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    The Power And The Beauty, 1985 Style: Nissan Silvia ZX Turbo

    Very Much Unlike A Turtle With Bad Knees: 1977 Datsun 200-SX!

    The Top 122 Lemons Of The Lamest Day 24 Hours Of LeMons

    For The First Time In 24 Hours Of LeMons History... Nissan Victory!

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    Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Nissan 200SX Convertible For $6500?

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    Two-Tone Roller Coaster Of Malaise: 1979 Datsun 200SX!

    What's The Magic Word For '84? TURRRRRBO!
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    Image of günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi gĂĽnter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
    11/22/09

    In reply to The Power And The Beauty, 1985 Style: Nissan Silvia ZX Turbo
    closed road.

    not professional driver... hence the lack of sliding through corners.
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    Image of Vkoslak Vkoslak
    11/22/09

    @gĂĽnter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: I saw sliding, but it was coming from the wrong end of the car.
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    Image of günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi gĂĽnter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
    11/22/09

    @Vkoslak: yeah, that is not sliding through corners... that is sliding beyond the end of a straight....
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    11/08/09

    In reply to Very Much Unlike A Turtle With Bad Knees: 1977 Datsun 200-SX!
    I liked, and still do like, the later version of this car with a four-headlight treatment.

    Gotta love a 2-door car with not only the requisite A- and B-pillars, but also C-, D-, E-, and possibly F- is you want to get picky.

    Always like the tail light treatment on the later ones, too. Everything was angular, but not in a CTS-sorta way. #1979
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    11/08/09

    In reply to Very Much Unlike A Turtle With Bad Knees: 1977 Datsun 200-SX!

    They called it 200-SX so we Americans would think of sex...
    Had they kept it Silvia, we'd have pictured Sylvia Miles from "Midnight Cowboy"... #1979
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    11/08/09

    In reply to Very Much Unlike A Turtle With Bad Knees: 1977 Datsun 200-SX!
    GM's legendary but rather old-school styling chief Bill Mitchell hated small cars. He once said that styling them was like tailoring a midget. The Japanese proved him wrong.

    Nissans and Toyotas of the 1970s were like shrunken American cars with an extra serving of whiz bang. The 200-SX is a good example, because it looks a whole lot like a 1968-72 mid-sized GM coupe but with exaggerated features such as an exceptionally sharp fender crease, extra-large stretch pants taillights, and a swept-back C-pillar with requisite "head wound" plastic vent.

    Sure, the 200-SX was awkward and overstyled, but it helped prove that small cars could be as baroque as big ones -- and that the Japanese could dish out cheesiness even better than the Americans. #1979
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    11/08/09

    @DrLemming: But even in the seventies, did anyone find that kind of styling sexy, or did it really need the little extra -SX in the name? #1979
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    Image of 62imperialcrown 62imperialcrown
    11/08/09

    In reply to Very Much Unlike A Turtle With Bad Knees: 1977 Datsun 200-SX!
    OK, Toyota was looking at the Mustang when they designed the Celica in the next post - what was Datsun looking at when they designed this, the Avanti? #1979
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    11/08/09

    @62imperialcrown: I'm thinking more along the lines of Citroen or something. #1979
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    11/08/09

    In reply to Very Much Unlike A Turtle With Bad Knees: 1977 Datsun 200-SX!
    Imagine pitching a car to the general public today with "5 forward gears." Of course, back in the day, a 4 or 5 speed = "sporty," no matter how tiny the mill was. #1979
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    11/08/09

    In reply to Very Much Unlike A Turtle With Bad Knees: 1977 Datsun 200-SX!
    It was a hard time for cars of all kinds. This was a fairly good attempt for the era. #1979
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/08/09

    In reply to Very Much Unlike A Turtle With Bad Knees: 1977 Datsun 200-SX!
    97hp + 2300lb is positively driveable by today's standards, really (not fast, but in real-world driving, you'd never notice). A bit more compression and less emissions controls could probably make that Datsun a lot of fun. #1979
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/08/09

    In reply to Very Much Unlike A Turtle With Bad Knees: 1977 Datsun 200-SX!
    A turtle with bad knees? Weird. A hyphen does not make me think about sex. But it probably will from now on. #1979
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/08/09

