I wonder what college has the most Tempos. I know of only one other Tempo that frequents the Oregon State University campus car park. Its an Oxford White GL of 1992-1994 vintage. Not as well kept as mine, unfortunately. But it does have a ski rack on its roof.

Easily.

Sorry? Whats to be sorry about? Its the finest car ever made.

I've had the Tempo since March 25th, 2006. Its been almost 6 years. I was 13 at the time, and I don't plan on ever getting rid of it (I've spent around $8k on it so far), so I imagine I'll have it for many, many years to come.

What kinda parents don't prevent this? At least the kid has good taste in getaway cars. Wonder if he knew that the Marquis was on-par with most squad cars.

Someone should make a Tempo one...

Surprisingly in my five years in Alaska I only ever saw one AMC Eagle. In theory, you'd think they'd have been more popular up in the Last Frontier. They certainly seem more rugged then the more civilized Tempo.

Well, trucks are in a category of their own. But in terms of passenger cars... Depends on the location. Here in Corvallis, Oregon I never see anything from the 1980s or older. In Nikiski, Alaska that title undeniably went to Tempo/Topaz. Due almost exclusively to:

My Tempo has just one badge. The one that says 'Tempo' on the decklid. Well, three if you include the Blue Ovals.

The answer, as always.

I live in Corvallis, Oregon and have been witnessing some pretty shitty driving in the wake of the snowpocalypse and subsequent flooding. I wish I had been there in Seattle to cruise by those two supposedly super cars in my AWD Tempo.

I recently acquired my first not-a-Ford vehicle. A Jeep just made sense to bridge the gap between my Tempos and my F-150 in Alaska. While not quite as cool or quirky as any Jeep offered in 1983, a 1998 Grand Cherokee Laredo can still bomb through the snow and look good doing it.

As always, I turn to Tempo for insight into this topic. I have owned my 1989 AWD for six years, and its check engine light came one once. Once in six years. For failing MAF, O2, and PIP sensors.. Not sure which one specifically triggered it..

I appreciate that there's another Forward Look fan here. Kudos, Tom.

No joke, that is my actual Tempo. My '89 AWD. I took at that picture about 5 years ago now.

Easy...

That's pretty much the case, save for about two dozen or so True Loyalists. Such people include one man who has four 1984s, a married couple with two GLS '92s and a '94, the man who built a 350WHP Turbo 2.3, and other such colorful people. www.tempotopaz.com

The Tempo forums are dominated almost exclusively by "Tempo won't start" or "Tempo turns over but doesn't fire" or "Tempo starts but doesn't move" topics. With the occasional "Took my Tempo to the track today" topic.

Or indeed anything with a beefy brushguard. Think of all the real bad asses in TV. Jason Voorhees, that dude from Mad Max. They all got some sort of face gear. Not just for protection; but to intimidate the enemy.

I submit again, just because there hasn't been many plane crashes in the past decade doesn't mean its not shitty when they do. Most plane crashes leave no survivors. I imagine the last time a train killed everyone on board was a century ago or more.