1987 Chevy Beretta GT | Retro Review

Oh man, that 2.8 sounded soooo good. My mom had a black one that looked exactly like this inside! That gauge cluster has aged amazingly...just like me. -Ben.
Show 620 | Originally Recorded 3-31-1987
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[@Turbo231]

Can you setup to take PayPal donations?

[@Davido50]

Good ole days! These cars were a rock literally. Ran forever bk in 80s/90s.

[@houstonabraham6181]

i know Im kinda off topic but do anybody know of a good website to stream new movies online?

[@rykerelisha6834]

@Houston Abraham Flixportal :)

[@houstonabraham6181]

@Ryker Elisha Thank you, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) I appreciate it !!

[@Mrwheresmyhouse]

Seeing a shiny Beretta with good paint is messing with my head.

[@choppersports]

True after 10 years and I gave my mother the paint went downhill when she didn't wash it and it peeled like a onion

[@ez33kiel6]

John finally found a car with both the volt & oil pressure gauges!

[@johnjones393]

These were everywhere back then. The 2.8/3.1 exhaust note was excellent on the GM cars from this era.

[@Bartonovich52]

Yep. Loved it. Z24s and Sunbird GTs. Almost all of the W bodies. In the 80s it meant you were someone. Because either you were poor and had a buzzy four cylinder K car or A body... .....or you were really poor and had a 1970s V8 B body or G body or LTD or something (like Uncle Buck’s 1975 Mercury Grand Marquis) with exhaust leaks and no compression turning fuel into noise and overheating coolant without the side effects of power. No. V8 sports cars and muscle cars were unattainable to most people so if you had a car with a V6, you’d made it... and that was the sound that told everyone that you did.

[@rhull3939]

Yes it was. I had an 85 Camaro with the 2.8 and I don't care. It wasn't fast but it sounded great for a v6.

[@joeduece1]

The best.

[@mrdave777]

Great comment! I had a neighbor who had one of these. He had a STEEP driveway. Every time he stepped on it, the sound was glorious.

[@geraldscott4302]

The 60 degree 2.8L sounds a lot better than a 45 degree V6, including the 4.3L. I have a 1993 S-10 truck with a 2.8. I put a real dual exhaust on it, with resonators and no mufflers, and it sounds almost like a V8, while the larger more powerful 4.3L V6, which is actually a 5.7L V8 with 2 cylinders missing, just sounds flat.

[@shizzy_Snorlax]

That exhaust note is gorgeous.

[@samodio586]

Omg I just said that! Lol

[@kirkpatrick84]

The 2.8 did sound surprisingly good.

[@kgthegreatone943]

To bad it's garbage

[@Kingsoupturbo]

I thought all the motors of that era were pretty good. 2.8 3.1 3.8, lots of low\mid torque and pretty good fuel economy, had that very distinct GM v6 noise.

[@MS3DALE]

@@Kingsoupturbo They were good....248,000 miles on my '88 Corsica with the 2.8, never had the heads or oil pan off.

[@oliverdelgado6952]

They were reliable

[@Kingsoupturbo]

@@MS3DALE Very nice! I believe that GM V6 was one of the better motors they made. I drove a 2.2 Corsica and a 3.1 on and off, both decent cars, I always lusted for the Sexy 2 door version, good looking cars for the day, the GTZ being a teenage boys aero kit wet dream!

[@TurboMan942]

Those were cool back in the day. The white letter tire package came with a carton of Marlboros, plastic comb for your back pocket, and a 12 pack of Busch cans.

[@303nitzubishi4]

Also BonJovi and whitesnake tapes

[@jjpds1]

Lol

[@TurboMan942]

@@thirdstar9255 When did I say that was a bad thing?

[@jasoncrites1912]

What no High top shoes and Velcro wallet ?

[@pontiacGXPfan]

this is a oddly specific description

[@glimarcus6506]

My first car was an 1989 Beretta GT. My dad bought it brand new in the late 80's. Once I started driving my parents pasted it down to me. My mom was upset because she really loved the Beretta as well lol. I've had several cars since that time. I'll always have a special place in my heart for the Chevrolet Beretta.

