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I think my parents mostly had boring cars and I'm the youngest anyway....But for all you whose parents had cool poo poo, that they had to sell when your moms got pregnant with you, just think, your parents weren't just disappointed when they had to sell their cars....
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Sep 26, 2019 19:13
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My parents had a 76 Celica GT when they brought me home from the hospital, according to mom. I know they got rid of it pretty much instantly after, but I would do terrible things to get a 76 Celica today.
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Sep 26, 2019 19:18
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My parents never had anything cool. Whatever the cheapest Chrysler product at the time was what my parents bought. I grew up in the back of a failing Omni and a failing Plymouth, then moved into a Spirit that my older brother destroyed, and then four neons that were replaced as they failed or were totaled (mostly my fault). I can't imagine anyone ever wanting any of those vehicles, barring mental illness. Thinking on it, we didn't have a car with power windows until 2004. gently caress. gently caress. What were my parents thinking? They had money, too! My first car was a 924S, and then a 996. Fuuuuuuuuck ever buying a bad car again (okay I lived in Cleveland for a year and had an Impreza to murder in the winter, but that was it).
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Sep 26, 2019 19:39
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The only real worthwhile car either of my parents had growing up was a '92 Acura Vigor. I liked that one enough to later buy it from my mother. Every other one was the base model of a ten year old small Japanese car (even the Dodges). There is little nostalgia to be had for entry level 1983 five door Dodge Colts with the little motor, in brown, with broken reverse. Not in '93, not now.
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Sep 26, 2019 19:50
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Part of becoming a parent is selling some of your cool things. Don't ask why, you just gotta.
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Sep 26, 2019 19:51
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Yup, that's why I sold my Miata. My dad used to have a 69 Charger. 
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Sep 26, 2019 20:03
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My dad had a couple cool cars as kid, or at least I thought they were cool as a kid. AMC Eagle, navy blue with wood grain on the sides. He also had a lovely 2 wheel drive like 85 Chevy C10 pickup that was just absolutely falling apart but as kid I thought it was the coolest truck. My mom's cars were pretty terrible. 80-something Plymouth Champ followed by an early 90's Buick Century, followed by an early 90's Ford Aerostar, oof.
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Sep 26, 2019 20:04
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The three door Dodge Colts with a manual transmission, however, are absolute gems, I had mine in 1992 teal with a giant "Yeah, it's got a HEMI" sticker on the rear glass, absolute blast to drive, high reliability.
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Sep 26, 2019 20:04
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Nocheez posted:Yup, that's why I sold my Miata. The only way a kid is going to make me get rid of my '82 911SC is if I die or they earn enough to buy it off of me. My wife is aware of this, it's part of the deal. I did make a concession, though, in that my daily has to be a responsible, reliable sedan. So I bought a Giulia. Nailed it.
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Sep 26, 2019 20:18
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When I was born in 86, my mom had a brand new, white, 1st gen 86 Toyota Camry - with a turbo diesel engine! I have fond memories of my folks stomping the gas on the highway and letting a giant black cloud of exhaust out the back.  My dad on the other hand, had an acid green Chrysler K Car / Dodge Aries wagon. I loved riding in the back of that thing. But it was such a piece of poo poo that the car broke down about once every 2 weeks. My dad's mechanic finally told him he would fix the car for free if he sold it later. This was the only pic I could find in the color of the car we had. Fitting it's in a junk yard.  Did this rub off on me? I dunno, I'm only restoring an 82 Volvo 245 wagon that I am doing an LS+T5 swap in.
