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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I can't believe Tempos aren't at the top of the lists.
Maybe thieves, unfamiliar with them, all ended up in fireballs in the ditch from losing control. Then word got out.
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Every person I know personally who has had a Tempo or Topaz has had it catch fire at some point.
GM's were like that too with similar and worn keys. The GM ignition cylinders would wear to where you could pull the key out when running, or even start it without a key if you did it right. Another time the wife locked the keys in our old 90 Lumina APV, and the key from one of my other GM cars opened the tailgate.
Someone I knew in college opened a fellow Ford Probe with her key in an emergency, it just happened to fit. I read once that at least in that era, it was either Ford or GM or maybe all makers used something like just 128 different keysets. Considering millions of cars made, that means a good chance you'd find another car your key would open.