Who knew MRM T/As were so rare? (How I got my T/A)
I certainly didn't when I pulled up onto a used Ford lot two weeks ago on a saturday. Circled the lot in my truck and around back sat this Maroon 'Firebird' covered in dust and grime.
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Figured it was a worn out old bird and probably beat to hell.
Got closer, and the treads were untouched, no caked rubber, no dents, a few scratches and only one small scratch-less ding. Took a look and saw that they had recently affixed a lot-stock sticker and hand written 'used car info sheet' thing with the AS IS box checked. What caught my eye was the mileage.
29,715.
My first reaction: "Whut..?"
Tried the door handle. It was open (after hours mind you.). Hopped behind the seat and it was pretty dirty inside. So I thought it was a fluke.
Fastforward to Monday and I got the keys and turned the car on.
29,715.
Story was that the owner (only one too as it turned out) had traded it in on an '11 5.0 Mustang GT. The first one they got on the lot. I thought BS but decided to humor the guy and drive it anyway. Needless to say it drove like a new car, and frankly freaked me out. Pulled up the carfax and damn near dumped a brick in my pants. Everything checked out.
Fastforward again to Thursday and I have them drop it off at my mechanic and he says it's got bugs. Not bad ones but it needed help (or so we thought at the time.) Sales guy was a former mechanic and said it probably just needed fluids changed because they were probably from St. Therese.
I haggled, and finally got them down from the 10.9K asking to 10.3 on that next Monday. Pulled the plates on my truck and as I was taking off the last bolt I heard church bells ring.
Checked my watch and wondered "WTF" and guessed they were just testing them. What a time to do so, because it was at that time that I got all the paperwork done and was handed the spares to the Bird and gave a hearty handshake and thank you to a Ford used car dealer who went behind his bosses back to get me this car.
That night I run the RPOs and find out that it's an MRM and extremely rare. One of only two known to be in my area
A week late I flush the rear and trans and it now drives like butter. As if it were 2002 all over again or something.
I guess you really can trust a Ford guy after all.
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