Were 1980s cars really that bad?

[danachevroletfor1967]

I still own my bought new in July, 1978 Z28. I loved it then and still love it now. It was a great handling car for that time. I think it was "Car and Driver" that did a comparison test back in 1978 and rated the 1978 Camaro Z28 ahead of the same year Corvette and Trans-Am for driving pleasure. When you floor the accelerator it will still throw you back in the seat; it just runs out of oomph at about 85 mph. A great cruising car. I wasn't very successful picking up chicks with it back in the day. I actually think it gets more attention now than it did back in the late 70's and thru the 80's. Ahh the memories.