The Truth about the Big D...........

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Lol I think they already did. Seen a 1980 Imperial lately?

I tell jap car owners I'll be happy to give them a ride home from the junkyard in my 03 Grand Marquis a few years hence

Pete

Is it the de Sade edition?

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[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Lol I think they already did. Seen a 1980 Imperial lately?

Pete

Ha. You'd have had to hunt to find a 1980 Imperial in 1980.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Lol I think they already did. Seen a 1980 Imperial lately?

I tell jap car owners I'll be happy to give them a ride home from the junkyard in my 03 Grand Marquis a few years hence

Pete

That Grand Marquis is fine if you want a big hole in your garage where you can throw money.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by merrylander

There are two 15 year old Chev Impala LSs in the garage that say they have been doing a damn good job for quite some time. After her time teaching in Japan if I was silly enough to bring home a rice burner Florence would set fire to it in the driveway.

Yeah but you're one of those older than dirt old dudes that keeps it in the garage except for once a week when you make a three mile round trip to get groceries. Of course is lasts forever. A car owned by a senior citizen is the next best thing to keeping it in a time capsule.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by pio1980

is it the de sade edition?

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bam!!!!

[hillbilly]

Originally Posted by Twodogs

Couldn't agree more. My wife's last three were various forms of the Envoy and 200k was getting good an d broke in. I think we got that Jap cars are better rap, in late 70s early 80 when we had to start building fuel efficient tiny cars to compete, and the Japs had been doing it for years and years, There as a curve, but we've definitely caught and passed them. I believe it was Honda who thought an interference engine with a timing "belt" was a good deal. That has to be in the top ten worst engineering feats. Unless they wanted to sell you a new motor every 100k, because that's about how long the belt lasted. Seemed they always give it up at highway speed too, which would insure at least bent valves.

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You don't want to see what happens when a GM 2.2 or a Ford 4.6/5.4 jumps time. The GM 2.2 isn't hard to replace a head on.. 200.00 for a reman head with warranty, another 300 for gaskets, timing set and labor.. total 500 is what I get for them when that happens. I can't do the OHC/DOHC GM's for that though, just the cam in block engine.

But if a Ford F150 ( or any model Ford ) OHC 4.6/5.4 timing set lets go? Holy shit most folks say after a quote.. and I even charge 1200.00 less than the dealer, and the garage in town will not even tackle them peroid. It's a serious pain in the ass doing that job between the fenders, but I don't have a 2 post lift so I have no way to remove the cab to gain room to get tools to the rear part of the engine. I do it without raising the cab off frame though, just takes me longer doing it the hard way.

Those engines are chain driven and I've seen several let go with less miles than a belt driven with original belt.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Can you send her on a tour of the country?

Interesting segue in a thread about the death of Detroit. What do you think Dave?

Pete

You still with us? I thought you must have went ice fishing on Lake Erie and stayed out there too long lol


My Honda CRV is at 299,433 this AM here at work...Maybe by Saturday or Monday I hit the big 300,000. One thing is that this CRV does not have a timing belt and I do not seem to have the water pump issues I did with my old 94 Civic.

On base there is a Honda 2004 standard Civic with 125,000 mile on it...
they want $5900...too much? Maybe it could go 300,000 too.


Well I just checked the listing online it is gone someone got it.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Lol I think they already did. Seen a 1980 Imperial lately?

I tell jap car owners I'll be happy to give them a ride home from the junkyard in my 03 Grand Marquis a few years hence

Pete

I bet my CRV could make it back to Ohio tomorrow if I had to....I drive 450 miles back and forth to work each week.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Lol I think they already did. Seen a 1980 Imperial lately?
I tell jap car owners I'll be happy to give them a ride home from the junkyard in my 03 Grand Marquis a few years hence

Pete

Actually, yes, I did. About six months ago at the grocery store in pristine condition. Beautiful car.

Same color and wheels as this one;

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[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by icenine

I bet my CRV could make it back to Ohio tomorrow if I had to....I drive 450 miles back and forth to work each week.

Good for you.

My '97 Dakota sits at 225,000 miles presently, I drive it ~70 miles a day commuting to work.

So what is your point?

Dave