None survived...
None survived...
Note to self: Slim NEVER gets to pick the car again.
1977 CJ-7, minus the nice phat tires & cool hood art. Beat the 4x4 bejeezus out of this thing. Universal joints lasted about 6 months at a time.
1979 Subaru BRAT. Beat the 4x4 daylights out of this thing, too. It had a little boxer 4-cylinder engine and surprisingly good 4x4 performance in the mud/snow. Snapped a torsion suspension rod on the Ohio pike while improvidently hauling a Harley SS 350 and Triumph Bonneville in the "pickup" portion. Finally unloaded it on some poor Michigan putz for $400 ca$h money.
1979 Caddy Eldo BRRTZ. Bought it used in 1986 with 79,000 miles on it, drove it hard (including x-country odyssey from MI to CA) until 2000. When the front McPherson struts frequently went out, that looong front end would bob majestically like a crab boat while rolling down the interstate. Donated it to the SPCA in 2000 with 180,202 miles on it. The Caddy that Would. Not. Die.
Used 1986 MBZ 420 SEL, built by drunken East Germans. WORST. CAR. EVER. Damn thing broke down monthly and consistently required gold-plated repairs. It finally threw a timing chain. I spit on its grave.