[TMagda]

Hylton, it helped! My gf at the time was into cars. I had a '69 Z/28 when we met but was driving a '79 Datsun long bed pickup by then. It was to carry my motorcycles. SHE HATED IT! Because of the gas shortage, the Pontiac dealer gave me $6,500 for the truck on the trade in when I paid only $4,900 brand new almost 12 months earlier. He also discounted the T/A enough where is was basically and even trade! The T/A handled great and I loved the looks. However it was the 403 Olds automatic and could not get out of it's own way. And the paint sucked!. I usually would not have purchased an auto, but all of the 400 4-speeds were gone by December. I put in a Pioneer Super Tuner in dash am/fm cassette with a large amp in the trunk and 6x9's in the rear deck. Sounded amazing. Fun car, but the build quality was getting to me so I sold it after about 6 months for $9,000 to some rich kid in New Haven. May have been NJ Steve!!!