New Here, Don't own a sky... yet

ParrotHeadNation · 02-10-2007, 01:34 AM

Okay let me introduce myself. I'm Bart a 19 year old from Baltimore, MD. I got a car real cheap when I was 15, 1998 Ford Escort. I have done some stuff to it. I'll show some pictures. Anyway, reciently I have been very much impressed by the Sky and am actually looking at getting one in two years after I graduate from college and have a steady income so I can make the payments. Just joined here to read and learn even more about the car of my future. By the way, I've always been a convertable kind of guy, just never found the one I felt I could afford and enjoy. The Sky is it.

Here are the pictures:

that was a carshow a few years ago

I know its not great but I did work with what I was practically given and made it as I like it. This thing will keep me rolling for two more years.

ParrotHeadNation · 02-10-2007, 01:09 PM

anyone here?

**reedred** · 02-10-2007, 02:06 PM

Welcome, Parrothead! As you've noticed, weekends tend to be kinda slow around these parts. Nice work with the 'Scort- can't wait to see what you do when you get your Sky!

ParrotHeadNation · 02-10-2007, 02:41 PM

thanks. yep i figure everyone is out driving their skys on the weekends

**Rustyknight** · 02-10-2007, 02:46 PM

Welcome to the forum. Feel free to join in everyone is always welcome.

Skystar · 02-10-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ParrotHeadNation

thanks. yep i figure everyone is out driving their skys on the weekends

Not everyone.

Welcome aboard.

skybeam · 02-10-2007, 03:27 PM

I am 24 and have owned the sky for about 6 months and love it....unfort....it is cold in minnesota so I drive my 2002 eclipse in the winter......and far as showing off your ford escort......now comes the jerk of me cause this bugs the hell of me

My personal opinion is people that "pimp" out cars like neons and escorts are trying to hard......you just can't make a neon look like a viper......I love seeing these people in these cars......I laugh

wait for you sky and stop wasting money on a ford escort......

to each there own I guess

**spunkie** · 02-10-2007, 04:12 PM

Welcome to the forum!! In the years you are finishing college and waiting to purchase your Sky, you will learn a lot from forum members.

Shirley

ParrotHeadNation · 02-10-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by skybeam

I am 24 and have owned the sky for about 6 months and love it....unfort....it is cold in minnesota so I drive my 2002 eclipse in the winter......and far as showing off your ford escort......now comes the jerk of me cause this bugs the hell of me

My personal opinion is people that "pimp" out cars like neons and escorts are trying to hard......you just can't make a neon look like a viper......I love seeing these people in these cars......I laugh

wait for you sky and stop wasting money on a ford escort......

to each there own I guess

Listen I am working with what I have. How am I trying to make my car look like a viper? Because I customized it the way I like it? exactly to each his own. I've realized that the TVs were pointless but we live and learn. But I haven't added any mods for a few years anyway. and I am saving up for my sky. By the way I've gotten many people telling me that they have liked my escort. I guess you don't but frankly I don't care, because there are people who will criticise you for everything you do. And you're one of them.

Ruthie · 02-10-2007, 04:20 PM

WELCOME! I like those seats. Good luck w/ school & the future Sky.

MidniteBlues · 02-10-2007, 04:24 PM

Howdy Bart, Welcome to our Forum. As stated above you will learn alot about the Sky here alright, but beware, we also have lotsa wipper snappers about and some people here can be brutal at times--Just blow those guys off, enjoy your stay, donno how your gonna manage to wait 2 years for a Sky, hmm that will mean you'll be getting a 2010 version--

skybeam · 02-10-2007, 04:37 PM

You don't care what other people think......however you message to me was rather harsh and you were pissed when someone said it was a chick car while you were in it.......You don't come across as someone that doesn't care what other think......if you did you would have wrote...I like it and that is all that matters.....

All I stated was I think it is dumb that people spend more to make there car look cool or try, then what they paid for the car.

Good luck getting your sky....no harsh feeling, just hate seeing money go to waste, when it can be used for a sky

ParrotHeadNation · 02-10-2007, 05:54 PM

skybeam- nah I was just saying I just thought it was harsh but its your opinion and your entitled to it.. but no big deal man. I ain't trying to make enemies here.

just trying to learn
and not another cent goes to the escort anymore (except oil changes)

ParrotHeadNation · 02-10-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MidniteBlues

Howdy Bart, Welcome to our Forum. As stated above you will learn alot about the Sky here alright, but beware, we also have lotsa wipper snappers about and some people here can be brutal at times--Just blow those guys off, enjoy your stay, donno how your gonna manage to wait 2 years for a Sky, hmm that will mean you'll be getting a 2010 version--

Thanks for the welcome. Yah I don't wanna wait that much, which is why I'm trying to learn as much as possible before I get it! I swear I dont know how to wait that long. Its gonna kill me! But there's somethings worth waiting for and this car is one. I might try to get it a bit earlier or I might try to get a 2009 early in 2010.

