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[CAP1]

I was working at Ford during those times.  The 3 door hatch came with an optional V6.  The same V6 that powered the Mustang II.  That was around 1975'ish.

if i'm not mistaken, the mustang of that era was pretty much a pinto in disguise?

[Skuzzy]

Pretty much.

[CAP1]

Pretty much.

 that's what i thought. that, and a friend running around in a 283 vega sedan delivery, was what made me want to put a 302 in our wagon. i think it'd have been a fun car too.

[Ripsnort]

that's what i thought. that, and a friend running around in a 283 vega sedan delivery, was what made me want to put a 302 in our wagon. i think it'd have been a fun car too.

I rode in a 1972 Vega that a guy dropped a smallblock 350 into. It required alot of cutting, and if memory servers me correct, he had a blower on it too.

We ran it up and down 1A in Ft. Lauderdale around roughly 1976.

Looked like this except yellow.

[SlapShot]

there's a guy around here that brings a gremlin "x" out every summer. wanna get embarrassed? find one, and go race against it. 

One of my best friends in High School had one ... can you say "Sleeper".

[Penguin]

I guess you're calling my mom gay, then?   If that means that she's into guys, then I wouldn't exist if she weren't.

-Penguin

[CAP1]

I rode in a 1972 Vega that a guy dropped a smallblock 350 into. It required alot of cutting, and if memory servers me correct, he had a blower on it too.

We ran it up and down 1A in Ft. Lauderdale around roughly 1976.

Looked like this except yellow.

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 i like that. 

[Ripsnort]

i like that. 

Yeah, not bad for a CHEVY.

[Ripsnort]

I guess you're calling my mom gay, then?  If that means that she's into guys, then I wouldn't exist if she weren't.

-Penguin

Oh, apologies. I thought YOU were buying the car, thus the peer choice suggestion.

That said, Audi ranks down the list on reliability factor list. Now, if you plan to own and sell this car in a reasonable time (say under 100k and less than 10 years) I'd say go for it if you want to shell out that sort of money for a status symbol.  Otherwise, I'd go with either a Japanese car or a Ford if you want reliability.

I'd buy a BMW over a ford, Japanese car and Audi if I was going to buy German iron (And I have, but sold my '01 330ci when my kids got too big for the backseat!)

[Penguin]

Fords are reliable?  Wow.  No, the plan is to drive this car for as long as the transmission and powertrain work.

-Penguin

[Ripsnort]

Fords are reliable?  Wow.   No, the plan is to drive this car for as long as the transmission and powertrain work.

-Penguin

They are these days.
Not when your mother was creating you though...

Then why not BMW? The reliability factor is better than Audi.

[Penguin]

Aren't BMW's like $60,000 a pop?

-Penguin

[Ripsnort]

In a study by J.D. Power and Associates that is based on consumer feedback after three years of ownership, and dealing with specific models as opposed to an overall automaker, the results were as follows:



-Sub-Compact Car: Honda Fit
-Compact Car: Toyota Prius
-Compact Sporty Car: Mazda Miata
-Midsize Sporty Car: Ford Mustang
-Midsize Car: Ford Fusion
-Large Car: Buick Lucerne
-Compact Premium Sporty Car: Mercedes-Benz CLK
-Entry Premium Car: Lincoln MKZ
-Midsize Premium Car: Acura RL
-Large Premium Car: Cadillac DTS
-Compact Multi Purpose Vehicle: Scion xB
-Compact Crossover/SUV: Honda CR-V
-Entry Premium Crossover/SUV: BMW X3
-Midsize Crossover/SUV: Toyota 4Runner
-Large Crossover/SUV: Chevrolet Tahoe
-Large Pickup: Toyota Tundra
-Midsize Pickup: Toyota Tacoma
-Midsize Van: Toyota Sienna
-Midsize Premium Crossover/SUV: Lexus RX 350
-Large Premium Crossover/SUV: Lincoln Navigator

[Ripsnort]

Aren't BMW's like $60,000 a pop?

-Penguin

The Audi A4 is roughly equivelent to the BMW 330 (or 335)

I've not bought a new one since 2001, but I paid $34,000 back then, for a pretty high-end 330ci Coupe. I would venture to guess a new 330 is up to around $40k these days, same price as a new Audi A4.

[dedalos]

Aren't BMW's like $60,000 a pop?

-Penguin

you know it takes less time to Google it than to ask that question right?