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Old 11-01-2004, 10:37 PM
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A Trabat (Horrible Checkoslovokian imitation of THE Worst of the FIATS)

Rumored to be why Russian Communism really fell apart economically.

If you ever drove one, you knew sooner or later, Joseph Stalin's politcal
heirs would some day fail!

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Old 11-01-2004, 11:15 PM
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Well, having once coaxed a Yugo to 100+mph and survived I can't say there all that bad. I used to beat on my Ex's mercilessly. I mean I REALLY tried to blow it up and it simply wouldn't die. Anyway, What car would I hope to never be seen in?

Anything with BLING!!

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Old 11-01-2004, 11:31 PM
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A Ford Pinto!

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Old 11-01-2004, 11:32 PM
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A Trabat (Horrible Checkoslovokian imitation of THE Worst of the FIATS)

Rumored to be why Russian Communism really fell apart economically.

If you ever drove one, you knew sooner or later, Joseph Stalin's politcal
heirs would some day fail!

Yes those 4 cyl engines just suck. Everything on that car breaks. Never try going 80mpg on that thing, oh wait YOU CANT!
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"A Trabat (Horrible Checkoslovokian imitation of THE Worst of the FIATS)"

Actually the Trabant was an East German version/cheapo evolution of the West German DKW. Was so bad mostly because of the "biodegradeable" cheesy plastic and cardboard body. A few of them were grabbed up shortly after the fall of E. Germany and brought over here for the curiosity. Also 2-cycle engines in the Trabbies did not lend them to being P.C. after the German re-unification.

However, all of the above still goes to prove the rest of your post about the Commie regimes.
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Old 11-02-2004, 12:08 AM
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AMC Pacer or gremlin....................FORD Tempo, escort, etc.
Pacers - I forgot about those. We used to call them pregnant Gremlins. I have fond memories of a few years as a youth in Kenosha, home to American Motors. Needless to say I saw a lot of Ameriacn Motors products - probably the only police force in the nation that used American Motors Ambassadors Remeber those Did also see some nice Javelins, I think some were also called AMX's. I was just a young punk at the time, but I think those did go pretty good.

I vote for the Pacer
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Old 11-02-2004, 12:16 AM
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Any ford, because not only are they unsafe, but their drivetrains feature "torquelack" technology(I made that term), meaning you can slam the pedal and break your neck to 5mph, but after that its all gone. My friend's Sable with the V6 revs up to like 6,500rpm trying to get to speed quickly, (I'm pretty sure my SD could keep up with it) and it feels sooo sloooow and takes forever to actually accomplish anything, aside from noise and fuel consumption. One of my prof's at school had her engine in her sable blow apart at 42,000 miles. Lack of precision bothers me. Ever seen on cops when they are in persuit at top speed? their Crown Victoria's with a 4.2 liter V8 are at like 5,800 rpm to even hit 135mph, a 420sel could dust a cop car with ease.
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Old 11-02-2004, 12:29 AM
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I used to have a 1976 Datsun B210 hatchback that I bought for $225. It had a 4-speed dogleg gearshift and a weird shift pattern, and the honeycomb hubcaps. The brake fluid had congealed in the reservoir. Steering wandered badly, doors so gone with rust they fell of the hinge when opened. Fumes in the cabin. Oh my! No heater. No muffler. I endured driving it for 6 months. Gawd it was such a piece of crap. But the engine had been rebuilt and was very potent if I remember correctly. And the throttle linkage mysteriously went wide open on the highway and I had to shut the thing off and stop on the shoulder. It shifted awesome though. I guess I'd not like to be seen in something like that ever again.
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Old 11-02-2004, 08:28 AM
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Pacers - I forgot about those. We used to call them pregnant Gremlins. I have fond memories of a few years as a youth in Kenosha, home to American Motors. Needless to say I saw a lot of Ameriacn Motors products - probably the only police force in the nation that used American Motors Ambassadors Remeber those Did also see some nice Javelins, I think some were also called AMX's. I was just a young punk at the time, but I think those did go pretty good.

I vote for the Pacer
The AMX................the 2 seater one.....now I always wanted one of those....nice car, its amazing the same minds that created that could create the Pacer and gremlin turds......
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Old 11-02-2004, 11:34 AM
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Easy question-the only kind I can answer

A Toyota Carina.

And no, thats not a mis-spelling. I can spell Corolla. The Carina was a cheaper version of the corolla.

My # 2 choice would be the Tercel....

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The AMX................the 2 seater one.....now I always wanted one of those....nice car, its amazing the same minds that created that could create the Pacer and gremlin turds......
I had a red with white stripe over the top '69 AMX (2 seater) 390 V8 Ford, 4 spd, you didn't miss much, lot's of rattles and other problems. The Rambler American that a friend had of the same year with the 390 V8 and full drag kit was awsome from the light. He still has it and brings it out for prades and car show's.
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Old 11-02-2004, 01:52 PM
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Talking Spare tire?

Why carry a spare, just toss one of these in the trunk.

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Old 11-02-2004, 05:02 PM
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I had a red with white stripe over the top '69 AMX (2 seater) 390 V8 Ford, 4 spd, you didn't miss much, lot's of rattles and other problems. The Rambler American that a friend had of the same year with the 390 V8 and full drag kit was awsome from the light. He still has it and brings it out for prades and car show's.
Old Navy--Did you buy this car new? If so and you don't mind telling us, how much?

A friend of mine had one- an orange with white stripe and I always thought that was such a great factory hot rod. I remember the shakes and rattles, but that baby would really roll.

I had forgotten all about these cars until the subject came up here. On a diesel forum?? I'm not complaining by any means....

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Old 11-02-2004, 05:41 PM
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Old Navy--Did you buy this car new? If so and you don't mind telling us, how much?

A friend of mine had one- an orange with white stripe and I always thought that was such a great factory hot rod. I remember the shakes and rattles, but that baby would really roll.
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I don't remember for sure what the list price was, but I think around $3,200, with PS, PB, a/c, radio/castte player, a 4 spd. Yes it would hall a%s but my '66 Impalla 396 SS (375hp) with 4 spd, 4:11 positrack would smoke it. I kept the Impalla till late '72, when I decided I needed to get out of the hotrods and settle a little. Oh the AMX was in the junkyard by late '71, totaled by deer & tree.

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Old 11-02-2004, 06:37 PM
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In order:
Pacer
Aztec
Yugo
anything French
Festiva

I would push my '74 Pinto (insert your own joke, those of us that are old enough to fondly remember the Pinto bean, the Pinto bomb), before I would drive any of the above. The lil' Pinto got me through high school and college, before dying. Oh, the memories, drive ins....... Still, sold it for $300 (beer money) spring of my senior year at OSU.

Bought my first diesel in '85 with the $13 remaining from the sale of the Pinto remains. The diesel Escort, no a/c, no radio, no wonder it sat on the lot for a year.

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