tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post6548642420817051751..comments2023-07-11T08:11:27.571-04:00Comments on Ragamuffin Ramblings: For John Z and Erin....Steve F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12697100521186605498noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-55122729931016068742007-05-06T21:29:00.000-04:002007-05-06T21:29:00.000-04:00I think I had the only good Chevette ever made. It...I think I had the only good Chevette ever made. It was a '77, aqua blue with a custom sports stripe, 3-speed stick and great gas mileage.<BR/><BR/>I accessorized it. Put in an eight-track table from the Radio Shack clearance table for $10.<BR/><BR/>It cost $7,000 new and I got $1,000 for it as a trade-in in 1987. It had 90,000 miles on it. I still can't believe it.Keith Brentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370891993969932472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-27781351592034621942007-04-29T19:43:00.000-04:002007-04-29T19:43:00.000-04:00The Chevettes were just that, reliable and pratica...The Chevettes were just that, reliable and pratical cars. The parents of one of my best friends growing up had the infamous Chevette Diesel (Isuzu's small diesel engine with the upside down oil filter similar to the diesel in the chevy luv trucks) that would top 55-60 mpg highway.<BR/><BR/>They bought it in an extreme purchase after first getting stuck not getting gas on odd/even day in the 1970'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-29376503232975780222007-04-20T05:50:00.000-04:002007-04-20T05:50:00.000-04:00ha! chevy's answer to the amc gremlin - we had a ...ha! chevy's answer to the amc gremlin - we had a yellow one of those! my dad worked for amc and "it it was good enough to put bread on the table, it was good enough to drive"... sigh.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236324338161051924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-89056597572424784332007-04-19T20:28:00.000-04:002007-04-19T20:28:00.000-04:00Oh. my.My Mom had a few ugly-by-necessity cars, an...Oh. my.<BR/><BR/>My Mom had a few ugly-by-necessity cars, and we walked for quite a few years before she could afford a car. But seriously... in my expert opinion, that is one ugly car :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979627849688965995noreply@blogger.com