Cars..

[wbw6cos]

Hey, that's Wayne Carini.  I saw that episode and he did not win with that car.   

[wbw6cos]

22 hours ago, Rougarou said:

the cybertruck is still ugly

 

 

 

Plus the fact that if you drive it, there is always a chance that someone be testin out its ability to resist bullets.  "Hey, there's one of dem bullet-proof  cyber trucks - hold my beer!"

 

[Dennis Andress]

The 'Ghia  ^^^   is headed to the Concours d'Lemons

 

 

Please, allow me to redeem myself...

 

[TEWKS]

This almost ended badly for one pair of these goofy foreigners. Ya, like I wouldn’t love to try this! 

 

 

[Hosstage]

There was a time I would have brought 3 or 4 cars to give it a try!

[RTinNC]

On 11/30/2023 at 8:59 PM, Rougarou said:

 

I think NHRA would disagree with you

 

And I think these Thai guys would disagree also

 

 

OMG !!  That is a HOOT !!   Guys will race anything! 

[Rougarou]

9 hours ago, TEWKS said:

This almost ended badly for one pair of these goofy foreigners. Ya, like I wouldn’t love to try this! 

 

 

 

9 hours ago, Hosstage said:

There was a time I would have brought 3 or 4 cars to give it a try!

 

In about 2003ish, I went to a 4WD event in Monteagle, TN.  The campground we were staying at had a large pasture behind it that was a bit of a dip.  At night, after all the real wheeling on the trails was over, a bunch would start tearing up this pit.  Some folks would bring in rental vehicles.  Really wished I had video at that time.  

 

One of the drivers had a bone stock suburban that he got from a junkyard (I think he ran the place)  Anyway, had a whole drunk crew riding in the 'burb.  When it would get stuck, he'd just push the skinny pedal and let it ride until the vehicle finally got out, amazing to watch.  Second day, after beating the thing up, every now an then it'd need a squirt of go-go juice to get it cranked up, but right back to maxing the rpm's.  

 

The whole pit was full of a bunch of drunks tearing vehicles up, a blast to watch, but I don't play in the mud.

 

While we were packing up, I looked over and watched a brand new Excursion take a dip.  Going down the entrance hil, half the hood went under water until the rear leveled back off.

 

 

[TEWKS]

I don’t see many Old Mustangs on the roads up here. Seems Rusty Jones overlooked a lot of them. Especially these big body Stangs, 71-73 I think. Not a show car but pretty sharp from ten feet away. 
 

[Dennis Andress]

[TEWKS]

When men were men… 

 

edit 

works best with the volume way up! 

[roadscholar]

thanks for the memories pat, had a number of stock ones and a few modified.

 

67s, 2.6l, 260hp 2l00 lbs.

 

 

73s, 2.7l, 225hp, 2300lbs.

 

 

73s, 2.8l, 285hp, 2250 lbs, 0-60 < 4 sec, l70 mph, no nannies. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dennis Andress]

3200 lbs, 150 hp. Couldn’t get out of its own way, but it was fun trying. 
 

[TEWKS]

5 hours ago, Dennis Andress said:

3200 lbs, 150 hp. Couldn’t get out of its own way, but it was fun trying. 
 

Drive a “slow car” fast Or a “fast car” slow?
 

I think I know the answer but can only relate to that question with snowmobiles we rented out in Montana. A group of us flew out and rode some “slow sleds” years ago. (I forget if it was price or availability that put us on them) Anyway, we never had so much fun flogging them machines through the trails out there! 

[Dennis Andress]

10 minutes ago, TEWKS said:

Drive a “slow car” fast Or a “fast car” slow?

 

 

I often described the Miata as "More giggles per gallon." But, flogging a slow car at its limits eventually becomes hitting a wall and not learning new skills. These days my motto is "Never leave horsepower on the dealer's floor."

 

 

Here you go, Pat.

[TEWKS]

That’s a Beauty! 

[TEWKS]

Hmm, what’s up with this? I originally thought the price was moving in the right direction but then looked at the fine print.

 

Price and date posted.

 

Adjusted for Inflation?  

 

Not completely serious on this one but found it interesting enough to comment.