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Sep 26, 2019 20:43
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My mom has a ‘62 or 3 Plymouth ex-cop car when I was born, and dad had a ‘55 Chevy Bel Aire coupe. They sold the Plymouth and got a ‘70 Chevelle SS 396 in ‘74 when dad graduated from college (and I was 5). I barely remember the Plymouth, obviously, but I grew up with the Chevelle and ‘55 until about 1982, when the Chevelle was replaced by a ‘79 Pontiac Safari g-body wagon that I hated. Dad still has the ‘55 but it hasn’t run in probably 30 years. He bought a ‘74 Chevy pickup in ‘76 or so, wrecked, and fixed it. He drive that until he bought a rolled ‘79 Dodge short bed pickup in, oh, ‘82-3, fixed that, and it was still in the family until less than a decade ago. Mom replaces the Safari with an ‘81 Córdoba (yes, leather) and then an Olds Silhouette van, Expedition, and currently an ‘04 Denali. Dad upgrades the pickup to a ‘91 Dodge diesel, then an ‘07 Dodge 4x4 diesel. Still has the ‘91. I borrowed it and wrecked it some years ago (whoops) but it was still a runner. Need to finish putting the “new” front end on one of these days... so other than the Safari wagon, which is cooler now than it was then, my folks managed some fairly entertaining vehicles. That’s not counting the stuff that dad briefly owned as projects, or other cars he bought wrecked, fixed, and flipped. The ‘55 Chevy is mine when dad, er, no longer needs it, though I hope to find the time and space to work with him on at least making it a runner again before that time comes. It’s orange! .030” over ‘57 283 with a ‘67 Nova factory 350 HP Weiand intake and an M20 4-speed. 4:10 gears, of course. Ansen Sprint 15” wheels. I loved that car as a kid. It made all the right noises. I also miss the Chevelle. I wanted to drive that thing in high school. Partly why I own a ‘70 Olds Cutlass now. Edit: somehow I ended up with a herd of rotaries despite all theAmerican V8 behemoths surrounding my youth.
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Sep 26, 2019 20:54
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madeintaipei posted:The only real worthwhile car either of my parents had growing up was a '92 Acura Vigor. I liked that one enough to later buy it from my mother. Every other one was the base model of a ten year old small Japanese car (even the Dodges). There is little nostalgia to be had for entry level 1983 five door Dodge Colts with the little motor, in brown, with broken reverse. Not in '93, not now. The Vigor is a criminally under appreciated car. Some call it one of the worst Hondas ever, which is false.
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Sep 26, 2019 21:21
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Memento posted:What, it would just try and shift into reverse even at speed? I guess '59 was a long time ago but you'd think they'd have some sort of lockout for that. Apparently so. It blew out reverse when he did that and my mom always had to drive around with a car full of people so they could push it out of parking spots.
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Sep 26, 2019 21:33
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n0tqu1tesane posted:My mom had an MGB GT until she got pregnant with me. Couldn't fit behind the wheel, so she sold it.
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Sep 26, 2019 21:34
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My parents never had a cool car, but the red Chevy Cavalier wagon must have made an impression on me cause I recently bought myself a wagon. I mean, it's a BMW with leather and power everything, so the opposite of a late 80' Cavalier, but it's a wagon! Edit: my godfather had an Eldorado in the 80's and I spent a little time thinking about buying one myself. I guess there's that. Uthor fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Sep 26, 2019 |
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Sep 26, 2019 22:24
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Growing up, my father really only had one truly "cool" car. A 76 Monte Carlo in silver with the mahogany colored quarter roof vinyl top and matching interior. He ripped out the 350 and put in a 454 bored 0.040 over with a medium rise aluminum intake and dual 4 barrels. Apparently the intake was tall enough he had to cut a hole in the hood because it wouldn't clear it. After that was practically a greatest hits of the malaise era. A 79 LeBaron coupe with the Lean Burn 318, the most miserable, hateful pile of garbage I've ever seen. Then the magical trifecta of a Chevette, Citation and a Tempo. Oddly, the Citation never gave them any trouble. It was a good little car, the Chevette was such a pile of poo poo the dealership ended up buying back. The Tempo had apparently been towed behind a motorhome and gave constant CV related issues and lead to them buying their first new car ever. A 1986 Plymouth Turismo Duster with the 5 speed and 2.2 "H.O" good for 96 hp (4 less than a Rabbit GTI or 12 less than an Escort GT). They kept that thing for 6 years and over 280k miles. To this day my mom loves this car and will tell you it's the best car they ever bought.
