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Before the Probe, I had a 1985 1/2 Ford Escort. That's not a typo. They actually had a half-year model that was the 1985 body with 1986 engine. On a road trip a buddy got a speeding ticket while I was very sick and couldn't drive, doing 93 mph. Which is as fast as the car could go (4th gear, pedal to the floor), but we never knew exactly until it was clocked by radar because the speedo stopped at 85 mph. 

After the Probe, I inherited my grandmother's 1985 Chrysler Lebaron Turbo, in light blue with dark blue faux velvet interior. She had lost her license as she was starting to get "confused" at her age by then and failed her driving test multiple times. I would have rather kept the Probe but my parents wanted to sell whichever one would get more money, and that was the Probe. 

I had a 1981 Buick Regal for a time, with the 231 V6. What a dog that was (not Grand National, which was not a dog).

After that I got a 1983 Buick Riviera with a Olds 307. That too was a dog of a car. Something like 150 HP and very heavy. It looked nice though.

Man, cars of the late 70's and early 80's really sucked.

Indeed they did.

That THIS abomination ever had a "Mustang" designation is horrifying. Even if it was called "II"

Holy crap I forgot about those things.

That's a beautiful car.

Thanks Badge.  You and the Mrs. would like it.  A luxury cruiser with all of the amenities, including these awesome massaging seats.
put into sport mode and put the hammer down, and now you have 0-60 in 3 flat and the 1/4 mile in 11. ( post modifications of course)

Nothing says abomination in the 70s car market quite like the Mustang II. Lots of junk during that era, but to try to call that thing a Mustang? Ooph.

I thought by about '88 Ford had figured out decent lines on the Fox body, and by 1990 it was a genuinely cool car again.

I consider the Pacer to be the worst US car design ever.  It got poor fuel economy for its size, it added width instead of length which is not very useful, it handled abominably, it accelerated glacially, it was very heavy with all that glass, and it was ugly.

It was worse than the Mustang II, which was at least a glorified Pinto.