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i rather liked the monza clones, the only issue i had with them was the rear suspension was not well set up and could be easily induced into severe over steer. i think the problem was that the panhard bar was not properly leveled when they built the car, or there was induced suspension binding. but i liked them a little better than the mustang ll styling wise, they were about equally comfortable to drive though. and the V6 had plenty of power for the little car.
I had one and the only problem I ever had was when the battery cable holder clip broke and it fell against the engine and shorted.... Other than that it was a great car and I wish I still ha dit
Anybody remember the Starfire? It was a Chevy Monza rebadged. Anybody ever owned/driven the model? Was it a good car?
I do remember the Starfire and I often used to get those mixed up with the Chevy Monza's and the Buick Skyhawk's back in the day, I never really saw too many of the Starfire's around.
I remember my grandfather's '62 Starfire! Sharp looking car with a 6" stainless steel side panel down the middle of the sides. I had fun riding in it with him and my grandmother!
I did look at them when I got my first car, but ended up with an Olds Cutlass instead.
Those were beautiful cars. I remember them and hoped my folks would buy one. Instead , got another Chevy Impala.
First-generation Starfires are sweet, but the OP is talking about the second-generation that was produced in the late 1970s:
Just found this thread and since I LOVED my Starfire, I'd thought I'd pipe in. I had a 1975 with the Buick 231CI V6 under the hood. My car looked just like this one, but mine had black stripes on it and i put the louvers over the back hatch glass. I drilled out a cue ball and threaded it on to the stick shift, which made shifting really easy.
I ran that car daily from the Jersey shore to my job in Trenton and she was a wonderful commuter. Fun to drive around town as well. I kept it for over 100K miles (it had 30K when I bought it) until it jumped time and I couldn't lay it up long enough to work on it.
After driving a Mustang II for a couple of years, I found a nice 80 Monza to commute with. That car was fun as well.
Cool to see the tread about these cars.
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