My first car was a 1973 Chrysler Newport. Ride quality was insanely great, among the best I've ever experienced (his '75 Imperial was about the same). However, handling, braking, and acceleration were poop. My dad bought it used in the late 80's for $700 and sold it to me for $1. It also got 11.5 mpg under my leaden right foot. Finding one in running order these days might be a bit of a problem.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.