A friend (who happend to own a GMC/Pontiac dealership) once talked me into buying a Pontiac. All I can say is that anyone who is considering buying one of these cars (or probably any GM car) should first take a look at how they "engineer" the headlight aimers. One look at those little 8-cent items should convince you that this is a car to avoid.

In contrast, I was overjoyed to check out the headlight aiming system on my MB 240-D.

It's the sum of all the small things that count.

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1977 Mercedes 240D. 4-speed transmission. Windows, A/C, and sunroof: all manual. Medium Red. 204K miles.
1988 Subaru GL wagon. Dual range 5-speed 4X4. Daily driver w/ twin parts car.
1994 Subaru Loyale wagon. 5-speed 4x4
1966 International 3/4 ton 4X4 truck. Ooh yeah!
1952 Ferguson TO-35 farm tractor.
1984 Snapper rear engine riding mower. Just like Forest Gump.
1988 Nimble 20 sail boat
--Older stuff is built better--

I love being in a Mercedes.

But the car I would hate to be in is a broken-down Mercedes on the side of the road.

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Ralph

1985 300D Turbo, CA model
248,650 miles and counting...

Any one of these:
Aztek
Scion (the box one)
Hummer

Thats something to watch, but a broken-down fiat isnt that special... :-)

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1997 C180 Elegance My everyday car
1945 GMC 6x6 (something for the forest)

My previous Cars
1995 Opel Astra 1.6
1997 Renault Megane 2.0 (Never Again)
1984 Mazda 323
1977 Volvo 244
1966 Mercedes 230S

hmm... a long time ago I was given the "pleasure" of driving a Ford Festiva. Wow, what a piece of crap. Older Kias, and any American compact car (Neon, Cavalier, Sunfire) are also at the top of my list.

The funny thing is... there was a very similiar thread on the Porsche forums and a lot of them named my Lotus as one of the ugliest cars on the road:



I think she's beautiful but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder

I'll cast my vote for 'not ugly.'

That's a sweet looking ride!

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Ralph

1985 300D Turbo, CA model
248,650 miles and counting...

Sport Utility Dumpster . . .
My wife's Mitsi Montero Sport. It's a rolling trash receptacle.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I hate being seen in my POS Jeep. It's hard to drive with that bag over my head.