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    Things could always be worse; Plymouth Volare

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    • RacinBob
      RacinBob last edited by

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      Nice recap of crap

      https://turtlegarage.com/cars/things-could-always-be-worse-the-1976-plymouth-volare-wagon/#lightbox/3/

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      • EssExTee
        EssExTee @RacinBob last edited by

        @racinbob 09b43778-e72f-4cee-93c6-eaffcc2f55e6-image.png I lowkey want an Aspen or Volare Super Coupe tho

        The person reading this is a doo-doo head

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        • WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4
          WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 last edited by

          OR way worse

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          "What are you gonna do, stab me?"

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          • fintail
            fintail last edited by

            I recall early ones rusted fiercely, too.

            I wouldn't call some of those vehicles abject failures though - I suspect cars like the Chevette and even Mustang II turned a nice profit.

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            • pos_camaro
              pos_camaro @EssExTee last edited by

              @essextee My parents bought one new when I was a kid. I think it was a '77 or '78? It had the 318, Magnum style wheels, the slats on the rear side windows, etc. It looked pretty good, for an Aspen. It was a terrible car. Always spewing oil around the engine compartment and killing alternators. The dealer couldn't fix it either. The Ram truck they bought last year was the first time they tried another Mopar.

              2017 X5
              1971 Camaro

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              • Chariotoflove
                Chariotoflove @WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 last edited by

                @wasgtithengtothennovanowbacktogti said in Things could always be worse; Plymouth Volare:

                OR way worse

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                That's better, not worse!

                Curator, Kia enthusiast, dad joke specialist

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                • LooseonExit
                  LooseonExit @RacinBob last edited by

                  @racinbob

                  I had a Volare RoadRunner for my first car. My dad bought it when I was 15. The top end of motor was in the trunk . 318/auto, 2.45 SureGrip (lol), black paint, tan interior, T-tops, the OEM gold wheels. We rebuilt the motor, and bumped the compression, small cam, aluminum intake, 4bbl carb, had some minor body work done and painted it - didn’t add back the decals. Done just in time for my 16th.

                  Like this but not mine. Couldn’t find a black RR with T-tops so the last one is an Aspen R/T but same thing really.
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                  • RacinBob
                    RacinBob @fintail last edited by RacinBob

                    @fintail Oh and certainly the people that bought them at the time liked them. Its just with time people realized how they were the not very good of a bad lot.

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                    • ranwhenparked
                      ranwhenparked @RacinBob last edited by

                      @racinbob At the time, I believe people were baffled by Chrysler's ability to turn the trusty old Valiant into that. They were almost BL-like in their ability to replace a decent car with an inferior one.

                      2022 Ioniq SE
                      1964 Corvair Monza

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                      • trivet
                        trivet @EssExTee last edited by trivet

                        @essextee said in Things could always be worse; Plymouth Volare:

                        @racinbob 09b43778-e72f-4cee-93c6-eaffcc2f55e6-image.png I lowkey want an Aspen or Volare Super Coupe tho

                        There is one of these for sale locally. My niece’s boyfriend has his for sale, it’s it incredible condition. He has it listed as “make an offer”, so probably way too much.

                        9df2f9be-2d67-4c01-bc28-8952645bfd52-image.jpeg https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/121068040_3515118841883338_5145714644393193243_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&cb=846ca55b-311e05c7&ccb=2&_nc_sid=3b2858&_nc_ohc=p2eJDDsHjNAAX9yChzC&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=3c76457ce716978217503eb7d3c4b6c5&oe=6003EDEE

                        Current stable: 2015 WRX Limited, 1987 Fiero GT,
                        Past cars: 1990 Eagle Talon TSi, 1990 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo, 1982 Pontiac J2000 (my first) and many others I don't want to talk about.......

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                        • fintail
                          fintail @RacinBob last edited by

                          @racinbob Some of the better cars of the 70s were used cars from the 60s.

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