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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1219311, member: 66"]Mine was plenty comfortable. It had AC and I tend to like the bench seats because my bucket is not the one these bucket seats are designed for. There is also something to be said for being able to have your girlfriend able to slide over next to you instead of being stuck in their seat over there. I never had any problems with the suspension because frankly the roads tended to be in better shape than a lot of them are today. I'll give you the steering wheel, but it was possible to add a padded aftermarket cover. I had no problem with the soundproofing, and it had power steering and power brakes. True, it didn't have power windows or locks but I could roll up the windows without having the power turned on and who needs power locks? I'm perfectly capable of pushing the button down or pulling it up. And I never had to fool with the power window guide messing up and costing $350 to replace like I did twice with a later car. If the window crank stripped you could just pull on off one of the other doors and crank your window up. Replacement cranks cost about $3. True the radio left something to be desired, but for the longest time there only was AM radio so you didn't miss anything. And later I added an adapter that let me have FM as well. Today I'm back to listening to AM anyway. And then there was the one big comfort that today's cars don't have, ROOM! Head room, leg room, ease of getting into and out of. You could put six good sized guys in there and everyone had plenty of room and they were comfortable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for what I like in today's cars. Reclining seats, better seatbelts, airbags, GPS can be very nice. Less routine maintenance which is good because you can no longer work on your own car like you used to be able to.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1219311, member: 66"]Mine was plenty comfortable. It had AC and I tend to like the bench seats because my bucket is not the one these bucket seats are designed for. There is also something to be said for being able to have your girlfriend able to slide over next to you instead of being stuck in their seat over there. I never had any problems with the suspension because frankly the roads tended to be in better shape than a lot of them are today. I'll give you the steering wheel, but it was possible to add a padded aftermarket cover. I had no problem with the soundproofing, and it had power steering and power brakes. True, it didn't have power windows or locks but I could roll up the windows without having the power turned on and who needs power locks? I'm perfectly capable of pushing the button down or pulling it up. And I never had to fool with the power window guide messing up and costing $350 to replace like I did twice with a later car. If the window crank stripped you could just pull on off one of the other doors and crank your window up. Replacement cranks cost about $3. True the radio left something to be desired, but for the longest time there only was AM radio so you didn't miss anything. And later I added an adapter that let me have FM as well. Today I'm back to listening to AM anyway. And then there was the one big comfort that today's cars don't have, ROOM! Head room, leg room, ease of getting into and out of. You could put six good sized guys in there and everyone had plenty of room and they were comfortable. Now for what I like in today's cars. Reclining seats, better seatbelts, airbags, GPS can be very nice. Less routine maintenance which is good because you can no longer work on your own car like you used to be able to.[/QUOTE]
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