"mazda616" (mazda616)
07/13/2019 at 17:08 • Filed to: None
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
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She emerged from the garage for the first time since June 1st. Life has gotten in the way of me going and driving the car and enjoying it lately, which sucks. Anyway, today, she got a new battery and I officially installed my antique plates. So, the car is now a “Historic Motor Vehicle” according to the DMV of Kentucky.
The A/C is still miraculously cold, which I was really thankful for since it is 95° outside today.
57,300 miles as of today.
My X-type is too a real Jaguar
> mazda616
07/13/2019 at 17:49 |
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Your posts have me really looking for a Buick Skyhawk of the 87-89 vintage
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mazda616
> My X-type is too a real Jaguar
07/13/2019 at 18:05 |
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My grandmother had one when I was 2-3. That would’ve been 1992-ish. Hers was a good car but the A/C always leaked into the floorboard, even when the evap drain was cleared. She eventually sold it because she got tired of that.
Autophile412 - what's the world got in store?
> mazda616
07/13/2019 at 18:07 |
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I once jumped an identical Sunbird (manual transmission) over a set of raised train tracks at about 35 mph. When I landed two tires blew out and the front right coil broke. It was an epic amount of sparks as I (thankfully) kept her straight and on the pavement throughout the journey.
I also jumped a 95 miata over the same set of tracks. when I landed I spun around two and a half full rotations and backed it into a thicket of dogwood trees. Drove it out with barely a scratch on it.
We were quite stupid growing up in rural western pennsylvania. Bored out of our minds stupid.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> mazda616
07/13/2019 at 20:57 |
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I am still in awe of how clean that thing is...
Fuckkinja
> mazda616
07/14/2019 at 10:53 |
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My uncles first car. He has had it 20 years. He only drives it when it is perfect weather.
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mazda616
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
07/14/2019 at 18:14 |
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Me too! The guys at the local battery shop I go to were all amazed by it as well .
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Autophile412 - what's the world got in store?
> Fuckkinja
07/15/2019 at 17:31 |
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That is pristine. It would look so much better if it had a set of refinished stock wheels with some RWL tires on it (IMHO).
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Fuckkinja
> Autophile412 - what's the world got in store?
07/15/2019 at 19:08 |
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He has the stock wheels still. There isn’t many car guys up in our corner of the woods to notice. I was waiting for this bird to get a new post to introduce the Uncle to oppo and maybe a Midwest R adwood. My 90 ss is almost re done again .
Sunbirds are cool cars as far a fancy Cavalier can be.
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Autophile412 - what's the world got in store?
> Fuckkinja
07/22/2019 at 08:50 |
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You should encourage him to put the stock wheels back on that beast.