Had a Ford 3/4 ton with the old 300 six. Damaged or broke a tooth on the flywheel. If the engine stopped just right the starter would not engage. So, I always parked it on an incline so if that issue occurred i could roll it a bit, the engage the clutch to turn the engine over a bit to allow the starter to catch.
So much wrong with that truck. After the Vega/Monza debacle, and a Camaro that was the pits, I had turned to Ford. The Fords turned out to be even worse. So, I returned to the Chevy/GMC fold for trucks and our good ole Miata and never looked back. The last two Suburbans I owned and our current GMC pickup have proven to be wonders compared to the vehicles we owned that were built in the 70’s 80’s and 90’s. (Except that 1990 GMC Suburban which went right at 300,000 miles without any major issues)
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had a 74 Vega in high school,
decent car, handled well, for a Vega
no idea what the mileage was , gas wise, but between fill ups (as in full tanks) it burned 4 quarts of oil, sometimes more,
hot day?? get up to speed before turning on the AC, if the AC was on and you stopped for a light or stop sign, the car would stall out,
next was a 77 Ford F100 custom, short bed, 300 6cyl an d 3 on the tree,
ran great, strong motor, but the linkage was toast and it would pop loose sometimes,
so whatever gear it was in, you just found a place to pull over, get under it and pop the connections back together,
eventually put a floor shift in it, and no more issues
till I totaled it,
3 vehicle was a Toyota Celica, which had 60K on it when I bought it, and all I ever did to it was a water pump,