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It's a 27-year old Toyota. Everything still works.
GM couldn't even get pop-up headlights to keep working for five years. Back when they were still commonplace, it was easier to find a winking Fiero or Firebird than it was to find one with both lights down.
And MoPar... well... five years, 60,000 miles, and it's time for a one way trip to the crusher.
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hey....now wait a minute!
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Dead On Day Guarantee Expires.
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Now that's something I gotta remember!
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Oh, there's a ton of those: uhaweb.hartford.edu/kdowst/car…
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Thanks! For BMW, we often say Bolid Młodzieży Wiejskiej (racing car of rural young people), Będziesz Miał Wydatek (you're gonna have expenses) or Będziesz Miał Wypadek (you're gonna have accidents).
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A former classmate of mine called Fiat "Fix It Again, Tony". And CB radio operators called Ford "Fix Or Repair Daily". I don't know if either of those statements is true.
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Oh gosh, those are great! 
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Sounds like it even works better in Polish!
BMW drivers have certainly developed a reputation around the world - not all of them good. I'm told in Beijing if a BMW is involved in an accident, it is pretty much assumed the BMW driver is at fault, due to the arrogant reputation those drivers have attained there.
Don't get me wrong: I loved the handling of the BMW I drove at a one day driving school.
I bet Swifty could come up with a whole list of the 'general attitudes' of the drivers of certain vehicles - I'd volunteer the tendency of most Camaro owners inability to use their turn signals (or maybe they're just a rare option on that model?)
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Same here; many young BMW drivers cause accidents here, often drunk, driving back from parties at Saturday nights. Also Audi drivers have a bad reputation, being arrogant and breaking many traffic laws, what I can unfortunately confirm from my experience on Polish roads.
The same thing is about BMW here - there's even a quote "If you think you're worthless, think about the guy fitting turn signals in BMW factory".
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Ha, I'll have to remember that one!
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I actually toyed with doing a top ten list on the subject a few weeks back. Some of the cars I considered:
BMW (arrogance)
Mustang (Cars & Coffee disasters)
Camaro (rednecks)
Prius (either they drive at 45 everywhere regardless of the speed limit or they're blowing past at 90 on the highway but its okay because they're driving a hybrid)
Corvette (geriatric)
diesel pickup, particularly Ram Cummins (rednecks, bonus points for right wing bumper stickers)
Civic (elderly if new, tuners if old)
Focus (redneck tuners, aka domestic rice)
Volvo 240 (yuppie accountant, bonus points for left wing bumper stickers)
There are a lot more of them, but I ultimately decided against it because I was afraid of offending people.
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Yeah, I understand that. People get a little overly sensitive sometimes about opinions and getting lumped into generalities. Just the other day someone was questioning me driving a 'chick' car - the Eagle Talon. With the all-wheel-drive, it doesn't bother me. I still like driving it.
(I did fix the power steering leak.)
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I had one myself, and mine was a chick's car (it was a 1.8, and first owner really was female, and she must not have maintained it because mine was outright junk). And yeah, if I really wanted to step on toes with car stereotypes: Miata, New Beetle, and Subaru.
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Ouch. 
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You remain the only person I know who's had good luck with MoPars made after the Slant 6 and 2.2 era. Maintaining them helps, something I presume most MoPar owners don't do.
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Coming from a place where the rust tended to make the cars last less than 7 years, I probably grew up paying more attention to maintenance then the average Joe. But I'm sure there are others out there besides me that have made their cars last as long or longer.
I will admit my Dad put in some real effort to make that '79 Chrysler Newport last as long as it did, and I wish I could've afforded to keep it around after 2004, because it ran and looked good even then...
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Ah, the Sera. It looked SOOOOOO cool in Gran Turismo 4, especially in black. Too bad it was useless.
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You can legally drive that car in the US? Sweet!
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Yep, it falls under the 25 year rule now! Kinda dreading the year 1999 cars start getting accepted, as that means people will be able to import R34 Skylines.....and put THESE in them: dustrunnersauto.com/wp-content…
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LOL I have yet to see a ls swapped skyline. Even Americans know the RB26 is one of the best engines ever made.
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No, we really are that stupid.
ls1tech.com/forums/attachments…
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Well, some are, but most know better to keep a skyline engine in a skyline. The only better engine possible is the notorious 2JZ.
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Oh, no. Putting a 2JZ in a Skyline is absolute heresy
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hehe, it depends on personal preference. Many swap the 2JZ merely for drag usage. Bottom line with the RB26 is if you're not in the UK, Australia, or Japan, finding quality RB parts is hard and expensive. So many just simply go with the 2JZ, since it is more readily available and parts are cheaper. Besides, the 2JZ can handle a LOT, a LOT, of power. The most powerful built RB26 has made around 1500 hp and even then many parts had to be constantly replaced, whilst many built 2JZs have pushed over 2000 hp and 60+psi of boost without any minor damages. Heck, you can slap a single turbo kit on a bone stock 2JZ and hit 700hp without modifying the cams, pistons, crankcase, block, or head valves.
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Don't worry, that won't be until the year 2024. I'll be 34 years old by that time.
In case you're not aware, the R34 Skylines are legal to drive in Canada, because they fall under that country's 15 year rule.
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