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Sep 26, 2019 22:50
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I ended up buying the same car that my parents had before I was born without knowing it, it was even used as their wedding car. Not a very special car but it at least was a special edition with a 302 cleveland. My uncle also had one and from his enthusiasm when he saw mine I assume he cared about his a bit more. Shortly after I picked up my XC my Mum told me a story about how one day she gave the XC Falcon they owned a nice silver stripe in a shopping centre car park which turned to a brown stripe after a few days. She refuses to drive mine because of that. After they got rid of it my Mum got a Ford KC Laser Ghia which almost gotten written off the week she bought it by someone rear ending it, it got repaired and it's the first car I remember, she sold it for a 1997 Camry after I kept complaining it smelt like feet (it was her shoes after work, the camry had the same problem). I would definitely own one, even though I don't imagine it's the greatest car. My Dad got what I think was a FJ landcruiser wagon, by the time I can remember it, it was a backup to a newer land cruiser and I always wanted to go in it. The main thing I remember is the seats being a mix of loose padding and springs - still went in it a few times.
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Sep 26, 2019 23:48
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My parents never had "cool" cars because they weren't car people. When I was a kid they had a brown '75 Passat hatchback that my grandfather gave them for their wedding, and then when they got divorced my dad had a series of forgettable random things. When we moved to the US, my mom bought an '89 Civic hatch and that thing probably created my lifelong fondness for Hondas. I have always tried to have cool cars even with the kids around because why be boring? I've had the Shelby, the M3, the Corvette, the FXT, a couple Civic Si's, some RX7's, Miata, turbo Cobalt SS, etc. Got a new one coming soon that my kid wants as his first daily driver but that won't happen (will post more about it once it arrives). He's going to be inheriting the '85 RX7 we have in the garage as his occasional driver and he will probably end up with a Civic Si of some year as his first car.
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Sep 27, 2019 00:01
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i was born in 93 and want a Peugeot 504 what does that say about me
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Sep 27, 2019 00:21
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My dad is a car guy and apparently drove a '73 Cadillac Deville for the first couple of years after I was born in the late 80s, which ended up being stolen, much to my mum's relief as it was apparently a massively unreliable piece of poo poo  The first car I remember was the Saab 9000 Turbo we had after we moved to the UAE for my dad's work. Black on black leather in the Middle East, I remember my parents having to lay out towels on the back seat before I could get in. Within a few months, the insane heat had melted the seatbelt buzzer to the point it made a really odd hooting noise. I'm still partial to 900s and 9000s, would love to have one one day.After we moved back to Europe, the first car they got was a new Xantia which I think was a fairly cunning attempt by my dad to get a wacky car under the guise of a sensible one. Fast forward to today and I'm filling both mine and my dad's backyards with Citroens so I guess it must have made an impression  Alaois posted:i was born in 93 and want a Peugeot 504 what does that say about me Sounds like you're clearly a person of impeccable taste and style!
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Sep 27, 2019 00:24
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Parents had an 82 LTD and a 92 Buick Century those cars will never, never be cool to me.
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Sep 27, 2019 00:25
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My parents car lifecycle post my arrival: 1984 Chevrolet Station Wagon - No nostalgia other than it breaking down on the highway one time towing. 1984 Toyota Corolla SR5 - Got wrecked a year later, too young to appreciate it. 1967 MGB - It was OK. 196X Spitfire Mk2 - G Production Spitfire in SCCA. Neat, but loud and was "my dad's thing" Early 70s XJ6 - It was OK from what I can remember. 1966 Jaguar Mk2 - Cool, but it was automatic and my mom drove it. Not really cool like I thought it was. I would hum along with the rear end noise. 1957 MGA - Once again, pretty cool but really uncomfortable for me to drive (the steering wheel literally drags on my thighs when I drive it). 198X XJ6 - OK again. Defined the term Lucas Electrics. Everything else was OK other than the paint. I remember liking the dual gas tanks. 1989 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo - ZzzZzzZzzzZzzz. I threw up in the back seat of this after eating too much popcorn. That's all I remember about it, other than it was gone after a year and a half. 1990 Eclipse GS - My first car growing up. Finally having some nostalgia here, and leading me down a dark path. 1996 Chevrolet Blazer - Ugh. Barf. No nostalgia. 1999 Eclipse GS 10th Ann. Edition - "The Silver Slug" That being said, it looked PERFECT when my mom traded it in. Interior was spotless, no seat wear, paint was in great shape, engine bay was clean. 200X RX-8 - Nice feeling car, was falling apart interior wise 10 years later/electrical issues with the radio/interior computer. Wish I bought it instead of my parents getting 2k for the..... 2017 BMW Z4 M edition - Big ole GT car that my mom loves to commute in/row the gears. It's really weird having the engine shut off when you're stopped in a manual car. There was one of those rebadged GM/SAABs in there that my dad had for a bit, but it was gone within a year.
