Found newspaper. 1982 car ads

"XJDano" (xjdano) 11/27/2019 at 15:38 • Filed to: old ads

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Nauraushaun > XJDano 11/27/2019 at 15:47

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How can they call that depressing thing “sporty”? I doubt it has any performance at all

wafflesnfalafel > XJDano 11/27/2019 at 15:54

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I think I would have taken the Stanza...

Roundbadge > XJDano 11/27/2019 at 15:56

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‘Upshift Light’ as a feature...

XJDano > wafflesnfalafel 11/27/2019 at 16:00

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I had an 87 stanza as my first car. Was ok. Wish I would have taken better care of it vs. my 18 year old self. 

facw > wafflesnfalafel 11/27/2019 at 16:00

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Enjoy your carburetor sucker!

XJDano > Roundbadge 11/27/2019 at 16:00

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You need to know. 

fintail > XJDano 11/27/2019 at 16:01

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New F-body Z28 wouldn’t have been all bad, relative to the era and everything else listed . Just at the zenith of malaise, good choices weren’t as easy as today.

If I was buying then, and funds allowed (these were much more expensive then compared to modern counterparts), a W123 300D (or variants ) or W126 300SD would have topped my list

That DJI quote is amusing, too.

fintail > Nauraushaun 11/27/2019 at 16:02

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For the day, those cars especially with the 2.2 weren’t half bad. It’s all relative.

My dad had a Horizon then, and loved it.  Dreary compared to modern cars, but there were plenty of worse choices then.

facw > XJDano 11/27/2019 at 16:02

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38-62 in 10 seconds... If you ever want to know about much performance has improved, that’s it right there. There are few cars on the market today that can’t do 0-62 in that time frame.

XJDano > facw 11/27/2019 at 16:07

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Rolling start. Probably an addition 10-15 to get to 38. 

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > facw 11/27/2019 at 16:23

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And it says it used to take 15!

benn454 > XJDano 11/27/2019 at 16:43

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 Is that a Post-Dispatch? Maybe a Riverfront Times? I didn't notice until I saw the Jim Butler Chevrolet ad. He's the Chevy powerhouse, you know. 

benn454 > facw 11/27/2019 at 16:45

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 And no upshift light! How plebeian.

Merfthemadmauler > facw 11/27/2019 at 16:55

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I’m old. Does something to do with time moving faster cause that?

Just Jeepin' > XJDano 11/27/2019 at 17:32

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The “Aires” is “quiter” and “respnsive”. What a great car!

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > XJDano 11/27/2019 at 17:33

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Rabbit, hey, I have one of those!

ttyymmnn > XJDano 11/27/2019 at 17:44

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First car I ever drove was an 81 (or 82) Rabbit. Loved that car so much. 

ttyymmnn > Roundbadge 11/27/2019 at 17:45

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We had an 81 (or 82) Rabbit with the upshift light, or E Light as it was called. If you followed it, you were in fourth gear at about 30 mph. On the other hand, if you were flooring it (as much as you could in that car) the E light wouldn’t come on. I generally ignored it.

shop-teacher > XJDano 11/27/2019 at 18:59

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Cool stuff!

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 11/27/2019 at 19:41

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My mom and dad had a 79 Rabbit when I learned how to drive. 3 speed auto. I can attest it. Was. Slow.  

XJDano > benn454 11/27/2019 at 21:10

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Stlouis Globe Democrat 9/17/82

Roundbadge > ttyymmnn 11/27/2019 at 23:29

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Not gonna lie...in my Taco, I’m in 4th at 35 mph.  When I was a kid I thought it was fun to rev engines higher.  Now that I’m actually paying for the vehicle, I baby it.  Besides...a 2.7L Tacoma isn’t ever gonna win a drag race.

benn454 > XJDano 11/28/2019 at 16:10

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 Nice find. You think the Cards are going all the way?

ttyymmnn > XJDano 12/13/2019 at 18:58

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That Rabbit (in a four door) was the first car I drove. Back in 1982.