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Junkyard Find: 2003 Pontiac Aztek
Now that we’re all about 21st-century Junkyard Finds this week, let’s admire another JF first: the Pontiac Aztek. A popular TV show really ended up muddying the cultural waters around the Aztek, in a...
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Capsule Review: 2003 Chevrolet Zafira CD 2.0 8v
The last time I saw this car it lay bare and gutted in front of me. The seats had been pulled out, the dash taken apart and wires dangling. The carpets were in the process of being removed. All of...
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Junkyard Find: 2003 Oldsmobile Aurora
Here at Down On the Junkyard HQ, we’re all about American automotive history. We’ve seen one of the last of the GM J-bodies, evidence of how Ronald Reagan saved Ford from recall-induced bankruptcy,...
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Crapwagon Outtake: 2003 Volkswagen Passat W8 4Motion
The longstanding joke around modern Volkswagens stems from the widespread illumination of the Check Engine Light — CEL, for short. Forums lament the seemingly overwhelming complexity of the modern...
View ArticleLast Rides Premium Selects: Winded
With the holidays upon us, it seems fitting to share this cornucopia … from minivan hell. On the surface, this 2003 Windstar appeared relatively sharp in comparison to the 30 other examples present....
View ArticleJunkyard Find: 2003 Honda Civic GX, CNG-fueled
The compressed natural gas-burning Honda Civic GX first appeared in the United States in 1998, for sale to fleet buyers, but individuals in California were able to buy Civic GXs soon after that. In...
View ArticleJunkyard Find: 2003 Mercedes C230 Kompressor Sport Coupe
European luxury cars depreciate quickly once they leave the hands of careful first and second owners and start being treated like throwaway rusty Chevy Malibus or Daewoo Leganzas. For this reason, I...
View ArticleJunkyard Find: 2003 Nissan 350Z Coupe
These days, I find many discarded Nissan Z-Cars from the 280Z through 300ZX eras, with the occasional 240Z or 260Z thrown in to add variety. 350Zs, though, have retained sufficient value to evade the...
View ArticleJunkyard Find: 2003 Toyota Prius
It took many years before the first (non-wrecked) Toyota Priuses began showing up in the big self-service car graveyards I frequent, partly because Toyotas tend to hold together pretty well and partly...
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