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Replying to: fezo (Jan 21, 2009 11:34 am) Tell the truth, I think HS & college students had a lot more fun in the '60's & early 70's...... |
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Replying to: woodyww (Jan 21, 2009 12:19 pm) The Tempest was on its second engine by the time I had it that year. That one held up until we sold it with maybe 120K on it. The panel truck was amusing. Just had the old flathead 6 in it so it was plenty slow. Three on the tree. My dad had bought it for delivery for his business on the odd occasion that an Impala wasn't big enough. Almost immediately he decided the Tempest would suit him more and I got the truck. Can' complain. The price was right. It actually was dependable for me. After that dad joined the transmission of the month club with it.
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Replying to: fezo (Jan 21, 2009 12:32 pm) I went to Stony Brook, on L.I., when I had the '68 Charger. By then, I actually treated my (3rd) car very well, but it was so so unreliable in sometimes bizarre ways that my room-mates dubbed it the "Ghost Car". A few years later, I managed to get a new '73 V6 4sp Mercury Capri (European Ford). Actually one of the best cars I've ever owned, & by then I was obsessively doing tune-ups myself, oil changes, bought a timing light, etc. But I think buying a "disposable car" for an 18 y.o. could be a very good idea.....
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Replying to: woodyww (Jan 22, 2009 11:18 am) |
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One of my college roommates had a '76 Mercury Capri. Same here ... though his may have been a '77 .. I do know it was the second generation, not the first one that was available around 1971 or so. This was around '83 / '84. I was driving a '79 Sunbird at the time, and his car was positively luxurious compared to mine. Then, the Sunbird got totaled and I bought the aforementioned Olds Omega, which I drove for only a few months before graduating. My buddy with the Capri traded it in on a Mazda B-series pickup just before graduation. |
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Replying to: woodyww (Jan 22, 2009 11:18 am) |
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| My first car was a 1976 Mercury Capri II as they were called. Black with Gold seat, trim and wheels ! | |
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Found a couple of nice cars for you... '06 9-5 SportCombis... Low miles with warranty left... loaded up.... Asking $15K-$16K.. Yeah.. ten hour drive away... but, whaddaya think?
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I like these. I actaully stopped to check them out not too long ago (that and a 9-2x). Only had a new one (and a couple of used 9-5 wagons). Would probably have to be certified though, but who knows if saab will even be in business 3 years from now? I need to wait a few months to figure out what my job/commute situation is. Not sure I would be comfortable putting 25K+ a year on a SAAB. you go from low mile to high mile real quick. Not a bad deal though if they have a nice option load.
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Replying to: stickguy (Jan 23, 2009 9:40 am) Most of the certified ones are closer to $20K+ I'm not sure I would risk a high-mileage commute on one of them, either.... but, I thought they were an interesting value proposition at that price... 
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