Hi, my name is Paul, and I grew up in Southeast Michigan, and I worked for cintas in the 1990s. (Small world!)
I left there to become a teacher, and that calling took me to Maryland for eight years, then back home to the mitten.
I was never much of a car guy until I got my 2010 SHO... I usually drove hand-me-downs from my brothers. I learned manual shifting in a 1979 Nova with three in the tree. I'll admit that I was disappointed that my Dad rebuilt a Corvair with both of my older brothers, but had lost interest by the time it was my turn. He even had a body in the backyard long enough for a tree to grow in it! Dad worked for GM for forty years, and the first car I bought with my money was a little Saturn SC2. I remember that he used to get a company car, and he could trade with other employees so we got to drive Corvettes and Fieros(!) on occasion.
My SHO is my first Ford, though my wife has driven a 2010 Escape for a year now... The SHO is by far the best vehicle I've ever owned, in every way. I am very happy with it, obviously. I went to the dealer planning to buy a 2013 Fusion or 2013 Taurus, not necessarily a SHO, but we were able to get an excellent deal on the 2010, for which I traded my well-worn 2002 Venture (inherited from Dad).
Maybe being on forums is not a good thing, since you guys have me thinking about mods that I never even heard of before!