J-body people are cool.

"mazda616" (mazda616) 08/13/2018 at 21:18 • Filed to: Pontiac

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Getting an OEM radio and a new coolant reservoir for the Sunbird from a fellow J-body enthusiast (yes, there is more than one of us) for $30.00 shipped. Yay!

Also took it over to my friend’s house tonight. He made me a key for his four-car garage/barn thing and that’s where the car is going to live. Hopefully throughout winter too. I’m not driving it in the salt and snow.

E90M3 > mazda616 08/13/2018 at 21:28

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While I personally don’t understand why you like this car so much, I can at least appreciate your enthusiasm for it. Even the generally unloved cars need love, I guess.

fintail > mazda616 08/13/2018 at 21:33

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Did you wax it?  Those old reds oxidize, and yours looks pretty shiny.

mazda616 > fintail 08/13/2018 at 21:34

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Yep. Zymol cleaner wax is the shit. And this car has spent its entire life in a garage.

There are quite a few dents, dings, and scratches but it’s a good “ten-footer.”

mazda616 > E90M3 08/13/2018 at 21:35

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I see it as a being like a  little ugly mutt dog. Not likely to be adopted by anyone but a weirdo like me.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > mazda616 08/13/2018 at 21:37

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J-Body people be like

mazda616 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/13/2018 at 21:39

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Very true. Although, to be honest, I wasn’t officially a J-body person until I got my Sunbird. I was and still am an old school GM FWD enthusiast , but my speciality has now become J-bodies since I own one.

I wanted an L-body (a Beretta or a Corsica) but they’re all but impossible to find.  

fintail > mazda616 08/13/2018 at 21:40

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Nice. I respect your enthusiasm for a generally unloved car that is getting uncommon.

I think I mentioned it, I took my driver’s test in a Sunbird 25 years ago now (!).  It was the smallest car I had access to, owned by a family friend.  It was a sedan, but had those same wheels.

promoted by the color red > mazda616 08/13/2018 at 21:48

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But what cassettes do you keep in the glovebox?

E90M3 > mazda616 08/13/2018 at 21:50

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That’s a pretty good analogy. 

mazda616 > promoted by the color red 08/13/2018 at 21:53

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My grandma has some classic country ones and my father-in-law is letting me borrow some Van Halen, AC/DC, and Guns ‘n Roses ones as well.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > E90M3 08/13/2018 at 21:54

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The same reason I’m so into Jukes. A small group of people need to keep a niche alive. It’s not like is car with a large after market (STI, Civic, etc) loses a few enthusiasts they will still be around. A car with a little fan base loses the enthusiasts  they are gone.

daender > mazda616 08/13/2018 at 22:07

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Get a cassette adapter for your phone or iPod, preferably a Phillips adapter .  I rock one in the Miata and it’s worth every one of the ten dollars, especially when you’re out in the middle of nowhere with no radio signals.

Urambo Tauro > E90M3 08/13/2018 at 22:12

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I like it because it’s like a time capsule. It’s been SO long since I last saw one o f those in such good shape.

C62030 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/13/2018 at 22:14

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There are W-body people here too, though I’ll admit I was technically “ unaware of its existence” before I had one. But now I like them.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/13/2018 at 22:35

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Yet not a single fucking one of them has the brains to own one of these:

(And if somebody finds one with a 5 speed , do not think for one instant I am above murdering for it.)

gmctavish needs more space > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 08/13/2018 at 23:45

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What is that? 

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > gmctavish needs more space 08/14/2018 at 00:11

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The ONLY J-body worth owning.

1987  Buick SkyHawk T-Type. 2.0L LT3 turbocharged mill producing 165HP and around 190ft/lbs, and the only one you could get with that mill and a manual transmission.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > mazda616 08/14/2018 at 07:27

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That car looks so awesome.

Happy to see I’m not the only one giving unloved 90s vehicles love!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > mazda616 08/14/2018 at 07:38

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If you ever come across a Quad4 engine (I think these had them in some trims, I know some L-bodies did, let me know.  I need one.  For reasons.  

E90M3 > Urambo Tauro 08/14/2018 at 07:45

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Good point, I do love seeing 90s cars that are in mint condition. Driving back to Savannah after I evacuated for hurricane Irma, I saw a bunch, all being driven by older people. Probably bought it brand new, took care of it, and parked it in their garage.

One of my friends and I send each other pictures when we see extremely clean 90s cars.