**Skip** · 02-10-2007, 10:49 PM

Say hey youngin. Welcome to the Sky forum. On this forum you will meet a cross section of people as well as my alter ego . Skip- tha redneck. Now if Skip- the redneck shows up it is usually about his dogs or moonshine . Just play along because I be a crazy person. Hush Skip, leave the boy alone. Well before Skip pops out again welcome to the forum...Skip...resident redneck...

Skyflare · 02-12-2007, 01:30 AM

WELCOME!!

ParrotHeadNation · 02-14-2007, 01:43 AM

hey guys. sorry to bump this, it isn't my purpose. I just figured out something. I figured out when I'm gonna get the car. I'm gonna stick with my escort only 43k, until late 2008, so a little less than 2 years. Then I'm going to try to get a base SKY 2008 while the 09s start coming out. I'm really not picky for options. I would like the nicer sound system and a spoiler, but I have a few colors I like and probably leather, and hopefully heated leather seats !! PLEASE!!

Antonio · 02-14-2007, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ParrotHeadNation

hey guys. sorry to bump this, it isn't my purpose. I just figured out something. I figured out when I'm gonna get the car. I'm gonna stick with my escort only 43k, until late 2008, so a little less than 2 years. Then I'm going to try to get a base SKY 2008 while the 09s start coming out. I'm really not picky for options. I would like the nicer sound system and a spoiler, but I have a few colors I like and probably leather, and hopefully heated leather seats !! PLEASE!!

leased 2007's should start hitting the lots around that time. You could also possibly pick up an off lease vehicle still on warranty, and also purchase an extended warranty for yourself. That'd probably be the most cost effective.

ParrotHeadNation · 02-14-2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Antonio

leased 2007's should start hitting the lots around that time. You could also possibly pick up an off lease vehicle still on warranty, and also purchase an extended warranty for yourself. That'd probably be the most cost effective.

thats a good idea Antonio. I didn't even think about the leases. I just don't want to get a car that was dogged you know?

Antonio · 02-14-2007, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ParrotHeadNation

thats a good idea Antonio. I didn't even think about the leases. I just don't want to get a car that was dogged you know?

I agree with you totally, i just wanted to put out the other option. Leased cars usually are in pretty good condition. Owners of leased cars usually are under mileage limits so a leased car will almost always have less miles than an equal year used car. Also they tend to be in better condition because people know that they will have to return it (if they don't choose to buy out the lease)

MileHiSky · 02-14-2007, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ParrotHeadNation

Listen I am working with what I have. How am I trying to make my car look like a vip

02-10-2007, 01:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
ParrotHeadNation Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 494 My Photos: (0)	New Here, Don't own a sky... yet Okay let me introduce myself. I'm Bart a 19 year old from Baltimore, MD. I got a car real cheap when I was 15, 1998 Ford Escort. I have done some stuff to it. I'll show some pictures. Anyway, reciently I have been very much impressed by the Sky and am actually looking at getting one in two years after I graduate from college and have a steady income so I can make the payments. Just joined here to read and learn even more about the car of my future. By the way, I've always been a convertable kind of guy, just never found the one I felt I could afford and enjoy. The Sky is it. Here are the pictures: that was a carshow a few years ago I know its not great but I did work with what I was practically given and made it as I like it. This thing will keep me rolling for two more years. __________________ Now: 1994 Chevy S10 Extended Cab 1990 Bronco Eddie Bauer - 31s, 351 Windsor,Top Removed Next: Ordering 09 Black Onyx Saturn SKY Base or RL- Feb 2009

02-10-2007, 01:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
ParrotHeadNation Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 494 My Photos: (0)	anyone here? __________________ Now: 1994 Chevy S10 Extended Cab 1990 Bronco Eddie Bauer - 31s, 351 Windsor,Top Removed Next: Ordering 09 Black Onyx Saturn SKY Base or RL- Feb 2009

02-10-2007, 02:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
ParrotHeadNation Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 494 My Photos: (0)	thanks. yep i figure everyone is out driving their skys on the weekends __________________ Now: 1994 Chevy S10 Extended Cab 1990 Bronco Eddie Bauer - 31s, 351 Windsor,Top Removed Next: Ordering 09 Black Onyx Saturn SKY Base or RL- Feb 2009

