FUCK YOU, COPPER!

It’s actually kind of uncanny how similar they look.

Guess you got a good one.  I have heard that the driver can have a lot to do with the longevity.

Only 113K of them still on the road as of April according to Polk. 

Oh definitely - they are solid little cars except for that abysmal automatic transmission.

I really wanted to like the C-Max, but yeah - didnt sell all that well then and dropping like flies now according to Polk.

Subtle use of the hyperlink underline. I see what you did there.

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…