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peppy m.

In Reply to: RE: Keeping the old cars on the road. posted by ghost of olddude55 on October 30, 2024 at 14:04:15

Basically a 2000 lb. go kart with no power stuff, not even AC.

Love it.

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How I like them. - ghost of olddude55 14:23:10 10/30/24 (2)
My wife's car is 2500 pounds. Best you can hope for these days.
I like cars where, something goes wrong the first tool you grab is the appropriate wrench instead of a scan tool or a digital volt/ohmmeter.

The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
- RE: How I like them. - Inmate51 14:38:28 10/30/24 (1)
  "I like cars where, something goes wrong the first tool you grab is the appropriate wrench instead of a scan tool or a digital volt/ohmmeter."
  
  I hear ya. On the other hand, I like modern cars which "easily" go 300,000 miles, as opposed to the '60s/'70s cars which needed serious repair at 80,000.
  
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  We are inclusive and diverse, but dissent will not be tolerated.
  - Saw a good treatise on those old cars... - ghost of olddude55 15:37:54 10/30/24 (0)
    ...and the theory is, those old cars could have done 300,000 miles too, but consumer priorities were different and the very thing we love about old cars--the styling--is what led people to toss them aside after a couple years.
    Besides, there are a few cars around right now that can't make it to 100K miles without major repairs and you might surprised that one of the problematic engines is made by Honda. Honda's L15 turbo four, you should see how much cost cutting went into that engine.
    And really, the only way even new cars make it to 300K miles is if the owner takes care of maintenance.
    If owners did the same to cars built in the Fifties and Sixties, they also would have lasted 300K miles. Many did.
    Malaise Era cars don't count. They were too compromised.
    
    The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
    
    Edits: 10/30/24 10/31/24

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