http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/2489068074.html

 

It's gotta be. Turbo, CF doors/Hood/Hatch and D&G door fabric are a dead giveaway. The lack of orange wheels and Roll Cage throw it off. Damn shame. I miss how that car use to look...

 

Yup that is it for sure. I know michael (guy who bought it from stephen) traded it in.

 

What he trade it in for?

 

...a taurus.

 

please tell me you forgot to mention it is a new ecoboost taurus SHO...

 

Well would it help if I said it was awd and a limited?

 

NO

 

Didnt the guy who bought it start putting it back to stock almost immediately? Looks like he was doing a pretty good job too, lol.

 

Yes we did

 

Why buy the ride to just get rid of it for a Taurus? Even a SHO! Makes no sense to me. But oh well! I woulda parted out the car at least too.

 

Whoa.. first time I've seen the car in a year. Found on craigslist out of curiosity after reading this thread!

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/2492509405.html

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/2492574005.html

 

Yup when i saw it i knew it was yours, well minus a lot of parts =)

 

well did mike know it had abnormally low compression on two cylinders before he bought it??......if not i would have gotten rid of it and parted it out too.

all i can say is with the orange off......it doesnt look like a hotwheels toy anymore..lol

 

a few little birdies tell me that mike was unaware of the problems the engine had when it was sold to him....i hope he is happier with the taurus than this thing....

 

That's a funny rumor which I will squash now. It did not have "abnormally low" compression in two cylinders before selling it. You could call Portland Speed Industries and verify that if you'd like, since they did my last compression check and tune lol.


Also here's a video after the car got retuned summer 2010 (prior to selling) to ensure that the car was running solid. Check the date. Tuned around July 2010, Sold in August 2010. It's unfortunate to hear rumors that I sold a car that had any major issues without disclosing. Fortunately I didn't do that. I believe in Karma.

 

Stephen's a good dude, i cant see him selling a car he knows was messed up.
And although this car was track built it never really saw any track time.

Even if it did, used cars are sold as is, if the buyer didnt take the car to a mechanic to have a compression test done or do one himself thats no ones fault but his own.

 

Thank you Cory, I appreciate the words. It's definitely been awhile since we talked!

I also agree with you completely, buying any used car, you should do your research. I felt that I went above the normal process, and had the car inspected for Mike before selling and even gave him information for all the shops that worked on my car to vouch for the car if he needed to confirm any issues. He never even asked for the info. I didn't have to give him all that info, but I did because I wanted Mike to be happy with a solid car and have peace of mind.

Anyways.. The car was sold from me to Mike, and now from Mike to whoever has it now. People can say all they want about him or I, but there's not much else to say from me.

 

Good words Stephen.

I will say it was hard to recognize that it was your car until I saw the pictures of the inside door panels 'cause it doesn't look the same at all on the outside

 

lol its weird to see my hood on it