Our’s was a 1977 LTD *Station Wagon*, thankyouverymuch. My brother hated that car so much, and it hated him right back. He once jumped it over some railroad tracks and it actually fixed the alignment.
 
In the car’s defense however, if you removed the spare tire you could fit a keg in the well and pack it with ice.…

That’s pretty much what I did. My 2004 Dakota was failing me for several reasons (MPG being a huge one, 17.5/gal and driving 36k mi/yr is not a good thing). Bought an SE Fiesta w/no other options. Ford was offering $3500 off MSRP, got a respectable amount for the trade on the truck (I didn’t want to deal with selling…

Just bought a Fiesta SE Hatchback. I needed a car that got excellent gas mileage since I travel about 35k mi/year. The SE trim was perfect for what I wanted, not too many doodads, not too stripped. The S is too basic (cruise control was a must, ditto for power windows), the Titanium seemed like a waste of money and…

SL1 you mean, completely different car. I had a ‘99 SL2 until April of this year. 245000 when I sold it, original clutch. Dang things were unkillable for sure, as long as you add oil every so often (1qt/1500mi like clockwork on mine).