1970 Pinto Squire Commercial - Squire vs Vega

1970 Pinto Squire Commercial - Squire vs Vega

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[kcro25]

Hmmm.....tough call. Would I rather have a car that will blow up on me when hit in the rear ir a car that will require a new engine at 50,000 miles? That is a tough one.

[Mrphatbastard1]

It cracks me up to hear all these little sock puppets judge two cars they've never seen in person let alone ever owned, I think they just need to stick with their little four door fart can Kia's...

[Galt425]

The vega had an aluminum block that pushed technology for US makers, and that's precisely what we needed (and need) from Detroit (iirc it was coated rather then sleeved). Mine hit 80,000 with no problems when it was totaled by someone I loaned it to.

[BubbaSmurft]

Of all the crap being written here nobody has noticed that these are 73-74 cars not 70's?

[Mrphatbastard1]

@montecarlo0 I had a 72 Squire with a 2000cc which ran and ran, only problem ever was the clutch cable. Two of my friends bought Vegas which both had engine replacements around 30k, door windows falling out of their tracks, broken tail shafts and numerous other problems. I still see Pintos on the road but hardly any Vegas, I think they went the way of ALL small chevies or they were just re-badged as Monzas or Crapaliers or Pontiac Astras or some other little gm shit box...

[denisrenelara]

damn, wagons were a great hit back then.

[4Y83Z120401]

Let's see it looks like a contest here to see who can come up with the most vulgar, uninformed, and irrational comment. I can see these people are a bunch of real car nuts who know what they are talking about.

[jtkirkfan2002]

My dad got rid of an Impala for a 1974 Pinto wagon. By the time he got fed up with it and gave it to me, (after going back to a big Chevy), there wasn't a body panel on it anywhere that wasn't rusted through including the floorboards. This was the crappiest car ever. To this day I don't claim it as my "first" car. I give that honor to the 1977 Impala I bought after my junior year. Now THAT was a car.

[voltron821]

this commercial is like comparing a stinking pile of bear shit to a smelly mound of moose terds.

[montecarlo0]

I`ve owned a total of seven Pinto/Bobcat station wagons, model years 1974-1980. Car were yoused as second car, work cars. These cars were very rugged and reliable. I earned enough to retire @ age 59.

[feelgoodaboutit]

The first Ford Pinto was actually the 1971, the ad may have came out in 70 though, but the first was 71. Crapy cars like this is what help the Japanese get their car sells moving, and the American makers have had to pay dearly for selling us junk. However, I have fond memories of this car, as my parent bought this car new and I learned how to drive in this fun car. That is until the transmission started slipping and my father quickly sold it.