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Replying to: hpmctorque (Jul 31, 2008 8:28 pm) of course, it is a Benz so it's going to nickel and dime you, no getting around that. These are the types of cars where you never ever buy a "fixer-upper". You buy the cleanest, nicest, lowest miled one you can afford to own. |
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Jul 31, 2008 8:28 pm) The M103 I6 as seen in most 300E cars is a smooth and durable unit, not too powerful (180hp I think) but it can move the car along as they aren't as heavy as a modern car. The engines can also take a lot of mileage if maintained, but they do seem to like value adjustments or work at maybe 250K miles, even with proper maintenance. It was replaced by a DOHC I6 for a couple years that bumped up the power a bit, but was still durable. There was also a 2.8l 300E that developed less power. Powertrains on these cars are solid, electrical glitches and HVAC issues are the main problem areas, I think. I wouldn't call them unreliable, they just need more TLC than a Corolla. If that is ignored, the cars will fail. If I was to choose a V8 car it would be a 500E, and those still cost...however a I6 car should be just fine for most people. |
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Replying to: seminole_kev (Aug 01, 2008 5:07 am) The Jag isn't huge, so one can see how tiny a Mini really is.
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Replying to: fintail (Aug 01, 2008 9:44 am) 
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| spotted in the parking lot tonite, outside the grocery store. It was antique white, similar to my Dart, and a bit rough around the edges, but still cool to see something like that still plying the streets. | |
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Send it back to England For large families As odd as it gets Sharp Z The little wide car Wow Beast Homely Low miles R Uh-oh, someone restored a fintail...burning the money would be more efficient, but I like those tires "rare and beautiful" This is cool 442 of a different era
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Replying to: fintail (Aug 01, 2008 5:37 pm) The 73 Electra is great. |
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Replying to: fintail (Aug 01, 2008 5:37 pm)  I had entertained the idea of trying to find one really nice R-body and just retiring the two that I have. Only problem with one like this though, is that it's in good enough shape that I'd be afraid to drive it for fear of messing it up. And that interior won't stay in that condition for very long if it started getting used! Heck, I can see a bit of deterioration on my 5th Ave's interior in the time I've had it. I bought it in October 2001, and I think I've only put about 7200 miles on it. Start slamming doors and such, and it won't be long before trim pieces start popping off, cracking, etc. At least with the two I have now, I'm not afraid to drive them, and I wouldn't cry (too much) if something ended up happening to them. That '77 Cutlass is a nice looking car, but there should have been a law that you couldn't put 4-4-2 badging on something that wussy! I could see if it was a 403, but c'mon...a 260? That 1976 Olds Ninety-Eight is a bloated, disgusting wretch of a car that never should have been built in the first place. I don't know why anybody would want something like that. Oh, who am I kidding? I LOVE it! The '73 Electra is nice too. Too bad it's kind of a poopy color. That fintail is gorgeous...even if the seller probably took a bigger financial hit than my retirement porfolio did this year. |
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Aug 01, 2008 6:00 pm) There was a 160 hp 350, which I guess was a 2-bbl. It was offered only in the Delta 88, with the 170 hp version being optional. The 260 only had 110 hp back in those early years, and had to have been a dog. CR tested a 1977 Cutlass sedan with the 260, and I want to say it took 21 seconds to do 0-60! In that test, they had a newly downsized Caprice with a 305, an LTD II with a 302, and a Monaco or Fury with a 318, and I think they all made 0-60 in about 12.5-13 seconds. I always suspected they picked the 260 for the Cutlass on purpose to make it look bad. A 350 Cutlass probably would have blown all those other cars away. And CR was really pulling for the Caprice.
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