Hammer Time: Let's Party Like It's 1989

by Steven Lang

Updated: May 16th, 2014 Published: August 15th, 2011

Wake up. Have breakfast. Head off to work. Wait… you need to put on some decent clothes for goodness sake! You’re not a teenager anymore.

You put on the finest thrift store clothes you can find and head off to your car and… wow! Who put a Delorean with a flux capacitor and gullwing doors on your driveway?

Weren’t these supposed to be the ride of the future at some point? After watching an old guy and a young dude head off to your friend Biff’s soon to be foreclosed home, you get a twinkling thought that quickly becomes a ‘gotta do’.

“I wonder if I can go back in time and trade this thing in on something nice.” Hey, no one said you were smart.

You quickly go to the bank and get out $53,000 (approximately $100k in today’s dollars but who’s counting?) After quickly buckling your seat belt, you set the date Novermber 5, 1989 and blast off into a dimension that is named in honor of Steven Spielberg.

You’re back in 1989 time with Huey Lewis & The News providing the audio for your journey. After a brief stop to buy some brand new MC Hammer pants you find an enormous auto park.

You name the brand and it’s there; from Acura to Yugo. Heck there’s even a Winnebago dealership in the back with this guy making a bit of history.

What will you buy?

There is a lot to choose from. The Mazda Miata. A Lexus LS400, an E-Class Mercedes (sorry no S-Class since the price is too high). You can go to an Infiniti dealership with a babbling brook and get yourself a Q-Ship. Or get a 300ZX Turbo with enough left over to upgrade the circa 1989 stereo system.

What will you get? Oh and don’t worry about the return trip. That flux capacitor on the DeLorean can be easily removed and installed on your new ride. Just use the Clapper.

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PeugeotHound on Aug 17, 2011

Top choice for me, no surprise, would be a Peugeot 405 Mi16, followed closely by an Alfa Romeo Milano 3.0.

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BOF on Aug 17, 2011

I'll take a brand new 1990 Buick Estate Wagon or Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser off the showroom floor, thank you! This was the last year for the box B-body wagons. These were quite rare when new and you don't see many around anymore. Wagons in general need to make a comeback!

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