By the metaphor I just meant “disposable”

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Tom in Glendora, CA #comment-39046

Ah, yes, the Pinto fireball. I've never had a Bic explode, though. By the metaphor I just meant "disposable." Aluminum engine: Good idea: light weight; bad idea: had a rep for freezing up for good after so many miles. Sold it to my brother-in-law, and he and his wife drove it to Mexico and all over the place and eventually sold it, so I guess it lasted a good while. Link

Also used in — among others — the Pontiac Astre, whatever that was. Link

The Chevy Vega: the Worst Detroit Car Ever? "But even worse than the Pinto, many readers insisted, was the Chevrolet Vega."

Went from a Mach I V8 to a 4-cylinder toy. What WAS I thinking? Still, in 1979, we had a sprout business and twice a week packed coolers full of different kinds of bagged sprouts and toodled around town delivering to groceries and restaurants. The hatchback Vega was great for that. Can't imagine doing that with the Mach I! Utility is the determinant. The old 2-door Scout served until the twins. Too hard to get sleeping tots out of the back seat. A good old Astro was our first family wagon.

Mustang, Mustang Mach I, Vega, Scout, Suburban, Travelall, Astro, and Quest. Wish I still had ‘em all. Except the Travelall. It nearly killed us. Couldn't get rid of it fast enough. Eventually saw it parked on the street, wrecked up.

This is also not my Mach I, At least, not as I remember it.