[@3DArchery]

Before this came out, I was up in Michigan and seen several prototypes out driving around. Pretty cool seeing them before they came out.

[@Salim_shahidy]

never thought i'd see 3d in a car channel lol

[@3DArchery]

@@Salim_shahidy Loved cars long before archery.

[@scottyjett6017]

I remember driving my Mom's 89 Beretta. That was a car where the engine would not die.

[@CountryCarReviews]

That’s odd a Chevy built solid. GM probably wasn’t too happy about that.

[@lxdead5585]

Agree, recently bought 1995 base 2.2 l4 Beretta model, first owner bought it in Netherlands, mileage is over 375 000 km, I'm it's 3rd owner and this car is still in perfect mechanical shape. It has some issues - > dirty interior xD but that's all.

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

​@@lxdead5585 woah!

[@davidaubin3902]

3:40 John: The analog gauges are complete, legible, and include an oil pressure gauge, and volt meter!

[@kz1000ps]

He's so happy!!!!!

[@bradlemmond]

You know that made John hard.

[@gotboost3102]

Why does the speedometer look broken? 😂

[@Sanpedranoazul]

@@bradlemmond lol

[@Sanpedranoazul]

Obsessive with those two

[@lotronreed5439]

Clicking on these retro reviews are addictive and satisfying

[@kevina2052]

Everyone over 40: This was a unique, great car! Everyone else: That's a piece of sh*t!

[@chooseymomschoose]

Imma be the exception that proves the rule. This car became the quintessential 90s high school beatermobile. It sucked then. It sucks now.

[@jaxandmore440]

I remember them being popular and well-liked cars with 20- and 30-somethings. They offered a lot of style and performance for a relatively low price. I don't think they were ever regarded as "great" cars though.

[@jaxandmore440]

@Catholic Firefighter the Beretta didn't sell for $31k in 1987. The Prelude and Celica were more expensive cars back then.

[@Stressless2023]

​@Catholic Firefighter I just used an online inflation calculator and the 1987 starting price of $10,600 came out to $24,475 in todays money. Still kind of pricey for a base model, I agree.

[@NIKOSAUTOS]

Thats because it was trash.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man those sold like hot cakes back in the day!😎👍

[@8corymix8]

I had a burgandy 1988 with a manual transmission & digital dash. Very cool car

[@dned23]

I had this exact 89 Beretta GT with the 3.1 in high school back in 1995. Tinted windows, 2 JL 12w3 subs and 500 watt Rockford Fosgate amp. Loved that car and so did the girls!

[@danteisme]

Oh the Beretta...this was my first car. I worked about a year and a half at my part time job on weekends and after highschool so i could get my very own. I couldn't tell you the exact reason I had my heart set on a Beretta. It wasn't a terrible first car, mine had some quirks. I had the 88 GT model in the exact same color combo as this. I drove it for about a year or so and then moved onto an s10. My Beretta had the digital dash. I remember when I had it up for sale and I was on my way to meet someone that was interested in buying the car, the stupid digital dash gave out on the way there. When I say gave out, I don't mean the screen went blank. It basically started reading in hieroglyphics and symbols. Oddly enough, it still worked fine when switching it over to kilometers...

[@kevina2052]

So, it was a piece of crap.

[@danteisme]

@@kevina2052 Cant say how it was new, it was 10+ years old when i got it and had 90K miles on it, i wouldnt go as far to say it was a piece of crap, there were definitely better options available when i was car shopping. The only odd thing that went on mine was the dash, the rest is stuff you could expect from a 10+ year old car with those kind of miles. Then again, i only had it for a year or year and a half. I wouldnt be surprised if i got ride of it before it really went downhill.

[@averyparticularsetofskills]

@Kevin A one must have ran over your foot back in the day its clear when reading every comment you have about it that it has done you wrong. Let it go buddy there gone. They cant hurt you now..... shhhh there gone

[@kevina2052]

@R Robert I'm just an overworked asshole and I hate 80s GM cars.. literally hearing the door rattle in this video proves that fact.

