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giabambino · Senior Member

TOP 10 CARS THAT SANK DETROIT:

RollingStone · Guru

giabambino wrote:

HERES ONE �FOR YOU CAR�COLLECTORS�

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Not really Gia. None of the cars listed at your provided�link�would even come close to what Collector Car people would even think of owning. I would say the list pretty much�points to�the bottom of the barrel.�Just cheaply made cars although the Ford Tauris I feel was a good car and�was pretty popular with families and�as a Company�Car many�corporations leased for their Salesmen.�Also popular with the Rent-A-Car places like Hertz also.

Not for nothing but I bet forum member Dixie Dude will chime in on this thread. He owned a Ford Tauris for many years and put well over 200,000 miles on it before he sold it and from what I understand its new owner is still driving it around.

No one speaks of the Chevrolet Corvette or Chrylser (Dodge) Viper that set records in the Car Industry. The popularity of the Ford Mustang�over the years to this day no one speaks about. They just like to write about the bad things they see going on�in Detroit.�Although there are problems�trust me from working in the Automotive parts business I don't see many Foreign Auto Repair places going out of business. The Foreign cars�break down just as well and many cost even more to have fixed then their American counterparts. One other thing to think about. Where in the world are there Collectors into as many cars as there are here in the good old USA? The biggest thing for many years here are the American Muscle Cars. American Built�Cars from the late 50's through the 60's and early 70's. That has to tell one something. Sure some cars were not 100% perfect but they were affordable and gave you one hell of a bang for your dollar back in the day. �Then there are�plenty of American Collectors that�are into the Antique's,�car's from the 20's,30's and 40's.�We will have to see if American Collectors ever get into the Rice Burners or should I say Foreign Cars some day. I have to say I don't know of anyone doing so. � �

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Dixie Dude · Guru

As a previous owner of a Ford Taurus I have to admit it was one of the Best cars i've ever owned. As�Stone mentioned I did put on over 200K before selling it to a friend in need for $1 to try and lend a helping hand. I have always been a GM guy but the Taurus came at a really good deal and it did work out well. I agree with Stone that you will probably never see any "Rice Burners" being restored like the 50's And 60's Muscle cars.�� Dixie

GTO/GN · Senior Member

I don't think there is a car on that list anyone would want as a collectible. All pretty much just basic transportation built at times when building them seemed like a good idea. The Taurus and the Cavilier both did what they were built to do and did it very well.
I might be living in a dieing world .. but as Rolling said, I too don't see the rice burners ever becoming classic's like the American Muscle Cars from our past. I look at my 1965 GTO sitting in my garage and just don't see any Honda or Toyota in anyones garage in 45 years and have a owner as proud of it as I am of that GTO... And I'm sure I'm not alone feeling that way..