All the Cars, Part 6: 1983 Dodge Ramcharger

Car/Body/Engine: 1983 Dodge Ramcharger, 2-doors, hatchback / 5.2L V8 gasoline engine, 143 HP

Features: 3-speed AT, RWD/4WD, seats 5

Owned?: yes

Purchased for/from: $750 from a guy with lots of vehicles in his front yard.

Summary: Purchased for snowy roads on a motor delivery route. Used as rarely as possible for that purpose, as the 10-12 miles per gallon of gas essentially negated any money I made delivering on the days I drove it.

What I Liked: Lots of room, powerful 4WD system (rarely got stuck anywhere), sweet-sounding engine.

What I Didn't Like: Terrible fuel economy, HORRIBLE snow/slick road control UNLESS in 4WD.

What Happened to It: Traded (along with my non-functional 1981 Ford Escort) for my current car, a 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham diesel.

All the Cars, Part 5: 1981 Ford Escort

You may remember my series of posts describing the various cars I've owned over the years. I realized that I now have 3 additional parts of this series to write. So here goes...

Car/Body/Engine: 1981 Ford Escort, 2-doors, hatchback / 1.6L 4I gasoline engine, 68 HP

Features: 4-speed MT, FWD, seats 5 (theoretically)

Owned?: yes

Purchased for/from: $600 from a guy who wanted cash to buy a motorcycle.

Summary: this was the first gasoline car that I had owned since the van. I really loved this car, it was always reliable, fuel efficient, and was the vehicle that I drove on a newspaper motor route in central Washington for two months during the winter. Although it wasn't big enough to handle thick or deep snow, it's front-wheel drive system made for excellent handling on very treacherous icy mountain roads.

What I Liked: Plenty of headroom, 35 miles per gallon of gas, smooth manual transmission, incredible reliability.

What I Didn't Like: The 1.6L 4-cylinder engine would sometimes struggle getting up steep and long hills, however the lack of power was more than worth it to me for the fuel efficiency.

What Happened to It: Attempting to free the car from a snow drift, the engine died. Afterwards, the car would turn over, but refused to start again. I traded it and my 1983 Dodge Ramcharger for my (current) car, a 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass diesel. Hopefully he saved it, I'd hate to think of it going to the crusher.

Romney Wins the Election! Obama Loses the Election.

Truthfully, the title of this post is the opposite of true. However, I figured someone should step into the void of "Romney wins the election" and "Obama loses the election" Google searches.

Romney lost, Obama won. Sorry if your search led you here.

On the other hand, you also may have stumbled into a great(est?) blog.