@500wishes: Indeed, Tempo filled a niche not occupied by any modern Ford. The well-appointed, high-quality compact family four door. Today, compact cars are associated only with bare-and-basic transport for the masses. To quote the 1993 Ford Tempo marketing division platform:

@blackfriday490: Maybe mine was a lemon. Everything from the transmission to the glove box lid either fell off or broke. Dare I say, it is part of the reason I became a Ford guy.

I didn't really get 'into' cars until I happened upon the 1989 Ford Tempo AWD I now drive daily. Even then, after the discovery of said car, I didn't yearn for any other. That car was and is the only car I need and want.

@blackfriday490: You name it, it broke on my '93.

@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Its just that, Tempo is just too good. I mean, I can afford to drive it everywhere everyday. Whereas gas, reliability issues, insurance, etc. mean the aforementioned Mustang, Plymouth, and Mercury are just far out of my reach.Tempo, unlike most cars, does not punish the car lover who…

At the risk of sounding like a traitor to all that is Ford Tempo, I've gotta go with something a little more special.

1993 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer

Ghastly luggage rack, or the ultimate super-spoiler?

That Plymouth just seems to say: "Yeah I'm ready for the zombie apocalypse."

I want Prickstine to win. Make it happen Murilee!

The only thing that could possibly make this situation any stranger would be if the trailer were made from a Datsun. I've seen pickup-truck-bed-turn-trailers made from Datsun beds. Strange choice, given how susceptible they are to the Rust Monster.

@BrtStlnd: Ya'll making me not like Jalopnik. :[

At the risk of sounding like the biased, one-sided Ford Tempo Fanatic I am...

brb while I go drive my Lincoln LS clear across that mess.

@mercury_marine: Centralia, PA reminds me of Silent Hill.

Can't go wrong with a used F-150, pre-1992.

@TexanIdiot25: Demands his star, and cult of cars: Hey now, I've been into these cars for over four years now. My life can be categorized in basically two sectors: Before Tempo and After Tempo.

1992.

Very handsome car, gold/brown paint and all. I'll have to show my girlfriend this thing, she's looking for a car and her criteria is simply this: has to be from the 1980s.

@MaWeiTao: You forget sir, that for every horse power gained you gain weight. Its becoming a law these days.