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And yet ... they might sit for weeks or months, but they always sell.

@Cujet, you're still in Florida? I thought you were retiring farther north, perhaps Tennessee.

That Mitsu 2.6 had bad timing-chain issues. The homegrown Mopar engines were way more reliable.

My first thought from afar was "K-car gussied up and badged as a LeBaron". If it had been, it would have been a far cry from the glorious whale-like Imperial LeBaron c. 1969.

I think pretty much, though in my mind's eye they're usually oval.

I'm sure I wouldn't! 😉

Hey, nice detective work, @dishdude! That's the place!

Spotted at the same lot as the Aerostar. The K-car heritage is apparent.

They were good for accommodating bicycles upright with no disassembly required.

I think the Aerostar was based on the Ranger truck, so actually pretty solid mechanically, but hard to work on with the anteater nose. Pretty terrible crash ratings as I recall.

Oh, but did you ever have the pleasure of changing plugs? It's great fun in the winter in a no-start situation. 😉

Did you have the 3.0 or the 4.0? I vaguely recall a PS or PM story from around 1985, something like "Ford and GM play catch-up with Chrysler and jump into the small-van market". IIRC, the original SWB model was available with a 4-banger. Could it have been the venerable 2.3 Lima? 😳 They were...

Good point. It is a bit over the top.

Agreed, that plastic cladding is worthy of a '90s Pontiac.

I saw one, apparently a daily driver, in a shopping centre parking lot perhaps five years ago. The the previous time might have been a decade earlier.

Saw this guy at a local used-car dealership which brings in minty older vehicles from the west coast. I had not seen an Aerostar in a few years - they are pretty rare here now.

Not impossible, but I'd bet that after the first shop goofed up, they made sure to have a 2nd tech check the lug nuts every time a wheel was reinstalled. It probably happens to a shop only once.

Late 2019, around November, tire changeover season, my wife and I were driving N toward downtown on a busy feeder street. We saw a wheel separate from the Nissan ahead of us, cross the median lane, jump the median, cross the two southbound lanes, jump the curb, and roll partway down the...

It's about 1 mm (< 1/16") at worst. You're correct - 4320 (43rd week of 2020) puts them at five years old in a few months. Tread is very good, and there are no visible cracks due to age or UV damage.

This is regarding my friend's 2012 Chevy Sonic. We were doing the seasonal tire swap (winters to 3-season tires) and noticed sidewall damage to a couple of the tires. I am looking for feedback as to how significant this is - can the tires be run safely? The long sidewall cut is about 1 mm...