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Small Whine (was Small Rant (was: Winter Beater???))



Nope, the Aries have motors by Mitsubishi.
K-cars are the quintessential beater.

Larry

> Hey, I am sure there is someone on an Aries list out there who is doing
> similar complaining about someone listing a beater scirocco for sale.  I
was
> going to put OT on there but considered it as on-topic as other stuff on
> this list when you could drive this car instead of your Scirocco for the
> winter.  As far as Domestic engineering is concerned, I wouldn't say it is
> THE eyesore of American Engineering since I could come up with about a
dozen
> that are worse looking and not near as dependable.  The cool thing about
an
> Aries (if there is such thing) is that it was cheap and dependable.  Plus,
> there are enough in the wrecking yards that you'll never have to buy
> anything new for it!!
>
> VW content--I believe these motors were engineered after the VW
watercooled
> motors!
>
> Dave
>
>
> > Oh - you mean the eye-sore of American engineering, possibly the worst
car
> > ever spit out of Lee Iacocca's ace-hole? Not a chance.
> >
> > Heh - That car can't even qualify under "beater" (maybe beaten, but not
> > beater).
> >
> > Please be kind to your fellow listers and classify your OT stuff as
such.
> >
> > (and to think you were actually about to speak about a Scirocco...I'm
> about
> > to yack....)
> >
> > My $0.01 (your treat on Halloween)
> >
> > JT (ducking  :)
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rabbit16v" <Rabbit16v@attbi.com>
> > To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:37 PM
> > Subject: Winter Beater???
> >
> >
> > > Anyone in the NW interested in a cheap winter beater?  I have an 89
> Aries
> > > for sale, cheap.  It has fairly low miles for the year and the
> headgasket
> > > has been replaced recently.  It has the nortorious chrysler 2.2L with
> the
> > > knock that it has had since new (believe it or not) and runs great.
> Needs
> > > very little to be a very dependable everyday car and has new tires.
I'm
> > > selling it for my brother-in-law who just got a minivan.  It would be
> > great
> > > to see it go!!!  Email me directly if interested.  Oh, I'm in Olympia
> and
> > > the price is best offer!!
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
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