Re: [gremlintime] Heres my Story

["Allena MacDougall" <blair.macdougall@xxxx>]

Hi all,

Well I have been reading all these stories about their Gremlins and I
thought it was about time
that I told mine.
As I told Paul when I first found this sight that I was a 78 year old
Grandmother who has owned
a 76 Gremlin (Green) since it was new. I bought it because my daughter use
to own one
and I thought if I ever bought a new car --a Gremlin it would be. My car is
still going strong. It has
a few rust spots, which I hope to have taken care of. Everywhere I go people
seem to be surprised
to see a Gremlin still running about. I bought it about a year after I had
recovered from a very bad
automobile accident. The main reason I bought it besides liking the looks
of it, was because it had a wide
door and easy to get into.as I had injured my right leg severely and it was
not easy to get in a car. I had to
have power brakes put on it to make the stopping easier and also easier on
my leg. Also when I bought
this car we then were in a price war with the gas situation and I think we
are having the same trouble here in
Connecticut now. Gas is almost $2 a gallon. I use to only put $5 worth of
gas a week, now I have to
put $10. These cars hold too many gallons of gas. I believe it is 22 or 24
gallons at one time. So if you
fill up now it would cost and arm and a leg. At the time I bought this car
(almost 25 years ago) I only
paid $4,000 with the added equipment. I still have all the original parts
and radio and gas cap with the
Gremlin guy on it. The only thing I would love to find is one more hub cap
(like my three originals) I have
inquired most places that can get Gremlin parts, but cannot seem to find a
hubcap. I also own a 94
Oldsmobile, Cierra. I perfer to drive my Gremlin at all times. It is a fun
car to drive and it sure has the
power when you take it out on the highway. If anyone knows of one lonely
little hubcap for my Green
Gremlin, I sure would like to hear from you. The hubcaps at that time were
rather on the small side.
I only have 87,450 miles on my car after all this time. I hope to get an
antique license plate for my car
soon. Best of all it does not have to go to the Emissions anymore. I just
have to get a sticker to state that
it is 25 years old in 2001. End of story. I am also glad that I have found
this sight for Gremlin lovers

Allena
blair.macdougall@xxxx