[@cutroc350]

@@kevina2052 So you watch a video on a "hated" car....Fuel the asshole from within my friend and here's to many more door rattles.👌

[@cgreenfield6655]

That door rattling when it was closed is a nostalgic reminder of the GM's of this era

[@andrewcolsen]

That issue started in 1971 on their large cars and continued. Car buffs call it the “GM jiggle”

[@2006gtobob]

Back when 15" rims were considered an upgrade, and they looked perfectly proportioned to the rest of the car.

[@landonbenford8369]

A SERIOUS Upgrade. Some Chrysler full-size cars had 14's as standard equipment.

[@russellbaker9459]

I remember at 19 years old watching this episode on tv...I am old!

[@Lrules364]

Fun fact: those door handles did freeze in cold weather. And they WILL break if you pull on them too hard. But still, its a great car. I believe this was a diamond made by GM. They just didn't care too much about updating it over the years.

[@theKevronHarris]

I agree. The GM quality is very disappointing and the same door handles were found on the GM W-body coupes as well.

[@landonbenford8369]

I just saw a video about the Corsica that said federal mandates for dual front airbags for 1997 models would've required a major redesign of the Beretta/Corsica. That's what also killed the Ford Aerostar. So as far as I'm concerned, GM did redesign the Corsica and named it Malibu!

[@dante04srt]

The Beretta was extremely unique back in the day. Not only was The Styling pretty interesting, the sheer number of different models and trim levels was nothing short of impressive. You can get a base model, GT, GTU, Indy Pacecar, GTZ or Z26. The same goes for colors. There was a literal plethora of color options available throughout the nine-year run of the Beretta. It still has a pretty decent following, even today. In fact, we will be hosting our annual Beretta Fest in June. Every year since 1997, the Beretta Community has chosen a different location throughout the country or the annual event. This year will be Rapid City South Dakota. I think it's pretty amazing that this long since forgotten car still has such a devoted following as to drive all over the country just to see each other and the cars every year.

[@joec1774]

Def agree, and great points, though in fairness, that variety of trim lines was over the course of the run and not in a single model year per se. Until I watched one of these retro reviews of the Corsica though, I didnt realize this L platform was J derived... now THAT is impressive.

[@dante04srt]

@@joec1774 you're right about the trim levels over different model years, but you're still talking about the same generation run. Every single fender from any year Beretta will bolt on to any other year Beretta. All of the trim little options can be interchanged between years as it is the exact same platform and was never changed or altered in any significant way throughout its production run. That kind of in and of itself is pretty impressive. Not too many vehicles go nine consecutive years on the exact same platform.

[@joec1774]

@@dante04srt We might not have the same definition of "impressive"...

[@Bartonovich52]

If you think that’s impressive.. you should look up the Chrysler K platform.

[@crimson888]

My God I remember this car - my brother's friend bought one and I thought it was the most incredible looking, sounding and performing car of all time.

[@CarStory]

I was 17 when this car came out and I wanted one badly. It was $13k and I thought that was more money than I’d ever be able to afford. I bought a new ‘89 Caviler two years later for $12k and drove it until I sold it 5yrs later.

[@monkeywkeys3916]

Junk machine. It's funny to see this on a Race Course.

[@CarStory]

@@monkeywkeys3916 They were crap

[@stevenzeletski1730]

I loved the Indy edition and the LTZ, at least they had a good look But you are correct, they were junk.

[@Stressless2023]

We had similar cars. All these Chevys were pretty looking garbage though. My first brand new car when I was 18 was a blue '88 Beretta GT, loved looking at it and it drew alot of attention until they became kind of ubiquitous/popular shortly after I bought it, but the damn thing was a piece of shit (needed a new rack and pinion pretty early on, full exhaust rusted out, rear drums only lasted about 20k, A/C never worked right even after multiple trips to the dealer, had the door handle break off in my hand once and it wasn't even in the winter, probably more that I can't remember). Then my mother bought a brand new grey '88 Cavalier base model coupe right after me and the bottoms of both doors were completely rusted out when the car was 4-5 years old, not to mention it went through 2 alternators, 1 muffler, and needed wiring work on the reverse lights because they quit working, all before it was even paid off smh. Hope quality has improved since I just took a gamble and leased my wife a new '21 Blazer, the first Chevy in my household in 30 years (since my Beretta).

