1978 plymouth volare commercial

[MaestroTJS]

For some strange reason, I used to like the Volare as a kid and wanted my parents to buy one....

It was probably a good idea that they didn't.

[IstvanN1961]

RIP Plymouth: 1929-2001.

[Adam19822000]

My dad had a 76, unfortunately.

[2382224]

He didn't give up walking that's for sure...these lemons were a mechanics dream...steady income.

[dupont94]

My dad surprised us one time and brought home a new 1979 Red Plymouth Volare with red interior and mag wheels. It was a gorgeous car and we never had any problem with it until my older brother totalled it in 1985. Boy, was my dad pissed. LOL!!

[marineviper04]

The 1976 and half of the 77s were crap, they were built just as well as any car from ford or gm from 78-80. I've now owned 3 and I'm 24, no major issues.

[njrobinson95]

The car in National Lampoons Vacation is based off this one. It was a piece of junk.

[landyachtfan79]

@njrobinson95 No, the car in that movie was based on a Ford Country Squire!!!!!

[marshalljimduncan]

@njrobinson95 This is not the family truckster

[charger19691]

I love old Mopars but the Volare' and the Aspen were terribly built.

[Fuji086]

"I gave up quality" is what this poor bastard in the commercial should've said.

[ApriliaRulz]

id give up if i had to ride that piece of shit with wood veneer siding like wtf is that

[xistntial]

isn't that the Metallic Pea family roadster?

[landyachtfan79]

@xistntial No, the Truckster was based on a ''79 Ford Country Squire.

[hugeshows]

Say what you want, but my '78 is still on the road. After 31 years, it has never once failed to start. The 225 slant six is an unstoppable motor!

[compwiz878]

@hugeshows agrees the slant / super six are damned good engines along side theer big bro the 318

[1978mtb]

that guy in that commercial gave up dependability those and the aspen were junk even though they had bulletproof 318 in them the bodies fall apart only after 6 months to a year after being sold these were the cars that almost put chrysler to the grave.Read lee Iacocca biography from 1984 it tells all about the follies of these cars

[bigman55434]

@1978mtb You're not kidding you gave up reliability with those things. A friend of ours bought one of the pieces of crap, and it had exactly 25 miles on it at it's first breakdown. He backed out of the driveway, started down the road, and it just died. They did have a really good starter motor and battery in them. Those were two things that had to be well engineered if you were going to own one of these. They got a workout.

[1978mtb]

@bigman55434 yeah you can't mistaken the sound of an old school mopar starting up!!!

[StoneCold75]

@bigman55434 Dont forget the SuperPower Steering..you could drive those things offroad with one pinky...almost too much power assist in those days on Volare

[compwiz878]

@StoneCold75 hahha i had an 81 lebaron sedan with a 318 aka 5.2 ltr v8 with power steering could steer it with 1 finger with no problems and thats either sitting still or driving down the road

[compwiz878]

@bigman55434 back in the day u had to have a backup balast resistor in the glove box as the old chrystlers where know for those resistors going bad causeing a loss in spark

[compwiz878]

@1978mtb yeh the bodys might fall aprt on those cars but the drive train didnt the drive train in those cars where good

[grasscat1977]

ive got a 78 coupe and im thinking about stuffing a 460 ford in there.

[ingledude]

why would you do that? Find a Chrysler 440 to stuff in it, not a Ford.

[grasscat1977]

cuz i already have a real strong 460 in an f150 that i got for free.paid 150 bucks for my volare and im thinkin cheap fast hot rod.did you ever read about the cheap thrills dart that hotrod mag built years ago?

[compwiz878]

@grasscat1977 yeh put a 440 chrstler v8 in it heck my uncle had a 70 dart with a 440 in it the dart originaly came stock with the 225 slant 6 then later on they came either with a 318 or 440 in the from the factory stock

[ChiChunk]

Ricardo's commercial was for the Cordoba, with rich corinthian leather!

[terracottah]

If there's anyone out there with a Richardo Montalban's Volare commercial, please post it

[M6SouthFerry]

The 75-79 Chevy Novas were even a much better, reliable, dependable , durable and has an even longer longevity than the 75-80 Ford Granada, AMC Hornet/Concord & even much superior than the 76-80 Plymouth Volare'. The only mistakes GM made with the 75-79 Chevy Nova was there were no Station Wagon version for a car of this midsize category and instead settled for a hatchback option which is more synonymous with subcompacts. The Novas were also discontinued to soon & Citation was an embarrassment

[linoleumcarving]

when u bought this car u gave up your manhood. !

[loara75]

My boy just bought a 78 station wagon. 318 V-8, changed to a two barrel carb for gas milage. Check it out.... 77K original miles!

[harley145000]

woooo ha a hooooo vooooooooolare

[erich84502]

15 mpg with me diving.

[tokyofreaky]

Get a volare!!!

[paulanthonydfw]

4 douchebags on a roadtrip.

[jrcstudios]

Volare unreliable? I still drive one to work EVERY day. Can't kill the thing if I tried. Slant six is bullet proof.

[ChomuSclavus]

You can ram it on a tree if you want to kill it. That's a guaranteed way to kill a car.

[Seadweller451]

or just wait for the rust to finish off the car!

[JarrodES13]

I drive my slant six Aspen every day. Engine has never failed me once.

[Lumotaku]

any car thats around now after all these years is a winner how many hondas and toyotas from 1978 do you see around?

[lirr408]

I agree. You see far more American cars that are over 10 than Japanese. Why is that? Because the AMerican cars last longer. I have a 1968 Chevy Biscayne with a 6 that is still going strong.

[compwiz878]

@jrcstudios yup the slant 6's run good in the worst ways right along side the big bro the 318

[AdrianHamburg]

I´ve got a 1976 Plymouth Volare Station.

My one was build in switzerland.

Now it is only a sunshine cruiser.

[lirr408]

I had an 78 Aspen that was quite a reliable car.

[Seadweller451]

Slant Six or 318 V-8 engine?

[lirr408]

318 V8

[dalekrueger]

we had a 77 aspen same way

[montrosepatriot]

A friend of mine has a 79 Volare sedan (which is known as the ASS-Pain) which was a Canadian car; he has a 76 Volare wagon which has been in storage...

[kcro25]

He gave up something else, too....RELIABILITY! GOD DAMN IT, WHAT A PIECE OF SHIT THE VOLARE WAS!

[ChomuSclavus]

How many miles would the average Volare drive until it broke down?

[landyachtfan79]

Probably 5-10 AT THE MOST!