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Sep 27, 2019 00:43
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My parent's Duster was identical to the one in the infamous ad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhPRnqdRNPY The sole difference being that theirs was an 86 so it had the 3rd brake light up on top of the spoiler.
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Sep 27, 2019 01:19
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Frond posted:The Vigor is a criminally under appreciated car. Some call it one of the worst Hondas ever, which is false. Who said that? I'll kick their rear end! I've been looking at JDM imports and am tempted. Front-mid engine, front wheel drive, five cylinders, limited slip diff, two diffs! The JDM versions have more power on paper, but I think the power ratings on all these cars was total bullshit. Thing wasn't quick, but I saw 140mph regularly (I was really young, what?) Handled like a car half it's size. An Integra with a usable truck and back seat. Remember how nice the early '90's Accords were? It's just more of that. There is a half-rear end coupe, too. Honda Ascot with the G25, ugly as poo poo.
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Sep 27, 2019 01:36
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Q_res posted:My parent's Duster was identical to the one in the infamous ad. gently caress the 80's were weird surprised they didn't get Bruce Willis to come in and sing that song
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Sep 27, 2019 01:41
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canyoneer posted:Part of becoming a parent is selling some of your cool things. Don't ask why, you just gotta. It's a rite of passage for parents that they have to sell the cool car to get something with room to haul the kids and their poo poo around. It used to be the station wagon was the symbol of dad's emasculation (then in the late 80s it became the minivan, and I guess nowadays they found a loophole with SUVs). My dad raged against the dying of the light. If he was gonna have to sell his K10 with the 454, get a station wagon, he was gonna get the hottest looking station wagon he could. It'd look horrible now, but a silver Cutlass Cierra '82 wagon ordered brand new with mag wheels, a spoiler, red leather interior, and some other various go-fast bits was the poo poo at the time. We laugh about it now.
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Sep 27, 2019 03:12
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When you want to sing to the world: "Yes! I too hate the rainforest!"
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Sep 27, 2019 03:28
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GD_American posted:It's a rite of passage for parents that they have to sell the cool car to get something with room to haul the kids and their poo poo around. It used to be the station wagon was the symbol of dad's emasculation (then in the late 80s it became the minivan, and I guess nowadays they found a loophole with SUVs). Excuse me I distinctly ordered the Antarctic Blue Super Sports Wagon with the C.B. and optional rally fun pack.
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Sep 27, 2019 03:30
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StormDrain posted:Excuse me I distinctly ordered the Antarctic Blue Super Sports Wagon with the C.B. and optional rally fun pack. ............we had the CB. (and the rear was lifted 2 inches)
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Sep 27, 2019 03:39
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GD_American posted:It's a rite of passage for parents that they have to sell the cool car to get something with room to haul the kids and their poo poo around. It used to be the station wagon was the symbol of dad's emasculation (then in the late 80s it became the minivan, and I guess nowadays they found a loophole with SUVs). My parents hated to drive. They got the very least they could, a Volvo 122 in 1967, a Datsun 610 Station Wagon in 1973, a 1st gen Escort Wagon and a 1st Gen Jetta for example. My mom now has a 2011 Suburu Legacy that she puts about 1100 miles a year on. When she dies that car will look as mint as the day she got it.
