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Greeneyes617 Member
since 2000-11-22
Posts 329Arkansas 
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UGH! I am sooooooooo sick of my poopy car! Its a 1985 Ford Tempo and I am tired of messing with it. Which really  Yeah I know I should be greateful to even have a car but I think I would reather ride a bike for the rest of the year than having to mess with it. Last Saturday it died on me and my friend Toni while we were heading back from town. Luckly she had her cell phone with her and we were able to call he parents.     I went down sunday to get it an it started up..... GRRRRRRRR!!!!! Well this morning my dad said it should be ok to drive to school and back. Well guess where the stupid thing is.....That's right, parked up in the school parking lot. I am totally going to ditch the hunk of junk and get me a DODGE!!! |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Found On Road Dead. Fixed Or Repaired Daily. Flubbed Over Rebuilt Dodge. |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
1985 Fords were/are LEMONS!!!!! |
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Acies
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Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
Why does everyone hate Fords? Is it really that bad? "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Fading Away
since 2001-03-14
Posts 3131Lynchburg, Virginia |
lol, i don't see it either... why are Fords so terrible? I never thought that you would ever be the one to let me down. I guess that just goes to show how wrong I always am. |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
They aren't so terrible.. in fact of the american auto makers dodge is actually the lemon factory--- I prefer chevrolet but drive a ford--- and have owned many-- never really had any trouble from any of them-- the most problems i have ever had with an auto was a 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner with a 440 hemi--- It would scream when it ran,,, of course that wasn't very often...lol Jamie |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
My motto: I'd rather push a Chevy than drive a Ford.  |
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DancinQueen
since 2000-07-29
Posts 1092Kokomo,IN,USA |
LOL~wht i like my chrysler car  ¤Sometimes the hardest thing to get over, is something you never really had¤ |
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Greeneyes617 Member
since 2000-11-22
Posts 329Arkansas |
LOL!! Chevy= motto---> Shove it of leave it...sorry couldn't resits.... Not ALL Fords are bad...Just the one I go it a hunk of junk. I have to get a fuel filter and the ball barings, or how ever you spell those dumb things. I made my dad drive it home....well lets just say, I'll be getting it fixed soon. I LOVE being a daddy's girl! Anywho, I guess I'll have to put up with my lemon till time for me to go to college....MAYBE by then I'll have enough money to buy something trustworth. like a yellow Dodge Dokato Sport.  |
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Dopey Dope
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Hey now......my motto is: If you hate it....chances are.....it hates you too!  |
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S Arthur Grey Senior Member
since 2001-03-19
Posts 719woven by a poet's loom |
Greeneyes, Dodge Dakota Sport? Flush with gas money are ya? Pigs. S Arthur |
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Allan Riverwood
since 2001-01-04
Posts 3502Winnipeg |
First On Race Day. Haha..... no I don't think so. Well.... my family car is a GMC. And I don't know much about cars but... I like the acronyms! God's Main Concern. Garage Man's Companion. Giant Metal Chair. Oohhhh.... yeah. Haha.  These are always fun. Anyone know any more? ~Allan If I had your eyes, I'd be blind. For I can only see out of my own. ~~Carly Van Dort |
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Greeneyes617 Member
since 2000-11-22
Posts 329Arkansas |
~* Dopey_Dope*~ your probably right...I think its a pinishment b/c I have always dissed Fords and now I own one. LOL @ Allan. S Arthur Grey~ Excuse me, what do you mean by that??? [This message has been edited by Greeneyes617 (edited 03-21-2001).] |
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S Arthur Grey Senior Member
since 2001-03-19
Posts 719woven by a poet's loom |
Pig = Gas Hog |
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Greeneyes617 Member
since 2000-11-22
Posts 329Arkansas |
Oh Ok...humm..never heard of that one...*shrugs* |
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Saxoness
since 1999-07-18
Posts 1102Texas |
Right on sister. 89 Ford Tempo piece of crap here. But I still love it. lol "Glory remains unaware of my neglected dwelling where alone |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Well, a lot of autos made in the mid-80's were basically pieces of junk. It was a confusing time...a time of domestic-imports (isn't that an oxymoron?) and engines with both metric and conventional measures...not too mention the advent of the computer 'brain' that ran, or assumed to run, everything. Things have gotten better, well, compared with those dark years. I had a 87 Plymouth Reliant Wagon. Domestic-import (part-wise), with both types of measurements (needed both tool kits). The 'brain' was laughable, and a simple short in the wiring harness could and did take out the 'brain' and 3 modules, at $150 per (import again). Though at times it was a POS car, and anything but its namesake, I did manage to roll the odometer almost 4 times on the original engine before a head gasket blew (shortly after the timing chain broke) and after 4 transmissions (Mom couldn't figure out that you should push in then move the column shift...she'd just slap it up or down). But for all its troubles, I still miss that car. It could carry my life quite easily and did on several cross-country endeavors. My next vehicle, whenever that transpires, will either be a late model (with service warranty), or a 70's model (something I can actually work on without a diagnostic computer supercenter). |
