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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 03/31/2016 at 11:20 • Filed to: None

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I have an unnatural want for a mint condition first-generation Chevy Lumina. Coolest damn interiors ever with some of the best heavy clicky-ass switchgear I’ve ever felt.

Nibbles > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 11:25

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HELL YEAH. 210hp, Getrag goodness in a well-styled ‘90s coupe. I don’t care what anyone says, those add up to fun

Ash78, voting early and often > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 11:27

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I can't seem to post pics anymore, but here is where I insert Tommy Lee Jones glaring at you over his newspaper.

Jcarr > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 11:27

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My dad one (‘91 or ‘92 maybe) as a company car. Looked pretty much just like this one down to the color and hubcaps. I thought it was the coolest thing in the world.

Until he got a ‘93 Intrepid.

My bird IS the word > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 11:28

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That is seriously good looking for a 90s interior. Cant believe that is in a chebby!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Nibbles 03/31/2016 at 11:29

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I really want to drive a manual 3400 Lumina. They’re impossible to find and break constantly but I absolutely love the idea of them.

Milky > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 11:31

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I had no idea ... thats actually pretty cool. Chevy should go back to this.

Nibbles > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 11:32

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Manual 3400 Lumina? I thought they’d dropped the manual trans by the time the 3400 debuted.

Urambo Tauro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 11:35

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I used to drive one of those, a 1993 auto almost identical to this picture I found:

Unfortunately, that was before I was even interested in cars, so I don’t really remember what it was like to drive. I liked its looks, though. Both inside and out. Aesthetically, it reminded me of a “sharper” version of a 1992 LeSabre.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 11:37

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My friend owned two of the special quad-cam 3.4L manual transmission unicorn cars. Each was a nightmare of maintenance in its own way. These things have quasi-exotic maintenance needs. And for all that heartache and suffering, he was rewarded by driving an old Lumina. Not a car I would buy. But an odd little coupe nonetheless.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 11:38

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Have driven two. The Grand Prix GTP and the Lumina of Doomina. Both understeered like mad and had to work hard to keep up with Miatas in a straight line. Both were a total bitch to fix and maintain.

Urambo Tauro > Jcarr 03/31/2016 at 11:39

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I like both of those a lot. Not everything was round and bubbly in the ’90s.

Steve in Manhattan > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 11:43

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No. Just ... no. It’s a pile of parts in search of forward momentum, but it probably won’t get there. Or anywhere. Maybe a used W123 wagon? An illegal VW diesel? A fast Ford?

Pickup_man > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 12:06

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I’ve always thought the Z34 Luminas were pretty cool cars and still pretty good looking. Having driven a few of the regular Luminas and other GM cars of the era, I’d be completely ok if I never even sat in one again.

mazda616 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 12:27

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Z34 5-speeds are quick.

Fun fact: I was supposed to get a white on red ‘93 Z34 (3.4 auto) as my first car but we got outbid at the auto auction. It was mint with 32k miles too. Sigh.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > mazda616 03/31/2016 at 12:31

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They’re quick until they inevitably break down.

mazda616 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 12:59

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The DOHC itself isn't a flawed motor, it's just a bitch to work on. That, and no one ever changes the timing belt like they should.

jkm7680 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 18:16

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Lumipoo

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > jkm7680 03/31/2016 at 19:15

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*blows raspberry*

jkm7680 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/31/2016 at 19:16

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poopoopoopoopoopoo

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > jkm7680 03/31/2016 at 19:35

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