Oops, I guess I forgot about her story...
She's an '03 V8 with 55k. Same ivory parchment too! Yeah I'm perverted like that
Since the flooding was (of course) totally unexpected, I didn't want to start another car payment. The '06 models were more than what I wanted to spend.
I took the insurance money, which actually totaled $9300, after $1000 deductible, added some extra funds and found a great deal in Tigard, OR. Just for a few grand extra, I managed to upgrade 3 years, gain an extra 28HP, plus cut my old mileage by 50%.
Now for the bad news. I picked up the car this past Saturday and during these few days, the LS has been acting up (what's new?) I think there are a ton of TSB's that haven't been taken care of. The most annoying problem so far is the steering wheel started to make this rubbing/whining sound. Of course when I test drove it, this didn't happen. I read on the forums to add
Motorcraft friction additive to the power steering? If not, then the steering rack needs to be replaced? Great. Second, after parking outside overnight, my rear window iced up. I tried the rear defogger, and it doesn't work. I guess I expected these problems from an LS, hell I had a 2000! Among a few other small things, the car's great. And after some repairs it will be even better...I hope
Next step I need to do is slap on my old rims and give my reborn Phoenix a wash!
Anyways, Happy New Year!