Re: almost amc/eagle premier

[farna@xxxxxxx]

Would have been very nice cheap transportation for sure! The transaxle isn't to difficult to pull since it's fore and aft instead of transverse. To bad a good low mileage one got crushed, but like so many orphaned cars (heck, any late model 10+ year old car!) no one wants to mess with something that doesn't have collector status (yet??) and isn't worth much on the market. The only way to get your money out of a car like that is to just drive it. 

Note that the Chrysler LH cars (LHS, Concorde, etc.) were based on the premier floor pan. Chrysler had spent lots of money on a replacement front drive platform but was having lots of problems with it. When they bought AMC someone noted that the Premier was about the right size and there were no problems. A quick study and reengineering and the basic design was applied to the new breed of Chryslers. Now they are out the door too though. I don't think the obviously "Teutonic" inspired designs of the Magnum et. al. will last to long. 3-5 years and they will need a major redesign, but could be just floor pan up. 

On September 8, 2005 mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> My dad still works at Tewells in Uniontown, Pa and just a month or so ago he towed two Premiers to the junk yard and sold them for scrap! One was beautiful and needed a transaxle only.
> The other ran and drove perfect, but was all beat to death and ratted out. Both cars had under 100,000 miles on them. They simply could not find anyone, including my dad, who was willing to take the trans out of the running car and put it in the non running car!
>   So, They junked them both!
>   I'm glad I didn't find out about them till after the fact!
> Or I'd have taken them. I drove Premiers when they where new and while being just another quirkie Renault all dressed up they did run and drive nice. Especially out on the highway. They had excellent road fell for an 80's car. Nice tight stiff steering at highway speeds.
> 
> Mark Price
> mpriceATwestco.net


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