1972 AMC Gremlin -X review from North America
"Best built domestic built car of this era"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
At 2300 miles, the rear end was making some unusual whirring noise. Ring gear was defective. Warranty replacement on the ring gear fixed the problem.
General comments?
We were a "Nash/Rambler" family from the beginning. Dad with his Nash Ambassador of 1955, Mother, with her Rambler American 440H (which I inherited later on), then trading in the Rambler for the Gremlin in 1972.
I was looking at a sub-compact in this year, and noticed that Chevy's with their Vegas, and Fords with their Pintos, were hundreds more than a base Gremlin, which was a far better built car to come out of a domestic USA plant. True, the Japanese were "invading" us with Toyota's, and Datsun's, but these imports haven't seated themselves as they have now back then. Finally, I took to the liking of a Jolly Green Gremlin-X with the 304 (5.0L) V8 under the hood. What a blast this car was to own. Now, after reading the histories and seeing pictures (including my own) of the Gremlin, now I wished that I still had that car.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1972 |
| Year of manufacture | 1972 |
| First year of ownership | 1972 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1975 |
| Engine and transmission | 304C.I.D V8 Manual |
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| Distance when acquired | 127 miles |
| Most recent distance | 48750 miles |
| Previous car | AMC Gremlin |
| Date of Entry | 20th March, 2005 |