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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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Replying to: ghulet (Jun 24, 2009 9:48 am) She moved down to North Carolina awhile back, and I think Grandmom lost contact with her. For all I know, she could still have the car! Before the Ciera, she had an early 70's Maverick, so she tended to hold on to cars for awhile. |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 24, 2009 9:22 am) I could live with having a pristine correctly-engined ca. 1980 Eldo or Seville - no vinyl top, wheels instead of hubcaps, nice colors - as an unusual toy, if I had a place to put one after I had the other cars I'd want. Not a lot of 80s domestics are endearing to me. Of course, something like a GNX could be interesting to have around, too. Some 80s T-Birds and Mustangs can be interesting in their own ways too...but they have to be very original and unmessed with. |
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Replying to: ghulet (Jun 24, 2009 9:48 am) I like the 82-85 Supra, and the Cressidas were interesting, compared to how boring Toyota has become. In 1986 I was in 4th grade 
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 24, 2009 11:11 am) I believe Bob Newhart has outlived two tv wives now. Didn't the lady who played Joanne die, in addition to Suzanne Pleshette?
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 24, 2009 11:20 am) |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 24, 2009 11:20 am)  1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88  You're right. The 1972 model's taillights remind me of what Chrysler did in 1973.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 24, 2009 9:22 am)
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