'84 Ford Tempo Diesel?  '84 Ford Tempo Diesel!

"Kevin Barrett" (kevinbarrett) 03/11/2015 at 16:08 • Filed to: None

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A friend of mine linked me to this oddball Craigslist find: a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for the slightly bonkers price of $4,000. Obviously they're counting on the collectibility of this specimen to ask four figures for a 30 year old Tempo with 104,700 miles, especially when the tachometer and fuel gauge are "hit and miss."

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bob and john > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 16:09

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mother of god that is clean....

505Turbeaux > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 16:11

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Clean, but utter junk

nopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenopenope

Bonhomme7h > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 16:11

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Strange. It's been months since I went to Oppositelock and I came to ask is FordTempoFanatic is still around.

ranwhenparked > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 16:16

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Ah, memories. I still remember the distinctive interior smell of my parents' Tempo, though, in this case, I'd guess that the diesel smell covers all other odors on this car.

AMC/Renauledge > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 16:17

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Having been a former owner of an '84 Tempo (2.3 3AT), I can say that the ONLY reason this one hasn't met the same scrapyard fate as 99% of its brethren at six-figure mileage is because of that engine/trans combo.

The 2.3 HSC I4 was only ever good for 90k.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 16:19

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Crack pipe!!! I found the exact car with only 7,000 miles for only $3500

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/say-what-ford-…

Bonhomme7h > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 16:19

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We had one of those Diesel when I was a kid, the incredible fuel economy was undoubtedly the only selling point. 140km/h top speed, the vibrations from the engine will drive you crazy, the plain steel exhaust pipe had a two years life expectancy... But! Add a little time and even the worst experiences makes greats memories.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 16:25

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My sister bought an 88 Tempo coupe 2.3 HSC 5-speed in 2004 — for $700. I taught her how to drive a stickshift in that car.

That day we started out on our cul de sac and came to a stop sign. She forgot to push in the clutch and the car bucked and stalled. Because of the way she was driving (12 and gearshift) she bumped the horn pad and blew the horn. I laughed and she hit me.

Later, she put "RARY" on the back, in mailbox letters. She had that car for about a year until it decided to grind its internal engine parts into a pile of metal shavings and sludge. I don't miss that car at all. Neither does she, but she's glad to have learned the dance of three pedals.

Kevin Barrett > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/11/2015 at 16:27

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Weird. How'd they get 97,000 miles on the car in just three months?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 16:32

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sorry not the actual same car but the exact same model.

ttyymmnn > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 16:34

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That's the year I graduated from high school. :/

Kevin Barrett > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/11/2015 at 16:35

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Nonsense, there can be only one.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 16:42

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Calling BigBossyBoss.

Takuro Spirit > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 17:44

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I miss these.

Kevin Barrett > Takuro Spirit 03/11/2015 at 18:29

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The 5-speed or the Tempo GLX?

Takuro Spirit > Kevin Barrett 03/11/2015 at 18:41

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5-SPEED

Wear it proud, 80's cars!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Kevin Barrett 03/12/2015 at 04:14

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buy it!

Kevin Barrett > pip bip - choose Corrour 03/12/2015 at 05:11

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No way! I already have both my dream cars, and $4k would go a helluva long way to making my 220,000 mile Protege5 drive like the 50,000 mile Protege5 I bought 10 years ago.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Kevin Barrett 03/12/2015 at 05:13

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fair enough

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