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Had a 1995 Mits Galant that I used for courier work years ago. It was up to about 220K when I got rid of it, it had a problem that would have prevented it from passing smog. I took it to several different mechanics, no one could diagnose it. One shop had it all day and I called a few minutes prior to closing to see what the status was. They said one of the mechanics would bring in a fog machine from home to try to diagnose what they believed was a vacuum leak somewhere. I told them to forget about it and bought a new car.
One last car story.
During college, I drove my Dad's 1971? 4-door Buick Skylark. It was a huge car, tons of metal and probably got less than 10mpg around town.
One day, I was parked on the side of the road, looking at my work, organizing my backpack, and getting ready to go to class.
Some idiot slammed into the back of it. It felt like somebody shoved me pretty hard.
The Buick had a football size dent in the bumper. But the car that hit me was totally destroyed. It was some little Datsun or something and had its engine shoved back nearly into the passenger compartment.
I looked in the side mirror and saw the door open, and the poor girl crawled out and lay in the road. Some images you never forget.
She said that she had dropped her lipstick or something stupid like that. Apparently, she forgot about watching where she was going. She was OK, just bruised up pretty badly and in shock.
The Buick was drivable, but the frame was bent and it never drove the same again.
This picture looks a lot like it so maybe it was a late '60s model. It doesn't do justice to the sheer size of the beast.
During college, I drove my Dad's 1971? 4-door Buick Skylark. It was a huge car, tons of metal and probably got less than 10mpg around town.
One day, I was parked on the side of the road, looking at my work, organizing my backpack, and getting ready to go to class.
Some idiot slammed into the back of it. It felt like somebody shoved me pretty hard.
The Buick had a football size dent in the bumper. But the car that hit me was totally destroyed. It was some little Datsun or something and had its engine shoved back nearly into the passenger compartment.
I looked in the side mirror and saw the door open, and the poor girl crawled out and lay in the road. Some images you never forget.
She said that she had dropped her lipstick or something stupid like that. Apparently, she forgot about watching where she was going. She was OK, just bruised up pretty badly and in shock.
The Buick was drivable, but the frame was bent and it never drove the same again.
This picture looks a lot like it so maybe it was a late '60s model. It doesn't do justice to the sheer size of the beast.