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Yep, remember that disaster as well. Had a part that controlled the syncronization of the fuel injection pump with the transmission shift, and it cost around $170.00 dollars to fix. I had to replace the motor with a junkyard motor after 70,000 miles I think. Who knows where that car is now. Gotta be in a scrapyard somewhere. Good riddance.I think everyone can agree that the worst older automotive abomination (or at least GM's) were those Oldsmobile diesels in the late '70s or '80s. Because those brain-addled, idiotic, shitheaded, cretinous, drooling-vegetable morons thought it was really cute to take a V8 GASOLINE block and put diesel heads on it (!!!). Which means the bore and stroke were all wrong for it to ever run correctly as a diesel. Its water jacket system was too small to disperse the extreme extra heat of a diesel. The crankshaft, connecting rods and bearings, and general metallic structure of the engine parts weren't anywhere near thick, heavy and reinforced enough to withstand the extreme extra torque of a diesel, so it had this adorable habit of throwing a rod at 40K miles. I'm sure it made an interesting, very expensive-sounding noise when it did so.
My aunt and uncle had an Olds diesel station wagon in the early '80s, it always spewed a giant, angry-looking stream of black smoke behind it - much like the starship Enterprise "tracer stream" when it goes into warp drive - and it had that 40k mile lifespan. Which was so rampant at the time I think they were recalled at some point but I don't remember for sure. That experiment certainly didn't last long. I've never heard of one of these unholy gasoline/diesel miscegenation engines lasting any longer than that forty thousand threshold.
We are living now in a time that no one who remembers the great muscle cars of the late 60's and early 70's thought would ever comeback. Many of today's cars can out accelerate and out handle ANYTHING from that bygone era...as much as we like to keep those memories these new cars are just so much more, from the factory...WITH A WARRANTY!!!
745HP Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 SVT w/ Ford Racing Exhaust!"
2019 Dodge Hellcat Redeye 797HP- Jay Leno’s Garage"
We are living now in a time that no one who remembers the great muscle cars of the late 60's and early 70's thought would ever comeback. Many of today's cars can out accelerate and out handle ANYTHING from that bygone era...as much as we like to keep those memories these new cars are just so much more, from the factory...WITH A WARRANTY!!!
745HP Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 SVT w/ Ford Racing Exhaust!"
2019 Dodge Hellcat Redeye 797HP- Jay Leno’s Garage"
Lighter weight and more efficient engines and transmissions make today’s cars much faster than they appear
My parents once had a Chevy Vega. Didn't even make 100K.I have had my current car for ten years and over 200,000 miles on it
It has its original exhaust system,never had a tune up,never touched the engine or transmission
I don’t miss cars from the 60s and 70s
Bought a 76 Cutlass Supreme after that. Still had the big block V-8. Was a sweet looking ride but unreliable as hell and made it to a whopping 120K.
Weren't Chevy Vegas those mechanical assholes that had an aluminum block as opposed to a steel one? In which all its various aluminum engine parts would cheerfully melt into solder from normal use?
We are living now in a time that no one who remembers the great muscle cars of the late 60's and early 70's thought would ever comeback. Many of today's cars can out accelerate and out handle ANYTHING from that bygone era...as much as we like to keep those memories these new cars are just so much more, from the factory...WITH A WARRANTY!!!
745HP Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 SVT w/ Ford Racing Exhaust!"
2019 Dodge Hellcat Redeye 797HP- Jay Leno’s Garage"
Lighter weight and more efficient engines and transmissions make today’s cars much faster than they appear
Hmmm...Dodge Hellcat weights 4350 lbs, as much as an old, fully loaded Cadillac and even with undersized, stock tires will cut the quarter mile at under 11.5 seconds and 120 MPH.....0 -60 IN 3.5 SECONDS.....seems to disprove your light weight...even a new high performance Mustang is over 3900 lbs.!
Yep, remember that disaster as well. Had a part that controlled the syncronization of the fuel injection pump with the transmission shift, and it cost around $170.00 dollars to fix. I had to replace the motor with a junkyard motor after 70,000 miles I think. Who knows where that car is now. Gotta be in a scrapyard somewhere. Good riddance.I think everyone can agree that the worst older automotive abomination (or at least GM's) were those Oldsmobile diesels in the late '70s or '80s. Because those brain-addled, idiotic, shitheaded, cretinous, drooling-vegetable morons thought it was really cute to take a V8 GASOLINE block and put diesel heads on it (!!!). Which means the bore and stroke were all wrong for it to ever run correctly as a diesel. Its water jacket system was too small to disperse the extreme extra heat of a diesel. The crankshaft, connecting rods and bearings, and general metallic structure of the engine parts weren't anywhere near thick, heavy and reinforced enough to withstand the extreme extra torque of a diesel, so it had this adorable habit of throwing a rod at 40K miles. I'm sure it made an interesting, very expensive-sounding noise when it did so.
My aunt and uncle had an Olds diesel station wagon in the early '80s, it always spewed a giant, angry-looking stream of black smoke behind it - much like the starship Enterprise "tracer stream" when it goes into warp drive - and it had that 40k mile lifespan. Which was so rampant at the time I think they were recalled at some point but I don't remember for sure. That experiment certainly didn't last long. I've never heard of one of these unholy gasoline/diesel miscegenation engines lasting any longer than that forty thousand threshold.
But. I do have to say this about older cars....at one time you could recognize what car it was a block away all had unique styling, today, without reading the BADGEZ on MOST new cars I have little clue as to what they are. Even standing next to an import and an American made car, there is little difference in basic design!
People who park their cars, walk away and blast their fucking horn to see if their doors are locked need a good ass kicking for their rudeness. That`s a feature that nobody ever needed.
He is talking about remote door locks that beep the horn when you lock the carPeople who park their cars, walk away and blast their fucking horn to see if their doors are locked need a good ass kicking for their rudeness. That`s a feature that nobody ever needed.
You mean car alarms? I hate those things because they are the classic Aesop fable of "The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf." Car alarms go off accidentally so often, nobody takes them seriously anymore. Anytime I hear a car alarm, I assume its a malfunction and not a theft.
I suppose they're safer and smarter; you can certainly slow down a lot more in third before the car stalls out.Today’s cars are vastly superior in every area
Me and the wife use to do that bench seat snuggling back in the day...lolI suppose they're safer and smarter; you can certainly slow down a lot more in third before the car stalls out.Today’s cars are vastly superior in every area
I miss the little triangle windows in the front, though, and bench seats so you could snuggle up to the driver or squeeze a few extra people in.
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