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Originally Posted by pavulon
With a few exceptions, 80's cars were overweight, under-powered, under-braked turds. Nostalgia is a weird thing. Significant rust is a deal breaker for me.
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Yep, some of the 1980s Corvettes were laughable. A 454 with heads that strangled it. And a bulid quality that was embarrassing. But it is really easy to swap the heads, and have a tire burning monster.
Most of the Japanese cars were underpowered and UGLY to boot. Now they are mostly just ugly and sin, but have lots of power.
About a year ago I replaced the front brake pads with GM Goodwrench brand original equipment pads, for $12. And yea, 12 bucks for both wheels, not each. And for the folks in the rust belt and salty roads, nothing is going to last long. When I was in Michigan a few years ago even cars that were a few years old had horrible rust if they were driven in the winter. We don't have that problem down here.