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Unread 27-09-2003, 21:55
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After the 1994 Ford Taurus i was supposed to be getting was totaled, i'm getting my grandfather's 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass-Sierra. haha it sounds old, but get this...47,500 miles on it, and all it needs is a new paint job and radio...now all i need is a license...
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After the 1994 Ford Taurus i was supposed to be getting was totaled, i'm getting my grandfather's 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass-Sierra. haha it sounds old, but get this...47,500 miles on it, and all it needs is a new paint job and radio...now all i need is a license...
i feel your pain. I own a 1991 Mercury Sable (taurus with some chrome on it and extra running lights) and I love it. A great car. I put a CD-player in it and now it is an awesome car. You can fit a boatload of people in it. I've driven with two up front (besides me) and four in the back, and nobody whined (I also was passenger for the same amount of people in the same arrangement in a Saturn sedan, none of us could move after that.)

It still performs decently, and can go fast enough, although I don't know how fast cause the speedometer stops at 85 and faster than that you can't tell.

And I think it is a great-looking car. but thats just me.

If your cutlass really has one third of the mileage on my car, it should run great and last forever. Just don't crash it.
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heh, this thing rocks for taking stuff places. I've gotten the robot, remote control plane wings, and all sortsa other stuff in it. Awesomeness
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Today I dropped the clutch in my dads car...and I dropped the tranny!!

So his clutch wasnt able to handle the power of the big engine, so we are pulling the tranny and replacing the clutch. Im trying to convince him of a 4 puck clutch, but I dont know.
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Unread 10-11-2003, 21:53
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What do you guys think of A 1996 Pontiac Grand Am GT??

Im thinking about getting one, but I know nothing about them. Good bad otherwise?

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lets see...when my grandfather died he left he his 1989 oldsmobile cutlass cierra, 47,500 miles. Since he left it to me, he gave my aunt money to buy a new car, and my aunts car went to my cousin.... my cousin's car was just stolen and my aunt decided that she didn't feel like going out to look for a new car yet...so right now i've got the family back up truck...1994 dodge dakota, 60k mi. Now i just need a license...
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What do you guys think of A 1996 Pontiac Grand Am GT??

Im thinking about getting one, but I know nothing about them. Good bad otherwise?

Kevin
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They are OK cars - but when something starts to go wrong w/ them - get rid of it right away. ALL my expierence w/ front wheel drive vehicles (yes - ALL of them, imports and domestics) is that when one thing starts to fail - there will be a whole nother thing wrong w/ it when you fix that one thing.

Personally I recommend getting a rear wheel drive vehicle. They are much better to work on and if something does happen - it doesn't cost as much to fix as would a compartivite rear wheel drive vehicle.

Might I recommend a 91+ Cherokee w/ the 4.0 I-6 as your first vehicle?
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Unread 14-11-2003, 10:40
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If I had to choose between a front wheel drive car and a rear wheel, I would take a front wheel drive car. I've never had any trouble with them and they have more stability than rear wheel drive cars. Since force is being applied in front of the CG of the car, then the engine is basically "pulling" the car down the road, much like pulling a trailer behind a truck. With rear wheel drive, the engine is "pushing" the car, which increases side-to-side instability, like trying to back up with a trailer behind you. I have had no problem with my Eclipse (front wheel drive). It's nice in the snow, too.
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Ok, ok, so its not mine, but because I don't drive I have to restate this question to- What do you ride? That belongs to a team member.. yeah, it belongs to his father, but I got to ride it back home today
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How about a 1953 MG-TD.

Bonus points: Anyone know what MG stands for?

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How about a 1953 MG-TD.

Bonus points: Anyone know what MG stands for?

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A real one or a kit on a VW chassis???

As for MG, I used to know what it stood for! Now I forget!

Side Note: A club at College that I am a member of converted a kit car MG to an all electric vehicle!!
That is cool.. If I find a pic I will post it!

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If I had to choose between a front wheel drive car and a rear wheel, I would take a front wheel drive car. I've never had any trouble with them and they have more stability than rear wheel drive cars. Since force is being applied in front of the CG of the car, then the engine is basically "pulling" the car down the road, much like pulling a trailer behind a truck. With rear wheel drive, the engine is "pushing" the car, which increases side-to-side instability, like trying to back up with a trailer behind you. I have had no problem with my Eclipse (front wheel drive). It's nice in the snow, too.
I agree with you - but the one draw back of having everything up in the front - is space! Tollerances are sssoooo tight up there - it's not even funny.

So - agian this is my own thoughts - if you like fwd vehicles - more power to you - but from a mechanics stand point - it will cost you more money to repair and once something starts to go - get rid of it!

MG...MG..Hrmmm...

Morris Garage!! - I have a friend that is totaly into thoes types of cars. I give them props - but they don't quite "float my boat."

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