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18017 messages, Last post on Dec 05, 2009 at 7:01 PM
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| I saw an 80s Volvo 700 series turbo today that was really a blast from the past. Black with tinted windows and period style black and alloy BBS style wheels, and it was pristine, looked brand new. Can't be many left like that. | |
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Replying to: fintail (Jun 23, 2009 5:04 pm) |
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 24, 2009 7:06 am) Be afraid, be very afraid. 
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 24, 2009 7:06 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 24, 2009 7:16 am) |
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Replying to: fintail (Jun 24, 2009 9:05 am) Now you have me wanting to fire up the Intellivision emulator on my Mac, to pass the time until I can go home and catch the old Newhart reruns I TiVo'ed the other nite. 
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 24, 2009 9:08 am)  Some of the 80s I don't wish to recapture...I have no plans to ever own a Ciera or a S10 Blazer like my parents had...but I like many German cars of that period, and even a few Japanese cars.
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Replying to: fintail (Jun 24, 2009 9:11 am) For the most part though, with domestics of the 80's, I can usually draw the line at FWD versus RWD. If it's RWD, usually I like it. If it's FWD, not so much. I watched an episode of Newhart last night. George had quit his handyman job and gotten a job selling used cars at some sleazy joint. In the showroom they had a 1985 or so Cavalier. For some reason, they referred to it as a Plymouth! 
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....about Cutlass Cieras too much, but my friend's parents had one in high school that was quite nice: an '86 International Series sedan, burgandy with matching cloth interior. This was Ciera's 'sport model': had the 3.8 V6 (165hp, which was quite a lot back then), nice contoured bucket seats (6-way power driver's), the FE3 suspension and BBS-looking lacy 15" alloys with beefy tires. That car was quite a lot of fun to drive, great acceleration, nice tight steering, handled well, plus it had lots of room for a reasonably mid-sized, not super heavy car. Of course, no airbags or much other heavyish electronic stuff back then (doubt it had ABS). My mom had an '86 Toyota Cressida at the time (same engine as the Supra), which actually felt sluggish off the line compared to the Ciera, though at higher, speeds I think the Cressida was better. Oh yeah, I had hair then too, and weighed about 50 pounds less, but who's counting?
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