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Re: Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's Posted by OKSaabs (more from OKSaabs) on Sun, 15 May 2011 04:48:41

In Reply to: Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's, Bill, Sat, 14 May 2011 09:15:16 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

My first Japanese car was a '78 Honda Civic which was basically a small tin can with a spunky little engine and a cool wooden steering wheel. It was great fun to drive, but 100 miles on the road would beat you to death. Civics of the era were known as 50K cars, and at 40K mine started acting as if it were near death, so we dumped it while the dumping was good.

My favorite of the era was a 1983 Mazda 626. Much more refined than the earlier Honda, with classy handling & acceleration for the time. I used to commute to grad school in that car, up and down the spine of the Alleghenies, pushing the limits of those curvy back roads. Put 130K on that car over about 10 years, but it was suffering some major rust when fifth gear went out on my daughter driving home from college. Still, someone gave me $500 for the rusty, gearless thing.

Posts in this Thread:

Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's, Bill, Sat, 14 May 2011 09:15:16
- Re: Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's, George K, Sun, 15 May 2011 12:41:46
  - Re: Japanese cars of the 80's and early 90's, Dan-O, Sun, 15 May 2011 14:18:15
    - Re: Japanese cars of the 80's and early 90's, George K, Sun, 15 May 2011 20:40:26
      - I had a Capri, No Snaab, Mon, 16 May 2011 06:58:18
        I had a Capri too., JTP, Tue, 17 May 2011 07:22:04
        Re: I had a Capri, Ultimated, Tue, 17 May 2011 05:20:14
        Cortina, No Snaab, Thu, 19 May 2011 17:38:19
        Re: I had a Capri, George K, Mon, 16 May 2011 12:59:37
- By the 80's, the Japanese decline had already begun..., nwas, Sun, 15 May 2011 10:36:49
- Re: Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's, kkelley, Sun, 15 May 2011 07:21:53
- Have successfully avoided owning a Japanese car, Noel, Sun, 15 May 2011 07:06:27
  - I almost avoided owning a Japanese car, No Snaab, Sun, 15 May 2011 08:32:31
    - Re: I almost avoided owning a Japanese car, George K, Sun, 15 May 2011 20:48:10
      - Re: I almost avoided owning a Japanese car, Don M , Mon, 16 May 2011 10:30:14
        "a belt driven dual overhead cam engine", Bill Homer , Mon, 16 May 2011 10:49:58
      - No doubt, No Snaab, Mon, 16 May 2011 06:55:20
- Rustbuckets: Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's, Bill Homer , Sun, 15 May 2011 06:30:44
- Re: Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's, OKSaabs, Sun, 15 May 2011 04:48:41 <-- Viewing This Message
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