[@timsgta]

13k? I had a friend back then who bought a 87 Mustang GT for 11 lol...good luck finding parts for this slug lmao...the beretta, not the mustang...

[@gregg9672]

Good memories with one of these, loved the little v6 and sunroof. I did have a goofy electronic dash. The plastic lip on the front bumper scraped everything. Automatic transmission finally died at 298,000 miles

[@doug6191]

Yeah... "Get out of the way looks." That's what I remember of the car. 😏 It looked nice in Z26 form, though.

[@Bartonovich52]

Closed grille, I believe. They looked sharp.

[@sergio74v41]

The door closing sound clutter on a new car was the norm for 80s Chevys

[@Flying_GC]

Ironically is on 2000s ones too

[@TheBrowncoat2112]

I haven’t seen one of these on the road in years.

[@Ravaniscool]

We know an elderly gentleman that has a red one and it's in pretty good shape.

[@brainwells6634]

One of many GM Front wheel drive car that had a 3 year's shelf live from showroom to junkyard

[@RMYD002]

Believe it or not, i still see a few if them around lol. See alot of Horizons and Omni's too. Those things are fuckin tanks

[@americanbadass88]

These cars weren’t bad with the V6 i had a 95 Corsica with the V6 and it had almost 230k miles before the engine blew

[@Chewee394]

I've always seen corsicas with well over 300,000 miles on them at the junkyard. They were pretty darn reliable.

[@alexander1485]

honestly it was a 1.5 year shelf life.

[@Bartonovich52]

Only because of the depreciation.. which means that poor people buy them and don’t take care of them. And the depreciation is only because of how easy they were to buy new and how many were leases and rentals which flooded the used market after 2 years. They had a head gasket failure rate that Subaru would dream of. A transmission failure rate that Ram would dream of. A resistance to rust that Toyota would dream of. And peeling paint not quite as bad as Hondas that are 20 years newer. All vehicles that last a long time and keep their value. But head gasket blows at 200,000 miles. “Not worth it” to fix. Off to the scrapper it goes.

[@redtaylor2281]

My wife bought her mother a 1993 GT brand new from her uncle's Chevy dealer. Still have it and has been garaged for years. Only 48,056 miles on it. We do put a plate on it once in a while and drive it up and down A1A in Ormond beach and Daytona beach, get a lot of looks.

[@CoastalAutoReactionCAR]

We had an 88 GT it was a quick car! Brakes were really good on ours though 👍🏻

[@johnl3230]

Used to have a 95 with the 3100 and that thing was the biggest piece of crap I've ever had, but I still loved it lol. Mind you this was back in 2005 and only 89k miles

[@303nitzubishi4]

Yes the 3100 was a smoother and more powerful engine than the 2nd gen 2.8/3.1 but it was far less reliable. These 87-92ish v6s would go 200-250k with minimal drama

[@jalopyjustin]

voltage and oil pressure gauges 😍

[@albear972]

3:42 GM was thinking of you, John.

[@JDMHaze]

they were sick of his mouth lol

[@Flying_GC]

Well good engines didn't need 5 million gauges and your average driver didn't know what they meant anyway. With a GM hand grenade for an engine guess they may have been more useful to work out when it was about to let go.

[@atlabama]

I had an '87 GT that got me through college. Great looks and exhaust note. Had a drag race with Latrell Sprewell in his IROC-Z (I lost). Plastics on the dashpad and rear taillights/trunk were not heat tolerant and warped. Learned a lot about DIY maintenance as I had to replace things like alternators and blower motors. Eventually traded for an Integra after I got my first job.

