How Chrysler didn't go bankrupt based on the crappy craptacularness of that one car model alone still amazes me. Iacocca must have made some deal with the devil to keep the company in business. Like your daughter's car, mine was "in the hospital" more than it was on the road.jimlongley wrote:My daughter's first car, bought for her by her husband after she got her driver's license (which she did not get until after she got married, she didn't keep her end of the deal when she lived at home) was a K car, and it was a total piece of junk.UpTheIrons wrote:Once graduation got close, my folks sprung for a 1984 Plymouth K car. I can't say enough about that car, because what I'd say would violate enough rules to get me banned before this post would show up on the page. What a total piece of junk!
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- Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:28 am
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Re: Your First Car
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:13 pm
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Re: Your First Car
The first vehicle I drove regularly after getting my license was our farm truck - a 1974 Chevy pickup with a 454 and 4 on the floor. I loved that truck, even though there was no A/C, a busted radio, and duct tape keeping the seat vinyl together.
Once graduation got close, my folks sprung for a 1984 Plymouth K car. I can't say enough about that car, because what I'd say would violate enough rules to get me banned before this post would show up on the page. What a total piece of junk! It was so bad, that after 8 months of ownership (much of which was involved with repairs and waiting for the engine to cool down from vapor lock), my dad took it back to the dealer and demanded his money back - which they gave him, somewhat sheepishly.
The first car with my name on the title was a 1988 Chevy Spectrum (from fun to practicality), and I drove the wheels off that car and sold it to a bunch of seminary students from Haiti in 1999 when I graduated from the seminary. It was well north of 150K miles, but it still ran well, even though the A/C no longer worked and 4 years of living up north had done a number on the body panels what with all the road salt in winter.
I still wish my dad had kept the truck - I'd restore it, but he sold it to some guy for $400 about 2 years before I was in a position to give it a home.
ETA: fixed some spelling
Once graduation got close, my folks sprung for a 1984 Plymouth K car. I can't say enough about that car, because what I'd say would violate enough rules to get me banned before this post would show up on the page. What a total piece of junk! It was so bad, that after 8 months of ownership (much of which was involved with repairs and waiting for the engine to cool down from vapor lock), my dad took it back to the dealer and demanded his money back - which they gave him, somewhat sheepishly.
The first car with my name on the title was a 1988 Chevy Spectrum (from fun to practicality), and I drove the wheels off that car and sold it to a bunch of seminary students from Haiti in 1999 when I graduated from the seminary. It was well north of 150K miles, but it still ran well, even though the A/C no longer worked and 4 years of living up north had done a number on the body panels what with all the road salt in winter.
I still wish my dad had kept the truck - I'd restore it, but he sold it to some guy for $400 about 2 years before I was in a position to give it a home.
ETA: fixed some spelling