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his car, without a doubt, is one of the most reliable cars our family has owned over the past 30 years. I’m not 30 as yet, but this is the extent to which my family has lived here in the "Great White North". Canada, July 1st is the day of celebration for the 130 something year old country of ours.. kind of young, but then what can we do about it? Its not like we have an aging solution to inject the country with!! But anyway, you came here for car, and so the car you shall get.. or read about none the less..Born May 30th 1985, my car.. the beloved and reliable source of transpo, has graced me with some great "rides" and some I wish to forget.. But one thing that it has done with out a great deal of trouble is accumulating mileage.. or kil-om-eter-ige(?)…
We (my dad) bought the car used back in 1991 from
Surgenour Pontiac Buick with 114.000 kilometers that’s just a little over 70.000 miles on it.. upon test driving it my father noticed it was burning oil.. so worked in the deal was for the motor to be replaced.. thanks to our insurance coverage my father only paid 50 bucks to have it put in.. but that wasn’t the end to our job of installation.. oh no -- for about two years after that we would run from shop to shop trying to fix problems with idle and bad fuel economy.. we solved it by going to a dealer… (The same dealer coincidentally where a friend and I bought our future Rally Car.. but there’s another page about that) they promptly installed a new oxygen sensor and all was fine.. The funny thing is, that from shop to shop, we always received a different "diagnosis". From "you need new wiring" to "your computer is no good" to "get a new car.. it’s a lemon". But the moment my dad set the front wheels in the dealer’s garage.. and the moment they turned on the ignition, they knew.. like "gods" (small "g") what was wrong.. the guy just listened to the car.. and voila! Smooth car.. what?! Huh!? Better gas mileage? Huh?! No more problems? Huh what’s that? Credit card melted?!
So what’s the mileage now? 366.XXX kilometers.. That is what the odometer reads.. actually the odometer reads 66XXX with the white 100 meter digit. But I mean, we all know that no car made in the late 80’s could have just under 50’g on it.. unless an elderly person drove it, and seldom left the house.. So my car has 366.XXX on the transmission.. (A413 –3spd.. but stamped on it is 656 309-E or was it A?) and 252.XXX on the motor (because of the rebuild at 114000). Okay enough talk.. show me the goods!!.. or the fotos anyway..
To make things easier I have changed my format for pictures. Instead of having them load up I’ll have a listing of each picture.. and its size.. I now realize not everyone is running a Piii 500 with a cable modem.. not that I have that stuff.. but just to give you guys/gals with slower machines an easier time here.. and me! (I have an
AMD K6II-266 with a 28.8 using internet exploder 4.0).CORRECTION!
Now that ive moved out of my parents house, i built myself a new computer. Its now a *sigh* Intel 200 overclocked to a measly 233Mhz. With 32 megs Ram, a 1.2 gig Hdd and the best part.. Connected to the Net Via Bell Sympatico High Speed Internet!
The Foto's
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Make note of the front styling.. It’s aggressive, even menacing.. would scare any sane driver to pull out of the way and let it thru.. you’d be a fool to stay in your lane when you see this front end coming up on you in your rear view!
Here, in residence, lies the power houses of all power houses.. The venerable, the loved, the "used in prac-tic-a-lee every Chrysler during the 80’s and early 90’s" weighing in at 135 cubic inches.. The 2.2! Single Over head technology coupled with Throttle body injection has lead to the creation of a beast that is like no other.. It’s monstrous, even devilish.. with 121 pounds/feet of torque, and 93 horsepower, this baby can rocket to 60 Mph in under the time it takes to watch a commercial. That’s right.. 14 seconds.. not bad eh! And with an achieved top end of 141 km/h this machine isn’t all that bad.
This shot, as seen from about 20 paces (size 12 shoe) you can now clearly see the many sleepless nights many of the Japanese designers must have had over this design. Its both functional and practical.. It’s the best of both worlds and then some. From the non-functional (i'm scared it will rip out) roof rack, along with the toyish style tires and caps.. The baby faced "i'm innocent" look of the overall design, has this baby, or rather gives this baby the "sleeper" potential. It’s a great shot of a great car.
As I mentioned in my previous edition of this page, I call this shot "Car Scene". Negative on plastic. Its basically the best shot I have of the car.. I like it.. I like it a lot.
This shot is not for those with weak eyes! You will need to either 1. squint REAL hard or 2. wear sun glasses. This picture is blinding.. I bear no responsibility for any damage that may be cause as a direct result of viewing this picture. ;-)
Like the instrument panel in any serious machine, it needs to be practicle, easy to read, and right there when you need it. You don’t have time to give gauges second looks and to strain to see what needle is pointing where.. This instrument cluster is no exception to this rule. Its clean, precis. With two big round gauges in front of you for speed, gas, engine temp, and volts, your set to set land records with it. The rest of the complementary gauges include: a left and right turn signal, with the words left and right written underneath each arrow. A blue your high beams are on light. A "wear you seat belt" warning light. Parking brake light, (it also comes on when you loose you brakes altogether) and how could I forget this one ( I had to go and re-look at my dash for this one oil light.. the thing is, when this baby comes on, it’s to late.. usually.. so there you have my dash.. You can also see the vent on the left, and closer in would be the headlight switch. With "PRND21" in the center under the instrument cluster. And Yes my steering wheel is going green, and yes again, that is my pant leg und shoe.
Misc Ramblings Over Heating Adventure Our Beloved Daytona 