[@wanakoplays8874]

I had a red 87 with the 2.8 and (dog-slow) 3-speed, and it was my first car. It had the ultra-rare tan interior, power windows, sunroof and digital gauge cluster, as well. It lasted until 2012 at 250,000 miles, but I loved that old car.

[@BennyT_3434]

Loved these Berettas in the late 80s/early 90s...was just a kid at the time so never ended up owning one, they were EVERYWHERE though, that cool 2.8/3.1 V6 rumble

[@acadian76]

Back in the day these were handsome looking cars in the right color - black or dark grey. They still look good today. Have not seen one in years though.

[@timmchavoc]

GM took this styling in the 90s for many vehicles. Saturn mainly comes to mind

[@Itheman123456789]

My mom's 89 Corsica back then was also in the same burgundy w/chrome door handles. Probably why it's mine and my mom's favorite color today. Looked pretty sporty use to look out when she leave for work just to hear the throaty rumbly sound of the 2.8 V6.

[@ronhoover5516]

It's funny how everyone hates these old cars but in almost every case, there's 500 comments on each video. I guess these cars evoke a lot of memories for people.

[@billgateskilledmyuncle23]

I kind of miss how back in the day they made the interior match the exterior on vehicles instead of your choices just being black, gray, or tan.

[@kirkpatrick84]

The interior: leftover spaghetti sauce stains on tupperware-red

[@djsonic6533]

I always love the sound of these old gm vehicles.

[@anthonypsomas1183]

Sold for a Chevrolet dealer in NYC back and got one of the first Berettas as a demo in the NY metro area. Everyone was asking what was it? Pretty cool car for its time. First batch of cars had a problem with the rear speakers remaining attached. You would cranking some tunes and all of a sudden thud...speakers would fall into the trunk. They did a quick fix on that! Had a few of them including a GTU which was really sharp. Also had some Corsica’s too.

[@blacksongoku312]

Finally! I had a Grey one as my first car. Such nostalgia

[@sherrypeterson2315]

I had one that looked just like this. It lasted a long time.

[@landyachtfan79]

I think this was one of your first trips to Roebling Road, too!!!! I know because I remember seeing the Nissan 200SX-SE, which you already uploaded, & the Toyota Tercel hatchback, which I would love to see you upload soon, on the track. Yep, at 2:19, baby!!!!!!!

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

Review of the 93/94 Galant please!

[@Motorweek]

hahahahaha

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

@@Motorweek I’m not giving up 😆

[@jareknowak8712]

Unbreakable :)

[@SportsMusicCars]

Had two Berettas. A blue 1992 3.1 3A with CAI, exhaust and Hyper-Tech chip making about 170hp. A red 1996 Z26 4A with CAI, exhaust, 60mm TB, hi-po coils & wires & AIT sensor mod, making about 190hp. The 92 got sold with 120k on it, but also some decent rust. The 96's engine cam snapped at 96k miles, sold it for $1200 to a mechanic who swapped in his 200k mile 3100 and last I heard 10 yrs ago, it was running like a champ, albeit with also some rocker area rust.

[@CountryCarReviews]

3:52 GM Designer: Hey I forgot to add the climate control and radio. GM Engineer: Just slap it on the dash they’ll never know. 😂

[@tbonafied1742]

Had an 89 with the 2.8. Objectively the car was pretty terrible (peeling paint, bad injectors, curling dash), but boy how nostalgia makes me miss it nonetheless!

[@Stressless2023]

Yeah I bought my '88 GT brand new and the dash was warping by the 2nd year lol... then 1 of the cruise control buttons fell off the steering wheel, both power window motors got slow, it was like the whole damn thing was only built to last through the warranty period lol. Everybody loved looking at that pretty blue Beretta back then though, amazing how much attention it got. Somehow I still miss that piece of junk.

[@Bartonovich52]

GM paint from that era was almost as bad as Honda paint from the 2010s.

[@dodgeguyz]

My wife had a 94 standard Barrett’s with the 3100 V6 and 4 SPD auto. That thing was a little rocket!

