I had a Rabbit, it was a 84 with a Diesel and probably one of the best cars I ever owned. 45mpg with the air going and I sold it with 380,000 miles on it and it was still going strong.
JabbaHursty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >my old VW rabbit had no power steering and no power brake, but was CIS fuel >injected. points ignition. german made. > >gawd, that was a great little car. 4 on the floor. top speed of 97 mph but >it could do it all day long. > >At 09:57 AM 9/9/2005, you wrote: >>When I worked at Budget we had the Levis edition Gremlins with the straight >>sixes (was it a 252?), including the tiny dished sport steering wheel and NO >>POWER STEERING. Really nice handling beast under way, but evil, evil thing >>to parallel park. We gave up trying to rent them to women, as they all >>brought them back and complained within hours. >> >>We had Hornets and Pacers as well. Whomever purchased the Pacers after got a >>good deal, as they were low mileage (no one wanted them) -- except for the >>wagons, which people found to be a useful size for small chores. >> >>Mac >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> > I remember the Hornet well.......Had a 77 Hornet AMX....304 >> > automatic.....One of less than 374 made and still isn't worth much.....;>) >> > Mike >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Harry " M.)"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:51 PM >> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Vega >> > >> > >> > You won't believe this, but thats exactly the same car they profiled. >> It was >> > Classic Car and Driver on the Gremlin with Levis interior. Yellow with a V8 >> > and 4 speed. Remember the Hornet? >> > >> > >> > >> > "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> >> I had a 73 Gremin X with the 304V8, 4 speed standard and a limited >> >> slip.....THAT CAR WAS A ROCKET!!! It also has the limited edition Levi's >> >> edition interior with denim seats and Levi's jeans buttons stitched into >> >> it. >> >> Wish I still had that one!!! >> >> Probably would have never owned a MBZ if I hadn't acquired a love of >> >> tinkerring working on AMC's...LOLOL, Mike >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Harry " M.)"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:51 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Vega >> >> >> >> >> >> Hey Mike, this would be something you could be intersted in. I saw a Car >> >> and >> >> Driver special on tv about the gremlin with a V8. Man that thing could >> >> really smoke em... >> >> >> >> >> >> "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hello.....I would love to have that magazine as I am an AMC >> nut!!!...I try >> >>> to get every article I can to HOPEFULLY decorate the walls of my >> >>> garage...Mike >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> From: "frederick w moir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:05 PM >> >>> Subject: [MBZ] OT Vega >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> Hi, All. >> >>>> OT! Not too long ago there was a (mercifully) brief discussion of the >> >>>> Chevrolet aluminum 4 and the car it ended up in. This week I found a >> >>>> 1970 >> >>>> Car Life magazine with an article about the XP-887 engine , read Vega, >> >>>> engine, Mopar engines and a proposed mid engine Corvette plus a critical >> >>>> review of the Gremlin. Any of you nostalgia bums want it, just ask. >> >>>> (sicko's). >> >>>> Any of you Gentlemen of the Navy who would like a Navy Training Course >> >>>> Booklet "Instructions for use in Preparation for the rating of Seaman >> >>>> 1c, >> >>>> dated 1940, just ask. These "jewels" were part of my father in laws >> >>>> squirrel hoard, from his Navy days etc.(WWII and Korea). >> >>>> TTFN and off to bed. >> >>>> Fred Moir >> >>>> Lynn MA >> >>>> Diesel diving tomorrow. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________ >> >>>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>>> >> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >>>> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________ >> >>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>> >> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >>> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles >> >> 72 350SL 108,000 Miles >> >> 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion >> >> 1999 Mazda Miata >> >> >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________________________ >> >> Switch to Netscape Internet Service. >> >> As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at >> >> http://isp.netscape.com/register >> >> >> >> Netscape. 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