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Offline tortoise

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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3200 on: May 10, 2018, 01:47:39 pm »
Quote from: Weels on May 10, 2018, 01:30:54 pm
Ahhh, rear window louvers.  Wonder if they'll ever make a comeback.   ;D

They're alive and well on Lambos.

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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3201 on: May 10, 2018, 01:50:47 pm »
Quote from: tortoise on May 10, 2018, 01:47:39 pm
They're alive and well on Lambos.

Didn't really need to know that, but thanks.   ;D
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3202 on: May 10, 2018, 02:57:41 pm »
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3203 on: May 10, 2018, 03:24:32 pm »
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3204 on: May 10, 2018, 04:37:10 pm »
We had an ‘82 5-door Citation with the X-II H.O. 2.8 (135hp) engine in it.  Gave us no real trouble until ‘89...

Fun fact - a Citation served as a mule during the development of the Volvo 850.

http://www.volvotips.com/index.php/850-2/history-volvo-850/
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3205 on: May 10, 2018, 05:03:51 pm »
I was a teenager and managed to talk my father out of buying an X-11, thank gawd.  He bought the decidedly "less sporty" and much, much more reliable and well built Accord instead.  The most expensive Accord money could buy was about $3K less than the Citation, and that seemed to do the trick - the appeal to his wallet.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3206 on: May 10, 2018, 05:06:39 pm »
Quote from: johngenx on May 10, 2018, 05:03:51 pm
I was a teenager and managed to talk my father out of buying an X-11, thank gawd.  He bought the decidedly "less sporty" and much, much more reliable and well built Accord instead.  The most expensive Accord money could buy was about $3K less than the Citation, and that seemed to do the trick - the appeal to his wallet.

Wait...the freaking Citation was MORE than the Accord, what the feck?!?!?!  ??? ??? ???
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3207 on: May 10, 2018, 05:11:28 pm »
Quote from: Fobroader on May 10, 2018, 05:06:39 pm
Wait...the freaking Citation was MORE than the Accord, what the feck?!?!?!  ??? ??? ???

Quite a bit more.  Three grand back then was a lot of dough.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3208 on: May 10, 2018, 05:32:28 pm »
Quote from: Scaerio on May 10, 2018, 04:37:10 pm
We had an ‘82 5-door Citation with the X-II H.O. 2.8 (135hp) engine in it.  Gave us no real trouble until ‘89...

Fun fact - a Citation served as a mule during the development of the Volvo 850.

http://www.volvotips.com/index.php/850-2/history-volvo-850/

That is an interesting (and weird) little nugget of info  8)
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3209 on: May 10, 2018, 05:38:02 pm »
My FIL went from a 245 to an 850, and the 850 was junk in comparison.  Huh.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3210 on: May 10, 2018, 05:42:33 pm »
Quote from: johngenx on May 10, 2018, 05:11:28 pm
Quote from: Fobroader on May 10, 2018, 05:06:39 pm
Wait...the freaking Citation was MORE than the Accord, what the feck?!?!?!  ??? ??? ???

Quite a bit more.  Three grand back then was a lot of dough.

You sure about that?

In 1981 the most expensive Accord was $9950 USD. A Citation hatch (granted, not the X-11) was $6386 USD.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3211 on: May 10, 2018, 07:02:12 pm »
Remember it like it was yesterday.  He bought a 1981 Accord LX with an automatic - the most expensive Accord the dealer had, or could get.  It was $10K on the dot.  The Citation X-11 was $13K.  The X-11 had the V-6 and many other things, so in many ways it was "more" car than the Accord.  They probably weren't cross shopped by many people.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3212 on: May 10, 2018, 07:12:50 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on May 10, 2018, 03:24:32 pm
Quote from: tenpenny on May 10, 2018, 02:57:41 pm
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/fredericton/1975-bricklin-sv-1/1353854505?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

A little collector's item.
Oh that's neat!

KD would be the only one in the province with one of those!

I've always wanted one.  It was a love/hate thing in NB
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3213 on: May 11, 2018, 09:09:35 am »
Quote from: blur911 on May 10, 2018, 07:12:50 pm
Quote from: rrocket on May 10, 2018, 03:24:32 pm
Quote from: tenpenny on May 10, 2018, 02:57:41 pm
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/fredericton/1975-bricklin-sv-1/1353854505?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

A little collector's item.
Oh that's neat!

KD would be the only one in the province with one of those!

I've always wanted one.  It was a love/hate thing in NB

Nah, I've heard too many nightmare production stories directly from former employees.  :P   
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3214 on: May 11, 2018, 11:52:55 am »
That's what would make it fun!
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3215 on: May 11, 2018, 11:56:43 am »
Quote from: KD on May 11, 2018, 09:09:35 am
Quote from: blur911 on May 10, 2018, 07:12:50 pm
Quote from: rrocket on May 10, 2018, 03:24:32 pm
Quote from: tenpenny on May 10, 2018, 02:57:41 pm
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/fredericton/1975-bricklin-sv-1/1353854505?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

A little collector's item.
Oh that's neat!

KD would be the only one in the province with one of those!

I've always wanted one.  It was a love/hate thing in NB

Nah, I've heard too many nightmare production stories directly from former employees.  :P

But its all fiberglass over a space frame with a V8.....none of that sounds expensive or hard to repair.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3216 on: May 11, 2018, 02:38:02 pm »
Even better, it was some kind of acrylic, similar to the stuff they make bathtubs out of. The finish is guaranteed to crack and ripple over time and is next to impossible to repair properly.
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3217 on: May 11, 2018, 02:43:41 pm »
Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on May 11, 2018, 02:38:02 pm
Even better, it was some kind of acrylic, similar to the stuff they make bathtubs out of. The finish is guaranteed to crack and ripple over time and is next to impossible to repair properly.


Even better, that Bathfitters place can come do a restoration on your Bricklin in less than a day  ;D
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3218 on: May 11, 2018, 02:44:26 pm »
 :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:
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Re: Found On The Internet - II
« Reply #3219 on: May 11, 2018, 04:46:35 pm »
Probably lots of petrified roaches under the carpets and in crevices, and i dont mean bugs.   ;D. I wouldnt take that car across the border...lol.
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