[@careavis]

Better engine in my opinion was the 3.1. My mom had a 89 Corsica only had the 2.8

[@lightningbuster]

Back in the 90’s I had a neighbor a few doors down who had one these. A middle aged man with a goatee, a pony tail and an attitude problem named Rick. So whenever I see one of these cars I associate it with someone like him.

[@landonbenford8369]

I understand. I feel the same way about Ford Escapes. I wouldn't drive one if you GAVE It to me!!!!!

[@alexserrano9694]

I haven't rode in one of these since I was a kid thanks for the nostalgia

[@AnthraciteHorrorStories]

Just restored my 1990 Indy Edition 5 speed (mechanically restored). The body is in great shape. The interior is rough, lol. 109k original miles only! My first car ever was an 88 Beretta, 2.8L. I had to relive my younger years, so I bought the Indy Edition one.

[@JohnMcCagueSells]

I loved my blacked out '90 GTZ until the Quad 4 blew the head gasket (a chronic problem)

[@alexweiss388]

130 hp for a V6? My how times have changed.

[@thetreblerebel]

The Berreta and Corsica look good with lowering springs and out side offset chrome rims and low pro sport tires.

[@mperez9745]

Ahhhhhh, the first year I started watching Motorweek.

[@Red84GT]

My late uncle had a 93 Beretta.

[@intermissionbuffalo]

Yeah those door handles were a disaster as they were on the Lumina

[@1946jeeplover]

I had the 3.1 GT version. It was awesome

[@jtckentucky3481]

Ah 1987- when pulling up to a stop light to drag race next to a Beretta GT made you have second thoughts

[@Bryan-xf8rb]

Late 80’s early 90’s cars were the best. Raised white lettered tires and American Racing wheels. Tinted windows and blacked out headlights.

[@Hotlog69]

John should make an Oil Gauge t-shirt.

[@cdldriver2348]

You know we are watching old skool cars when they are a stick shift!

[@kevina2052]

They still exist

[@averyparticularsetofskills]

@Kevin A one must have ran over your foot back in the day its clear when reading every comment you have about it that it has done you wrong. Let it go buddy there gone. They cant hurt you now..... shhhh there gone

[@langer24106]

@@kevina2052 but they are rare

[@mr.sophistication3232]

All cars should be.

[@billschlafly4107]

A standard is the standard on the Porsche 718.

[@MrSmartAlec]

I had an '86 Camaro with the same 2.8L v6. It was surprisingly peppy and had a great exhaust note.

[@wavelength1970]

I had 2 of these, 93, and 88, both GT 5-speeds. The 93 got tapped in the back, and broke all the adhesive trunk panel seals, and was a nightmare to seal up. Those V6s did sound nice...until I drove my first Volkswagen VR6

[@imcrazyforwar]

"Extra large 15 inch tires". We come a long way lol

[@landonbenford8369]

I dunno how old you are but you'd be SHOCKED how many cars AND compact trucks were rolling around on 13" and 14" tires!!😳😲😳😧

[@manthony225]

I was gonna buy one back in the day but that long reach for the ashtray was a deal breaker. 😄😄

[@landonbenford8369]

Stop IT!!!😆😄

[@chris92282]

OMG!! That was my first car. Mine was a 89’!

[@kristophercook6053]

Every skid in town wanted one of these..

[@TakuroSpirit77]

The sound of the doors closing... YIKES. I thought they just sounded that bad after 10+ years of use.

[@WarrenRCG]

I had the 2.8 in my 85 firebird. It was peppy but needed the V8.

[@Bartonovich52]

Big upgrade from the Iron Duke it originally came with.

[@rhull3939]

I had the Camaro. An 85. This is no lie, I beat a 305 Camaro in the quarter mile by a fender. I'm sure his car wasn't running right but whatever. He told me afterwards that he shut his headers off. Hahaha. Sore loser. And a liar.

