My favourite part! Lol

its a pretty big upgrade from cable tbh

Just like the narrator going in asking for a pack of Salem Slims for his mom sitting in the car.

Because its definitely something you can picture actually being said by your parents in a bragedocious way.

The 90s had a unique smell of either cigs or unrelenting depression

-deeeeep sniff- Smells like old man...

It smells like grandma and cigarettes, lol...

It smells like cigarette tar fermenting in humid air.

Pew Car Smell.

I would still be mad

Im already mad because I just realized this car does not have tandem wipees. It has opposed wipers?!

@@okjeffy6581 yep all these first gen w bodies do. I have 2 regal coupes with them a 91 and 95 and my 98 GTP has tandem

Wtf you paid to give people rides to school when I did it for free. Fucking entrepreneur here!

So, you were Uber before its time. Cool.

In high school, my family had both a Lumina and a Satellite Dish...and they both were awesome.

Just got my RCA DSS satellite system for only $700 with a 18" dish! Amazing how small they are now. Can't wait to get it installed, but the Lumina is in the shop the third time this month with an ABS light on.. It's 1994 and things are looking sweet, except for the Lumina issues.

Legit great comedic move

InvictvsNox a Trailer Park Boys-esque moment lol

Cool. Yeeah! DAYS OF THUNDER!! For me that's what gets me

The dreaded A-pillar bloat, because car companies can't figure out how to get better ratings in the roll-over test any other way. And may as well shove an airbag in there and make the visibility even worse just because.

I know, I try to back out of a parking spot and I can't see anything, I'm like "Fuck it I'm going"

ehhem 5th gen Camaro

It's not just pillars. High belt lines mean you can't see anything on the ground closer than 15 ft. High hoods mean you have no idea where your front end is (and we can't have hood ornaments, either). I blame these changes for why people suck at parking.

It's nearly impossible to make cars nowadays any other way due to safety standards. Believe me, I'd love to design cars with thin pillars, but people would die in a rollover.

Yea, that hit me too. In my case, Mom asking me to take her to the store on Sunday as the games were starting. I'd drop her off at the door and park, then go in and wait as she looked at EVERYTHING. She's been gone over 5 years now and what I wouldn't give to drive her to CVS right now.

I know right? I was really not expecting that

Bet they're a bitch to change

not at all, just reach them from behind.

dedede666 same as any other. They're all done behind anyway.

@@dedede666 indeed they are a bitch to change

1990's Cadillacs were known to spill burning hot oil on the driver's legs in front end collisions. I read that in one of my dad's car magazines, and that thought was burned in my head ever since.

ThatDudeinBlue I’m having this issue, my baby Luna, she’s been an amazing cat and she still is kicking it. But mine is a 94,

Cat?

Donovan Campbell And I was obviously making a joke... you idiot.

my first memory of getting upset at getting rid of a car was when we sold our old nissan d21 hardbody. god i loved that thing

Hey david, come here often😉😉

Yeah, that's freaking cold hearted.

Could have at least got you some fries maybe.

@@moonbeamskies3346 off the dollar menu better than nothing

She did you a favor by not letting you eat crappy McDonald’s.

Paul Lunsford I agree. I always pack a lunch for work and sneak in my own food/snacks when I go to the movies 😂🤷🏻‍♂️.

SalveMonesvol this is a shitbox. Thank you

@@s.i2898 Nah...still better built than an 8th gen Civic

victor bozzo But you end up walking anyway...

In the Taurus you walked because of widespread transmission failures.

@@Bartonovich52 If you got a 3rd or 4th Gen with an AX4N 4 Speed automatic. Every other transmission they offered was rock solid. But I have a '97 SHO with the original AX4N and over 250,000km, so... Eh.

Victor Bozzo- The official guy that thinks he's an intellectual by watching Rick & Morty.

@ Sheehy Yeah I guess you’re right. My sisters friends mom had a 1st gen wagon and they didn’t have to walk. They drove 100km at 70 km/h in 2nd gear with the engine screaming because it wouldn’t upshift anymore. GM had by far the best transmissions of this era. The only Ford transmissions that were durable were the C4 and C6.

That’s a good idea🤣

That mad had a way with words.

Hah! Super Kami Guru!

