Other vehicles you should hate, but ending up kind of liking?

[Hamsquatch]

Let's hear it - other vehicles you have owned or do own, that you know you should hate, according to the "auto press", but actually ended up enjoy driving?

 

[BULL]

'88 T-bird Turbocoup 5sp manual

 

[1971demon]

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'88 T-bird Turbocoup 5sp manual

AMC SC/rambler

 

[Bobo]

'88 T-bird Turbocoup 5sp manual

100% I had one too, burgundy

 

[BULL]

100% I had one too, burgundy

Yup, mine too

 

[Bobo]

Another favorite car was my 87 Chevy Caprice Classic. 305 V8

 

[Bowtie Guy]

1989 Doge minivan

It went from a family van to a county touring party mobile ( wife left it to me in the divorce )

 

[Bowtie Guy]

Another favorite car was my 87 Chevy Caprice Classic. 305 V8

What was that 145 HP LOL

 

[MikeD1]

2003 Infiniti G35 sedan

This was just an all around fun car to drive, kept it for 11 years ! Sorry to this day I traded it & sorry I did not buy a new one when they stopped production in 2015.

 

[1971demon]

1989 Doge minivan

It went from a family van to a county touring party mobile ( wife left it to me in the divorce )

Did she leave you any beer

 

[1971demon]

Another favorite car was my 87 Chevy Caprice Classic. 305 V8

If yer a fan of Caprice classics...google Ken Lucci fall fest extravaganza 2024...one of the Halloween props is a "88" Chevy Caprice Hearse I dragged outta a field in NJ..brought it back to Buffalo spent a month customizing it...complete with hood mounted zoomies.(backlit with red led's..and a smoke machine) vintage pro mod scoop...(it has a 305)...red led's underneath and inside..complete with a real coffin with dracula...a 25' inflatable dracula next to it...there is a set up video and a walk through video....we do a different theme every year...the neighborhood kids..(and my 2 grand kids love it)..we have to create everything in Buffalo..then drag it to Pittsburg where he lives...it's quite the production...and I love doin it

 

[Bobo]

1989 Doge minivan

It went from a family van to a county touring party mobile ( wife left it to me in the divorce )

Surprisingly we had a Plymouth Voyager too and I liked that a bunch, kids were in softball and baseball and we spent 7 summers at the ball fields and that was the perfect vehicle for those days.

What was that 145 HP LOL

If you were lucky going down hill
0-60 was…eventually!!

 

[Hunter]

If yer a fan of Caprice classics...google Ken Lucci fall fest extravaganza 2024...one of the Halloween props is a "88" Chevy Caprice Hearse I dragged outta a field in NJ..brought it back to Buffalo spent a month customizing it...complete with hood mounted zoomies.(backlit with red led's..and a smoke machine) vintage pro mod scoop...(it has a 305)...red led's underneath and inside..complete with a real coffin with dracula...a 25' inflatable dracula next to it...there is a set up video and a walk through video....we do a different theme every year...the neighborhood kids..(and my 2 grand kids love it)..we have to create everything in Buffalo..then drag it to Pittsburg where he lives...it's quite the production...and I love doin it

Bad ass looking for sure!

 

[2ndAmend]

'03 Silverado 5.3 extend cab. The only time it failed was when my wife was driving home from work on 95 in MA, the OEM fuel pump puked. Had it for 21 years but it was too rusted to keep. Very comfortable, quiet, reliable, sad to lose it.

 

[SilverBillet]

81 Ford LTD station wagon with a factory 351HO, dual exhausts and tow package. My wife hated it because It just had an AM radio but it was a tank in the snow and not a bad tow vehicle until I could afford a used 2001 Dodge CTD with a 5 speed manual. I totaled the Ford with 150 K miles on it when I hit a deer smack in the middle of the grill at 60 mph and less than 1 mile from home!

 

[Unholy707]

Charger GLHS

 

[RAMBLE1]

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AMC SC/rambler

I agree 100%. I've had my SC for 53 years. In my younger days, I went to the drags on Friday eve and to beat the Chevies, was an absolute thrill. Amazing, that little Red/White/Blue Rambler was a serious contender...

 

[SilverBillet]

I agree 100%. I've had my SC for 53 years. In my younger days, I went to the drags on Friday eve and to beat the Chevies, was an absolute thrill. Amazing, that little Red/White/Blue Rambler was a serious contender...

I agree 100%! Back in 1970-72, I ran G/PS pure stock with my 383 RoadRunner against Z28’s, GTO’s, Boss 302’s, and I don’t remember what else in that class. The Rambler Scrambler was the toughest competition. We both ran 13.9’s at 100 mph which was fast for that class with G70-14 maximum size belted tires. Most cars in that class including RoadRunners and Superbees only ran low to high 14’s. It will never really be a Mopar but I always liked the S/C Rambler.

 

[RAMBLE1]

I agree 100%! Back in 1970-72, I ran G/PS pure stock with my 383 RoadRunner against Z28’s, GTO’s, Boss 302’s, and I don’t remember what else in that class. The Rambler Scrambler was the toughest competition. We both ran 13.9’s at 100 mph which was fast for that class with G70-14 maximum size belted tires. Most cars in that class including RoadRunners and Superbees only ran low to high 14’s. It will never really be a Mopar but I always liked the S/C Rambler.

If I remember, I was turning about 14 in the quarter. I ran in ET's and Bracket on Friday evening, what a thrill. I had traction problems, even with big tires on the rear. The Chevy people always ask what kind of motor I had, 390 AMC, they gave me a funny look...

 

[SilverBillet]

If I remember, I was turning about 14 in the quarter. I ran in ET's and Bracket on Friday evening, what a thrill. I had traction problems, even with big tires on the rear. The Chevy people always ask what kind of motor I had, 390 AMC, they gave me a funny look...

I’m sure the 13.9 Rambler I admired had a few tweaks too. Mine did have a 4.30 rear, the bigger AVS carburetor off of a 440 Charger and a recurved distributor, a few other tweaks and street Hemi valve springs but there was no way anyone could tell it wasn’t pure stock. It eventually ran 13.20’s @104 mph with no other mods except headers and a set of used 7” slicks. That was fast on the street back in 1970-72…loved that car! Good old days! Been a diehard Mopar guy ever since.