[@sammikhail3837]

My first brand new car was a 1988 chevy Beretta. I was a 19 year old college student at the time. Loved that car. Unfortunately, the cylinders warped at 40,000 miles and the engine needed a rebuild. My next two chevys had transmission and head gasket failures at about 90,000 miles. Finally, I switched to hondas and never looked back.

[@VBshredder]

My lady friend had one of these in college - Black with red trim, looked killer and was fun to do the odd burnout in at the very least.

[@jeremyanderson1139]

The L-Body was an interesting platform for the time. Apparently Chevrolet didn't want to use the N-Body, so GM was willing to make them their own platform to replace the unloved Citation. Enter the L-Body Chevrolet Corsica and Beretta. If I was getting a Beretta, it would either be a GTZ or a Z26, which has the 2.3L High Output Quad 4

[@ragingfred]

It's amazing that this car passed for "sporty" back then, if it actually every did. It has a late 90's / early 2000's subcompact level of performance.

[@careavis]

This was the 80's power numbers were way down even a Ferrari Testarosa only had around 300 HP in the late 80's thats it.

[@Bartonovich52]

Anything that did 0-60 under ten seconds was sporty. It would be a dead heat with a Honda Prelude Si. A Toyota Celica GT-S was only a second quicker. A non-turbo Porsche 944 was about 8 seconds. The Camaro IROC-Z and Mustang GT were barely under 7 seconds. For it to go against other cars with sporting pretentions but still be based on a family sedan... it did pretty damn well for 1988.

[@ragingfred]

@@Bartonovich52 we've come a long way

[@t.b.g.504]

When I was in my pre-teens and expected to ride in the back seat, having a family car with a folding centre armrest such as seen @ 4:08 was considered a 'status symbol'!

[@colinklang]

My sister had one in highshool in the early 2ks. I thought it was kind of unique and cool. It would be neat to pickup one some time and have some fun.

[@ztwntyn8]

A friend had this car this color 2.8 5 speed back in high school

[@danmccarthy4700]

I remember seeing these and Corsicas all over the place for the longest time. And then over the space of maybe 2 years they all vanished. At some point I would love to get my hands on the Pontiac Tempest twin of the Corsica they sold exclusively in Canada, just for funsies.

[@imserious2187]

I had a 90 gt with the 3.1, miss that car

[@313DETROIT]

I had a red 90 GT....car can burn some rubber!!!!

[@SuperNorstShow]

If I would have had that dash on my 4 cylinder Beretta, I wouldn't have blew the engine. I red lined it at 105 mph, thinking it could go faster. I was 16 years old and this was 2006.

[@TheEasyeman]

It's amazing what we were impressed with back in the day!!!! black wraparound tail lights, flush headlights!!! hahaha

[@TheEasyeman]

I SPOKE TOO SOON!!! ASHTRAY

[@landonbenford8369]

Dude, In My neighborhood if you were rollin' with a cassette player AND working air conditioning, you were a BAD Mother F!@#$%!!!😎😎🤓

[@landonbenford8369]

@@TheEasyeman You shoulda seen the ashtray in the 1991 Oldsmobile 98 Regency. You could put a dead body in it.

[@AaronSmith-kr5yf]

Amazed at how well 2 door cars sold back in the day, this Beretta was kind of 1 step up from the Cavalier, yet I kind of consider both of them disposable. This was the era when your car fell apart around that 100,000 mile mark, your 5 digit odometer indicated your doom. Yet mysteriously your Japanese car at 100,000 miles still looked great, felt tight as a drum, so you proceeded to drive it another 100,000 miles because nothing ever went wrong. Also telling is your Japanese car was much more likely to have a 6 digit odometer.

[@Bartonovich52]

Uh..... no. These all had six digit odometers. Five digits were from before 1980 where the cars indeed were scrapped before 100,000 miles and if it miraculously went over there would be absolutely no doubt that the car didn’t have only 20,000 miles. The Japanese cars rusted. Oh.. they rusted so bad. Maybe in California they lasted a long time? But anywhere it snowed they literally dissolved by 100,000 miles.

