MotorWeek Retro Reviews

Started by 93JC, February 11, 2015, 09:12:53 PM

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93JC

February 11, 2015, 09:12:53 PM
Wimmer already posted the Dodge Aries wagon review from 1985; MotorWeek has posted a shwackload of them to their Youtube channel. Click here for the entire playlist.

There are some amusing reviews, e.g. the Yugo vs. Hyundai Excel comparison:

MotorWeek | Retro Review: '87 Yugo GV and '87 Hyundai Excel

:lol:

cawimmer430

#1
February 12, 2015, 01:16:06 PM
Ha! The Yugo and Hyundai Excel!  :lol:
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Madman

#2
February 12, 2015, 10:11:01 PM
How about the very first episode of MotorWeek in its entirety?  Journey back to those halcyon days of 1982!

Both the Ford Escort and the Fiat Strada are reviewed.  And John Davis had hair!!!

Otherwise, it's boring as hell.  That's one thing about MotorWeek that hasn't changed.


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cawimmer430

#3
February 13, 2015, 07:13:46 AM
What happened to the rear lights!? I mean the plastic bar above them looks thicker and higher than those found on European Ritmo's.  :confused:

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Soup DeVille

#4
February 13, 2015, 02:04:46 PM
Quote from: 93JC on February 11, 2015, 09:12:53 PM
Wimmer already posted the Dodge Aries wagon review from 1985; MotorWeek has posted a shwackload of them to their Youtube channel. Click here for the entire playlist.

There are some amusing reviews, e.g. the Yugo vs. Hyundai Excel comparison:

MotorWeek | Retro Review: '87 Yugo GV and '87 Hyundai Excel

:lol:

Love those mustaches.

Also, comments like "Only the radio failed to work as advertised" when defending a car's quality is just not a good sign.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Rupert

#6
February 19, 2015, 12:20:42 AM
Cadillac Citation.
Novarolla-Miata-Trooper-Jeep-Volvo-Trooper-Ranger-MGB-Explorer-944-Fiat-Alfa-XTerra

13 cars, 60 cylinders, 52 manual forward gears and 9 automatic, 2 FWD, 42 doors, 1988 average year of manufacture, 3 convertibles, 22 average mpg, and no wheel covers.
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Rupert

#8
February 19, 2015, 12:48:54 AM
Ah, much better.
Novarolla-Miata-Trooper-Jeep-Volvo-Trooper-Ranger-MGB-Explorer-944-Fiat-Alfa-XTerra

13 cars, 60 cylinders, 52 manual forward gears and 9 automatic, 2 FWD, 42 doors, 1988 average year of manufacture, 3 convertibles, 22 average mpg, and no wheel covers.
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Soup DeVille

#9
February 20, 2015, 04:17:21 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oMsXLYFU0pU

1982 Pontiac 1000

The crappiness; it burns.

Dont have the time to watch? Ill sum it up for you; 0-60 in 30 seconds.

If nothing else, this gives perspective on why Beetles were commonplace on the roads well into the mid '80s.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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#10
February 20, 2015, 04:41:10 PM
My uncle managed the plant that made those Pontiacs back in the mid 80s.  :facepalm:


EDIT: Opps I thought it said Pontiac 6000!
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Soup DeVille

#11
February 20, 2015, 04:49:38 PM
The 6000 seems to have been a fairly decent car for the times. Wasnt here also an AWD version?


What plant BTW?
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Laconian

#12
February 20, 2015, 05:58:53 PM
Quote from: Soup DeVille on February 20, 2015, 04:17:21 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oMsXLYFU0pU

1982 Pontiac 1000

The crappiness; it burns.

Dont have the time to watch? Ill sum it up for you; 0-60 in 30 seconds.

If nothing else, this gives perspective on why Beetles were commonplace on the roads well into the mid '80s.

25MPG LOL
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Eye of the Tiger

#13
February 20, 2015, 06:44:01 PM
Quote from: Soup DeVille on February 20, 2015, 04:17:21 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oMsXLYFU0pU

1982 Pontiac 1000

The crappiness; it burns.

Dont have the time to watch? Ill sum it up for you; 0-60 in 30 seconds.

If nothing else, this gives perspective on why Beetles were commonplace on the roads well into the mid '80s.

0-59 in 23.3 seconds. That extra MPH is very difficult.
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Laconian

#14
February 20, 2015, 07:04:53 PM
Chevette 87 (comercial)

I wonder if it scraped its muffler at 0:31

So terrible, you'll want to end it all by driving into the sea!
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GoCougs

#15
February 20, 2015, 07:08:47 PM
Watched a few of those - '82 Corvette, '81 280ZX Turbo, '87 GNX - good times, brings back memories.

Rupert

#16
February 20, 2015, 07:10:13 PM
Oh man their pro-'Murrica bias is strong.
Novarolla-Miata-Trooper-Jeep-Volvo-Trooper-Ranger-MGB-Explorer-944-Fiat-Alfa-XTerra

13 cars, 60 cylinders, 52 manual forward gears and 9 automatic, 2 FWD, 42 doors, 1988 average year of manufacture, 3 convertibles, 22 average mpg, and no wheel covers.
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#17
February 20, 2015, 07:36:22 PM
Quote from: GoCougs on February 20, 2015, 07:08:47 PM
Watched a few of those - '82 Corvette, '81 280ZX Turbo, '87 GNX - good times, brings back memories.
Did you see the body roll on that 24 grand Corvette?
Quote from: Soup DeVille on February 20, 2015, 04:49:38 PM
The 6000 seems to have been a fairly decent car for the times. Wasnt here also an AWD version?


What plant BTW?
Yep there was an AWD version! And it was the Plant In/close to Terry Town New York. I spent a whole day in that plant with him! IIRC the plant was 1 mile long.
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93JC

#18
March 04, 2015, 04:40:26 PM
I dare you to not laugh around 2:55:

MotorWeek | Retro Review: '88 Subaru XT6

Eye of the Tiger

#19
March 04, 2015, 05:00:56 PM
Quote from: 93JC on March 04, 2015, 04:40:26 PM
I dare you to not laugh around 2:55:

MotorWeek | Retro Review: '88 Subaru XT6

Didn't laugh. Overactor.
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Gotta-Qik-C7

#20
March 04, 2015, 06:01:04 PM
LOL! I crammed 3 guys into that back seat all the time in my 1985 XT!
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280Z Turbo

#21
March 09, 2015, 11:52:30 AM
Quote from: Laconian on February 20, 2015, 05:58:53 PM
25MPG LOL

It's not going to get good gas mileage when you have to floor it all the time to keep from getting rear ended.

I'm also not sure how valid the 280ZX test was since it looked icy.

12,000 RPM

#22
March 10, 2015, 06:01:10 AM
Watching those reviews makes me laugh at folks complaining about cars today. An ND Miata is faster than pretty much any non-exotic from the 1982 model year. An ND Miata with a supercharger/turbo and upgraded legs is faster than any car on the road in 1982.
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Laconian

#23
March 10, 2015, 03:30:38 PM
Our onramps have become perilously shorter over time!
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280Z Turbo

#24
March 12, 2015, 04:41:30 PM
Quote from: 12,000 RPM on March 10, 2015, 06:01:10 AM
Watching those reviews makes me laugh at folks complaining about cars today. An ND Miata is faster than pretty much any non-exotic from the 1982 model year. An ND Miata with a supercharger/turbo and upgraded legs is faster than any car on the road in 1982.

A 280ZX with a simple boost controller would be faster than an ND.
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