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I like Gremlins, almost bought one a few years ago but already have too many cars, including a Hornet which is mechanically identical. But top-rated, compared to the competition which would include imports? Not all cars from the 1970s were crap, I owned a 1971 Datsun 510 back in the day and that was a pretty amazing car! (I'd love to have one again, but at least here in the rust belt they have all melted back into the earth.)
The Gremlin did not suffer from some of the disastrous problems of the Vega and Pinto, but it's six-cylinder engine could not match the fuel economy of a 4-banger, and space utilization was pretty awful inside since it was basically a Hornet with a foot chopped out of the wheelbase and the trunk lopped off. The steering column practically protrudes halfway into the passenger compartment and back seat space is near nonexistent.
The Gremlin suffered in comparison with its competition due to being a small car chopped out of big car pieces. Very nose-heavy, ponderous manual steering, etc. Early models came standard with non-synchro first gear and vacuum windshield wipers!
The main attraction of the Gremlin is the sheer funkiness of the design, and soundness of the mechanical bits which consist of bog-standard AMC stuff used in their other models.
Posts in this Thread:
- Why Car Reviews Suck And How To Fix Them, JohnA , Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:50:28
- Sounds like Consumer Reports, AeroEd, Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:45:10
- Re: Sounds like Consumer Reports, Erik919kt, Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:10:44
- I don't think CR is so bad, john b, Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:48:18
- Sounds like Car&Driver with BMW's nm, Trev, Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:24:29
- Re: Sounds like Consumer Reports, brick8, Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:09:38
- Condemer Reports is a joke, Noel, Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:04:41
- They top-rated the Fiat 128 and AMC Gremlin, JerseySaab , Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:41:43
- Gremlin: hatchback, torquey I6, top fuel economy, AeroEd, Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:28:45
- Gremlin: funky 1970s style, but top-rated?, JerseySaab , Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:32:10 <-- Viewing This Message
- I owned a 1971 Datsun 510, JohnA , Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:21:02
- Re: Gremlin: funky 1970s style, but top-rated?, JimBlake , Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:09:57
- Re: Gremlin: funky 1970s style, but top-rated?, JerseySaab , Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:30:42
- Re: Gremlin: funky 1970s style, but top-rated?, JimBlake , Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:32:02
- You could option out a Gremlin very nicely, JerseySaab , Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:32:21
- Re: Gremlin: funky 1970s style, but top-rated?, Bill Homer , Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:00:56
- This could be good, Noel, Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:08:50
- +1. nm, Simon S, Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:59:38
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