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Hip to Be Square: Why Young Buyers Covet 'Grandpa' Cars
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| 05/09/2006
| By JENNIFER SARANOW
Posted on 05/10/2006 4:48:01 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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My mom (age 83) has a one-owner, low miles, very nice condition 1989 Caprice Classic.
Not that I'd ever pimp it out someday, but yeah, it's worth some money for sure.
To: Responsibility2nd
We picked up an '85 Buick LeSabre two years ago for $700. It had 80,000 miles on it and all the maintenance records. It is a nice comfy ride. And no we didn't pimp it out either.
To: Responsibility2nd
With gas at $3 those car prices will be going down a bit too. The 70s had a fuel line the size of a water hose.
To: Responsibility2nd
I had Matador wagon just like this but mine was banana yellow. I called it the screamin yellow banana. It was a good running car and it hauled donkeys. My grandmother wouldn't let me drive her 73 Chevelle.
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posted on
05/10/2006 4:54:33 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: Responsibility2nd
These cars have style , They dont al look alike. they are big and safe. You can pick up a good Buick Roadmaster with a 350 Engine that gets 25 MPG and runs like the wind for about $2500 bucks. They also have big backseats, and we all remember those dont we?
To: Responsibility2nd
Why pimp it out? Show some restraint. You don't have to remake everything you touch. They look better 'original'.
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posted on
05/10/2006 4:55:33 PM PDT
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: Responsibility2nd
Cars today are BORING. Cars a few decades ago had personality.
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posted on
05/10/2006 4:57:50 PM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: sgtbono2002
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posted on
05/10/2006 4:59:00 PM PDT
by
Shimmer128
(those were the days (nights))
To: Responsibility2nd
My great uncle (an Iowa farmer) has in his garage, a 1948 DeSoto with less than 20,000 miles on it.
He also has a blacksmith shop on the farm and does a lot of mechanic work on combines and other farm impliments, so he faithfully keeps the car clean (replace fluids, etc.) and it goes out for a long enough drive to warm it up every couple weeks during nice weather.
When I was about 10 years old or so, I used to love to watch him use his forge to make metal parts that were needed immediately. It was really close to making them from scratch.
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posted on
05/10/2006 4:59:04 PM PDT
by
capt. norm
(W.C. Fields: "Hollywood is the gold cap on a tooth that should have been pulled out years ago.")
To: Responsibility2nd
Today I saw a local rap fan driving a K-car with music bounding from it.
I looked down at him as he went by and just smiled. They can have those cars--I don't know many who would seek them otherwise.
Best story here all day.
As a police officer in Oakland, CA, believe me when I tell this atricle is 100% accurate when it comes to this car trend in the urban/black communities.
I like to pull over the stolen ones the youngsters are always driving around in. :)
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posted on
05/10/2006 5:02:31 PM PDT
by
SRU308
To: ConservativeMind
K cars. Yeah I remember those. They might have been pieces of junk, but they saved Chrysler's bacon, remember?
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posted on
05/10/2006 5:04:30 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(A Moose Once Bit my Sister. Yeah. She Turned Moose-lim.)
To: sgtbono2002
My first back seat experience was in the front seat of a 1963 Dodge Dart with a girl named Heidi....sigh...
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posted on
05/10/2006 5:05:07 PM PDT
by
krb
(ad hominem arguments are for stupid people)
To: Responsibility2nd
![](http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/1996/Buick/303/001350-396x249.jpg)
1996 Buick Roadmaster wagon with fake wood and glass roof panel
To: Responsibility2nd
Cars had real class in the 1950s. This is my high school car. It was ten years old when I bought it from a little old lady (for real).
To: Conservative Firster
Now some of those Roadmasters came with the Corvette engine. And from what I understand, they command 7-8 grand maybe more.
Kinda like what a 1993-1995 Impala SS is in today's market. From what I've seen, a good condition 10-12 year old Impala SS can still bring in some $12,000.
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posted on
05/10/2006 5:09:49 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(A Moose Once Bit my Sister. Yeah. She Turned Moose-lim.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Bought my little girl a 93 Volvo just to keep her in one piece. I knew it would be a cool car but it took her a bit to figure that out.
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posted on
05/10/2006 5:11:05 PM PDT
by
bk1000
(A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
To: Conservative Firster
Ahhh, the only car I ever coveted...
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posted on
05/10/2006 5:11:12 PM PDT
by
Eepsy
To: sgtbono2002
I had one of those. everytime I went to the taco bell the servers would ask me how much I wanted for it lol.
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posted on
05/10/2006 5:12:48 PM PDT
by
Ainast
To: Conservative Firster
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posted on
05/10/2006 5:14:16 PM PDT
by
WorkingClassFilth
(Di'ver'si'ty (adj.): A compound word derived from the root words: division; perversion; adversity.)
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