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Acies
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Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
That's why you buy Japanese like I did "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
2001 Kia Rio, Baby!! It's all about my little jellybean with wheels! Ali - bless your mom, I love that woman!  |
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Dopey Dope
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Why don't you all just ride bikes?! |
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Acies
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Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
Yeah Dopes, ride a bike to downtown Chicago. That'll be a thrill "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Ryan Member
since 1999-06-10
Posts 297Kansas |
Ali, for the first 4 years of driving, I had a 1988 Dodge Aries, the Dodge equivalent of a Reliant. God I loved all 93hp of that car. So many memories. Hehe. Ryan "ah, little girls make shadows on the sidewalk shorter than the shadow of death in this town--" - Jack Kerouac |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Uh, I actually had the misfortune of owning an '85 Tempo also. Funny thing happened, in 1990 when shopping for a new pick up I noticed Consumer Reports rated the '85 tempos last in reliability all together among any car in their class. Mine had already died on me (permanently) by that time of course. have never even thought of owning a Ford since. Michael |
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PhaerieChild Senior Member
since 1999-08-30
Posts 1787Aloha, Oregon |
I am proud to own a GMC product. It's also a mid 80's model. 87 Pontiac Grand Am. Am just now coming up on 190,000 miles and she still runs good. I have owned Fords and was not even a little bit impressed with Merc Topaz. There was a rolling pile of junk. The only Ford I owned that I truly loved was a 1986 Ford Taurus. That car gave me its whole heart and then some. I think my most hated car was this old (can't remember the year) AMC Pacer. Hated that thing. Got rid of it after 3 months. My favorite car in all my years of driving, was a 1963 Chrysler Imperial that was a wonderful ride. I bought it at auction in pristine condition for 200.00 in 1978 and finally sold her for a healthy chunk of change in 1984. Sometimes I really regret that, but she is safely garaged in a car museum here in town so I can drop by and see her when I get "car-sick". How can you save me? |
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Acies
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Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
I'll say it again...buy Japanese "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Greeneyes617 Member
since 2000-11-22
Posts 329Arkansas |
GMC's seem to be really good. My dad has had a GMC truck forever.Porbably about 13 years and its still running (knocks on wood) My mom got a new Oldsmoblile Intrigue. THAT car rocks! Hopefully, someday (in the near future) I'll get her Buick Skylark. Its a wonderful car, but right now its getting fixed. It had a "little" accident....*looks around room inncoently* If I don't get that I'll probably get a Firdbird. Anyways, thanks for all your replys. I really don't know what I would do without the Alley. ~*Malinda*~ |
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Dopey Dope
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Get some rollerblades.....grab on to a car bumper, and yer set! Just make sure he's going to where you need to be headed! |
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Acies
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Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-07
Posts 7665Twilight Zone |
I love my 2000 Celica One of the reason why I'm broke but, hey...I'm still too young to realize that car's are a bad investment. "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, |
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Greeneyes617 Member
since 2000-11-22
Posts 329Arkansas |
LOL! Dopey, that wouldn't work...I live down a dirty road...  it would be a little bumpy Although I have thought of getting my bike out.... ~*~*~Poor Arcie~*~*~ What color? My mom's new Intrigue is a dark hunter green! *my favorite color* ~*Malinda*~ |
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Dopey Dope
Moderator
Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Oh....well.......still....then get some dirt bike! |
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Romy Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1170Plantation, Florida |
I had a Ford LTD once. It slipped out of park and ran into the neighbors livingroom. Now I drive a Mini-van. |
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Jesse Jaymz Senior Member
since 2000-01-24
Posts 708Youngstown, ohio |
another one for gmc. Get More Chicks. thats my friends fave as for my i would have to say i have been lucky. driven a 1981 olds 98 DESIEL!!!!! talk about power. my ex had a 94 camaro. i loved it sooooo much. me i want a 1959 hearse. thats what the ghostbusters car was. cept i would paint it black with flames. i know i am wierd. Jesse I'm a saint and I'm sinner, |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Jesse that's pretty cool. The collector cars out here, one guy built his out of a coffin. It was pretty cool!! |
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Dream-eagle Junior Member
since 2001-03-07
Posts 34Indiana, USA |
Here you go Allen For Out Right Dependability Most Used Sports Trades Are Now Guarenteed Just bought a 96 Mustang GT last week.. ooo its a honey too. if ya' wanna see http://www.dreamersreality.com/car/new.htm |
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