BA> RN> That's what I did when I bought this Lincoln at an auction.  I can't
BA> RN> imagine what the sticker price was on it when it first came out, but
BA> RN> I'm sure I couldn't afford it.  I'm grateful I was smart enough to
BA> RN> not get one of those front wheel drive cars.  I had one and it almost
BA> RN> drove me crazy; not that that's a bad thing nowadays.  (-:

BA>Dunno why you don't like front wheel drive.  I've been driving them since th
BA>aforementioned Omni.  All of my vehicles are FWD except the Ramcharger, whic
BA>is 4WD and my 1972 Dodge pickup that I can't afford to start (dry and empty
BA>weighs 6,600 pounds and it gets 8 mpg - less with a load - but in 1972 gasol
BA>was 33 cents/gallon).

Same here. I had a couple of Front Wheel Audis that were Beautiful
driving cars.
Now you had to learn how to drive Agressively again because of the
Different handiling charaterstics but the learning curve is fairly
short.
Except for my Mini Pickups I haven't owned a Front Engine/Rear Drive
car in over 20 years.
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