Bubba1 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2019 3:36 am
Oh yeah, that era of American cars was dreadful. the emissions equipment sapped much of the fun from them.
It was indeed a dreadful era, both the 70's and 80's (not sure the '90's were that much better).
This was the era of the Pinto, Chevette, Maverick, among others.
The big three were trying to counter the Japanese invasion, with sub standard vehicles that were rushed into production.
They were also struggling with the new emission standards, and really had no idea how to meet them, other than to detune their engines.
Performance went down the crapper in those days, along with quality control.
I also had an '84 Buick Regal, with a 305 4brl. You'd think it would go like stink, but you'd be wrong.
Even with the secondaries kicking in, it went nowhere. It also didn't last very long. Lots of problems....and rust.
It wasn't until I got my 2002 Pathfinder that I had a good vehicle again.