Octoer 2006 COTM: 2006 Ford Five Hundred SEL FWD

The Car of the Month for October 2006 belongs to Bob Norton from Wellesley, MA. He is known as nortonrl in the forums.

To view all the photos of his Ford Five Hundred, check out his photo gallery.

From Bob:

Car Trim Level:

2006 Ford Five Hundred SEL FWD

Modifications:

• 18" wheels and tires
• K&N Filter
• Carma chin spoiler
• Carma Stainless muffler w/ dual exhaust
• 06 Montego side trim (no chrome)
• Custom rocker stripe
• 4" with "500" lettering
• Trunk lip spoiler
• Silver-painted grille
• Silver-painted lower rear-bumper insert
• SVT badge on trunk
• WeatherTech trunk liner
• Trunk netting
• XM SKYFi Radio with Bracketron mount
• PIE AUX Adapter
• Pioneer speaker upgrade (4 places)
• Carbon-fiber trim over door switch plates (4 places)

Planned Modifications:

Carbon fiber dash trim kit SCT tuner Better handling tires (for summer).

Other Fords Owned:

Presently own a 2006 Montego Premier AWD (box stock w/ 8,500 miles), and a 2004 Ford Explorer EB (also box stock w/ 28,000 miles).

Other Comments:

I bought this car with 7500 miles for basic transportation -- then I saw some potential to fix-it-up for short-money. It's a Ford 500 SEL with leather option built to fleet spec (i.e., it has the DRL option) It was used as a rental car by local dealership. Now fixed up, it gets compliments wherever I go -- it's very sharp looking and sounds like it has some motor because of the new exhaust. Althought it is kinda pokey compared to many European and Japanese near-luxury rides, it's more than adequate for around-town and commuting driving.