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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    12:31 PM

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    Note to GM: I would much rather have that Honda then any compact you make right now.
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    11:34 AM

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    The Mother of all Clunkers? Shoot, looks almost showroom fresh compared to some of what I drive. I mean, you can still sort of make out the original lines of the car!
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11:14 AM

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    I'd wager the rear window defroster/defogger still works.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    10:46 AM

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    So is Ford. With that Panther platform in the background. DOB: 1979*

    * - I know it has been revised quite a bit but still...
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    Edited by FTGDWolverineEdition'09 at 12/11/09 10:46 AM FTGDWolverineEdition'09 was starred FTGDWolverineEdition'09 was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    10:43 AM

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    Up until this car came out, I used to adjust engine timing at the distributor by ear, and smelling the exhaust, and it was usually one or two degrees from spot on compared to the strobe. And then I would lean out the idle mixture to hold revs, and I was done.

    The problem with these things, was that the CVCC would still fire the main charge even when the timing/mixture was WAAAAY off. They would even get pretty good performance that far off mark too. In fact, the only way you knew you were messing up, was when the valves burned, and the internals in the head started going to pieces. I think it was this model Honda that actually taught me to use the book, and use the tools the right way.

    For that alone, I salute you, Little Honda! Long may you run!
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    10:42 AM

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    It might be a clunker, but it still works. If you don't care much about style, your car shopping is done.

    I bet it even gets pretty good mileage. Those little Civics were surprisingly thrifty even when stuff was broken.

    I'd like to point out that DC also requires annual inspections, so even though it looks like oxidized buffalo exhaust, it's mechanically okay.
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    Edited by Elhigh at 12/11/09 10:45 AM Elhigh was starred Elhigh was unstarred
    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    10:26 AM

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    I was just in the Smithsonian (American History) over the Thanksgiving break and they had a MINT condition yellow one just like this.

    Also a 1986 Dodge Caravan (my wife: "Hahaha...you took your driver's test in that? Hahahaha!)

    The 1st-gen Civic spits on your CAFE standards. But even if you survive a wreck in this, you're probably going to have tetanus.
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    10:25 AM

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    The GM staff sent in these photos because it was their civic duty to do so.
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    10:13 AM

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    Maybe, just maybe they should be sending in pictures of GM cars still on the road after 30 years. Those ever brilliant GM staffers really aren't doing themselves any favors.
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    Image of RandomArt RandomArt
    10:18 AM

    @Miscellanea: That's because the only GM cars that are still on the road after 30 years have either:
    a) only been driven to and from car shows.
    b) been rebuilt so many times that it no longer qualifies as being the original car
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    Ray Wert promoted this comment RandomArt was starred RandomArt was unstarred
    Image of sixt9coug sixt9coug
    10:19 AM

    @Miscellanea:

    Really. I see a hell of alot more 40 (even 50) year old GM and Ford products on the road than just about any imported models. The only exceptions are probably air coold VWs.
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    Image of British_Looks_British_Reliability British_Looks_British_Reliability
    10:27 AM

    @RandomArt: Take a drive in the midwest US, out in the country. 30+ year old pickups, worked hard and beat up, paint faded from sitting outside all the time, but still running (most often on the original, un-rebuilt engine) and being used.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    10:29 AM

    @RandomArt: c) Are pick-up trucks.
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    10:35 AM

    @sixt9coug: My point is that GM employees should probably be advertising the longevity of their cars instead of the competition.
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    Image of RandomArt RandomArt
    10:54 AM

    @British_Looks_British_Reliabil...: Ah, but see? I chose my words carefully. I said cars, and I meant cars not trucks.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    12/07/09

    In reply to Mad_Science Brings Us A Los Angeles DOTS-O-Rama!
    Whoa. These shots are approaching classic status.

    The strip that contains the Studebaker seems to have a constant rotation of cool classics. I'm trying to figure out who lives there that keeps owning oddball classics for 3-4 months at a time.
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    Image of AustinMiniMan AustinMiniMan
    12/07/09

    In reply to DeLorean DMC-12 Down On The New York Street
    From my understanding, DMC painted a small number of cars from the factory. I think most were red, some were black. There were less than 50 total. One popped up on eBay a few years ago with documentation to prove the factory origins. So, it's likely this is a factory job, and if not, a recreation of a car that could have been. So really not blasphemous at all.
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    12/07/09

    In reply to DeLorean DMC-12 Down On The New York Street
    I like it!
    [/Lina Lemont voice]
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    Image of chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling
    12/06/09

    In reply to DeLorean DMC-12 Down On The New York Street
    there are three or four DMCs running around the Indianapolis metro-area...i always look.. but never think to take pics... i know i'll see them again... much like the all electric fieros (there are at least three running around the northwest side of Indy... red, white, & blue (blue is the one i see the most))
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    12/06/09

    In reply to Mad_Science Brings Us A Los Angeles DOTS-O-Rama!
    Fantastic shots, Mr. Science. FWIW, the Jaaaag is a Series II, as it has the tombstone shaped taillights. (Series IIIs had larger, multicolored lenses.)
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    12/06/09

    In reply to DeLorean DMC-12 Down On The New York Street
    So, has anyone ever mirror polished a DeLorean?
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    12/06/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I found a couple in an image search.
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    12/06/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet:
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    12/06/09

    @skaycog: I'll take that one, thanks. Nice hunting there.
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    12/06/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Thanks is not necessary; just send money. ;)
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    Image of zarchitect zarchitect
    12/06/09

    @skaycog: said individual's DMC has a nice friend in the garage as well! Can't tell, is that a 328? The wing is silly, btw. "Hmm, how do I blow more money on this?"
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    Image of chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling
    12/06/09

    @skaycog: where does one have to live to have two oil dump holes in the the driveway.......?
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    Image of Paul-Michael Van Hook Paul-Michael Van Hook
    12/06/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I'm not usually a fan of chromed cars, but those DeLoreans look great! Seems almost like a natural evolution of the stainless steel finish.

    I also love that red car in New York. If I had to choose between a painted or natural stainless finished car, I'd go with stainless, but that red does look quite nice, and it's an appropriate 80s'-ish shade red at that.

    Props all around!
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    12/07/09

    @günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: Jiffy Lube.
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    12/07/09

    @zarchitect:...It's a Ferrari 308. What an awesome pair of cars!
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