Topic: Seen on the Weekend Thread

[Arthur Dent]

The Cutlass Cierra used a variety of V6s plus the Tech IV (ie Iron Duke) plus the pushrod 2.2L. So no Quad-4 goodness for it.

I'd love a turbo Firefly or Suzuki Swift GTi/GT

[OliverD]

According to Wiki they could also be had with 4.3 litre diesel V6. For some reason I thought that motor was only available in larger models.

[blur911]

The Cutlass Cierra used a variety of V6s plus the Tech IV (ie Iron Duke) plus the pushrod 2.2L. So no Quad-4 goodness for it.

I'd love a turbo Firefly or Suzuki Swift GTi/GT

Sorry, didn't look close enough, thought we were talking about a Cutlass Calais.
The Cierra was basically the Olds verston of the Celebrity/6000/Century A-body

Cool GM for the era was the Pontiac 6000STE with AWD

[OliverD]

The 6000 STE was featured in this famous Car and Driver piece: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison-test/a15112441/escape-from-baja-mexican-sports-sedan-torture-test-archived-comparison-test/

[revalations]

The Cutlass Cierra used a variety of V6s plus the Tech IV (ie Iron Duke) plus the pushrod 2.2L. So no Quad-4 goodness for it.

I'd love a turbo Firefly or Suzuki Swift GTi/GT

Sorry, didn't look close enough, thought we were talking about a Cutlass Calais.
The Cierra was basically the Olds verston of the Celebrity/6000/Century A-body

Cool GM for the era was the Pontiac 6000STE with AWD

I have a 1990 AWD Pontiac 6000. They are probably one of the rarest A body cars. The Chevy celebrity Eurosport VR is also very rare.

A Cutlass that did have the quad 4 was the Cutlass Supreme. It’s extremely rare though and only offered for 1990 iirc.


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[Arthur Dent]

According to Wiki they could also be had with 4.3 litre diesel V6. For some reason I thought that motor was only available in larger models.

Super, super rare. There was an Oldsmobile 88 (fwd kind) with one here for sale recently.

[Bubba]

The 6000 STE was featured in this famous Car and Driver piece: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison-test/a15112441/escape-from-baja-mexican-sports-sedan-torture-test-archived-comparison-test/

Classic story.  I'm happy it's online so I can revisit it.

[OliverD]

The Cutlass Cierra used a variety of V6s plus the Tech IV (ie Iron Duke) plus the pushrod 2.2L. So no Quad-4 goodness for it.

I'd love a turbo Firefly or Suzuki Swift GTi/GT

Sorry, didn't look close enough, thought we were talking about a Cutlass Calais.
The Cierra was basically the Olds verston of the Celebrity/6000/Century A-body

Cool GM for the era was the Pontiac 6000STE with AWD

I have a 1990 AWD Pontiac 6000. They are probably one of the rarest A body cars. The Chevy celebrity Eurosport VR is also very rare.

A Cutlass that did have the quad 4 was the Cutlass Supreme. It’s extremely rare though and only offered for 1990 iirc.


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Looks like the Quad 4 HO was 1990 only but the regular Quad 4 was 90-91.

[revalations]

The 6000 STE was featured in this famous Car and Driver piece: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison-test/a15112441/escape-from-baja-mexican-sports-sedan-torture-test-archived-comparison-test/

Oh man that was an epic Car & Driver adventure.


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[Gurgie]

The 6000 STE was featured in this famous Car and Driver piece: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison-test/a15112441/escape-from-baja-mexican-sports-sedan-torture-test-archived-comparison-test/

I had that Car & Driver back in 1983!!

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[OliverD]

While we're on the topic, this 1986 Celebrity wagon just showed up on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986-chevrolet-celebrity/

[revalations]

While we're on the topic, this 1986 Celebrity wagon just showed up on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986-chevrolet-celebrity/

My Aunt and Uncle had that exact car, factory ordered with the woodgrain and all. They hit a moose with it when it was three months old and replaced it with a celebrity Eurosport sedan because nobody had any wagons. I always wonder why he didn’t go for a Buick, Olds, or Pontiac wagon with the identical platform because he always complained about having to buy a sedan.


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[tortoise]

I love all the glass and the narrow pillars in these old cars.  Right up until I crashed one I suppose.

[OliverD]

Interesting that that particular one was ordered with woodgrain but has almost no other options.

[Bubba]

The 6000 STE was featured in this famous Car and Driver piece: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison-test/a15112441/escape-from-baja-mexican-sports-sedan-torture-test-archived-comparison-test/

I had that Car & Driver back in 1983!!

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Same here!

[Arthur Dent]

I have not seen a 70s Dodge Colt for quite a while and certainly not one as nice as this one. This one is a third-generation Dodge Colt which was a "captive import" being a re-branded Mitsubishi Lancer sold from 1977 to 1979.

[revalations]

I have not seen a 70s Dodge Colt for quite a while and certainly not one as nice as this one. This one is a third-generation Dodge Colt which was a "captive import" being a re-branded Mitsubishi Lancer sold from 1977 to 1979.

Cool! I’d love to have that car. Remember a pal in high school had a Colt with the twin stick transmission. So gimmicky but cool. Think his was a 82-83 or so.


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[Blueprint]

We were following a New Beetle 'vert through Montpelier last Friday, and that thing was slammed pretty slow. Sure enough, as it went over a series of small bumps, a shower of sparks came from under the car and a burning smell came through the Subie's vents. Lots of zig-zagging after the two young women hit that bump! Dropped suspensions may look cool, but roads offer a wake-up call.

[TheHire]

We were following a New Beetle 'vert through Montpelier last Friday, and that thing was slammed pretty slow. Sure enough, as it went over a series of small bumps, a shower of sparks came from under the car and a burning smell came through the Subie's vents. Lots of zig-zagging after the two young women hit that bump! Dropped suspensions may look cool, but roads offer a wake-up call.

Technically only the first gen of the "New Beetle" was called the New Beetle. The most recent one made for the last decade was... you guessed it... just a Beetle!

[Blueprint]

We were following a New Beetle 'vert through Montpelier last Friday, and that thing was slammed pretty slow. Sure enough, as it went over a series of small bumps, a shower of sparks came from under the car and a burning smell came through the Subie's vents. Lots of zig-zagging after the two young women hit that bump! Dropped suspensions may look cool, but roads offer a wake-up call.

Technically only the first gen of the "New Beetle" was called the New Beetle. The most recent one made for the last decade was... you guessed it... just a Beetle!

As a beetleista, I fully know that - and it was, indeed, the very round New Beetle that we saw.