- May 30, 2014
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Hello StangNet Guys and gals! Just wanted to say hi and share my quick story as I am a proud owner of a 5.0 (again!). Not just any 5.0 Mustang... MY 5.0 Mustang from when I was in high school! Yes, I got it back!!!
My first car when I was 16 was a red 1988 Mustang LX 5.0. I loved the car and I have a lot of great memories of working on it with my father. He taught me how to work on engines with the work we did together on that Mustang. We put in the Edelbrock Performer package along with lots of other bolt on's together. Even as I bought other cars after high school, I always swore to myself I would keep that car forever and never be one of those guys who says, "I should have never sold my first car!"
Well guess what happened? Money issues came along and I had to sell it. I remember the day I sold it and how I almost felt sick to my stomach. Sure it just sat in my garage for a ton of years collecting dust but it was my first car! I put so much blood, sweat, tears, and money into that thing it's sick! I found myself saying "I should have never sold that car" many times for years after that.
Well.. guess what?! Two weeks ago I was finally successful in tracking down that car, and believe it or not, the owner said he was looking to sell it! Make a long (and happy) story short, I bought my old car back and now I am reunited with it and I couldn't be happier! It's not just a car LIKE the one I used to have, it IS the same car I used to have! Believe it or not it's in almost the same condition as it was when sold it. The guy said it just sat in his garage for the most part too. Anyway, I am super happy to be a mustang owner again and even happier that it's MY old mustang. I look forward to being a part of the Stang Net community!
I'll post some pics I took from the day I sold it originally, it looks just about the exact same.
My first car when I was 16 was a red 1988 Mustang LX 5.0. I loved the car and I have a lot of great memories of working on it with my father. He taught me how to work on engines with the work we did together on that Mustang. We put in the Edelbrock Performer package along with lots of other bolt on's together. Even as I bought other cars after high school, I always swore to myself I would keep that car forever and never be one of those guys who says, "I should have never sold my first car!"
Well guess what happened? Money issues came along and I had to sell it. I remember the day I sold it and how I almost felt sick to my stomach. Sure it just sat in my garage for a ton of years collecting dust but it was my first car! I put so much blood, sweat, tears, and money into that thing it's sick! I found myself saying "I should have never sold that car" many times for years after that.
Well.. guess what?! Two weeks ago I was finally successful in tracking down that car, and believe it or not, the owner said he was looking to sell it! Make a long (and happy) story short, I bought my old car back and now I am reunited with it and I couldn't be happier! It's not just a car LIKE the one I used to have, it IS the same car I used to have! Believe it or not it's in almost the same condition as it was when sold it. The guy said it just sat in his garage for the most part too. Anyway, I am super happy to be a mustang owner again and even happier that it's MY old mustang. I look forward to being a part of the Stang Net community!
I'll post some pics I took from the day I sold it originally, it looks just about the exact same.