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Got my '92 Classic 9 years ago (April 1992) with less than 100 miles on it. Paid exactly $12,000 for it (sticker was around $14k) At the time I had a '90 Isuzu Amigo - fun truck but a real piece of sh%t quality wise and only a 94hp motor. With the low-income job I was working and trying to pay bills and still be able to eat, my new car jones was going to have to be fulfilled with something inexpensive. It came down to a Ford Escort GT and the SE-R. Thanks God I didn't get the GT. What made the decision was the motor-mouse seat belts on the Ford and the LSD on the SE-R. The local Nissan dealer really didn't know what they had. They only had two on their lot, I went with Aztek Red over White. Did the typical salesman bullsh#t dealing, then I told him what his invoice price was and asked him how much we wanted to make on the deal. This was back when you could first get invoice prices via fax and mail (Internet? What's the internet?) He ran to his manager all flustered (he was in his late 50's and had been in the sales game a long time, I was 25). The sales manager came back and told me he wanted to make $500 on the deal. We did the deal for $12,000 and I drove out that evening. Over 9 years and 108k later, I still love the car and will probably keep it forever. Even though I could afford something new (my wife has even encouraged me to think about it), I plan on teaching my 4 year old son and 18 month old daughter how to drive in it, and then how to autocross in it!
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Steve Linn
#6 STS SE-R
Indy Region Head Solo Geek
"Have you red-lined your race car today?"
www.indyscca.org
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