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You must have no rust issues in your area, thats why you see so many.
When I see good looking older cars for sale in northern states it will usually say somewhere in the description "originally from <enter southern or western state here>".
You must have no rust issues in your area, thats why you see so many.
Yeah, its rare to see rust on those cars here.... (see photo below of one I took today of a early 80s Century... it looks to be one of the really early ones... 1982 or 1983... its the Limited model as well.
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Originally Posted by southernnaturelover
When I see good looking older cars for sale in northern states it will usually say somewhere in the description "originally from <enter southern or western state here>".
Yeah I definitely held on to all of the southern documents I could get when I bought my car. However if I ever sold it I would focus mainly on undercarriage shots to show that it has never seen salt.
Now that reminds me a guy I worked with had an 88 Century....named it Lulabelle. Drove it every day until one day she didn't want to go anymore. Sold it off to the salvage yard, then later I saw the same car about to be used for fireman "jaws-of-life" practice. The co worker also told me one night the cops were shining their flash lights into it, like if it were a hot car or something.
In summer of 2011, I drove my 85 STE from Tacoma, WA to visit my father in Dyer Nevada. While I was driving, I try to avoid the interstates and drive on back country highways. I had a ball driving on roads with very little traffic on it. I went around Mt. Rainier, on 410, south into Pendleton, OR, south on 395 to John Day where I spent the night. Well, you get the idea. Interstates are boring, which is why I like to drive the smaller highways. I earned 27mpg driving at 70 mph avg. On the way back, I again avoided the interstates and drive on two lane highways as much as possible. The beauty of the land is quite remarkable.
I had an '86 Pontiac 6000 that looked just like the one's posted. It had the "Iron Duke" 2.5 liter 4 cylinder with the 4 speed automatic. It was a really good car. I pulled 36 mpg on the highway with AC on and loaded down with my family at the time (just one baby and my wife).
The 1982 Pontiac 6000 came in second place in MTs COTY compeition, right behind a Camaro (with an automatic transmission, no less!) and right in front of a 5-speed Firebird.
The 6000 was definitely one of the very best cars GM made during that decade; was the 1985 6000 larger than the 1982 edition?
When I was searching to buy my first car three years ago, I really wanted to get a wagon version of the Century or Ciera. Unfortunately I didn't find one in good shape. I just love the conservative styling on these cars.
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