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How many 02-05 1st original owners here?

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My desert sky blue 2003 is dream car 1 of 147 made. It has 28,000 miles and has spent it's pampered life in my Florida air conditioned garage. Driven to maintain but is a third car
Soon to down size and might not take it with me.
Bought new and had hardtop only on for maiden trip from NY dealer. Love the car drives like a dream.

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Mine is the first 2002 delivered by Crossroads Ford in Raleigh NC. For the first couple of months I had a caravan following me everywhere I went. These were in such short supply that many were seeing then for the first time,
 
Original owner, and purchased in August of 2002. 26K miles, and still on the original tires
 
Jim'sRed2002 said:
Original owner, and purchased in August of 2002. 26K miles, and still on the original tires
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Couldn’t drive on them any longer!

Finally replaced the original tires at 26,870 miles.

Installed Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 235 / 50 R17 tires from Discount Tire.

Drives and feels like a new car!!!
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Bought mine in May of 2002. Almost embarrassed to say it still has less than 8K miles on it. Need to enjoy it more. A few subtle modifications, especially fond of 80-spoke Kelsey wheels I was fortunate enough get several years ago. Still on original tires too, so I won't be going far without new rubber.
 
I wanted a TBird since I was a kid. When the 2002s came out, I struggled because I didn't feel I could afford it. The day the Columbia Shuttle when down, Feb 1 2003, I got out of a sick bed and bought my VBird. Brand new beautiful 2002 Inspiration Yellow- The car gets more action than I do 🙂 Best road trips ever Zoom Zoom!! VBird is due for her 200K maintenance next week. Cost me a little dough last year but not sure if I can ever part with her.
 
Blue 2002...113,000+ miles. I'm retired now but used it for commuting. Always parked outside in Florida weather (unfortunately). I keep a good coat of wax on it. Still looks great on the outside but it needs some minor TLC inside. Been a great car...very little problems.
 
How many can say this. We won our 2005 Steel Blue in a contest through BP. Still looks great in my garage.
 
Purchased my Steel Blue 2005 new and still drive her every week. 59,000 miles and still going.
 
I'm not the 1st owner, my dad was. When I saw the Thunderbird was coming out with the 02-05 models, I told my dad I was going to get one in 05 when I turned 50. Well my dad ended up buying our Red 03 for his 50th anniversary. I'm still driving and enjoying it now that my parents have passed. So our family is the original owner and I plan on passing it down the line.
 
We stopped at a dealership in 2003 (husband was looking at an F150) when I spotted my beauty and fell in love. Took home a brand new James Bond Edition and **POOF** I no longer hated my commute into downtown LA. We moved overseas so she was stored for about 8 years (came out perfect, ready for a cross-country drive!). After the years up North, we're back to USA and year-around driving! Only 20k miles and never a problem -- except ones caused by Ford Service Centers. I really need to learn how to service my own car.
 
I fell in love with the Thunderbird when I was a kid and got a plastic T-Bird car in my cereal box! I knew it was a dream to get one sometime in my lifetime. My dream came true, I did in 2002! Purchased it from our friend who was our sales person who knew my story about the car. It took 3 different cars in the showroom and six months later before I got the nerve to purchase it. Its had its problems but despite all, it worked out. I now have 41k miles and only use it in the summer! I agree with others, stay away from the dealers, I still have an issue with CD player showing Error, after they put in a refurbished radio saying it was my radio causing the car to not operate but never realized it until out of warranty. Then all the coils went. But I proudly still own my T-Bird today and Love it!
 
I purchase my 2002 Bird , July 2003,
In the spring of 2003 I had talked to a dozen or more Ford Dealers in 5 States , regarding a
rumor that was Ford was stopping the Retro bird program after the last 03 build.
I purchased my T Bird with 9 miles on it. It was never titled. The Dealer Principal was going to keep it for Himself.
As i was pulling out of the dealers lot a transport truck pulled in the entrance.
It was loaded with 2004 Ford Thunderbirds.
My bird now has 14,000 miles on it.
 
Just arrived on the Forum recently. Never really got into cars but this deal came up, and what a deal.

I am the second owner of a 2003 T Bird, bought new in NOV 0f 2022, the car has been garaged the life of the car, all original paper work, serviced for 10m years by the local Ford dealer and the another 10 a local auto shop. It has been a treat to drive and take to car shows. I have realized if you get into a car like this and take it to a show you must be prepared to answer, sometimes complex, questions about the car.

JR
 
I purchased a New 2002 Bird in August of 2023, I was told that the owner of the dealer ship was keeping it for Himself.
I researched the idea that the T bird project ,was being dropped as of 2003.
No Dealers new for sure , or so they say.
After signing all the papers, and going over the delivery process; asI was pulling out of the dealership a transport was pulling in with a truckload of 2004 Birds.
I still own the car and it has 14,000 miles on it.
 
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