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Bob Dog · 08-18-2009, 05:46 AM

Y. H. : The Astre probably had a different block, or at least lined cylinders. The first Vegas had an unlined 4cyl. aluminum blocks from some gauwdawful alloy and the pistons wore out the cylinders at about 40,000 miles consistently across all o9f the first couple model years. I believe the engine you were probably running was called the Iron Duke 4, which, as the name implies was made of iron, or maybe it was on of GMs rather dependable 60s-70s one of the sixes. Personally, I never owned an American economy car I liked and I owned several of them.

cali yaris · 08-22-2009, 04:48 AM

LMAO.... out loud laughing...

Thirty-Nine · 08-22-2009, 02:13 PM

A few years back (before I got my Yaris), I actually was very close to buying a PT Cruiser GT with a five speed. It was white with black leather, moonroof, navi, etc. The PT GT was pretty fast, and was a decent car. However, I think in the end, I probably would NOT have been happy with it, and would've ended up in a Yaris anyway.

08-22-2009, 04:48 AM	#20
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	LMAO.... out loud laughing... __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

08-22-2009, 02:13 PM	#21
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	A few years back (before I got my Yaris), I actually was very close to buying a PT Cruiser GT with a five speed. It was white with black leather, moonroof, navi, etc. The PT GT was pretty fast, and was a decent car. However, I think in the end, I probably would NOT have been happy with it, and would've ended up in a Yaris anyway. __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

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08-18-2009, 05:46 AM	#19
Bob Dog DARK PHASE OF THE MOON Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: the Boondocks, NC Posts: 993	Y. H. : The Astre probably had a different block, or at least lined cylinders. The first Vegas had an unlined 4cyl. aluminum blocks from some gauwdawful alloy and the pistons wore out the cylinders at about 40,000 miles consistently across all o9f the first couple model years. I believe the engine you were probably running was called the Iron Duke 4, which, as the name implies was made of iron, or maybe it was on of GMs rather dependable 60s-70s one of the sixes. Personally, I never owned an American economy car I liked and I owned several of them.