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Classic Cars Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"
19397 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 12:11 AM
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Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 23, 2008 12:45 pm) Bill
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Replying to: uplanderguy (Dec 26, 2008 2:20 pm) Bill |
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Replying to: uplanderguy (Dec 27, 2008 3:02 am) Bill
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Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 23, 2008 12:27 pm) I remember seeing ads of a new '80 Citation Club Coupe, the bodystyle you almost never saw, in X-11 trim, silver with red striping. It was sharp then, and its styling would still hold up today. And it had a roomy interior (even back seat) for its exterior styling. Bill
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Replying to: uplanderguy (Dec 27, 2008 3:20 am)  Her's a picture of your X-11, Uplander. I agree it's a clean design. I have to say, though, that I was "in hate" with My first company car was a K car.... I tore a couple of shirts on the unfinished edge of the door frame before I beat it flat with a hammer. It would stall at lights if the AC was on... even after I made them replace the compressor. Then I had a beige Citation.... not really a bad car solid and reliable but talk about Soviet-style practicality.... And I hated the Jimmy Carter's Democratic Big-Brother- knows-what's-good-for-you mandated 85 MPH max speedometer. I once had to fly to the airport to pick up an unexpected VIP visitor....and for some reason it bothered me not to know exactly how much the speeding ticket was going to cost. 
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| I agree with you on GM X-cars. If only they had been reliable and durable their legacy would have been very different. Also, GM wouldn't need a bailout today if the Vega had been an exception rather than the beginning in a long line of failed models. | |
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"...not really a bad car solid and reliable..." It's interesting that your Citation was reliable. Ours had some solid attributes (roomy, with good handling and performance for its day, for example), but reliability wasn't one of them. How many miles did your Citation have when you got rid of it?
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Replying to: lokki (Dec 27, 2008 6:46 am) I gave serious consideration to buying a new '85 Citation II X11 but ordered a Celebrity Eurosport two-door with the MPI V6 instead. I knew they were going to be discontinued and would take a hit on resale value. The X11 was essentially the same car mechanically but was cheaper to buy and could be had with a stick shift, unlike the V6 Celebrity. Sort-of wish I had bought one. The '85 Citation II had a one-year only dash design that was an improvement on the '80-'84, IMHO. Bill |
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Dec 27, 2008 7:01 am) Ahhhh.... I didn't OWN it.... it was a company car... so I didn't even do the maintenance. I had it for a year... maybe 5 or 6 k miles only since I only used it at my office. I guess reliable is a relative term.. I never had anything give me a problem while I was drving it... not true in the !  #%!% K-car. That was a noisy, rough, slapped together POS. It was dying lemon yellow too. The Citation was a lot better ride in comparison. |
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Replying to: uplanderguy (Dec 27, 2008 3:10 am)
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