Mine was not cracked when I bought it, but immediately cracked after I applied a vinyl protectant. You are the exception to the 3G dash curse.

I have a 2007 Acura TL Type-S. It’s a great car: enough power to be fun, handles relatively well, quiet on the highway, etc. But like all 3G TLs, the dashboard cracks. And not just little cracks. The car itself is in really nice shape, but the dashboard is the first thing that anyone sees when they get in :(

As a Capri owner, I’d love to see a new version, but each of the concept Capris that have been rolling around over the last couple of decades haven’t really rung my bell. There was a Focus-based Capri a few years ago that just left me shaking my head. I’d like to have my mind changed, though.

My mother had pretty much this exact car in 1984. Hers had A/C, but in any case, I have a lot of fond memories of bombing around on back-country roads in it. It’s the car where I first discovered lift-throttle oversteer. It was an absolute riot to drive.

This could be the day

We own a 2002 Celica GT-S 6MT (pretty much identical to this one). It’s a really solid car. Can’t think of any reason that this car wouldn’t be worth the asking price.

NP all day. With this car, you know that you’re going to be in for an “interesting” time. There’s a Biturbo convertible for sale in my town and  I’ve been trying to find reasons to NOT buy it.

I want this. You sure aren’t going to see another while you’re floating around the neighborhood

Now you’re just trolling us.

I really do like the ETCs and STSs of that era, but even though the Northstar is pretty sweet when running well, I’m not signing up for the inevitable issues. Voting “NN” (No Northstar).

Nice Eno/Cale reference. I was thinking of “Spinning Away”, myself.

I was scrolling down the comments to see if anyone else had posted this. 

That just isn’t true. Some later cars with air conditioning were harder to work on than earlier ones, but none required a lift to change plugs. I don’t even have to jack it up to change the oil.

But the Pinto was an American car. Ford quit supplying parts for the car shortly after importation ended, in 1977. It was difficult to find parts in the early 1980s, and many people junked them when this happened. The situation is far better now, as there is a national supplier, and many new, improved, and performance…

The Capri and the Z both came out in 1969. The similarity is most likely a coincidence. It was actually intended to model the proportions of the 1964 Mustang, but at 2/3 the size.

I still have mine. Great car: 1973 Capri

I had a ‘78 Accord CVCC. My dad had an ‘81 Accord, pretty much exactly like this one (so green!), and it had a LOT more torque than mine. Fun, quiet little car.