Originally Posted by
Lombard
My point was that American cars became much more reliable post 1990. In the 1970's, the American car that went over 100,000 miles was the exception unless you gave it extreme TLC. Now it's pretty much expected. Granted there were exceptions like the Dodge Dart. Most American cars of that era were a joke. Is it any wonder Japanese imports almost made the US auto industry collapse in the late 1970's.
I'm actually talking to a local guy about his abandoned 1975 Valiant with a slant six and three on the tree, but he's dragging his feet. I've also talking to another guy about his elderly father's one-owner, 1984 G-body Bonneville sedan; I'm not into automatic transmissions, but for a (seemingly) clean car for his asking price, I'm willing to make an exception! I tried to have a conversation with this other dude about his 1985 G-body Regal Four-door sedan, but he's being a total jerk - he could've already sold it for all I know. Another guy with a 1984 Impala isn't being awfully communicative, either. There's this other guy who's selling a 1985 Nissan Cedric, which is American in every way except for the fact that it was built by Nissan and runs a five-speed manual (stick shift
) but his asking price is too high and I'm not a fan of V6s or of belt-driven valvetrains.