I wanna live with a Cimarron girl
Life would be crappy, on the side of the road
With my Cimarron girl
Apologies to Mr. Young. Even more apologies to anyone who has ever heard my attempts to sing. And more to those enthusiasts at j-body.org, who might consider punishing anyone who dares slander the pride of Janesville.
Today, we look at possibly the lowest mile, cleanest car to wear the Crapwagon tag. We all know that the Cadillac Cimarron was and is widely panned as a remarkably bad decision by GM product planners. Turning the lowly Cavalier into a entry-level luxury car was a misstep. The car was not competitive with the Germans, and overpriced compared to the functionally identical J-body stablemates.
That said, I come not to bury the Cimarron, but to praise tolerate it, and perhaps appreciate it a bit. This one for sale, with fewer than twelve thousand miles, is a remarkable time warp. Trunk-mounted luggage rack and overwrought badging aside, the styling looks pretty clean, and the blue leather interior wouldn’t look too out of place in a period Seville or Eldorado.
Knowing that underneath the frills lies a Cavalier would turn just about anyone off. We all know someone who limped a J-body along for years, with failing wheel bearings, rusted exhausts, and oil-spewing engines. I rather doubt anyone will pay $8,900 for this nearly 30-year-old car, either, though I applaud the chutzpah of the dealer. Maybe, just maybe, someone, someday will decide this is the next hot collector car.
I rather doubt it.
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