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What about American cars like 85' Ford Crown Victoria 4 Door Sedan?
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The '88-'91's were better looking.

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1 real favorite (tho others are nice) - Monte Carlo  :-* and its expensive+ twin Grand National!!
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My first car was a Monte Carlo with a 305 engine. The car I loved the most in the 80's was the Firebird. I used to be a big fan of Knight Rider, and I wanted a red Formula Firebird with a 350 engine and a Targa Top. I think I wanted that car in high school more than I wanted the lead cheerleader.  ;)

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86' Ford Mustang had a real American feel
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  Just wondering, is the 86 'Stang the fastback model?

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  Just wondering, is the 86 'Stang the fastback model?
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Never mind...I found it.

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My dream car had always been a vet-any year (and of course Kitt-the car that will drive itself). But I am very partial to my 1987 red Nissan Sentra. I know it is kind of boxy and deffinately has seen better days, but it she was my second car (my first, also a Sentra, was killed in an accident right after I paid it off-I got the title the week after the accident-but the insurence co. bought me this car). I am the original owner and never had a payment on her. I am afraid that she is going to be my last car because I think my driving days are almost over, because of my vision. I have thought about selling her because I hardly drive her now but I just can't part with her.



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A lot of 80's cars had a boxy look (especially the Japanese makes). The 82' Mitsubishi Lancer is a good example. Oh! yes KITT is the 80's dream car of many but what about its twin CARR??

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posche 959 was a sweet rocket but ZR-1s didn't come out till 90(ok there were a few i think 5 or 6 89's but really they were 90's and later)
for me though you can't go wrong with the Ferrari 288 GTO(the REAL GTO)
i wouldn't mind a clean dihaitsu charade though either ::)
if you're getting the pacer, gremlin, or any other AMC(Another Major Catastrophy) get it with the awesome 4
speed stick, it has the invaluable ability to be push started ;D ::) and yu'll need that
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Yeah! the Ferraris and the Porches were Major Babe magnets weren't they? But I'm not quite sure about Daihatsu though! BTW I want ALF back too.

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Cars of the 80's:
84-85 Honda Accord
88-92 Mazda MX-6
Mitsubishi Starion/Plymouth Conquest
88-91 Pontiac Grand Prix
mid to late 80's Mazda RX-7
Plymouth Laser
Dodge Daytona
late 80's/early 90's Honda Prelude
mid 80's Chevy Camaro

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The list certainly is quite an interesting one :D
The Mazda RX-7 was one of "the" sports car of the decade wasn't it? :D :D

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The list certainly is quite an interesting one :D
The Mazda RX-7 was one of "the" sports car of the decade wasn't it? :D :D
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The RX-7 was one of the top decade sports cars yes. The RX-7 was the also first car with a rotary engine. It had no cylinders. Look out for the new RX-8 thats supposed to come out later this year. Mazda has done it again! Mazda says its more refined than the RX-7 was.

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The RX-7 was one of the top decade sports cars yes. The RX-7 was the also first car with a rotary engine. It had no cylinders. Look out for the new RX-8 thats supposed to come out later this year. Mazda has done it again! Mazda says its more refined than the RX-7 was.
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What about the 80's Beamers (BMWs) mate?? Weren't they the  YUPPIE cars of the decade?

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What about the 80's Beamers (BMWs) mate?? Weren't they the  YUPPIE cars of the decade?
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Cadillac still sold alot more than BMW in the 80's. In fact Mercedes was bigger than BMW in the 80's I think. The 1st year that Cadillac was not the Number 1 selling luxury make was 1998 when it was beat out by Lincoln in the final sales tally that year. I'm not really into BMW's. The only BMW that has caught my eye is the late 90's 3 Series. I don't like the new 2004 5 Series or the newer 7 Series at all. I just think their very overdone exterior stylewise. BMW should have looked at the new Mazda 6 or the Volkswagon Passat to see how a car should be styled. Not a big German Car Fan but I'll give credit to Volkswagon they know to style cars.

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Cadillac still sold alot more than BMW in the 80's. In fact Mercedes was bigger than BMW in the 80's I think. The 1st year that Cadillac was not the Number 1 selling luxury make was 1998 when it was beat out by Lincoln in the final sales tally that year. I'm not really into BMW's. The only BMW that has caught my eye is the late 90's 3 Series. I don't like the new 2004 5 Series or the newer 7 Series at all. I just think their very overdone exterior stylewise. BMW should have looked at the new Mazda 6 or the Volkswagon Passat to see how a car should be styled. Not a big German Car Fan but I'll give credit to Volkswagon they know to style cars.
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I Don't know about the Cadillacs but the Mercs certainly were among the favorite 80's YUPPIE cars in my part of the world. But nothing could beat the Beamers. 8)

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I believe that the ultimate yuppie car was a 944.  This was up until 1987 when the car became more accessible to the general public. I think that 1987 was the year that Porshe made it more of a street car than a performance car.  Remember the David and David song that starts out, "Miss Christina drives a 944"?    It was a song about the quest for yuppidom.
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Yeah!!! Couldn't agree with you more.....Porches rock anytime anywhere don't they?????C:\c.jpg

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I believe that the ultimate yuppie car was a 944.  This was up until 1987 when the car became more accessible to the general public. I think that 1987 was the year that Porshe made it more of a street car than a performance car.  Remember the David and David song that starts out, "Miss Christina drives a 944"?    It was a song about the quest for yuppidom.
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"Satisfaction oozes from her pore-ers"
Remember the 944 in Risky Business too? So great when the music blares up with the engine, the suddenly stops when he kills it. ;D

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Oh, those images of my fathers best friend's
1986 BMW 6-series, an M635CSi, still haunts me, nothing so aggressive, so hungry and sharklike has never been made.
I remember how my teacher had heard from the first graders how some kids went around the whole block on their way to school, just to avoid confronting "the shark"...  ;D
One of the most beautiful cars ever made, I'm speechless.

THAT was a real car back then!
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Yeah! Beamers did certainly inspire people back in the 80's. 1986 BMW 6-series was the best of the lot. 8) 8)