Posted by Sinister Crayon you speak like they actually had a a good one . Anyone remember the "ford has a better idea" commercials? I also felt the urge to say "someday they'll use it" after each time they said it.

other than the occassional blunder, GM's weren't bad... look how many are still running around?


Samurai

Posted by Sinister Crayon you speak like they actually had a a good one . Anyone remember the "ford has a better idea" commercials? I also felt the urge to say "someday they'll use it" after each time they said it.

ford pulled that boner of comparing the aerostar to the space shuttle, then oops a little explosion flushed all fords advertising budget on that one!

Posted by Samurai other than the occassional blunder, GM's weren't bad... look how many are still running around? Samurai

and the sharing of most things between model lines alows for easy parts procurement at the salvage yard

Posted by Samurai Pussies. I can have the dash of a 1995-2005 Cavalier out in less than 5 minutes.

Heh, I did my radio change in the parking lot after I picked it up. Took about 10min for removal and install.

I found all sorts of the same little quirks in my new GM. I just bought an 07 Hummer H3 and because I run an auto business, am using it as a demo vehicle, sponsored by an ass load of vendors. When it came time for audio, Pioneer agreed to send me shit but warned me that there would be troubles with the OnStar Navigation & phone, which would not give the read out on display to an aftermarket head unit and that because of the warning chimes etc.... using the radio speakers, it would be expensive!

FUCK!!!!

Posted by Sinister Crayon you speak like they actually had a a good one . Anyone remember the "ford has a better idea" commercials? I also felt the urge to say "someday they'll use it" after each time they said it.

I always liked "have you driven a Ford lately?"

Nope! Pushed a few, though!

(Sorry to ressurect an ancient thread...)

why do fords have a rear window defroster? to keep your hands warm while you push

Come on, Fords aren't that bad. My dad always had fords, and my mom currently has one now, and they are alright. My dads 03 Focus is ass ugly, yeah, but it's been a reliable winter beater, and at 190 000km it's not giving any problems.

And just to kinda keep this on topic, I just did an install on one of the greatest cars to work on, audio wise that is, ever : Ralliart 2005. Tones of room in the dash for the wires (put in an Alpine flipout LCD unit, tones of RCAs), everything comes off super easily. It was a dream to work on.

Posted by Professor Chaos Come on, Fords aren't that bad. My dad always had fords, and my mom currently has one now, and they are alright. My dads 03 Focus is ass ugly, yeah, but it's been a reliable winter beater, and at 190 000km it's not giving any problems. And just to kinda keep this on topic, I just did an install on one of the greatest cars to work on, audio wise that is, ever : Ralliart 2005. Tones of room in the dash for the wires (put in an Alpine flipout LCD unit, tones of RCAs), everything comes off super easily. It was a dream to work on.

Isn't the Lancer RalliArt the wanna be Evo that you Canadians were stuck with because Mitsusushi wasn't allowed to import it?


Samurai

we canadians have cool cars, you mericans never had the hyundai pony! thats a car! last leaded gas car sold in canada!

Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! we canadians have cool cars, you mericans never had the hyundai pony! thats a car! last leaded gas car sold in canada!

not true! The Hyundai Pony was sold down here as the Excel...

Samurai

Posted by Samurai not true! The Hyundai Pony was sold down here as the Excel... Samurai

First rule about this board: Never mess with Samarui

Posted by Samurai not true! The Hyundai Pony was sold down here as the Excel... Samurai

the excel and pony were two concurently available cars in canada, the excel looked like the mercury tracer, the pony was this thing that looked like a cross between a chevette and a lada

here is the 86 excel

http://www.thehywa...0Excel%20sedan.jpg



this is the canadian spec pony, never available in the US cus it wasnt up to standard

click to view

im a fan of all cars "shitbox"

they DID end up down here, though... I've seen a few Pony's still running around the Burlington area. Saw a couple over in New Hampshire as well..

Samurai

when? because i know in all the history i read about them they were un plateable in the lower 48 states. Up here they were everywhere though!

Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! when? because i know in all the history i read about them they were un plateable in the lower 48 states. Up here they were everywhere though!

hell, back in 2005, i had a guy come into Bond Auto (Shelburne Road Plaza) looking for for a starter and a battery for one.

Samurai

possibly a canadian import? i called my friend at the local hynundai dealer here, he said that the ponys that made it south of the border were sold in canada and plated in the states after exhaust modifications

Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! possibly a canadian import? i called my friend at the local hynundai dealer here, he said that the ponys that made it south of the border were sold in canada and plated in the states after exhaust modifications

we get some Canadian cars here... my first Pinto (78 Mercury Bobcat) was a Canadian car. I thought it was 'fuckin cool' because it had the kilometers in the big ring and it went to 160 kph... at first look, no one thought to check what it was. My friends' 79 Buick Lesabre coupe was a Canadian car as well.

they end up here... at the dragstrip on Saturday a kid in a 2006 Cobalt SS/SC G85 wanted to trade me his speedo for my boost gage

Samurai

Posted by Samurai we get some Canadian cars here... my first Pinto (78 Mercury Bobcat) was a Canadian car. I thought it was 'fuckin cool' because it had the kilometers in the big ring and it went to 160 kph... at first look, no one thought to check what it was. My friends' 79 Buick Lesabre coupe was a Canadian car as well. they end up here... at the dragstrip on Saturday a kid in a 2006 Cobalt SS/SC G85 wanted to trade me his speedo for my boost gage Samurai

On one of our company Chevy Uplanders, I just as a joke set it to metric unit mode on one of my managers and boy she was confused

When I removed the stereo in my 1996 Toyota Avalon and replaced it with a kenwood, I had to remove half the dash, took about 45 mnutes for the complete installation. I replaced my speakers with 4 Infinity 4 1/2's it took one hour per door. I'd rather work on a GM anyday.