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New to Forum and my 2000 two tone Solara

New to Forum and my 2000 two tone Solara

Postby Snake2715 » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:24 am

Hello,

I figured now that I have a pic or two I should chime in here. I live in Michigan and about a month ago picked up my 2000 Solara. I also have a Ford Escape, and a few older Toyota Supras.
I am somewhat of a car enthusiast. I recently sold my Contour SVT and Taurus SHO so that I could get back to finishing my Supras.

I needed a daily driver that I could depend on, was somewhat unique, and also did good on the MPG side. After careful consideration of some Audi's, Nissan's, and a few others I decided on the Solara and began the hunt.

I am the second owner of this previously Florida driven car. I had a chance this weekend to get out and take a few pictures. I plan on keeping it pretty straightforward and stock. I will get the windows tinted, maybe a ground effects kit (stock type), and potentially some rims down the line.

Heres a few pics of my recently let go rides and my new one. Hopefully they are enjoyable.

SHO:
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Contour SVT (Heavily Modified)

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Solara 08/04/07

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These are all click able thumbnails for the 56K users.

Let me know what you think.
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Postby tito53 » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:25 am

wow two tones are rare to find. welcome to the forums
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Postby philosophicaljt » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:38 am

My first car was a 1988 Mercury Sable. My father and I put the Yamaha SHO motor in it. It really would scoot.

The Taurus is an amazing car. Most auto-blooded people will tell you that the 1988 body style Taurus is the car that revolutionized the auto industry.

That car was as fast as my solara is now, and its design and engineering is 25+ years older! It was also as fast as the Mustang GT.
Year.............Model..0-60....1/4 mile
1988 Ford Taurus 3.8 9.3 17.2
1989 Ford Taurus SHO 6.6 15.2
1991 Ford Taurus SHO 7.7 16.2
1992 Ford Taurus SHO 7.5 15.4
1993 Ford Taurus SHO 7.5 17.0
1995 Ford Taurus SHO 7.7 15.8
1988 Ford Mustang GT 6.4 15.0
2000 Ford Taurus SE 8.0 16.1 <--for reference
1999 Ford Contour SVT 6.8 15.2 (C&D April 99)
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Postby philosophicaljt » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:45 am

oh, and nice solara.

It will be a nice fun car. Though its about 180 degrees different than what you've had in the past.
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Postby Snake2715 » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:49 am

tito53 wrote:wow two tones are rare to find. welcome to the forums


Yeah did they come from the factory with this two tone? I find it hard to believe the previous owners had it painted... but maybe they did.
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Postby Solarafreek » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:16 am

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Postby NVDIS1 » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:20 am

Welcome to the site :D
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Postby ---CAMRAZY--- » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:29 am

Welcome......
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Postby PXLpainter » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:38 am

Welcome! Like the two-tone... rare find! :up:
Old CarDomain pages here: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2247283
So-long to my 2006 SLE Convertible...
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Postby theprodigy79 » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:54 am

Welcome to the site!
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Postby NeFaRiOuS_SLE » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:00 am

Welcome to SolaraGuy! Yeah two-tones ARE kinda rare in the sense that almost nobody has it, whether it comes from the factory (but IIRC the factory ones only had a light/dark beige option), or custom-painted; looks nice either way.
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Postby **PoshPepper** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:03 am

Welcome to SG!
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Postby Akfahad » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:02 pm

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Postby camry_101 » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:10 pm

welcome..
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Postby Biggi_e » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:20 pm

welcome to SG
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