The Sorry State of Affairs in Automobilia in the 1970s, 80s and 90s

Started by Max Rockatansky, April 30, 2016, 11:49:55 AM

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bugo

Quote from: Henry on March 06, 2026, 11:45:05 PM
Quote from: bugo on March 06, 2026, 04:45:39 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 05, 2026, 08:41:11 PMAs cool as that would be at this point I would take a W-Body with a fresh 3.6L LFX V6 or even a Buick 3.8L.

I would rather have a Pontiac ASC/McLaren Grand Prix Turbo Coupe or a Chevrolet Lumina Z34 with the Twin Dual Cam 32V DOHC V6 and a 5 speed manual transmission.
I think you meant 24V, as 32V would've been a V8. But anyway, I would've loved to have a Cutlass Supreme International Series with a Quad 4 engine and the same 5-speed manual transmission (man, I really miss Oldsmobile!).

You're right, I was thinking of V8s for some reason. I corrected it to 24V.


kkt

Quote from: Henry on January 02, 2026, 08:57:10 PM
Quote from: kphoger on January 02, 2026, 11:14:03 AMAm I the only one who dislikes huge front grilles like this?


Not only that, but who the hell thought it was a good idea to turn their headlights into a "Z" shape?

Zorro was moonlighting as an automobile designer for Toyota.

Takumi

Quote from: GCrites on March 07, 2026, 09:46:20 AMHonda was Oldsmobile for a while (late 2000s/early 2010s) but now they're back to being Honda.

They're still not the Honda of old. The 1.5T engine that is in several of their models is having several issues as it ages, and they've had several recalls in recent years. Also questionable decisions like killing the higher-performance engine in the Accord to try to salvage TLX sales, and failing to do so, and then not bringing back the high-performance Accord when finally mercy-killing the TLX.
Quote from: Rothman on July 15, 2021, 07:52:59 AM
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