Can't blame him for it

My dad has 4 trans ams 1 camaro and corvette c6 zr1 I live with both my parents

JK061996 Yes, in retrospect, I have to say this car looks better than most of the mainstream sedans of the era.

Give me one.

I submit to you the 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage for consideration.

Better proportioned to what, other contemporary American cars?

The trouble is the back of the car does not match up well with the front. It's almost like two different cars were glued together. The trunk line is too low and it's too angular compared to the smooth line of the front going into the windshield. The back part of the rear door also seems to be far too large for no reason at all. Not one of GM's better efforts.

Nice

The official car of "roll up your windows"

The official car of living in your car.

That's a good one sir lmao

haikarate4 No way that stereo actually sounded great. No offense, but it only sounded great for people without an ear for good audio.

I had a 93 or so. Yeah the stock sound system was pretty kicking.

Cake wrote a song about the glory of bench seats.

@@PeugeotRocket or you never heard one lol the regals had a pretty nice sounding system in it at least idk about the lumina

My theory is that the sound systems were better in stock American sedans because A.) none of them used Bose components, and B.) cloth seats helped with acoustics.

How was the Euro version different (just honestly curious). A buddies mom had a Euro version.

@@sandknobrestorations440 IT HAD........a ...trunk spoiler..... yep that's about it. oh and red & black badge logos saying EURO....lol

Yoooo I have a 93 euro with the 3.1 right now! The euro was the loaded up with options version. It has these weird seatbelts that come out of the doors so you don't need to undo your seatbelt to get out of the car, a trunk popper button, floor console instead of the column shifter, a different cluster, spoiler, different rims, and bucket seats, there's probably other things but I forget. Idk, a cargo net?

Lots of cab cars

Most GM victims aren't so lucky.

Martin Skoda I'd happily use it as a daily driver to avoid putting unnecessary miles on my 335i

asif naseri fuck that dude i drive my G8 everyday fuck miles life too short to not enjoy what you have

Thevalley Rodriguez normally I'd agree, it's just I have a shitty commute. I spend most of my time in traffic and I'm not getting the opportunities in my daily drive to really open her up

Martin Skoda you've never owned a beater car before, have you?

Martin Skoda exactly! That's what I'm saying. Its nice having a car you don't give a fuck about as a second car. I used to have an Hyundai Accent and I wish I still had it along with my 335i so i could use it for my shittier drives. That's why I said I wouldn't mind having this Lumina as a beater car

dosbox907 #3rd gen

he did the sable it close enough

YES PLEASE HAHAHA. 1990 Taurus, I miss mine. Ok not really...

sidefx996 im pretty sure im the only person in america who hasnt owned one. i honestly think they're one of the ugliest Ford ever put out, but they must be pretty reliable considering i see one just about every damn day still.

dosbox907 they dont die.... except the transmissions and the Vulcan

LMAO

Bahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lmffffaaaaaoooooooooo I can see this on an old live pd episode now

allen_nightmare5oh lol! ikr!? 😂

You're probably locked in a bubble of high end automobile enthusiasm. Stuff like peak HP numbers of a Nissan GT-R or the Mclaren P1. It's an easy rabbit hole to fall into, talking shop and all that. But then we forget what it's like to just drive one of these forgettable cars, how we could be proud of a Lumina or Cavalier despite their flaws, because of what it represented. The raw emotion of these cars, little time capsules into their decade, discussing why they even sold in the first place and who is still driving them, it's all part of the automotive culture that we forget when we advance into higher platforms like sports cars. We forget the little guy, the ones who gave us our first true taste of freedom and adulthood, the regular vehicles that almost all of us had a deep connection to. Sure it may be fun to have a 300HP vehicle now, but I still miss the buzzy 1.6L SOHC in my old Civic, having to rev to 5500RPM to merge into traffic. Or my old Caprice, which was far from perfect, but rode like a cloud and allowed me to cram 9 people into one car, which is important when you're a teenager. 2 bench seats and a trunk that could fit 3 people without making things too weird whenever I hit a bump.

allen_nightmare5oh when you talk about a car, you rarely talk about the car, you talk about the story behind it -Mr Regular

Mr Regular is an absolutely impeccable writer and story teller. You can tell he's a smart guy with a solid English education. Also his voice is sexy as hell.

@@JimmyTheMachine well put

Sure. Let’s make the Camaro big, heavy, and slow.

