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AMC Concord general comments:
Survey taker #1855131 1978 AMC Concord I like the styling of the 1978 AMC concord 2 door sedan. That dammed suburban took a whack at it... and it still drives good. (I put the AMC in front of the suburban The accident was my fault. I want cup holders.) The doors and electrical system are pretty junky... my dad hasn't helped that out by sloppily rewiring it though... We have 3 AMC's in our back yard. 2 are automatic station wagons of the same year as the stick sedan that I am writing about. The engine is so easy to work on! We have our own AMC junk yard! I would like to try to put the eagle drive system into our sedan.
Survey taker #1864923 1978 AMC Concord Bought in 97 for $700, put about $1400 into repairs. Driven about 30,000 miles since, no major mechanical problems. Easy to work on, ugly as sin. Incredible Value. Easy to alter.
Survey taker #2018090 1978 AMC Concord Love it. It's really a 1978 Pacer D/L wagon. I didn't have the choice of a Pacer, so used a Concord. Sorry for the unintended deception.
Survey taker #1715459 1979 AMC Concord My car is ugly to the point of being charming. My car will probably outlast every contemporary "beautiful" car and will definitely come out on top in a traffic accident against most contemporary cars. Driving a new car is made to seem important by greedy car manufacturers and their ad men.
Survey taker #1747244 1979 AMC Concord 18 years old, never broke down or left my wfe or driving daughter stranded. probably less than 1000.00 in repairs in over 190,000 miles . its not fancy but sure has been a good value. excellent for what it is.....old.
Survey taker #1770580 1979 AMC Concord If it had run for more than 6 hours, I probably would have absolutely loved it. I got it in January, finally got it to run around 1 Feb. it ran for 6 hours, jumped time, and never ran again, in spite of over 200 hours of work on it. I shouldn't complain, it was free, but I put alot of money into, trying to get it to run, but it had sat for several years before I got it, and I suspect that was the cause of all the trouble. BTW: I love listening to your show, my dad and I are do-it-yourself mechanics, and get a real kick out of listening to you guys.
Survey taker #1879693 1979 AMC Concord It was free (given to me by my dead grandfather) and its a piece of junk but it got me around for 3.5 years.
Survey taker #1933921 1979 AMC Concord It's a boon to humility.
Survey taker #1727671 1980 AMC Concord Considering I got it for free I like it a lot. The benefit to cost ratio is fabulous. But there are little problems-see my recent email for details. Some of the questions on the survey were not answered quite right because this thing was free. My mechanic, whom I think is pretty good, is not free however. I have had expenses on the exhaust and brake systems, but that was two year ago and you asked for the previous 12 months. So there you are, and thanks. J. C. Baird Prof. Chem & Phys Brown U Providence, RI 02912 (and if you take E&M again I will be your tutor)
Survey taker #1721734 1981 AMC Concord it works most of the time
Survey taker #1968502 1981 AMC Concord i like amc. i got this concord from a blind old lady for free, the engine runs good but it needs a new battery and fuel line. i am worried that it isn't certifiable as it has very bad underbody rust though the engine runs nice and it has good bodypanels and interior-plus a new stereo. there is a little bit of body rust on top of the fender flares and a bit of rust making the concord emblem dangle on the driver-side front fender. it is currently frozen in my aunts driveway as it is not licensed yet, and those fuel and battery fixes are taking place. well thats it, i hope that rust doesnt drop the floor out of operation: get the concord certified.
Survey taker #1894445 1983 AMC Concord OK
Survey taker #1772416 1984 AMC Concord I think the wood paneling is a real eye-catcher. It badly needs a paint job, but other than that it runs pretty well, considering what it has been through. For give or take 12 years it was owned by an old lady who drove it back and forth to the supermarket everyday.

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