Howdy ! car lover from New York City.

VikramRao75 · 19th November 2008, 21:39

Nice to be here among automotive lovers, with people who live and breath cars like me. Personally as much as I love Japenese and European cars, theyre just too efficient and expensive, I prefer American cars which are just fast, and have personality.

I drive a 1994 Ford Taurus SHO (Super High Output), engine developed by Yamaha for Ford, mated to a Mazda 6 tranny. Even though the car was a slow seller, it has developed into a kind of cult car for Taurus enthusiasts. This is my second one, the first one was a 5 speed 1992 SHO which had in excess of 180,000 miles on it. Drove across the country in it, thru heavy rains, snow....it never stopped. I wish Ford could go back and build its cars like they did the SHO.

aah78 · 19th November 2008, 23:50

Hello.
Welcome to Team-BHP!

Quite a few people turning up from the U.S. thesedays, which is good.

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Originally Posted by vikramrao75

Even though the car was a slow seller

No surprise there. The lack of a D on the shifter and the addition of a 3rd pedal is enough to confuse the hell out of most Americans - no exaggerations there.

Take some time out to go through our posting rules. Enjoy!

Swifty2008 · 19th November 2008, 23:58

Hello Vikram,

A warm welcome to T-BHP family.

If you eat, drink and sleep cars, then certainly this is the place for you. I too agree with your generic statments on the cars.

Do post some pictures of Ford Taurus SHO.

C Ya.

Swifty2008 · 20th November 2008, 00:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by aah78

Quite a few people turning up from the U.S. thesedays, which is good.

Is it because of the economic slowdown?

Just kidding.

GTO - Touring · 20th November 2008, 21:19

Welcome Vikram. Agreed! I am a fan of *some* American cars, purely for their character, muscle & flamboyance. Your Taurus SHO sounds like the ultimate sleeper, how about some pictures?

Do take a quick pitstop by our board rules section too.

Mpower · 20th November 2008, 21:48

Hey, welcome. Nice car..is its a 3.0 or 3.2?

VikramRao75 · 20th November 2008, 22:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by aah78

Hello.
Welcome to Team-BHP!

Quite a few people turning up from the U.S. thesedays, which is good.

No surprise there. The lack of a D on the shifter and the addition of a 3rd pedal is enough to confuse the hell out of most Americans - no exaggerations there.

Take some time out to go through our posting rules. Enjoy!

Well my auto does have a D, Americans in general dont do stick shifts, though the auto sold more then the sticks, and my earlier SHO was a stick, I prefer it to my current auto which seems really dull even though they bumped up 200 cc from 3.0 to a 3.2 to compensate for the auto trans.

Quote:

Originally Posted by aah78

Hello.
Welcome to Team-BHP!

Quite a few people turning up from the U.S. thesedays, which is good.

No surprise there. The lack of a D on the shifter and the addition of a 3rd pedal is enough to confuse the hell out of most Americans - no exaggerations there.

Take some time out to go through our posting rules. Enjoy!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mpower

Hey, welcome. Nice car..is its a 3.0 or 3.2?

This ones a 3.2 auto, the ealier one was a 3.0 stick which was a great car to drive, these dweebs in spiced up civics used to pull up next to me and I always managed to pip em without any extra effort. the engine is just so linear in the stick.

VikramRao75 · 22nd November 2008, 02:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swifty2008

Hello Vikram,

A warm welcome to T-BHP family.

If you eat, drink and sleep cars, then certainly this is the place for you. I too agree with your generic statments on the cars.

Do post some pictures of Ford Taurus SHO.

C Ya.

19th November 2008, 21:39	#1
VikramRao75 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 21 Thanked: 0 Times	Howdy ! car lover from New York City. Nice to be here among automotive lovers, with people who live and breath cars like me. Personally as much as I love Japenese and European cars, theyre just too efficient and expensive, I prefer American cars which are just fast, and have personality. I drive a 1994 Ford Taurus SHO (Super High Output), engine developed by Yamaha for Ford, mated to a Mazda 6 tranny. Even though the car was a slow seller, it has developed into a kind of cult car for Taurus enthusiasts. This is my second one, the first one was a 5 speed 1992 SHO which had in excess of 180,000 miles on it. Drove across the country in it, thru heavy rains, snow....it never stopped. I wish Ford could go back and build its cars like they did the SHO.
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19th November 2008, 23:58	#3
Swifty2008 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 236 Thanked: Once	Hello Vikram, A warm welcome to T-BHP family. If you eat, drink and sleep cars, then certainly this is the place for you. I too agree with your generic statments on the cars. Do post some pictures of Ford Taurus SHO. C Ya.
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20th November 2008, 21:19	#5
GTO - Touring BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 710 Thanked: 54 Times	Welcome Vikram. Agreed! I am a fan of some American cars, purely for their character, muscle & flamboyance. Your Taurus SHO sounds like the ultimate sleeper, how about some pictures? Do take a quick pitstop by our board rules section too.
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20th November 2008, 21:48	#6
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Hey, welcome. Nice car..is its a 3.0 or 3.2?
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