[Main Other Cars Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Funny you mention the K-car... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by JerseySaab [Email] (#666) [Profile/Gallery] (more from JerseySaab) on Sat, 15 Feb 2014 20:02:06 In Reply to: Chrysler & VW (separately), Trev, Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:23:06 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

That's the car that led to my buying a new 1985 Saab 900 back in the day. At the time I worked for a (then) major computer company in their field organization and had a company car, a shiny brand-new 1984 Plymouth Reliant that I picked up at the dealer.

I never drove a car that fell apart as fast as that thing! It suffered from constant breakdowns and problems and had to be towed all over the landscape. The last straw was a fuel leak that had gasoline dribbling all over the exhaust manifold - I wound up ditching the K-car and buying the Saab. (The Company had an "alternate" car plan where they provided an allowance for an employee's own car plus paid for mileage.)

The K-car platform was used in a wide range of vehicles though. AMC was also a master at doing this, most of their passenger cars were built from the same parts bin, and in many cases a single basic platform. Straying from that strategy is partly what got them into so much financial trouble, ending with their acquisition first by Renault and finally by Chrysler.)

• Interesting News From Volvo, Dan-O, Fri, 14 Feb 2014 08:38:29
  • No more iron block - yeah!, Norm9-5, Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:58:39
    • Motor Trend 2012 states iron block?, Norm9-5, Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:41:23
      • Re: Motor Trend 2012 states iron block?, Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:36:12
    • Re: No more iron block ????????????, SWEDECAR , Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:21:59
    • iron block in encore?!?, Snowmobile , Sat, 15 Feb 2014 06:54:18
      • Volvo keeps iron block for AWD...for now., Norm9-5, Sun, 16 Feb 2014 06:26:07
        • Iron block? not, Dano in Texas , Sun, 16 Feb 2014 08:27:30
          • 2013 was first year for aluminum block T5 2.5l., Norm9-5, Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:56:33
            • The new engine is 2.0L, AeroEd, Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:12:29
              • Well ahead of the Japanese in turbcharging., Norm9-5, Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:51:47
                • Journalists make typos too..., Snowmobile , Fri, 21 Feb 2014 06:40:33
                  • Re: Journalists make typos too..., SWEDECAR , Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:31:01
                    • I suspect it was just a cut and paste error..., Snowmobile , Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:38:04
              • Re: The new engine is 2.0L, Dano in Texas , Wed, 19 Feb 2014 06:22:43
                • Impressively improved fuel economy #s!, Steve T, Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:55:03
                  • So to be clear..., Craig, Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:11:22
                    • hard to remain clear..., AeroEd, Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:11:43
                      • Re: hard to remain clear..., Dano in Texas , Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:27:27
      • Re: iron block in encore?!?, Dan-O, Sat, 15 Feb 2014 13:03:30
  • Single platform did not work well for Mitsubishi., dmz789qqq, Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:45:40
    • Chrysler & VW (separately), Trev, Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:23:06
      • Funny you mention the K-car..., JerseySaab , Sat, 15 Feb 2014 20:02:06 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: Single platform did not work well for Mitsubishi., Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:24:12
      • Re: Single platform did not work well for Mitsubishi., dtechakacheaptech, Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:34:52
      • I heard they were going back to their roots..., Snowmobile , Sat, 15 Feb 2014 07:02:53
        • Re: I heard they were going back to their roots..., Dan-O, Sat, 15 Feb 2014 12:58:13
          • Re: I heard they were going back to their roots..., DE , Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:34:10
            • Legacy Outback is no wagon., dmz789qqq, Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:10:34
              • This is what I'm saying..., Snowmobile , Fri, 21 Feb 2014 06:57:40
            • Oh, I didn't realize that (Audi), Dan-O, Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:36:44
              • Yep, dE , Wed, 19 Feb 2014 02:40:29
  • Re: Interesting News From Volvo, Dano in Texas , Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:27:17
  • Re: Interesting News From Volvo, dtechakacheaptech, Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:25:18

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