You had me at Probe GT.
You lost me at 1st Gen.
Remember Ford’s plans for a front-drive Mustang? Yeah, never happened. But, instead, we got the Ford Probe–two generations, in fact, with this being another Ford/Mazda collab.
The high point for the first generation was the Probe GT. Instead of an old-school V8 powered the rear axle, this front-driver received an intercooled and turbocharged 2.2-liter inline-four.
Power output? How about 145 horsepower along with 190 lb.-ft. of torque. For 1988, that was impressive stuff.
Fast forward to this 1989 Ford Probe GT advertised on Facebook: 56,707 miles, five-speed gearbox and silver over gray.
Condition? Clean and stock, down to the tri-spoke wheels.
You had me at Probe GT.
You lost me at 1st Gen.
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
No turbo love? You know who would approve, right?
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:You lost me at 1st Gen.
But F2T!
That thing is ridiculously clean.
My next door neighbor (who was at the time my good friend's fiance) bought one new in 1988. On the way to spend a day out on the Hobie Cat that my buddy and I shared, I scratched her bumper with the trailer while trying to squeeze past her in a parking lot. The repair cost me $600 in 1988 money. As a result, I have a completely unjustified hatred for the Ford Probe.
The second generation isn't so bad.
My wife had a brand new 2nd Gen Probe when we met. It was not an interesting car to drive.
Yes, I had a Datsun 310GX so I shouldn't throw stones at this probably better car but I never liked this car.
The Ford EXP was even weirder.
EFFFFF TWOOOOO TEEEEEEEEEEE! 
Don't hate until you've tried one dialed up to 11. That thing is CLEAN. I like the MX-6 body better, but that thing is pretty sweet.
Rodan said:My wife had a brand new 2nd Gen Probe when we met. It was not an interesting car to drive.
A '95 Probe GT was the first car I bought after graduating from college, and I would disagree. They were fun and were one of the cars to have in G Stock at the time.
Much nicer than the one I ran at the Challenge, and that was 20 years ago. It may be a good thing the price is high enough not to seriously tempt me to replace the Kia as a daily driver.
codrus (Forum Supporter) said:Rodan said:My wife had a brand new 2nd Gen Probe when we met. It was not an interesting car to drive.
A '95 Probe GT was the first car I bought after graduating from college, and I would disagree. They were fun and were one of the cars to have in G Stock at the time.
Hers was not a GT, and at the time I had a sportbike and an 11 sec street Mustang... so yeah, didn't even blip the meter. Wasn't a bad car for road trips, though.
Displaying 1-10 of 24 commentsView all comments on the GRM forums
You'll need to log in to post.
