Morning Oppo

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390) 06/14/2016 at 11:30 • Filed to: Morning

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I used to own one of those cars...Well, not exactly one of those cars. But I did. Who remembers which one it was? ^_^

d15b > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/14/2016 at 11:35

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I don’t remember, but I am guessing the classic?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/14/2016 at 11:37

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I think I would have remembered if you had a ‘59 anything, but maybe not. Regardless, the front view is good but not quite as swanky as the back.

Your boy, BJR > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/14/2016 at 11:40

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It was the Astra

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/14/2016 at 11:42

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Didn’t know they exported the Astras to the US. Is taht a Saturn badge then?
As for the yacht, Biscayne? Bel Air? Impala? Also: when I bought mine I had to choose between a 59 and a 60, tough choice.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/14/2016 at 11:42

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Astra

kanadanmajava1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/14/2016 at 11:57

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I have thought that ‘59 has better rear part and ‘60 has the better looking front part. Swapping them together wouldn’t work as the body lines are quite different but maybe some guys with good sheet metal fabricating skills could do it.

But now that I started really to look at the body lines I realized that the front of the ‘60 models look weird in some way. I cannot pinpoint what’s wrong with it though. This is odd as you usually don’t change my opinions so quickly.

CB > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/14/2016 at 12:01

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The Astra. Can’t remember if you liked it or not, though.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > kanadanmajava1 06/14/2016 at 12:03

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It may be due to the fact that the styling is trying to hide a large cross-section by making it seem wide and not very tall. The actual dimensions are not dissimilar to the much taller looking ‘59, but the rake away of the body above the bumper and the curved hood and fender lines and wide chrome edging are all designed to make it look wider and less tall than it actually is. It’s also focused on roundness above all else, while the rest of the car has many sharp edges. It’s done well, but there are hints of discord.

djmt1 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/14/2016 at 12:04

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‘ang on. Is that an Astra? I think someone got lost like by 3000 miles.

Sam > djmt1 06/14/2016 at 12:39

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More like 888.2 million miles

(get it? Because it’s a Saturn)

Sam > CB 06/14/2016 at 12:40

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He did. They replaced it with a far inferior Dodge Magnum. (At least I think that is what the Magnum replaced)

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/14/2016 at 14:33

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Either way, that car looks dapper AF.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CB 06/14/2016 at 14:34

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Best first car I could’ve asked for!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Sam 06/14/2016 at 14:35

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Wrong! Replaced it with the ST. We've had that Magnum since 2005.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > djmt1 06/14/2016 at 14:35

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Not true! Saturn sold them in the US only for 2008. Canada had them from 2008-09.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 06/14/2016 at 14:37

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They exported them to the US and Canada as Saturns for the 2008 and ‘08-09 model years respectively.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > d15b 06/14/2016 at 14:38

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Nope, the Astra.

Sam > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/14/2016 at 14:42

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Ah. That's a hell of an upgrade.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/14/2016 at 14:50

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Ford was almost as good in the sideways fins game, but nobody had it nailed quite like Chevy did.

Hooker > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/14/2016 at 16:00

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Personally I had an Astra. I miss it. Also, if that’s your house, I want.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Hooker 06/14/2016 at 16:34

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Me too! What color and trim was yours? I wish i’d a house like that, but the one I live in with my parents is a two-story colonial.

Hooker > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/14/2016 at 17:08

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Nothing wrong with a colonial! I had a black granite ish one. Dual panel roof and such. It was the XR. I loved how that thing handled. Best handling car I’ve owned. Should never have traded it. Also, those seats.