The be like 2o6 and ChrisV thread!

[Soup DeVille]

1. One of the best Oldsmobile, or even GM, cars in a long time when it came out

2. Wasn't it one of the most reliable cars from those years?

1.False (Aurora for starters, and if you'd ever driven one, you'd disagree)

2.I don't know.

[hotrodalex]

1.False (Aurora for starters, and if you'd ever driven one, you'd disagree)

2.I don't know.

I wasn't including the Aurora since they came out around the same time, didn't they?

[the Teuton]

1) The car felt like a quality piece of engineering.

2) It made right almost everything that was wrong with the Grand Am.

[Rupert]

1. Good lookin', especially for the time of blobs.

2. Fog lights.

[3.0L V6]

1. One of the best Oldsmobile, or even GM, cars in a long time when it came out

2. Wasn't it one of the most reliable cars from those years?

For question #2, it depends on what you got. The 2.4L "Twin Cam" four cylinder offered from 1999-2001(?)  was not the most reliable piece, and the 3.4L V6 was prone to eating intake manifold gaskets, which, if not caught soon enough would result in engine death.

The electical stuff (ABS sensors) and some mechanical stuff (wheel bearings) weren't great either.

The later models with the 2.2L engine were better.

[the Teuton]

Our van has a 3400 with the manifold gasket problem.  It has been diagnosed, but somehow the engine still works just fine.  I don't get it.

After 2000 or 2001, the manifold gasket problem was completely fixed on the 3400, but there have been people trying to get the 1997-2000 3400 engine on a class action lawsuit for years now.  If it ever were to go through, GM would pretty much be done for.

And my family would be an engine richer.

[sandertheshark]

Oldsmobile Alero Coup?

1. Better looking than at least 70% of all GM coupes that came out that year.

2. My brother has one.  Or an Aurora - I can't remember which.

[Laconian]

My Avis reasons:
1. It's better than the Chevrolet Classic
2. It's better than the Chevrolet Cavalier

[Eye of the Tiger]

Daewoo Lanos



c'mon guise, u can do it

[the Teuton]

1) Classic Italian designer

2) Serviced by Chevy dealerships

[hotrodalex]

1. I can enter it in a demolition derby without any second thoughts

2. It doesn't have hubcaps!

[3.0L V6]

1. Hugely cheap to buy on the used market.

2. You can probably still get parts for it from GM, I think.

[sandertheshark]

1.  It's hilarious to watch a German-speaker attempt to pronounce "Daewoo."

2.  Many parts are flammable.

[2o6]

1. GM Parts!

2. Styling wasn't ugly.

[Rupert]

1. Small and light.
2. Cheap as shit (coincidence?).

[Madman]

1. The front end looks like the Ultimate Warrior's face
2. It was only sold in Europe.

The Citroen Ami-6 was sold in the US.  Citroen imported it from 1963 to 1967, although some were supposedly imported prior to that.  Below is a photo of a US-spec Ami-6 with round sealed-beam headlamps.



US Market Ami 6s were fitted with four round, sealed beam headlights since Federal regulations prohibited the fitting of the rectangular lights fitted in other markets.

Beneath the twin lights, round indicator (turn) lights were fitted and these were protected from parking nudges by full width bumper over-riders specific to the American market.

At the rear, four round red lights (tail, brake and turn) were fitted, together with heavy duty nudge bars.

A different boot (trunk) lock was fitted. European models featured the number plate light within the lock housing but on US models, vertical licence plate lights were fitted.


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Marketing was directed at women in the USA:


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US-spec MPH speedometer.




Cheers,
Madman of the People

[Laconian]

Ami:

1. Each button on the Ami's dash calls up a different character from Sesame Street.


2.

[MrH]

Ami:

1. Each button on the Ami's dash calls up a different character from Sesame Street.


2.

Hahahahha.  Best post on here in awhile.

[omicron]

I'm right here with you.  Citroens, especially older Citroens, are fantastic to look at.

The SM is exquisite:

[hotrodalex]

The SM is exquisite:

Do want.

[the Teuton]

Is that one of those ones that can run on three wheels just fine?

[2o6]

Is that one of those ones that can run on three wheels just fine?

Any car with Hydropnumatic suspension should be able to do it just fine. The DS and GS do it easier.

[Payman]

Ami:

1. Each button on the Ami's dash calls up a different character from Sesame Street.


2.

ROFL!!! Ohhhh man that hurt...

[2o6]

2002 - 2006 Toyota Camry

[Rupert]

1. Reliable.
2. Good for my grandmother.

[Eye of the Tiger]

1. V6 sounds pretty sweet with Flowmasters

2. Resale value is great as long as you don't put Flowmasters on it

[Vinsanity]

1. V6 sounds pretty sweet with Flowmasters

now you have me morbidly curious...

[sportyaccordy]

now you have me morbidly curious...

Frightening prospect.... however most 60 degree V6s w/equal length headers will sound halfway decent

[2o6]

now you have me morbidly curious...

It's the same engine in the Lotus Evora.......and a few other fast cars.


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1. Spacious.
2. Extremely soft suspension makes it easy to "arab drift".

[3.0L V6]

1. Good highway cruiser, enough power w/V6.
2. Painless to own - will work for years with basic maintenance/repairs.