[@landonbenford8369]

@@Bartonovich52 My 1991 Escort had a 5 digit odometer.

[@theKevronHarris]

At 3:40 the speedometer looks broken!

[@kevina2052]

Yes

[@averyparticularsetofskills]

@Kevin A one must have ran over your foot back in the day its clear when reading every comment you have about it that it has done you wrong. Let it go buddy there gone. They cant hurt you now..... shhhh there gone

[@dietersmythe9649]

If I recall there was some legal requirement that GM had to state their Beretta had nothing to do with Beretta firearms in advertising.

[@vehicleheightrestriction]

Only 8 comments. I'll be back later to read more.

[@BigWheel.]

I'll be awaiting your return with great interest

[@jareknowak8712]

Are You here already?

[@vehicleheightrestriction]

Alright. After 1 month, I'M BACK

[@tbok75]

I had a 90 GT. White with a black bottom half And factory spoiler. Loved that car whole month before I totaled it racing. Lol I was ahead of an old Eclipse, but well... If a sharp corner is marked for 35, you don't take it at 60. Lol

[@Davido50]

Cool cars bk in day an ran forever!

[@xnotx2]

The 60*v6 is a good little motor. I had fun building and tuning them in the early 2000's.

[@kirbyswarp]

What kind of whp were you making with them?

[@xnotx2]

​@@kirbyswarp Never dyno'd but around 200 I'd guess(NA). If you want to see a crazy build check out Rei Moloon's "supernatural" build. I think it's a 3500.

[@Flying_GC]

200.. and you had to put in effort to get that? (Assuming it had that much which I doubt) what sad little engines. Actually is impressive getting such low power out of an engine that large. The GM life

[@Bartonovich52]

@ Gary When people make fun of other people who say “the box said ten horsepower” or “this sticker adds ten horsepower”..... .... they are talking about you.

[@ramoncarter6585]

I used to love these cars seen one not too long ago. These were from 1987-86 along with the Corsica. The sound they made with exhaust sounded sweet though loud guess was 2.8 multi injection engine think they were some nice cars never changed styling only thing later years had new wheel designs (daytime running lights) don't think they were junk as most Corsica's were around that time. I love these old car videos these type of cars brings back memories having ñothing but fun only thing with those old cars was cup holders were a pain but didn't run on technology as these newer model cars today.

[@dathomas77]

I can smell the cigarette smoke smell from the video. Lol.

[@kevina2052]

You might be having a stroke

[@averyparticularsetofskills]

@Kevin A one must have ran over your foot back in the day its clear when reading every comment you have about it that it has done you wrong. Let it go buddy there gone. They cant hurt you now..... shhhh there gone

[@Just_Pele]

@@kevina2052 Seek therapy, crapping on people with every post is no way to live.

[@hedwards4599]

Boy cars have come a long way.

[@ThomasFerrugia]

0 - 60 on ‘only’ 9.6 seconds. Things have really changed.

[@ThomasFerrugia]

@@thirdstar9255 : Not sure where this bizarre comment comes from, but I’ve owned 20+ cars including, but not limited to, a Porsche 911 C4S (manual), a Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX (manual), a BMW 330Ci (manual), an Aston Martin DB9 Volante and a Jaguar F-Type V8S (which I still own). Plus my aunt had the Beretta GT when I was a kid. So when I suggest the measure of what constitutes ‘performance’ has changed drastically over the past 35 years (even my 4-cylinder Range Rover Velar will hit 60 MPH in 7.1 seconds), I know what I’m talking about. Sorry :-)

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Grandma had a base model when I was a little boy. Was blue with a dusty blue interior. I think she and my grandpa loved it, but the thing seemed absolutely archaic compared to the imports my parents were driving. This was back in the early '90s. Thing probably had fewer than 40,000 miles on it and the dash was already peeling and cracked.

[@SataniaMcDowel]

My late uncle has a 1988 GT Berreta in blue , automatic v6 Too bad he never seen it run

[@VARITHMS]

These were all over the highschool parking lot 6 years later.