1988 Plymouth Horizon am...&Dodge Omni am... Commercial

[putzthemouse]

Who is this guy yelling at?

[RitzyTrailer]

@MikePYaDig : um.. dude, other than a plastic nameplate and blacked-out grille up front, they were the exact same car. Your statement makes no sense.

[Crisgo3d]

My Grandma had a Horizon. Fun car.

[Ryoku75]

Hm, Omni America or Horizon America? I can't decide on which one! They're both so alike!

[1976tech]

I love this car,. I rebuilt one in auto class.

Basic as u can get.

[ramblergarage]

they had a peugeot engine avalible also

[Prizm2356]

I havent seen one on the road in years

[jakesaintsrow123]

I still see a few around here...I have one...a first Year to....1978 Horizon....Love it

[tflander]

for that price ill take them all, i love those cars just need to be undercoated with por 15 when new

[Ryoku75]

These cars are good examples of how America competes with foriegn cars, they re-badge and change around other forigen cars.

[megangel5]

Nice Cars Simca Horizon

[straightcleaner]

I miss my plymouth Horizon. It died in 91 RIP!

[Yarkie]

I feel your pain. My Omni died in 98.

[jakesaintsrow123]

what went wrong with your omni?? what year was yours???

[Yarkie]

My radiator went on my car (rusted out real ugly) and I couldn't afford to fix it at the time. It was an 87 and was a solid gray color. It didn't even have a tape deck. I miss that old thing.

[debrajl529]

I'd buy one now if it were new and still that cheap....

[somewhatlongdong]

the omni and horizon were the same thing. how is one trustworthy and the other sucked? btw, they are both huge POS's.

[Ryoku75]

Same cars but different years\options had different engines, plus taking care of one or the other is another factor.

[jakesaintsrow123]

they are not huge pos,s yes they weren't nothing to look at but hey they were great cars in terms of reliability and just getting from point a to point b

[Shrimpkin74]

Greg Sumner from Knots Landing floggin' Horizons, kool :)

[ffrancises]

there the same cars

[NCCNeon]

I bought an 84 in 1988 for $2,500. Drove it for six years. Very satisfied. I certainly got my money's worth out of the little car!

[Adam19822000]

Actually French :)

[takutaq]

yeah.

they`re Simca Horizon [also called Chrysler Horizon/Talbot Horizon]with Chrysler emblems.

[tje1964]

They are NOT Rabbits. The 1978 Omni/Horizon had a VW engine because the engine originally designed for the car wasn't ready for the rollout. They do share the design with the Simca, but Omni/Horizons were built in the USA. I had two of them, 1978 and 1990.

[jakesaintsrow123]

was your 78 a hatchback or a rare lift back?? the liftbacks looked more sporty

[tje1964]

Mine was a hatchback. Black with black/white plaid cloth seats!

[jakesaintsrow123]

oh nice what happened to it ?? do you still have it today??

[tje1964]

I traded it in for a Toyota Tercel in 1986. I almost had to push it to the dealer!

[jakesaintsrow123]

lol push it to the dealer?? why was there problems do you recommend the 80s omni/horizon over the 78 and 79 omni/horizon????? or the late 70s ones over 80s what do you think are more reliable?/

[RitzyTrailer]

Actually, the later 80's to the 1990 model were the best, as is typical for an end-run vehicle who's had all it's bugs worked out. The early cars w/ VW engines were terrible - the 2.2 motors were the best, and tended to run forever - or until you neglected them enough.. THEN they'd blow a head gasket. After '88 they were fuel injected - which cured a lot of ills. IMO: They were the American "Beetle" .. you could drive them forever, if you serviced them regularly. I loved my '88 !

[jakesaintsrow123]

You Sir are Correct...

[jakesaintsrow123]

My 1978 Horizon has Been Great...It has the 1.7l VW engine...which...weren't Very good...But Mine has 144,000....Very Little rust....Nice Original Interior....I Love it! Automatic as well...I have Heard these earlier Ones with the 1.7l engines were terrible...I can Believe it...But Mine has been Great....Its Great On Gas...If i ever get rid of it Which Probably will be never I would Like another one.....say was your 88 New? you still got it?

