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Re: Buick Aluminum V8s & Subaru 360s

To: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>
Subject: Re: Buick Aluminum V8s & Subaru 360s
From: John Lieberman <johnlee@softdisk.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 18:15:49 -0500
Phil Ethier wrote:
> 
> White Bear Dodge was selling them for $800 dollars NEW.  A review in the
> newspaper here said that you would be hard-pressed to find a worse used car
> at that price.

If I remember right, they were about $1100 new in San Antonio.

> When I drove it, it was the scariest little rat-trap I had ever been in.
> The handling was awful.  The front end did not dip when I touched the
> brakes:  It dropped like a rock.  The steering gear looked like it was made
> from old curtain rods.

It was pretty frail, but I used to drive mine on the Interstates every
day.  Handled just fine, though it could have used better brakes!! 
Sure glad nobody ever hit me, though!  If they had, I wouldn't be here
today to write about it!!!  8<{)

John (Old Fartz & TLS #37) Lieberman

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