"mazda616" (mazda616)
06/07/2015 at 09:07 • Filed to: My old car
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
06/07/2015 at 09:07 • Filed to: My old car | 3
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Good thing I don’t have much spare money right now.
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Screenshots in case the ad gets taken down:
I traded it in August 12, 2009 for the Mazda. It had 131,000 miles then. I know it has been wrecked at least once since I sold it. That was a rear end crash from what I remember. Also, looks like one of my blacked out headlights has been replaced with an OEM one. The blacked out ones got moisture in them anyway. I found them on eBay for like $100.00, so I didn’t expect much.
I like how it says “not good for first time drivers.” It was pretty damn quick, that’s for sure. Got my first speeding ticket in it, too. 82 in a 55. Although the trooper had mercy on me and marked it down to 65 in a 55. Man, I miss that car.
It was a great car for me. I got it from a lady that took meticulous care of it. It had 103,000 on it when I bought it in April 2007. The whole time I had it, the only issues I ever had were a fuel pressure regulator, the driver’s side power window, and an oil pressure sending unit that cost $10.00. People always bitched at me about how unreliable Grand Ams were but that thing was rock solid for me.
It was also damn good in the snow. I regularly passed 4x4s that were spinning out on the highway (Kentucky doesn’t understand how to clear roadways).
Here’s a picture of my dorky self before my senior prom in April 2008.
Note the embarrassing amount of stickers...ah, to be young, dumb, and 17 again.
boxrocket
> mazda616
06/07/2015 at 09:58 |
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Wow, $2450 for a multi-100k final-era Pontiac? Despite it being your old car, CP
LongbowMkII
> mazda616
06/07/2015 at 10:04 |
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Tell me you picked your tux colors to match your car.
shop-teacher
> mazda616
06/07/2015 at 10:18 |
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It’s rare to see one of these that hasn’t been beat to crap. Price is still total CP though
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mazda616
> boxrocket
06/07/2015 at 11:38 |
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Yes, the price is hilarious. I paid $4,500 for it in 2007. And that was with 100,000 less miles.
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mazda616
> LongbowMkII
06/07/2015 at 11:39 |
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Guilty as charged.
Dunnik
> mazda616
06/07/2015 at 11:48 |
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An old friend had one when new, a ‘96 I believe.
And yes, it actually was surprisingly quick. Dunno about the agile part, though.
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mazda616
> shop-teacher
06/07/2015 at 11:58 |
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Truth. I only paid $4,500 for it in 2007 with 100,000 less miles. Here’s what it looked like when I owned it.
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shop-teacher
> mazda616
06/07/2015 at 12:12 |
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Not a bad first car at all.
QCGoose
> mazda616
06/07/2015 at 12:29 |
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“not recommended for beginning drivers, very quick and agile automobile”
LOL! Wow, I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything while reading that because it'd be all over my screen.
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mazda616
> QCGoose
06/07/2015 at 14:40 |
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He’s right. I mean, I wouldn’t put a 16-year-old in it. It is quick enough to get in trouble and not safe enough to make up for the speeds. It's no Mustang, but it's not a piss poor slow car either.