The most abused vehicles on the road...........

[eljefino]

Mine showed up with one corner of the hood sticking up about 5 inches. Driver said she got jump started and couldn't get the thing to seat correctly. She was great and, as things are, quit. Now I get the mail 2-3 times a week by a substitute.

These LLVs are often seen with one LED blinker and one incandescent running the hazards. Makes them look like a stroke victim blinking their eyes.

 

[chrlsful]

are we strayin from the 'most abused' intent?
Its all remindin me of most durable' ie MMM (mil mi motors):
the 2 mopor slanties
ford 300/4.9
and
MB's OM617
?

 

[ctechbob]

Never driven an LLV, but they are supposed to be a real PITA to drive in heavy rain or snow because of the varying track widths. Granted, they're so slow that any accident would be a slow-speed one.

 

[bullwinkle]

Most abused vehicles? Toyotas; the ones that are used by Isis.

The 151ci Iron Duke was also named the Hi-Tech. The ancient Trophy, 195ci was half a 389 V8.
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1961-1963 Pontiac Trophy 195ci, 4-cyl (incorrect color),

That can’t be a Duke, it has a timing chain! My first service truck I ever had was an ‘86 S-10, 4 speed manual, slow as molasses. Limited power from maybe 2000-3500 RPM, made it to around 200K abused, overloaded miles.

 

[bullwinkle]

are we strayin from the 'most abused' intent?
Its all remindin me of most durable' ie MMM (mil mi motors):
the 2 mopor slanties
ford 300/4.9
and
MB's OM617
?

Those are all tougher than the Iron Duke, and faster too!

 

[chrlsful]

Lima? It too went thru many iterations (the 300 DID become the 4.9 - EFIed).
From pinto to ranger, up toa 2.6? Finally the "D" shaped ports and some 'go power'?

 

[paulo57509]

That can’t be a Duke, it has a timing chain! My first service truck I ever had was an ‘86 S-10, 4 speed manual, slow as molasses. Limited power from maybe 2000-3500 RPM, made it to around 200K abused, overloaded miles.

Two very different engines.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Duke_engine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Trophy_4_engine

 

[PF52]

Was this a joke by GM? Sarcasm?

GM didn't call it the Hi-Tech 4, that was sarcasm on the part of the other poster. GM called it the "Tech-4", which at least implied some degree of technology. Maybe not a lot.

Interestingly, when the A-body cars were introduced in the early 1980s, Pontiac hyped their version (the 6000) as being high-tech ("Test drive the new high-tech Pontiac 6000!"). The funny part is, they never totally dropped that description.... I have a 1988 Pontiac brochure and the 6000 section still boasts of all the technology in that car. And that was despite the various more-modern cars they had introduced by that time (FWD Bonneville, Grand Prix, Grand Am, etc). By then the 6000 was old news.

 

[joegreen]

Hood altimas, nyc police and cabs. Those vehicles always look and sound beat.

 

[Vegasguy]

GM didn't call it the Hi-Tech 4, that was sarcasm on the part of the other poster. GM called it the "Tech-4", which at least implied some degree of technology. Maybe not a lot.

Interestingly, when the A-body cars were introduced in the early 1980s, Pontiac hyped their version (the 6000) as being high-tech ("Test drive the new high-tech Pontiac 6000!"). The funny part is, they never totally dropped that description.... I have a 1988 Pontiac brochure and the 6000 section still boasts of all the technology in that car. And that was despite the various more-modern cars they had introduced by that time (FWD Bonneville, Grand Prix, Grand Am, etc). By then the 6000 was old news.

What the 6000 the car promoted in the movie Robocop?

 

[Creekside]

IMHO....Where I live, postal service personnel drive these Grummans mail delivery van like they are at a race track. No slowing down over potholes and speed bumps

I literally can’t wait until these start hitting surplus. I want a couple for just running around but can you imagine the mods people are gonna do? It’ll be the Crown Vic all over again. I can see a lifted 4x4 with an LS pretty easily.