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Old 12-05-2017, 05:36 PM   #1
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6 cyl 74 Nova. Rusted, leaked gas, doors would fly open around corners. What a turd but it started and got me to work every day
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Old 12-05-2017, 05:43 PM   #2
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1970's something Audi 100. It was an ok car until it lost 2nd 3rd and reverse gears. It was kinda fun winding it out in 2nd to get to 4th actually
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Old 12-05-2017, 06:31 PM   #3
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My wife's 1976 Datsun B210 hatchback.
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Old 12-06-2017, 03:03 PM   #4
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My wife's 1976 Datsun B210 hatchback.
Yay! My folks bought a '78 new, and it was the very first car I ever drove. Good, honest little car, actually.

Most forgettable is a tie between a seriously boring '77 Accord, and an even more boring '87 Toyota Tercel. The Accord burned up her engine for want of a $.35 oil sending unit or some such. Good riddance.
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Old 12-05-2017, 06:31 PM   #5
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1978 Fiat 131 wagon. Weighed 2 tons with a dinky 4cyl that could barely get it to 55mph- close second was a 1975 VW Rabbit in shock orange- windows fell off track every day and I had to use folded up cardboard for the rusted out floor pans. But I was poor and both helped me get to school and work which eventually payed off I suppose.
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Old 12-05-2017, 06:55 PM   #6
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I owned an Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais. Must have been an early 90s model. White and I think it had two doors. I drove it for 2 years and that's all I can remember about it. I clearly remember the cars I had before and after it. Before was an '86 Chevy Van (loved) and '87 Chevette (tolerated). After the Olds, I was getting divorced and bought my soon-to-be ex a brand new Dodge Caravan and myself an old bicycle (as I was going to live on an airbase in Honduras for a year).
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Old 12-11-2017, 05:47 AM   #7
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1995 Chevy Lumina Ran okay except for a bad plug wire. Tended to run hot and leak coolant from around the intake manifold. Developed a habit of not starting when hot, let it cool down and cancel the tow truck. It was white, and the paint peeled all the way down to the bare metal. It had the 3.1l V6, an ancient design that didn't get any better with age.

I had an AMC Gremlin X. X meant you paid extra for the bold decal package and aluminum painted wheels. I had it new and til about 18000 miles. If you slammed on the brakes, the rear axle would violently shudder, the vinyl seats cracked out after about a year, and the paint would wash off in the 25 cent carwash. Puke green metallic!

And, of course, a couple of Chevy Novas. nuff said.
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