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Sep 27, 2019 05:58
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When I was born, my parents had a cool late-70s Dodge conversion van and a '76 Firebird Esprit that they traded for a '79 Trans Am. By the time I was 6 they had a Fairmont station wagon and a Pinto station wagon. Responsibilities make fools of us all. They did get one neat car later, a Chrysler Laser turbo, but one month after I got my license, it was traded for a Taurus.
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Sep 27, 2019 06:13
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My parents had a white Volvo 240 wagon with a blue cloth interior and it remains one of my dream cars though these days I'd want it with an electric drivetrain.
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Sep 27, 2019 08:30
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cakesmith handyman posted:My parents had a white Volvo 240 wagon with a blue cloth interior and it remains one of my dream cars though these days I'd want it with an electric drivetrain. 240 dropped on bags with the wheels tucked and an electric drivetrain with a bit of poke is the ultimate car for me.
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Sep 27, 2019 08:49
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StormDrain posted:Excuse me I distinctly ordered the Antarctic Blue Super Sports Wagon with the C.B. and optional rally fun pack. If you hate it now, wait til you drive it.
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Sep 27, 2019 12:51
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When I was a kid my stepdad had an MGB GT and a MK4 Escort XR3i, my dad had a Mk1 and MK2 Golf GTI followed by one of the first Golf VR6s, and my stepmum had an Autobianchi A112 Abarth. I was pretty spoiled for interesting cars as a kid, not gonna lie. e; And I would happily drive the poo poo out of any of them except the MG.
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Sep 27, 2019 14:55
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Definitely not nostalgic for the S10 Blazer, the 93 Bonneville, or the 88 Century. Probably not the 94 Explorer or 98 Ram. Maybe the Trans Sport, but not the Windstar. Probably the 87 Cutlass Supreme, even though I hate coupes from a being able to open the doors in a parking lot standpoint. Not included are the 96 Taurus and 98 Grand Prix GTP because I bought each of them from my parents and drove them until I hated them. Also I can't imagine getting a new car every 3-4 years. FogHelmut fucked around with this message at 15:07 on Sep 27, 2019 |
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Sep 27, 2019 15:01
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One of the more piles of massive poo poo was a 78 nova my parents inherited back in 81 or so. Now earlier novas were cool of course, but a 4 door green on green did not fit that bill. Had a 305. Anyways, for the time it could actually get out of its way versus the other Chevette turds I was accustomed to. But I'll be drat if it didn't try to kill us several times when crossing an intersection and it decides then it wants to try to hesitate/stall. My dad had the cat converter removed and had a guy at his work lathe a leaded fuel adapter that he probably read out of Popular Mechanics. No wonder why I post here after all that.
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Sep 27, 2019 15:44
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My parents had a ton of cars, mostly American, all beaters kept running by my dad since we didn't have much money. My all-time favorite was the 1980s Audi 4000 since it was German and had a manual transmission (how exciting). It also offered the quintessential Audi experience - driving to dinner the rear glass exploded, driving to a concert it broke down for a reason I can't remember causing us to miss it, visiting grandparents the parking brake froze rendering it completely immobile, and the (relatively new) timing belt snapped on the road by our house, allowing us to coast into the driveway. It must have been non-interference since the car wasn't declared dead, but they did get rid of it soon after. We also had two Volvo 240 sedans which were by far the most reliable cars I can remember, the first one going to my sister and the second one becoming my first car, lasting all the way to 2015 or so when I sold it for the same price as when they bought it. Probably still out there. They had all sorts of cool cars before having kids, '50s Chevrolets, Mustangs, a Karmann Ghia etc...and then we ruined it. One of my first car-related memories is thinking E30s (new at the time) were really cool and wanting my parents to buy one. I also remember thinking all cars cost exactly the same and it was all down to taste.
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Sep 27, 2019 15:49
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1976 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ/LJ, 75k or so - one owner. It's a pretty terrible car, but it's also kind of awesome. And yes, it's as clean as it looks in this picture.
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Sep 27, 2019 16:09
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There's nothing terrible about that. My mother had a 78 Grand Am that they sold in 1983 and she STILL bitches about selling that car.
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