Why the /6

I have just read this thread for the second time and thought i would share some "back in the day" experiences.
My wifes first car was a 2 year old 75 Duster with a slant six. It was burgundy(silver duster) with a half vinyl roof, ralleys, and striped bench interior(bocca ratan) with a fold down back seat(only one I ever saw). I bought it for her because we wanted a trouble free car, good fuel economy and something she could be proud of. And I was proud of her in that car! We had that car for 14 years and the only real repair was bearings in the diff. It became our work horse. We pulled two skidoo 9500s all over from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia and everywhere in between, pulled a Correct Craft to Florida every year and almost every weekend in the summer. We plowed continuously thru snow so deep we had to stop to unpack the snow from around the fan- and continue on to do it again. I loved that car and drove it until the rust was just too embarrassing. It was a change the oil and go car. We had other cars- both sb and bb GTS', 383 Runner, 80 GTI, 79 vette, and a few others - but the Duster was always last in the driveway!
But thats not the end. The car sat in the shed for a couple years and then I pulled the motor and put it in the swather in 1990. It has been working every summer since then.
After reading this thread I realize, there is nothing the slant six can't do.

Thanks to all the posters for giving the /6 the credit it is due.