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Detroit, 7:22 AM
Tue Nov 10
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09/08/09
Not a Nice Price, exactly, but certainly no Crack Pipe for an efficient local (no freeway) commuter.
09/08/09
Crack pipe, I had a friend that had a diesel Escort wagon and that was kind of interesting though. Make it this Chevette and we'll talk...
09/08/09
No, I don't want a diesel Chevette. It's early in the morning and I don't have any coffee. Stop torturing me.
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Crack pipe then, crack pipe now.
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But I remember these cars when they were new, and they were awful on a scale almost incomprehensible today. I just read a review of the 2009 Nissan Maxima and the writer whined about the quality of some of the plastics compared to the rest of the interior. If that guy had to review a new Chevette diesel, well, let's just say someone would have to do a biohazard-level clean up of the car.
09/08/09
But then you'll get it, and within about an hour, the first trim piece will have broke. Something minor, but it'll still be a nuisance. And you'll realize just how slow it is. You'll avoid highways during rush hour, and you'll still plan your route around longer onramps. Of course, you'll also be afraid because of the poor brakes.
And then, about two weeks later, the speedo cable will snap. Just trust me, it'll happen. And you'll get a speeding ticket. You won't know how, your car isn't capable of speeding, but you won't be able to prove it. You'll descend into paranoid maddess.
If you're not in a straightjacket after a year, you'll have PTSD leading to the inability to keep quiet (on and offline). You'll get it fixed up as best as possible, and sell it off to the next poor sucker who's pining for a 123d hatch, and use your winnings to get yourself into a Ford Crown Victoria, all while ranting against them damn Yurp-eans and their commie leanings.
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However, the fact they spelled "Sheboygan", "cheboygan" raises a flag for me. How in the name of god do you fail at spelling the place WHERE YOU LIVE?! Not to mention the rest of the ad, especially where he defends the floorboards as being "almost" free of rust .... I dunno.
Crack Pipe ahoy.
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"Oh, I've got a Vette."
"Wow, that's awesome, which model?"
"Uh... um... the (very quietly) 1982, and uh... (even more quietly) the (mouse volume) diesel."
"..."
09/08/09
Oh wait, it's because I have to wear a tie after Labor Day onwards.
09/08/09
as my dad drove up the driveway.
More than proud to have a brand
new family car.
Thirty miles to the gallon, 0 to 60,
sometimes.
I remember putting down the back
seat and lying in the hatchback.
Looking at the sky watching
trees go by.
I was the son of a preacher, and
he was a rich poor man.
No A.C.
No FM,
And no regrets,
in my Chevette.
The winter cracked the highway and
we tried to dodge the potholes.
He never promised us it would be a
gentle ride.
He never had a problem though,
keeping it on the narrow road.
~Audio Adrenaline
09/08/09
Statements like THE HEADLINER IS STILL THERE and THE HEAT STILL WORKS hardly inspire confidence. FUN TO DRIVE is a more dubious statement than "universal health care."
The $2200 asking price makes me think either:
1. This guy is a USDA-Approved Grade-A idiot,
2. He thinks floor mats with flames, like granite countertops in your kitchen, really add value, or
3. This guy bought the previous owner's story that it's some kind of rare/classic car when he shelled out the $3500 he paid for it (see #1), and is trying to recoup his money.
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