I use Polk registration data for work and as of April, there are just a touch over 17,000 78-83 Fairmont/Zephyrs still kicking around.

Whut? A G35 being piloted in an irresponsible and unsafe manner?

Ford Fairmont Durango. I own one and love it because it’s weird, but it’s horrible at being a truck. You cannot drive with the tailgate down because the taillights and license plate then face the pavement and can’t be seen. The conversion made it about $2K more expensive than the El Camino which meant nobody bought…

Not too much straightening going on any more, other than traditional truck ladder frames that are still made from mild steel. The higher the strength the steel is, the more resistant it is to pulling (you have to overpull to overcome spring back, will get tearout and collateral damage to adjacent structures) and the…

Can’t even link to the correct original question?

Full send. I’m totally not a Porsche guy, but I’d hit it for $4K. I’d chase parts in it - it would be the only Porsche in the Pick and Pull parking lot and on the trip it fails to start, I’d walk inside and trade the keys for nearly 10% of what I had paid for it.

HAH!

When I was 13 - my parents bought a jalop special brown ‘81 Fairmont wagon - brown interior, 4 speed manual. While they were signing the papers, I spent my time sitting in the Fairmont Durango they had in the showroom. Loved it the day I saw it, love it 40+ years later.

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Just for grins I did the chat on the dealer website and was told the recon on this car was $1,751 - same as the “average” price. I kinda wanted to see what that $1,751 bought on this car by asking to see the work order but I don’t feel like wasting my time.

I bought a 1993 Loyale with 50K on it about a decade ago. True little old lady car. It did not enjoy being brought into commuter duty and within a couple weeks it was leaking oil from practically everywhere. A weekend and a $100 Rock Auto gasket set had it sorted and it was pretty flawless - slow AF but flawless until…

If you’re in the market for a luxury EV.

All the cool trucks run on trick fuel
They’re hauling stuff for the metal band
When the (low fuel) buzzer rings (Oh-way-oh)
They’re fueling up with the Hydrogen

Those 19 idiots that voted NP - show and defend yourselves.

That’s a fair point - however, the friend she called likely wasn’t drunk to 3x the limit. If we’re giving a pass to the driver because of her state - I think we also need to call out the “friend” for inaction.

“Chao told Keinan the water was rising and she was going to die and said ‘I love you’ to Keinan prior to the vehicle going underwater.”

This body style has aged like a wet fart and then there’s this:

Here’s another Lego Porsche crash test and this one is a bit more violent than the one linked above.

That is clean enough that I kinda want it to make a proper powered GLH clone and wouldn’t feel bad about using this to do it.