"mazda616" (mazda616)
05/14/2020 at 10:13 • Filed to: J-Body
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
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Because otherwise, I’d have to go look at it.
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It’s not worth $3,200. But, they aren’t too far off. I’d give $2,500 for it all day if it isn’t rotted under those ground effects. First-gen Js are hard to find and Z24s are even rarer.
These things didn’t weigh much at all, so they are pretty fun with the V6. My friend had one back when I first got my license and he let me drive it. It was way quicker than I expected. His had some weight reduction (rust), though.
And, peep that outside temperature gauge and digital dash. High tech for a 1986 Cavalier.
The Ghost of Oppo
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 10:28 |
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Shoot for a second I thought this was super close to me, but then I realized it’s in Seven Valleys PA, not Seven Fields PA. We also have a Seven Springs.
RacinBob
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 10:32 |
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These were pretty good cars. Decent engine and a 5 speed transmission. Certainly on par with the Honda’s and Toyota’s of the day. If GM had stepped up again with the next generation like the Japanese did, they could have given them a race. Instead GM decided their cars were good enough.
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mazda616
> RacinBob
05/14/2020 at 10:34 |
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Typical GM.
ranwhenparked
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 10:35 |
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On these, it always seemed like the way they rusted was either horribly or not at all, e.g., if the floors go, they're taking the sills with them, so if the shiny side looks fine, more than likely the underside is, too. Maybe it's just confirmation bias, the rusty ones I'm familiar with were all really obviously rusty.
someassemblyrequired
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 10:35 |
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PA: where obscure American cars go to retire
FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 10:36 |
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Oops replied to wrong comment.
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FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
> The Ghost of Oppo
05/14/2020 at 10:36 |
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Not related to the car but I grew up in western PA and one of my life goals is to buy a condo on the slopes Seven Springs when I retire.
Nom De Plume
> The Ghost of Oppo
05/14/2020 at 10:45 |
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Sounds like the start to an old Country (not Western and certainly not Country Western) song about 7 sisters and 7 brothers settling down in Seven Valleys with Seven Fields fed by Seven Springs.
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The Ghost of Oppo
> FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
05/14/2020 at 10:55 |
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The last 3 winters have not been kind to Seven Springs so I haven’t been snowboarding in a long time but I love it up there in the summer.
Boxer_4
> The Ghost of Oppo
05/14/2020 at 10:58 |
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Small world! I wasn’t expecting to see Seven Valleys mentioned here- it’s not far from where I currently live.
Hooker
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 10:59 |
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I have never really WANTED to go to Pennsylvania, but I suddenly find myself wanting to. That red interior.
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The Ghost of Oppo
> Boxer_4
05/14/2020 at 11:02 |
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I wonder if we have another four “Seven Somethings” to make it a perfect 7 for 7
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FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
> The Ghost of Oppo
05/14/2020 at 11:10 |
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Its where I learned to ski but I spent a lot of time there in the summer/fall as well - my dad belonged a professional society that had their annual PA chapter meetings there. Its a great place year-round.
smobgirl
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 11:28 |
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My favorite thing about this page is the random shit that people get excited about that I then get sucked into when I never would have looked twice otherwise. You guys are a blessing.
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RacinBob
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 11:31 |
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Yep, it’s like they do one decent project and then they can take the next 20 years off. They showed great profits until they ran out of product and customers.
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mazda616
> smobgirl
05/14/2020 at 11:38 |
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Thanks! That’s the first time my obsession with old crap cars has been called a “blessing.”
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 12:14 |
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I was always dumbstruck that Chevy put a V6 in such a tiny car.
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mazda616
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/14/2020 at 12:23 |
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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 13:15 |
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I’m sure whatever that dude was saying was pretty cool
haveacarortwoorthree2
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 13:16 |
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Michael Knight: Hey KITT
KITT: Yes Michael?
Michael: Set a course from Kentucky to Pennsylvania
fintail
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 13:17 |
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When I was in high school, I knew a kid with one of these - IIRC it was blue and silver. Not even a very old car yet, but already kind of rare even then.
If not rotten, for $2500 it would be NP all day, much of that for the dash alone.
shop-teacher
> smobgirl
05/14/2020 at 13:21 |
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Agreed! The randomness is astounding and wonderful.
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shop-teacher
> mazda616
05/14/2020 at 13:25 |
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It’s mint!
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ranwhenparked
> someassemblyrequired
05/14/2020 at 14:20 |
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North & West Philly are like outdoor auto museums for old cars that have disappeared everywhere else in the Northeast.