, '90), was around $25,000.0. That's equivalent to $37,000.00 today.
My car has just about every luxury add on you can get in any of the new cars.
Power everything, windows, doors, seats, sun roof, mirrors, trunk,
A/C, ABS, Automatic ride, speed sensitive steering, hydraulic clutch, auto dim headlights, auto dim rear mirror, fog lights, cornering lights, even lighted vanity mirrors.
There are a number of things that this car was equipped with that made it stand out from the crowd back in '89.
In 1989 most cars still had 14" or 15" wheels.
SC came with 16" alloy wheels.
4 wheel ABS disc brakes were new technology available only on high end luxury vehicles.
They were Super Charged..(Rare on a production vehicle)
Variable suspension.
CD player..(just starting to appear in cars)
Lowest wind resistant drag coefficient of any car manufactured by Ford up to that date.
Stainless steel exhaust.
4 wheel independent suspension
Etc.
When I needed to get a new car, not only did I get sticker shock, but I could not find one that could match the SC with all the features, handling, power and style, so I bought another SC.
Anyone else have this problem?
What new car can compare?