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My father had an '85 Mercury Topaz

Accord vs Tempo. What a joke!

The Citation was indeed an old looking car even when it was new.

State of the art design.......yet the 2.3 is a pushrod 4 banger created by cutting 2 cylinders off am existing 6 cylinder.

"You've been selected from among our many callers to hear some lovely music and languish on perpetual hold"

Listening to this literally transported me back in time. Thanks!

Thank Goodness Ford Australia switched to Cloning the second generation Mazda 626 for a mid size family car and called it a Telstar.we got the best out of everything when it was time to move on from Cortina a few years earlier with the Meteor as a stop gap.We could have had the Sierra XR4i coupes as a niche as the 626 coupe was not offered in Ford's range.

And we will never hear a Honda fanboy say anything about the Accord being out done by a Tempo lol. More power, more torque, more interior room and more aerodynamic styling. Less maintenance too. They'd never believe it.

How did you get these? These are amazing.

3:10. Umm...do you and the car need some time alone, lady? 🤔

Saying the engine was "all new" was a stretch of the truth considering it was based off a cut down 1959 vintage thriftmaster straight 6, the platform was also a stretched Escort floorpan

Was that Tim Allen?

I had an 84 Tempo 2 door with the 5-speed manual transmission. It was a good car; comfortable, but not exactly memorable. I probably should have kept it a few more years it was inexpensive to maintain and didn't give me any problems.

Bought a 93 with 48.000 in 95 Trainy went out at 51000 Total Lemon 😡😡😡

My mom had a white 4 door 84, I had a red 4 door 88 and my brother had a blue 4 door 90 model. The 84 had many issues. Mine and my brothers were fairly trouble free. I traded mine for a 93 Corsica with a 3.1 V6.

Why were they comparing the ‘84 Tempo with all ‘83 model competitors? Is it because the competitors were only midway in their production run? Either way they still could’ve used ‘84 models, as it’s off putting as a potential buyer to see Ford try to take a seemingly unfair advantage testing a newer car against an older one, changes or not.

My first car was a five-year-old used 1985 Tempo GL coupe with 5-speed manual. It was a total lemon. A very sour lemon. My car loan on it was $150/month, but it cost another $400/month in repairs. I couldn't sell that turd fast enough.

Most Fords in the 1980s were so much better than anything GM had to offer. Although I was more of a foreign car guy I drove several Fords from the 80s when they were new and was pretty impressed

Am I the only one that is weirded out by these ole sales films,,,,yikes.

Growing up we had an 84 tempo powder blue. Lol thing was junk

I had an ‘85 Tempo for several years. It was good, not great, but far superior to my wife’s ‘85 Celebrity. I hated that thing!

My first car was a 84 2 door gray with red interior Tempo. It was a piece of shit but it got me back and forth to school as well as my co-op job in college.

“Jim” Tim Allen bought a Cavalier?!. I guess he wasn’t yet a Ford guy in ‘83.

I miss the 80s cars. Escorts, Tempos and Taurus.

Is that Tim Allen???????? In the Cavilear

They're talking smack about the Accord's automatic transmission service intervals, but really in those days and for some years after, buying an automatic on a Honda was like ordering the chicken at a seafood restaurant. It's not the house specialty, it's only on the menu because people insist and it'll be meh at best.

I had an '85 Mercury Topaz which was the same car as this, it was a one-owner little old lady car that had been babied over 40,000 miles for 10 years and went from nice to junk in one. Sure I was young but it shoudn't have fallen apart that fast. Horrible seats, too, they forced you to slouch whether you wanted to or not.

Some of these features are down to branding. The Citation's F41 handling package was better than the Tempo's one because it wasn't infected with Michelin TRX wheels and tires locking you into a limited selection of an odd size of tires unless you spent more money on standard inch-size wheels.

84 horsepower in the Tempo, less than the Reliant. BBBBut it's a High Swirl Combustion engine! Way to divert, Ford. Still, out of all those I'd choose the Honda - I bet it's still on the road today.

Those were horrible! I had one for 5 months in 1985 I hated that thing !

I have heard this music a lot when I would dial in random numbers to be able to leave a message.

It's now approaching 2024, and today the only Ford car left (in North America) is the Mustang. Everything else that has a Ford badge today is a truck, SUV, or crossover. Mercury, Ford's sister division, ended production after 72 years in early 2011. And Lincoln, the luxury division, offers only SUV's.

salesman didn't show up when I wanted to test drive a tempo, I bought a 84 Honda Accord LX and it was a great car.

Omg! Young Tim Allen!

My mother had an '86 Tempo GL sedan, white with red interior. It looked futuristic for the time, and the interior quality was good, but it was dangerously slow and got poor mileage considering its lack of power. The 2.3 made 88hp that year and the trans was a 3-speed auto.

and I have no elbows or knees. Oh well. LOLOLOL

My father bought a Tempo in 1985. I was 15. I thought we had the coolest car in our area. The Tempo had rounded lines while everyone else had box cars. I was so proud. I still have fond memories of that car. I remember the speedometer only went up to 80mph.

These were very popular. Priced right and provided adequate transportation. Styling looks very German also. Like Mercedes was doing at the time. Rounded off edges.

NO FLUID CHANGES LOL no wonder the ATC blew up. LOL.

My first car, an ‘85 Tempo light blue 2 door. I think they still look decent today.

Had a 92 & 94 Mercury Topaz Good little cars, but that Gawdawful 3 speed auto trans!! At 70, it sounded like a blender on cocaine!!!😅

The soda taste was meh but man, the marketing was genius. I called this number many times as a teenager.

This car possessed a terrible defect...green câble fuse burn by the tension regulator for the alternator defect put all your engine fire and your car. Not really better as a Pinto with the bad position of the gaz tank. Not good era but 1988 is better.

This video made me feel OK.

2:10 the engine would have been better if Ford had not designed the torque converter to lockup shifting to 2nd gear.

oh lord, my first car as a 16 yr old was a hand down from my parents, an 84 ford tempo. baby blue in color. I could literally ride my bike faster than that car would accelerate. but it did have power windows. I don't miss it.

@xargos how did you acquire these amazing recordings from the OK 800 number??? I am a lover of all things OK soda and these are amazing to hear again.

holy shit i used to call this in the 90s!

I can imagine this video exploding and getting to 10 million views

Thanks for sharing these...