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Anybody remember these?

Yup. Our 89 Super Coupe could lay rubber all day long from a stop. Dad really wore out the tires.

For practicality and American muscle cred, I’d say go with a Lincoln Mark VIII.

I know I’m the odd man out when I say this, but I genuinely miss velour seating. It’s just so dang comfy and lasts forever. Heck at this point I’d even take the thin fuzzy stuff in my parent’s ‘05 Avalanche. it’s not the same, but the closest thing I’ve seen in a decade +

Cars all became our friend who aced the SAT, got his business degree, and is now doing a solid job raising his two kids in the suburbs while working his way up through middle management at a regional accounting firm. He’s a good friend and can hold his liquor on the semi-monthly occasion he comes out with us.

A 6 year loan makes perfect sense if the interest rate is low.

Agreed. Can we please have crack pipe back for today?

Every now and then there’s a car that reminds me why “Crack Pipe” was an option...

no joke.  that 2 should be a 1. 

I’m not quite sure I’d agree we’re in stagflation right now- pre-covid unemployment was very low, as was inflation. Suffering shocks in both AD and AS has shifted equilibrium left-and-up, but I’d argue that it will normalize over a fairly quick timeframe. I think the true market response is that car manufacturers do

There seem to be a lot of novice flippers out there lately.

ND The seller has focused on the unusually low mileage, but ignored all the zits. Fix the trim pieces, heater, airbag light and paint job and then clean the freakin’ interior! Once that’s done, lop off about $5,000 and I’ll talk to you in the $10,000 range. But $15k ? well April Fools is tomorrow...

Last fall I drove one of these back from a state over for a friend of a friend. White, 1993 5.0 convertible. What a fucking turd.

Even for an Odyssey or Sienna with that many miles: ND.

That seat cover, my friend, is what you see in REAL trucks.

V6? Congratulations! you have passed the test and can advertise cars on Craigslist.

Inline 6

Single cab trucks have room for me, the dog and my hermetic contempt for the rest of you soft-shelled apes.

you cannot lose the keypad permanently attached to your car

I have 3 Fords and a Lincoln,