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Originally Posted by DavGoodlin
The 383 in the Yellow submarine pinged like a marble fact'ry if you dint run hi-test, a whole 3 cents more in those days. Dad could always tell when Mom bought gas, she would just say fill-it so she always got reg'lar. We traded that beast on a 75 Fury (R- line Satellite, not Gran Fury) that had a 318, which also had a short piston stroke and seemed to climb the mountain roads upstate, heavily loaded with camping gear, without much protest. The rear quarters rusted bad and were fixed twice. Mom got an 83 Reliant and my brother then ran the Fury another few years then traded on a low-miles 78 LeMans (malibu, 305 V8 with the bad camshaft) That 75 Fury was MoPars last good one before the Aspen-Volare debacles. They continued buying Mopars until their tiny Gas & Garage dealer lost the franchise a few years ago. 
BTW - Despite all the other issues, the French did make comfortable cars. This is just too fun  |
Oh yeah...A frat brother in college had a Renault, the one AFTER the Dauphin, but NOT the R16, & it had INSANELY comfortable seats...I've even heard that the 2CV Citroen was pretty comfy for what it was-The original design spec sposedly was to be able to be driven across a plowed field at 40 Km/H w/a basketful of eggs on the front seat, & have none of 'em break..