Fox Poll: Which wheel do you like more. Black ponies or old unknown wheels?

The comments are brutal, lol, but I appreciate them. So, the black ponies are clearly the overall favorite, er... least hated, but I need to keep my eye out for something better. Maybe 93 Cobras or clean "argent"/silver ponies. Or, I need to paint 'em.

Mustang5L5 said:

5-lug swap that bitch.

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No! Too much $$$

Geez! It's not good enough for you people that I saved a destitute Fox from 2 years of being parked and running like crap! Now, I need to make yet another turbo-charged, 5 lug, full suspension monster! lmao Oh yeah, and it turns out those stripes are not stickers... Just really thick paint in some parts. Smooth in others. So, I can't even removed the stripes without a paint job.

Me too, Mike. Just playing around. Should've thrown in a smiley.

'preciate it, Joe. Yeah, the paint is good, though there's a lot of surface haze and minor scratches. It's being detailed to include buffing by my favorite detailer in the area, now. It was part of the deal of me buying the car, and so included in the initial price.

Yeah, it's surprising how fast the investment stacks up. Now, if the motor blows or the trans takes a dump, I'll be in it deeper than I want to be time-wise, but otherwise, I'm expecting the car to earn back at least $4,500 (maybe up to $6,500 for the right buyer). Anything above $ invested means I got a freebie and enjoyed a daily driver drop-top fox on the coast of Cali for half a year-ish, while bringing it back to something that the next guy is going to value. I like doing that to foxes, within reason. My other cars are the money pits, lol. I like the tinkering, though. Wrenching is a destresser, and I need it at grad school.

It's decently quick, too. Quicker than a Lexus IS350 that went 13.6@102, as an example. I might take it to Sac-town for a look at what a 2.73 street-tire H/C/I vert will do. Should be mid-low 13s.

I hear you on the hood and the stripes. I don't like them, but they're there, and the time and money to remove them doesn't make sense to me. Plus, the fiberglass hood is lighter.

Right now, my next priorities are:
- replace the passenger seatbelt
- diagnose & repair driver's power quarter window
- repair vacuum leaks (minor)
- repair exhaust leak: the motor mount was replaced a couple years ago, but it's obvious that the engines weight rested on the header and put a hole in it. I can patch it up.
- install stock air box (CAI) w/ K&N panel vs. the "hot air" under hood conical filter
- replace passenger power door lock
- install a missing interior windshield trim panel & repair broken top latch catches

These functionality things are more important to me than paint/aesthetics, for the time being. When I get to that, I'd like silver/argent ponies, and I'd like to drop the car with B/C springs, first... if I get to it. So, I definitely am going to be investing a little time and money to make the car nicer. Hopefully, it'll be something I, and the next guy, can enjoy & take a little pride in. I also think there are some young bucks who will appreciate the engine mods, sound, stripes, aggressive hood, and coastal convertible. But, I guess we'll see.

I definitely got my answer here on which of the wheels people prefer in general. Black ponies, for the time being, it is.