RE: SOTW: Ford Probe

Friday 28th October 2011

SOTW: Ford Probe

£595 with FSH and a new MoT. You can almost say it without laughing...



"Hey baby! Can I give you a lift with my Probe? Cool, just hop in..."

As car names go, there aren't many that sound 'wronger' than the poor afflicted Ford Probe. It's an ugly car as well as a stupid sounding one. It doesn't really handle, and with only 168bhp available from its 2.5 litre V6, it's asthmatic as well as thirsty. All in all then, probably not the car of your dreams.

Until now that is. For today, Ladies and Germs, Shed Of The Week is proud to present the sporting bargain of the er, week. And here she is - a 1995 model Ford Probe that's barely run in with only 100k miles on the clock, a fully stamped-up service history and a year's MoT for (wait for it) a fiver under six hundred notes.


Yes, yes, yes, you see! At that price suddenly those slabby pot-bellied flanks begin to look glamorous, even sexy. And that's before you even take a peak under that beaky... no, that elegantly swooping bonnet and check out the state of the art 24-valve Mazda engine with multi-port fuel injection, four cams, and a computer controlled variable induction system. That amount of 'stuff' has still got to sound good in the pub, hasn't it? The Probe has even got genuine supercar-style pop-up headlamps.

With swathes of grey fuzzy upholstery lavished around the well-appointed cockpit, any self-respecting passenger would immediately respect this car's owner as a person of taste and distinction, although you still probably wouldn't risk cruising it up and down the road outside your local primary school at going home time. Nope, some stigmas run too deep.

But still, £595 for all this. It's what SOTW dreams are made of, surely?


Advert reads:

Ford Probe 1994 2.5 in very good condition 102333 miles 168 BHP

Sunroof, fully stamped service history every 10,000 up to and 90,000 miles to be sold with full MOT.

I purchased this for my wife in 2004 unfortunately she found it a little low to get into so after two thousand miles it was put into storage and has not been used since. It is such an excellent car in such good condition I have been reluctant to part with it. It has been on sorn since 2004 and has been for its MOT test today. It has been refused on rear anti roll link bar and slight imbalance on front brakes. The parts have been ordered and it will have full MOT next week. I am convinced that these are brilliant cars and superb collectors vehicle of the future available at bargain price. This car is looking for a good home that will appreciate it. Inspection Welcome tel 01905 420005. a lot of car for £595 or Best offer

Please contact within 24 hours of end of listing to arrange collection . Cash on Collection



   


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obscene

Original Poster:

5,174 posts

184 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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Ugly? Must be something wrong with me than as I quite like them...

Nice SOTW smile

B'stard Child

28,322 posts

245 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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This one should generate some discussion!!!

Mazda in a cheap frock

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

202 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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I like it paperbag

chickenkebab

641 posts

196 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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I like the seats.

twazzock

1,930 posts

168 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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168bhp, full MOT and under £600 is pretty impressive, even if it is crap.

yellowyellow

470 posts

229 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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WTF is that weird looking creature sat in front of the car in pic 2? eek The hound of the Baskervilles? Good shed though for a wee laugh even if it is ugly as hell.

hornetrider

63,161 posts

204 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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What the fk is that humungous beast in the second pic?

0a

23,879 posts

193 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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Give me a cougar instead!

EDLT

15,421 posts

205 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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In before Gareth Cheeseman reference!

Egg Chaser

4,951 posts

166 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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My English teacher when I was at school had one of these. I'm pretty sure he was a serial killer.

B'stard Child

28,322 posts

245 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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Egg Chaser said:
My English teacher when I was at school had one of these. I'm pretty sure he was a serial killer.
My neighbour had one - I don't think he's a serial killer but he is freeking weird

thewheelman

2,194 posts

172 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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It's a beauty, a real temptress & i'm a tiger....


Great clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlQySJ-_c6Y&NR=...

Edited by thewheelman on Friday 28th October 00:55

EDLT

15,421 posts

205 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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thewheelman said:
It's a beauty, & i'm a tiger....
Ha.

insideimsmiling

102 posts

175 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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Don't comment often, but i have to say that these Probes, together with the later Cougars, do make sense as an alternative family car to the usual saloons at shed money. As long as you don't expect it to handle like a sports coupe, and i have been tempted by these when cruising ebay - nice.

5lab

1,645 posts

195 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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the probe is the car that wins the 'anal' game.

The anal game is very simple. Drive along, and when you pass a car, call its name out. Except, before its name, add the word 'anal', and after the word, snigger like a little girl. For example

anal probe (win)
anal focus
anal polo
anal golf
anal ampera

Fun Bus

17,911 posts

217 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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Shaw Tarse said:
I like it paperbag
I do. I always liked the Probe in V6 guise with these wheels (which were standard) and in that blue. I want to say it was Imperial Blue (as Escort Cossie) but I think I'm wrong.

ETA: I wish it had the leather option.

Edited by Fun Bus on Friday 28th October 00:58

twazzock

1,930 posts

168 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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5lab said:
the probe is the car that wins the 'anal' game.

The anal game is very simple. Drive along, and when you pass a car, call its name out. Except, before its name, add the word 'anal', and after the word, snigger like a little girl. For example

anal probe (win)
anal focus
anal polo
anal golf
anal ampera
Anal fiesta sounds like a laugh.

thewheelman

2,194 posts

172 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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twazzock said:
5lab said:
the probe is the car that wins the 'anal' game.

The anal game is very simple. Drive along, and when you pass a car, call its name out. Except, before its name, add the word 'anal', and after the word, snigger like a little girl. For example

anal probe (win)
anal focus
anal polo
anal golf
anal ampera
Anal fiesta sounds like a laugh.
Works very well with some of the Dodge line up. Challenger, Charger....Ram.

Another Ford......Fusion, now that's just wrong!

EDLT

15,421 posts

205 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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5lab said:
the probe is the car that wins the 'anal' game.

The anal game is very simple. Drive along, and when you pass a car, call its name out. Except, before its name, add the word 'anal', and after the word, snigger like a little girl. For example

anal probe (win)
anal focus
anal polo
anal golf
anal ampera
What about anal spitfire, for the morning after the curry before?

twazzock

1,930 posts

168 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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Anal Focus, for when you positively have to hold in that st.