[RitzyTrailer]

@jakesaintsrow123 : No, Jakes - I bought mine as a 2 y.o. used car as I was moving into the city and needed something small to park. I was in love with it for the entire time I had it for what it was: practical, easy to scoot around in, and phenominal mpg's. (you could pee in the tank, and it'd still run! I swear, they were that easy to own.) Sadly, it was stolen in Feb. of 1993, and I never saw it again.

[jakesaintsrow123]

Oh Yeah.....And YES they got GREAT MPG.....I LOVE Mine ...Mine is a 78 though...I have Had good Luck with it though....it's been a Great car...From what I hear the 1.l7 was terrible....Glad to Hear your story on your Horizon :D ...Say....what did you get after It was stolen....Sadly..

[RitzyTrailer]

@jakesaintsrow123 : LOL - beleive it or not, I bought a 1987 Pontiac Bonneville .. i was in a panic to get a car to drive to work. That turned out to be a good car, too. Not as thrifty as the Omni, though. As long as you carefully maintain your 1.7 motor, it'll do okay. Maintenance is the key! But the 2.2 motors were practically bullet-proof.

[jakesaintsrow123]

Oh Yeah...Those Bonneville's were Good cars....and Yea I Have been Taking Good care of My Car...In Spring once I start driving it ...since I don't drive it IN winter I will be changing the Oil/Tranny Fluid...Last Owner didn't change the Tranny Fluid for 4-5 years....But The auto tranny is fine...Iam changing it as soon spring comes though! ....It has been Looked after...That's One reason Why Its Probably Lasted this Long ..I Plan on Maintaining it and Just driving it...I Love it..Turns heads to!

[jakesaintsrow123]

was the tercel brand new? or a few years old?

[jakesaintsrow123]

Was the tercel a new 1986 Model? Or did you trade it On a Used tercel ?

[jakesaintsrow123]

Was the 78 Any good?

[TheIntruders]

@Sonor05 Wrong and wrong. Not one part is from a VW and the Simca was developed for Europe aftr the Omni / Horizon. Idiots.

[Sonor05]

@TheIntruders Well I guess your cool calling someone that doesn't give a shit about what parts fit on what an idiot.

[TheIntruders]

@Sonor05 Thank you. I am cool. Now the only thing left to figure out is why someone "who doesn't give a shit" about this car would bother to spread mistruths. Are you carrying on some family tradition started by your faggot father? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Sonor05]

@TheIntruders So I'm spreading mistruths by posting ONE comment on a video that I was wrong about. I love how you are one of these jerkoffs that like to argue with people on the Internet about nothing. Are you going to ask me where I live so you can come and kick my ass? Another thing, how old are you bringing my father into this. Is that the best you can do? Inquiring minds want to know.

[TheIntruders]

@Sonor05 LOL. You have been tweaked. Now let's see who gets the last word. C'mon, we're all waiting.

[Sonor05]

@TheIntruders well my last word is going to be Opie and Anthony, XM 202 Sirius 197. FFFRRRRRUUUUUUUUUNNKIISSSSSSSS­SSSSSSS

[goinwayback]

@Sonor05 Good job. Make your "last word" the moronic catch phrase of some Howard Stern wannabe's. Didn't Howad fuck the eye socket of Opie's dead father's skull or was that Man Cow. They're all sound the same to me.

[Sonor05]

@goinwayback Ha, you're silly

[MrAlexprm]

@Sonor05 they actually have the 2.2 l k engine

[Prizm2356]

I bought one of these a few years ago It had been sitting in this ladys back yard for like five years I think I gave her 200 dollars for it had it towed home changed the oil and put in a new battery and filled it with gas and after several...many many tries it started up and I drove the thing for over a year wide open. It had some major carb problems besides that there wasny anything major until I ran it hot one time for like 3 minutes and it blew the head gasket..i still drove it for a few week

[harley145000]

door handles fuck up, head gaskets blow, what more do you need

[tengle2006]

I have an '87 and it's still running strong. I doubt I could get six grand for it, though.

[Blueracer]

I had a brand new '88 Horizon. Not worth the money, let me tell ya'.

[jakesaintsrow123]

why what happened to it??

[jakesaintsrow123]

Why Not? ...Oh BTW I still have my 1978 Horizon...LOVE IT...

[alexkvaskov]

"we just want to be the best" - but they are light years from being that and never will be

[mylesgifford123]

thanks for uploading this i now have an i dea of how much my 89 omni sold for when new