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<blockquote data-quote="Uncle Meat" data-source="post: 16994804" data-attributes="member: 5089"><p>I ordered a loaded '98 Windstar from AAFES just before I left Okinawa and had it delivered to Guam where we transferred to after Okinawa. Drove it for 2 years while on Guam and then had Uncle Sam ship it to Alabama. We drove it for another three years. It was actually a very versatile vehicle and both the wife & I loved it right up until it cleared 60 months and 55,000 miles and then the head gasket went south. Ford refused to help me even though the 3.8L V6 was known to have an issue with the head gaskets. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> I ended up trading it in and buying a brand new 2002 Mustang GT. What a POS that car was! I didn't own the GT for more than 6 months before I traded it in on a brand new '03 Cobra. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> This was right around the timeframe I retired from the military and wanted to treat myself and my wife to new vehicles. She got an '02 Kia Rio I got an '03 Cobra.</p><p></p><p>While I like the capacity a minivan offers I admit I hadn't given much thought on purchasing another one. Thanks for the suggestion.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes sir! I need ample storage to support my wife's obsession of packing anything & everything if we leave the house for more than 24 hours. She's like a freakin' boy scout "Be Prepared"!</p><p></p><p>I need to take a serious look at the Genesis vehicles. For some reason I don't see many of them on the road or around here, either that or I just don't notice them. We have a dealer in Montgomery which currently has a bunch in stock. Maybe take the wife for a ride in the Vette today, get her some Starbucks and then head to the dealerships. Thanks Bob!</p><p></p><p></p><p>MDX, Explorer, Telluride, & Palisade are all potential purchases. Thanks.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As stated previously... the wife just isn't a "Truck" gal. While I personally would enjoy piloting a Raptor around the country my wife just wouldn't be happy in a truck. You know what they say... happy wife, happy life. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite18" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Okay let's talk about Kia for a second. As stated above I bought my wife a 2002 Kia Rio for her to use to run errands and get back & forth to work. She absolutely hated that car. Now I have to admit in 2002 Kio was just getting their feet wet in the US car market and I was able to get a brand new base model Rio for just under $10K. The car was a real dog and had trouble getting out of it's own way. Wheel bearings went out in it at least a half-dozen times and the transmission had to be replaced at 40K miles. If there's one thing my wife DOES NOT LIKE, it's getting stranded alone in her car and it happened more than once with her Rio. However, we drove that Kia into the ground! I eventually sold it to a kid for $500 and it had 105K on the odometer at the time. Kia has really come a long way since '02 and they have some fantastic vehicles in their lineup these days. However my wife has a bad taste in her mouth from her experience with the Rio and she would never go for another one.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So it looks like I have a pretty decent list of cars to go look at with the wife. Since the dealerships are all closed today we'll do some window shopping at a few different lots. I have Monday off so we'll hit them up again when they're open and do a few test drives. Thanks for all the suggestions SVTPerf!</p><p></p><p>U.M.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Uncle Meat, post: 16994804, member: 5089"] I ordered a loaded '98 Windstar from AAFES just before I left Okinawa and had it delivered to Guam where we transferred to after Okinawa. Drove it for 2 years while on Guam and then had Uncle Sam ship it to Alabama. We drove it for another three years. It was actually a very versatile vehicle and both the wife & I loved it right up until it cleared 60 months and 55,000 miles and then the head gasket went south. Ford refused to help me even though the 3.8L V6 was known to have an issue with the head gaskets. :mad: I ended up trading it in and buying a brand new 2002 Mustang GT. What a POS that car was! I didn't own the GT for more than 6 months before I traded it in on a brand new '03 Cobra. :p This was right around the timeframe I retired from the military and wanted to treat myself and my wife to new vehicles. She got an '02 Kia Rio I got an '03 Cobra. While I like the capacity a minivan offers I admit I hadn't given much thought on purchasing another one. Thanks for the suggestion. Yes sir! I need ample storage to support my wife's obsession of packing anything & everything if we leave the house for more than 24 hours. She's like a freakin' boy scout "Be Prepared"! I need to take a serious look at the Genesis vehicles. For some reason I don't see many of them on the road or around here, either that or I just don't notice them. We have a dealer in Montgomery which currently has a bunch in stock. Maybe take the wife for a ride in the Vette today, get her some Starbucks and then head to the dealerships. Thanks Bob! MDX, Explorer, Telluride, & Palisade are all potential purchases. Thanks. As stated previously... the wife just isn't a "Truck" gal. While I personally would enjoy piloting a Raptor around the country my wife just wouldn't be happy in a truck. You know what they say... happy wife, happy life. :ROFLMAO: Okay let's talk about Kia for a second. As stated above I bought my wife a 2002 Kia Rio for her to use to run errands and get back & forth to work. She absolutely hated that car. Now I have to admit in 2002 Kio was just getting their feet wet in the US car market and I was able to get a brand new base model Rio for just under $10K. The car was a real dog and had trouble getting out of it's own way. Wheel bearings went out in it at least a half-dozen times and the transmission had to be replaced at 40K miles. If there's one thing my wife DOES NOT LIKE, it's getting stranded alone in her car and it happened more than once with her Rio. However, we drove that Kia into the ground! I eventually sold it to a kid for $500 and it had 105K on the odometer at the time. Kia has really come a long way since '02 and they have some fantastic vehicles in their lineup these days. However my wife has a bad taste in her mouth from her experience with the Rio and she would never go for another one. So it looks like I have a pretty decent list of cars to go look at with the wife. Since the dealerships are all closed today we'll do some window shopping at a few different lots. I have Monday off so we'll hit them up again when they're open and do a few test drives. Thanks for all the suggestions SVTPerf! U.M. [/QUOTE]
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