Hello, everyone. I just realized I didn't give a proper intro!
Anyone who knows me will tell you I have vehicular ADD and go through cars like t-shirts. There's only been a handful that I just can't seem to live without and the Mark VIII was/is one of them. I had a brand new one in '98 and was forced to part with it in 2000 -- new marriage, soon to be new baby, start-up venture, etc. The car meant a lot to me on a sentimental level, so it was difficult to get rid of it.
Fast forward 8 great years and 25 awful cars later and life has much improved and I've been on the hunt for another great Mark. I finally found an absolute mint Collector's Edition with 17,000 miles on it... all options except block heater and cargo net -- white pearl / lt. prairie tan interior. It should be safely in my garage to stay next week!
Most think it's silly to have paid nearly $20k for a car that's worth less than half that on paper, for a dream... some think reliving a dream by way of a 10yr old car is rather insane in itself. Regardless, I wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to snatch up a nearly brand-new, near-perfect car that brought me a lot of happiness and memories.
This is my first visit to LOD -- but I was a regular member on markviii.org "back in the day." I hope we're all able to be the resource for eachother now as we were then. This looks like an excellent site (and a brilliant design!)
On an even lighter note -- my sincerest apologies in advance to anyone I might offend. I'm an old school Mark-head, I'm a big proponent of all-original/OEM and admit to getting a little woozy when I see what some people do to their Marks. A+ for creativity in most cases... my wife just tells me I'm a boring stiff with an old soul (she loves me dearly, really) who is overly passionate about cars. Bear with me!
Looking forward to learning more about you all.
Anyone who knows me will tell you I have vehicular ADD and go through cars like t-shirts. There's only been a handful that I just can't seem to live without and the Mark VIII was/is one of them. I had a brand new one in '98 and was forced to part with it in 2000 -- new marriage, soon to be new baby, start-up venture, etc. The car meant a lot to me on a sentimental level, so it was difficult to get rid of it.
Fast forward 8 great years and 25 awful cars later and life has much improved and I've been on the hunt for another great Mark. I finally found an absolute mint Collector's Edition with 17,000 miles on it... all options except block heater and cargo net -- white pearl / lt. prairie tan interior. It should be safely in my garage to stay next week!
Most think it's silly to have paid nearly $20k for a car that's worth less than half that on paper, for a dream... some think reliving a dream by way of a 10yr old car is rather insane in itself. Regardless, I wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to snatch up a nearly brand-new, near-perfect car that brought me a lot of happiness and memories.
This is my first visit to LOD -- but I was a regular member on markviii.org "back in the day." I hope we're all able to be the resource for eachother now as we were then. This looks like an excellent site (and a brilliant design!)
On an even lighter note -- my sincerest apologies in advance to anyone I might offend. I'm an old school Mark-head, I'm a big proponent of all-original/OEM and admit to getting a little woozy when I see what some people do to their Marks. A+ for creativity in most cases... my wife just tells me I'm a boring stiff with an old soul (she loves me dearly, really) who is overly passionate about cars. Bear with me!
Looking forward to learning more about you all.