    @skaycog: Though, it might have if the hyphen was between the "S" & the "X". #1979
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    11/08/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: S-X? Maybe. Well, actually, probably. But, of course, it would depend on the context of the sentence. There is SIX, SAX and SOX. #1979
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    Image of MarywithanM™ MarywithanM™
    10/10/09

    In reply to The Top 122 Lemons Of The Lamest Day 24 Hours Of LeMons
    I can report that the Trackaddicts, at 77th place, were a very hospitable group. Also, Team Cougar Bait was a lot more show than go in terms of baiting for cougars. ;)
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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    10/10/09

    In reply to The Top 122 Lemons Of The Lamest Day 24 Hours Of LeMons
    Was#68 a real Omni GLH?
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    10/11/09

    @Cognitive Friction: Looked as real is it could get to me.
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    Image of grzydj grzydj
    10/10/09

    In reply to The Top 122 Lemons Of The Lamest Day 24 Hours Of LeMons
    I love the DedBull racing car. A Lada? Where did somebody find one of those?
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    10/11/09

    @grzydj: On Project Car Hell, of course!
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    10/10/09

    In reply to The Top 122 Lemons Of The Lamest Day 24 Hours Of LeMons
    Remember we had a pool going on the number of laps the Lada and the Fleetwood would do? Well, according to Murilee Martin on the LeMons forum, here are the happy totals:

    Lada: 528 laps
    Cadillac: 183 laps

    Best guess on the Caddy: Murilee Martin - 165 (honorable mention: TheaGalooba - 157)

    Best guess on the Lada: Sheed's Bald Spot - 510 (honorable mention: dohcspit - 502)

    Congrats to the winners!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    10/10/09

    @62imperialcrown: Oh yeah, I think Sheed's Bald Spot was the closest overall. Email me, Sheed, and I'll get LeMons HQ to send out some swag.
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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    10/10/09

    In reply to The Top 122 Lemons Of The Lamest Day 24 Hours Of LeMons
    Even though I was there I still couldn't figure out why the Dragon Porsche got people's curse. Was I really that drunk?
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    10/10/09

    @aSoundofSleep: Your comments are full of unequaled wisdom: It got the Curse because democracy sucks. Let's give fascism a chance!
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    10/10/09

    @Murilee Martin: I'll see your slogan, and raise you a beloved propaganda: The Moon Is Down
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    Image of MarywithanM™ MarywithanM™
    10/10/09

    @aSoundofSleep: Your comments are full of unequaled wisdom: Yes. But that has nothing to do with your confusion.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    10/10/09

    In reply to The Top 122 Lemons Of The Lamest Day 24 Hours Of LeMons
    Did anyone notice that a diesel finished in the top ten?
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    10/10/09

    @Murilee Martin:
    I kept an eye on that thing during the race and when I awoke Sunday morning was amazed to see it still circling the track.
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    10/10/09

    @Murilee Martin:

    I just got finished looking at all the pics...after trying to find the miss on cylinder #1 on my W124, and #7 made me smile!

    Having been a participant in endurance motorsport recreation, I can state, without a doubt, steady wins pretty much every time.

    Being stopped for tickets eats time. Eating eats time. Breakdowns...you're done for. Stopping for fuel more often than competitors will kill you.

    On the motorcycle, I had it to the point the fuel door cover was off, so I didn't have to remove the key from the ignition for a quick refuel.

    People would be positively shocked how difficult it is to average 50 MPH for 24 consecutive hours on public roads.

    The entrants of LeMons better hope nobody brings a Mercedes turbo-diesel of some sort...
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    10/10/09

    @Murilee Martin: I did. We were surprised that it was actually kind of quick on track!
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/10/09

    @danio3834: I learned, when my wife, then GF, had an '81 240D, keeping as much momentum as possible was key to not being an obstacle on the road.

    Even then, driving it at 10/10ths was any 'regular' car's 6/10ths...if that.

    This team knows their car very, very well.
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    Edited by that ain't the way to have fun, son at 10/10/09 4:05 PM that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
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