@@Bartonovich52 wait so they just rereleased the camaro?

@@user-jh1jj9rj3g Lmao

Nice 370Z

Pretty sure it's lighter, smaller, and has more power than at least a V6 Camaro with a DOHC 3.4L V6 and Getrag 5 speed transaxle. But I bet it listed for more than a V6 Camaro new....

Nailed it. I knew it sounded familiar.

Holy shit! It clicked but I couldn't place it.

Roman knows which final fantasy is best final fantasy.

I had to whistle it to remember it.

I was looking for this comment. it's definitely in the top 3 FF games.

HagbardCeline allahu hagbar

Jackie Chan

Aloha Snackbar!

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"oh good my babysitter is here"

Tobias Hopstadius. perspective is funny, I have a very clear image in my mind of the generic European car, and its not exactly pretty. Its always a squat little hatchback in refrigerator white with faded black trim everywhere. manual trans of course though mated to an uninspiring 1.5L on the mid level trim that needs to rev to move but lets you know it doesnt like it. god....makes me want to go buy a Buick Roadmaster!

Very different. The 740 is made like 1970s GM... RWD, big, boxy, heavy... and cheap and breakable plastic interiors. The W bodies were modern front wheel drive with lots of creature comforts. I loved my 85 740... was super comfortable but very slow---my Olds Cutlass was much faster. My 740T estate was faster still... but had lots of problems related to the turbo. My wife's Lumina Z34 was also nothing but problems related to the engine.

DrewLSsix My mother drove a 1991 Toyota Starlet for a long time. Refrigerator white, with a 1.3l 4 cylinder. Faded black trim, 90's blue plastic interior and an unhappy engine coupled to a 3 speed automatic. A large bump in the front right fender after a drunk kicked the car. It's not a European car, per se, however, it's a very common vehicle type in Europe. Expensive gasoline and heavy vehicle taxes here in Sweden shape the people's view on cars.

Bartonovich52 Yeah, Volvo has had an amazing transformation from a utility-focused car brand into the luxurious family market. Glass knobs for the start switch? An iPad for heater controls? 20 years ago Volvo still produced the beloved 940.

It looks like half the cars in GTA San Andreas.

Yeah, nothing like that dick flavored capri sun to make you feel all cozy inside.

Actually that would be the Buick Regal and Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme which are based on the same platform.

Yeah, it was Buick. articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-06-20/business/9406200196_1_buick-source-concept-car-key-fob

so?

And Cole Trickle

No. Ethel would have a Buick Park Royal or an Oldsmobile 98.

pushrod V6

Yes that is ear candy for sure.

Reminding me of the stupid muffler not-mufflers that GM used on these, particularly Pontiacs. Pleasant days and evenings interrupted by gargling noises from GM cars.

Honestly.. I like the sound of a GM V6. I’ve owned four of them.. including a new to me 2019 Chevy Impala. Growing up the 80s and 90s.. four cylinders were the sound of disappointment. We drove them because we had to drive them. They didn’t rev (pushrods, all of them). No power... acceleration was glacial. V8s were mostly associated with old pieces of crap that even poorer people drove. Running on 7 cylinders because of a misfire or bad valve. Exhaust manifolds leaking. Couldn’t rev worth anything because they were all still emissions choked or running 1 barrel carbs. And nobody revved them anyways because of increased fuel consumption and reduced reliability (remember.. this was still a generation of 1970s cars that only lasted 100,000 miles before going to the demolition derby or the scrap yard). Blub blub blub blub blub blub blub. The few muscle cars were aspirational... but no family had one. They were as attainable and practical as a Lear Jet to most of the middle class. But V6s. If you had a V6 in late 80s or early 90s, you’d made it! You could do _the speed limit_ going up hills! Your first time driving one surprised you as you were met with instant throttle response (lots of times because it was port fuel injected as well and didn’t hesitate, stutter, or wait to make up its mind). 0-60 in under 10 seconds! And that sound. Particularly the GM V6s. Not the annoying buzz of a four cylinder. Not the sounds-like-it’s-going-to-explode V8. Just throaty. And honestly today.. it’s the same thing as four bangers now dominate. I have the only V6 car on my block except the retired neighbor across the way with a decade old V6 Mustang. All the cars and SUVs are four cylinder.. and while most of the trucks are V8, they are all much older, and slower than my car.