02-10-2007, 02:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rustyknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 886 My Photos: (9)	Welcome to the forum. Feel free to join in everyone is always welcome. __________________ Rusty Bluestone Sky Black Leather and Roof Serial #11805 - Traded 8-2-2007 Midnight Blue RL Black Leather and Roof Serial #05941 - Picked Up 8-20-2007 What is the source of your user name: http://www.skyroadster.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8236

02-10-2007, 03:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
skybeam First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 79 My Photos: (0)	Hey bart I am 24 and have owned the sky for about 6 months and love it....unfort....it is cold in minnesota so I drive my 2002 eclipse in the winter......and far as showing off your ford escort......now comes the jerk of me cause this bugs the hell of me My personal opinion is people that "pimp" out cars like neons and escorts are trying to hard......you just can't make a neon look like a viper......I love seeing these people in these cars......I laugh wait for you sky and stop wasting money on a ford escort...... to each there own I guess

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02-10-2007, 04:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
spunkie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Macclenny, Florida Posts: 682 My Photos: (0)	Welcome to the forum!! In the years you are finishing college and waiting to purchase your Sky, you will learn a lot from forum members. Shirley __________________ Redline ordered June 6, 2006 Chili Pepper Red Black Leather Home January 31, 2007

02-10-2007, 04:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ruthie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: WV Posts: 593 My Photos: (0)	WELCOME! I like those seats. Good luck w/ school & the future Sky. __________________ Ruthie 2007 Black Onyx Redline "People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did." "But people will never forget how you made them feel."

02-10-2007, 04:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
MidniteBlues Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,570 My Photos: (0)	Howdy Bart, Welcome to our Forum. As stated above you will learn alot about the Sky here alright, but beware, we also have lotsa wipper snappers about and some people here can be brutal at times--Just blow those guys off, enjoy your stay, donno how your gonna manage to wait 2 years for a Sky, hmm that will mean you'll be getting a 2010 version--

02-10-2007, 04:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
skybeam First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 79 My Photos: (0)	hey junior You don't care what other people think......however you message to me was rather harsh and you were pissed when someone said it was a chick car while you were in it.......You don't come across as someone that doesn't care what other think......if you did you would have wrote...I like it and that is all that matters..... All I stated was I think it is dumb that people spend more to make there car look cool or try, then what they paid for the car. Good luck getting your sky....no harsh feeling, just hate seeing money go to waste, when it can be used for a sky

02-10-2007, 05:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
ParrotHeadNation Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 494 My Photos: (0)	skybeam- nah I was just saying I just thought it was harsh but its your opinion and your entitled to it.. but no big deal man. I ain't trying to make enemies here. just trying to learn and not another cent goes to the escort anymore (except oil changes) __________________ Now: 1994 Chevy S10 Extended Cab 1990 Bronco Eddie Bauer - 31s, 351 Windsor,Top Removed Next: Ordering 09 Black Onyx Saturn SKY Base or RL- Feb 2009

02-10-2007, 10:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
Skip First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: deep in the land of cotton where good times there are not forgotten Posts: 4,736 My Photos: (0)	Say hey youngin. Welcome to the Sky forum. On this forum you will meet a cross section of people as well as my alter ego . Skip- tha redneck. Now if Skip- the redneck shows up it is usually about his dogs or moonshine . Just play along because I be a crazy person. Hush Skip, leave the boy alone. Well before Skip pops out again welcome to the forum...Skip...resident redneck... __________________ Resident Redneck of the forum and Birthday Greeter Keep on the sunny side of life It tant Christmas without Christ.

02-12-2007, 01:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
Skyflare Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Left coast, CA Posts: 537 My Photos: (5)	WELCOME!! __________________ Always remember above the best is the sky and the sky is always full of stars! SKYFURY

02-14-2007, 01:43 AM	#17 (permalink)
ParrotHeadNation Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 494 My Photos: (0)	hey guys. sorry to bump this, it isn't my purpose. I just figured out something. I figured out when I'm gonna get the car. I'm gonna stick with my escort only 43k, until late 2008, so a little less than 2 years. Then I'm going to try to get a base SKY 2008 while the 09s start coming out. I'm really not picky for options. I would like the nicer sound system and a spoiler, but I have a few colors I like and probably leather, and hopefully heated leather seats !! PLEASE!! __________________ Now: 1994 Chevy S10 Extended Cab 1990 Bronco Eddie Bauer - 31s, 351 Windsor,Top Removed Next: Ordering 09 Black Onyx Saturn SKY Base or RL- Feb 2009