Things rarely seen

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 05/22/2019 at 14:10 • Filed to: None

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What's more surprising, a BMW with 270k miles or a clean Dodge Omni?

WilliamsSW > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/22/2019 at 14:16

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Omnis were surprisingly fun to drive in manual form (compared to contemporary econoboxes anyway) but disintegrated rapidly.

PyramidHat > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/22/2019 at 14:17

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$1 says that Omni is owned by an octogenarian that bought it new. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/22/2019 at 14:17

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My mom had an Omni. Bosch fuel injection, along with other wonders. Great gas mileage, too.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > PyramidHat 05/22/2019 at 15:08

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Tha t is the safest wager  that has ever been made. Barely even a bet.

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/22/2019 at 15:23

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Fun fact: every time I see a Mercedes Benz GLC off in the distance ahead of me in traffic, I think it’s a Dodge Omni. The rear styling isn’t exactly identical, but they look close enough that it fools me every time.

fhrblig > PyramidHat 05/22/2019 at 15:24

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And it probably has about 45k original miles, too.

fhrblig > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/22/2019 at 15:25

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My aunt had one of the early non-2.2 Omnis and she said it was the worst car she's ever had. It was always broken.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > fhrblig 05/22/2019 at 15:29

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You may need to get your eyes checked

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fhrblig 05/22/2019 at 15:29

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Yeah; I guess there must have been a carbureted version. Mom’s Omni was remarkably okay, though I don’t expect the interior held up well.

Monkey B > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/22/2019 at 16:26

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I’ve owned both...I’ll take the K car.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > fhrblig 05/22/2019 at 16:29

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No doubt. It's probably kept garaged nine months a year at their third home here.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Monkey B 05/22/2019 at 16:30

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Thanks :|

Monkey B > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/22/2019 at 16:37

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I’ve spent enough money on BMW’s in my lifetime...that’s all. I’d drive that Omni anywhere...I wouldn’t trust the BMW to go half as far.

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/22/2019 at 16:54

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Not close up, when it’s off  in the distance. It’s something to do with the rear glass and the sheet metal around it. I think the location of the Benz badge and the model name have something to do with it.

MM54 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/22/2019 at 17:57

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I’ve long stood by the assertion that if I found a cheap manual omni in half-decent shape (a unicorn around here in the land of rotted-out-junk) I’d buy it just for fun.