Your brown malaise 3-door-wagon fix

"yitznewton" (yitznewton) 06/14/2016 at 09:11 • Filed to: None

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Was walking in town the other day, and saw a 1978-80 Pontiac Sunbird Safari, a brown three-door wagon... FOR SALE! 3-speed auto unfortunately. The body was in pretty good shape, but with significant rust around the C-pillar, if not elsewhere. Interior looked pretty good. I did not get a picture before dark.

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Steve in Manhattan > yitznewton 06/14/2016 at 09:48

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There’s a Vega under all those badges, and that’s not a good thing.

Wacko > Steve in Manhattan 06/14/2016 at 10:06

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could be worse, could’ve been a pinto.

Steve in Manhattan > Wacko 06/14/2016 at 10:29

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Not so sure ... Pinto wagons also had fake wood.

Sam > Steve in Manhattan 06/14/2016 at 10:58

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There is, however, one Vega that is the exception to the rule

Still a turd, but a cool turd.

Wacko > Steve in Manhattan 06/14/2016 at 11:08

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pinto’s where also the Base of the Mustang II

Steve in Manhattan > Sam 06/14/2016 at 11:18

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Guy at my high school had one - would not let me drive it. Probably good news for his clutch, as I didn’t learn to drive stick until I was 19.

Steve in Manhattan > Wacko 06/14/2016 at 11:25

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Never drove a Pinto, but I did drive a Mustang II. Horrific ....

jasmits > Steve in Manhattan 06/14/2016 at 13:38

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My dad had a Vega back in the early 80s while he was in college. He at least claims that he legitimately had to add oil more often than he had to add gas. And the thing was only like 7 years old at that point. Another Massachusetts winter or two and it was rusted to the point he didn’t feel safe driving it, bought an (older!) Volvo 142 and never looked back.

I wish he held on to that Volvo.

Steve in Manhattan > jasmits 06/14/2016 at 13:44

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I had both a 142S and a 142E. Then GF’s dad had a Vega that ran most of the time. He had a bumper sticker on it - “As a matter of fact, I AM a rocket scientist.” And he was.

jasmits > Steve in Manhattan 06/14/2016 at 14:02

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Okay, this is a very long shot but what was this GF’s name? I’m pretty sure my Grandpa had the Vega for a little bit after my dad did(the way I remember the story my grandparents didn’t feel safe with my dad driving the thing back and forth from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts and overpaid for the car to take it away from him so he’d buy something safer, and the Vega stuck around for a bit because no one wanted to buy it). Also, my Grandpa was a rocket scientist(sort of, he was a physicist who did a lot of work with satellites).

Jonee > yitznewton 06/14/2016 at 15:00

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I always thought these were good looking little cars. It’s a shame they were garbage, but a drivetrain swap fixes that.

yitznewton > Jonee 06/14/2016 at 15:05

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I can’t say I like the hooded headlights, but the overall proportions are nice.

Steve in Manhattan > jasmits 06/14/2016 at 16:03

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Michelle. She’s a doctor now.

jasmits > Steve in Manhattan 06/15/2016 at 15:11

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Nope, not her.

Steve in Manhattan > jasmits 06/15/2016 at 18:00

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She might still do it for me ... but it’s a long way down the road.