I ordered a 1990 Pontiac brochure from eBay.

"mazda616" (mazda616) 01/14/2019 at 18:12 • Filed to: Sunbird

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This is what it has to say about the Sunbird’s base engine:

“96 very willing horsepower.”

From driving my little ‘Bird, I can tell you that the 96 horses don’t move me “smartly” through traffic. They move me “barely” through traffic. :)

wafflesnfalafel > mazda616 01/14/2019 at 18:24

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maybe Chevy got the less willing horsepowers...

lone_liberal > mazda616 01/14/2019 at 18:31

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Horses get tired when they get older .

TheRealBicycleBuck > mazda616 01/14/2019 at 18:46

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My wife’s had the 3.1. I’ll admit, the 140 hp felt pretty zippy back then. 

Chariotoflove > mazda616 01/14/2019 at 18:52

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A horse’s lifespan, depending on breed, is only around 25 years, so...

mazda616 > Chariotoflove 01/15/2019 at 15:33

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Yikes! I grew up on a horse farm, though, and I can confirm this is true. Our oldest horse lived to be about 24.

mazda616 > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/15/2019 at 15:34

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The 3.1 has a healthy amount of torque and I’d imagine it would be rather peppy in such a lightweight car! I wish mine had the 3.1 but that wasn’t an option until ‘91 on the Sunbird.

mazda616 > lone_liberal 01/15/2019 at 15:34

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True. These are all almost the same age as me.

Chariotoflove > mazda616 01/15/2019 at 16:49

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My Morgan stallion lived to 26.  They are more long lived than a number of other breeds, but he got sick.  I grew up with that horse. :(

mazda616 > Chariotoflove 01/15/2019 at 21:01

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We had mostly Quarter horses. And a throobred. The thorobred was actually an ex-racing horse.

Chariotoflove > mazda616 01/15/2019 at 22:35

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My grew up in Vermont and used to keep his horse at UVM while he was in college. He bred her to get my horse, Rebel, so named by my mom after he kicked her. Here he is on my wall I took this pic one sunny afternoon