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Old 02-23-2006, 11:07 PM
Alice The Goon Alice The Goon is offline
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What Is Your Favorite Car That You Owned?

So I just replaced my 1990 light blue Dodge Dynasty. I got an 88 Honda Accord. Low mileage, absolutely perfect interior, good engine, transmission, and tires, and cheap. Sunroof, baby! Needs a little pimpin'- some window tint, decent stereo, scraping of AARP stickers, but I am liking this car. Don't like so much that you have to lock the driver's door with a key from the outside, but whatayagonna do?

In the last few years, I have owned many cars. My favorite was the '01 Pontiac Grand Am. That was a sweet car- never broke down on me on the street. The radio stays on until you open the door, love that.

The Die-Nasty I HATED. Soft, cushy ride, but that sumbitch left me stranded on the street many times. It broke down in the drive thru at McD's (how embarassing for me), sprung a gas hose on a long trip, broke down and dumped a half tank of gas at rush hour (seperate incident from the gas hose), and many more incidents. It got so I couldn't hardly stand to even look at her, there towards the end. Goodbye, Nasty, and good riddance! (Although, with 6 cylinders and a 3.0 engine, she could GO when you told her to, as long as she wasn't at the mechanic's- I liked that part.)

Also had a 95 Escort, without the silly-looking spoiler on the back. Decent little car, I have to say. Bought it 5 years old, and it had contruction-orange homemade seat belts that I couldn't replace fast enough. Didn't break down on me very often, decent basic transportation.


What cars have you loved, liked, or hated?
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