:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #15 – November 22, 2009, 05:38:52 PM You have no love for the classics man. Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #16 – November 22, 2009, 05:56:24 PM Classic dodges? No, Classic Chevys ? yes the rare ones. I grew up with unreliable Chrysler domistaports at that time i still had love for classic Chrysler. Then i came to find out Chrysler has had relations with Mitsubishi since the late 70's if i remeber correctly 79. So no, no Dodge/Chrysler "love" will be coming from me.The wiki for MitsubishiQuoteThroughout its history it has courted alliances with foreign partners, a strategy pioneered by their first president Tomio Kubo to encourage expansion, and continued by his successors. A significant stake was sold to Chrysler Corporation in 1971 which it held for 22 years, while DaimlerChrysler was a controlling shareholder between 2000 and 2005 Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #17 – November 22, 2009, 08:12:21 PM Dude, that's pretty lame. Sell your Cougar then, cause Ford has had alliances with mazda since the 80's. Even in the 70's, Iaccoca went to puppiesan numerous times for talks with Honda, among others.Just because they are in business with foreign automakers..that's...well, silly.Back in the 60's and early 70's Mopar was a force to be reckoned.Just because they later on used captive imports such as the Colt and more doesn't mean the older cars deserve no respect does it? lolHell, I'd never own another Tbird again if I could own a decent numbers-matching '68 Roadrunner. I ain't kiddin either.You could make that a '70 Chevelle, or a '69 Mach 1 as well... Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #18 – November 22, 2009, 08:34:19 PM Quote from: 86XR7project;299825You have no love for the classics man.See what I mean? FIERCE. While I like the earlier Roadrunners, I think the post-'70 models look the best. Something about the roofline that just has a cool vibe. I would drive one. Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #19 – November 23, 2009, 02:30:39 AM i like it. when i was little my uncles 71 roadrunner with a 383 and hurst 4 speed set in my yard, i used to sit in it all the time Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #20 – November 23, 2009, 06:23:54 AM Quote from: 20th anny 5.oI grew up with unreliable Chrysler domistaports Quote from: FordTruckFreeek;299838Just because they are in business with foreign automakers..that's...well, silly.Please do quote when i said this because I love my mazda cougar (The 99). My family has owned 2 Plymoth Horizons and one voyager. The first 85 Horizon had a Vw 2.0 if i remember correctly. That died after 2 years of ownership. The second Horizon an 87 admittly lasted until 2004 when my father hit a curb in the snow and bent the frame. Now on to the 87 Mitsubishi Voyager, 2.5 v6 carbourated thing worked correctly for maybe 2 to 3 years after my parents purchased it(New). Then came the first of 5 engine rebuilds, plenty of blue smoke and times when we had to pull off to the side of the road to let it cool down on long trips. Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #21 – November 23, 2009, 08:01:54 AM I LOVE the '71's. Those bulging fenders,a Hemi or 440-6,I'd want mine in Sassy Grass Green with black interior.Man,they were crazy awesome. Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #22 – November 23, 2009, 09:25:49 AM Quote from: 20th anny 5.o;299826Classic dodges? No, Classic Chevys ? yes the rare ones. I grew up with unreliable Chrysler domistaports at that time i still had love for classic Chrysler. Then i came to find out Chrysler has had relations with Mitsubishi since the late 70's if i remeber correctly 79. So no, no Dodge/Chrysler "love" will be coming from me.Okay, this makes no sense. The Roadrunner was 100% Mopar, it had nothing to do with shiznitsubishi so don't act like this has anything to do with anything like that. In fact lets look at all the American brands, Ford has been known to have partnershiznits (I meant the spelling error) with Mazda and Nissan to name two off the top of my head and neither have panned out that well. That Cougar that you hold so near and dear is partially Mazda and the sales of which were somewhat dismal. Yes, Dodge has been busting there @$$ to save Mitsubishi for years no idea why but fact of the matter is no Mopar muscle car had ANYTHING to do with Mitsubishi, any thoughts otherwise are just silly! Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #23 – November 23, 2009, 09:35:34 AM Hey guys,let's not let this get out of hand.It's a thread about car.Very simple.Everyone's opinions are just that.....opinions.Let it go. Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #24 – November 23, 2009, 12:47:37 PM I always thought the new edge Cougars were built off the Contour platform, which was a europeon Ford platform???:hick: Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #25 – November 23, 2009, 02:47:11 PM Quote from: cougarman;299906I always thought the new edge Cougars were built off the Contour platform, which was a europeon Ford platform???:hick:Absolutely correct there!I agree with the OP concerning the unreliabilty of the mid-80's Mitsu-powered vans and the like...I too even suffered one very briefly. When the motor went out, I even hauled it off for my friends lol.I was just sayin' that to dislike the classics because of later models' shortcomings was kinda weird lol Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #26 – November 23, 2009, 02:58:56 PM Isn't the engine an evolution of the KLZE Probe GT 2.5? Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #27 – November 23, 2009, 05:08:32 PM Yes the 2.5 is its the samey engine with less problems, the new edge cougar was slated to be the new probe. But for some reason Ford threw it to Mercury and called it a Cougar. Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #28 – November 23, 2009, 05:30:12 PM Quote from: 86XR7project;299885...Yes, Dodge has been busting there @$$ to save Mitsubishi for years ...uh, no. Mitsubishi is one of the largest corporations in the world, one of the seven zaibatsu. Cars are practically just a side business for them.back on topic, I find it hilarious that somebody is selling a glorified 10 y.o. mercedes car sight-unseen for just under $1 MILLION, with a disclaimer that absolves the seller of any responsibility beyond delivering a car, any car, build.of course, GM called the Mustang a glorified Falcon and look what that got them. Quote Selected
:yuck: 2010 One off Road runner Reply #29 – November 23, 2009, 06:18:15 PM Interesting Read on ZaibatsuList of zaibatsuThe Big FourMitsubishi (三菱財閥)Mitsui (三井財閥)Sumitomo (住友財閥)Yasuda (安田財閥)Second-tier zaibatsuAsano (浅野財閥)Fujita (藤田財閥)Furukawa (古河財閥)Mori (森コンツェルン)Kawasaki (川崎財閥)Nakajima (中島飛行機)Nitchitsu (日窒コンツェルン)Nissan (日産コンツェルン)Nisso (日曹コンツェルン)Nomura (野村財閥)Okura (大倉財閥)Riken (理研コンツェルン)Shibusawa Mitsubishi has been around since the Edo era which ran from 1603 to 1868. Quote Selected
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