the official exhaust note of poverty

Corsica's were very reliable as well

Yes, GM sedans were quality in that time, Lumina, Corsica, Beretta, Buick Century, Pontiac Bonneville, Oldsmobile Cutlass were all similar drivetrain with minor suspension, and styling differences. It's just sad to see how far downhill they have gone since, Toyota and Honda a close 2nd is all I trust now. I am a Toyota tech and have seen some issues on the newer stuff, but they stand behind it more than others.

vector6977 Z-34s were even better

I had a 92' for my first car, and if I ever find a badass grandma that has a mint garage queen example for sale....I will have another one!

Yeah, my Dad rented a blue one--with that red striping everywhere and the EURO 3.1 badge so prominent. He made the mistake of letting me drive it when we had to run a few errands. He saw a side of his son he'd never thought existed, may he rest in peace.

My dad bought one back in 07 for my sister but kept it himself for about $800. He drove that thing until last year when he finally got tired of fix everything. When he first bought it he'd let me drive it and at 19 it was the best handling thing I'd ever driven. But I'll tell you, after the latch broke on the tilt column that thing was a bitch to drive

I test drove a Z-34 with a 5 speed. You can tell that car was never meant to be a manual. Decently quick for what it was but horrible shifting feel.

Did you really find that exact one?

All Hail Nannerpuss haha....

HAHAHAHA that's what my friend used the call mine.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Sounds like someone found his first one in the back of a Ford to me...

Was this in California or Florida? I'm guessing FL. (not dissing, just genuinely interested 🤙)

@@mambi74 Florida

How's that? The snow and cold makes one ponder their life's choices?

@@dhoerst like why did they choose to live somewhere cold for another winter

Also the car I had before this one was a Buick century 😂😂

@Paul Lunsford LOL

That Nick Chick I just bought a damn sel 2011 Taurus. 5500$. 100k on it

Jason Leung Except the Camry was a good car.

That sucks. Those cars were FAST! Believe the Euros were packing an extra 30 hp over the base models.

SV867. it also depends on application, GM at the time may have been odd for all the low specific output motors they sold right along side high output small motors. they had a 4 cyl that made the same or better power compared to many of their V8s. the thing is a large displacement motor making this power has an entirely different character compared to a small displacement motor. the one thing that kept certain people out of an Accord or Camry at the time was the lack of a V6 option, and you know what happened when they finally offered the option, even though the specific output invariably dropped compared to what we know was possible. Hell, even in the case of the Civic they moved away from revvy small displacement engines in the US to using larger 4s without any more HP.

My 1990 929S made 205 hp when brand new (and a healthy amount of torque). It's a DOHC though. But even the SOHC produced 155. And it was a 3.0l.

GM's Quad 4 came out in 1988 and made 180hp the following year and 190hp a few years later, naturally aspirated. That's still impressive TODAY. They also had a turbocharged version that made 250hp but they never offered it for sale. Sometimes a couple decades doesn't make the difference you think it does.

I believe Jeremy Clarkson put it "Americans are quite good at getting very little horsepower out of large displacement engines."

Fiat Abarth makes 160HP 180Ft.lbs out of a 1.4L and easily boosted to 190-200HP with a simple piggy-back computer.

You want to hear the SAAB story? It involves spending two weekends in my parents' garage pulling the transmission to rebuild a leaky slave cylinder. Despite all the headaches I still couldn't bear to sell the damn thing - it's in storage now.

What model? I own 2 Saabs, and haven't had any problems.

1995 9000 CSE 5-speed with 100k miles. Two new problems for every one I fixed.

When you actually fix it, it will be worth it. I have a 1996 9000 aero with 160k. The 9000 is one of my favorite all time cars. No joke.

As expensive as my saab is to own its the best damn car I've ever been in. And well it's cheaper than my lumina was

NoBrakes23 exactly.

Spoken like a true fanboy

Burleon Brutal. But funny.

Then the Asian cars backpedaled. Like the 7th Gen Civic going to GM esque front MacPherson struts and rear semi-independent beam suspension... or rampant transmission failures in Hondas and Subarus... or head gasket failures in Subarus... or unintended acceleration and chronic rust in Toyotas.