 

 

[roadscholar]

people do that sometimes because they get tired of lowballers and try to compensate. it's the death knell for selling a vehicle, no one will buy it after a price raise. 

 

those super low mileage cars are mostly for people that don't know enough to use other criteria, granted they're usually nice but you can save a lot by finding one that's been driven some and still taken care of, you just have to learn what to look for.

[Dennis Andress]

What he said ^^

I wonder if it has had any service beyond an occasional oil change. ( 987 service list ). A lot of the service items time out - I had the tranny fluid changed just because it was 8 years old; it shifts better for it.

 

It's a nice car, for $22-23K.

[Dennis Andress]

Hey! @TEWKS - look at this!  (My personal opinion is that black is a hobby, not a color.)

 

[TEWKS]

8 minutes ago, Dennis Andress said:

It's a nice car, for $22-23K.

That’s what I was thinking when I first saw the 24K. 

[roadscholar]

 

porsche nashua says:

 

Seamless vehicle purchasing with our F A S T Buying Experience platform -Experienced team of Porsche Brand Ambassadors, Porsche Certified Goldmeister Technicians, and Porsche Parts and Accessories Experts -Unparelleled facility complete with a comfortable waiting area, workstations, coffee bar, snack bar, and a professional team eager to serve you

 

translation: you'll be paying out the wazoo for the comfortable waiting area, coffee, snacks, and all that fancy hyperbole, they can't even spell unparalleled correctly : )

[TEWKS]

It’s a really nice place, I’ve passed by there hundreds of times but never felt worthy enough to stop in.  

[roadscholar]

i bet it is, their labor rates are probably $250-300/hr. the only reason to stop in is to see if you can finagle an eager young salesman for a test drive in something fast.

[Dennis Andress]

The price isn’t too out of wack, perhaps that dealership has service records for that car, and the car looks really clean. It’s worth a closer look. Be sure to grab a couple squares of the branded shit paper…

[roadscholar]

16 minutes ago, Dennis Andress said:

The price isn’t too out of wack, perhaps that dealership has service records for that car, and the car looks really clean. It’s worth a closer look.

 

true, i've got an 08 just like it with similar miles and the s wheels/suspension pkg, was thinking same ballpark if i decide to sell but i really like it.

 

[Dennis Andress]

13 hours ago, roadscholar said:

 

true, i've got an 08 just like it with similar miles and the s wheels/suspension pkg, was thinking same ballpark if i decide to sell but i really like it.

 

 

I found a childhood picture of you...

 

[TEWKS]

Think it, and it will be!  
 

[Dennis Andress]

You could get a side hustle and buy that...

[MikeB60]

11 minutes ago, Dennis Andress said:

You could get a side hustle and buy that...

I though it was a job requirement for all FireFighters to have a side hustle!

[Rougarou]

Prolly equal to the price of the F150, so shouldn't be a problem to purchase.

[TEWKS]

1 minute ago, Rougarou said:

Prolly equal to the price of the F150, so shouldn't be a problem to purchase.

Right in the ballpark! 

[Dennis Andress]

7 minutes ago, TEWKS said:

Right in the ballpark! 

 

Do you like turning wrenches?

[roadscholar]

1 hour ago, Dennis Andress said:

 

I found a childhood picture of you...

 

 

 

close but off by 30 years or so : )  early 50's probably a couple weeks before i rode it off the end of the front porch wide open, still have the scar.

 

mid 70's

 

 

early 80's.

 

 

 

 

90's

 

 

 

6 or 7 years ago : )

 

 

 

 

 

[Rougarou]

6 minutes ago, Dennis Andress said:

 

Do you like turning wrenches?

 

No, he bought a Ford

[TEWKS]

9 minutes ago, Dennis Andress said:

 

Do you like turning wrenches?

Actually, not as much as I use to. So, you’re saying I should stop looking at P-Cars then?  

 

 

[MikeB60]

2 minutes ago, TEWKS said:

Actually, not as much as I use to. So, you’re saying I should stop looking at P-Cars then?  

 

 

I love turning wrenches and although my oldman is not a TV repairman I do have an ultimate set of tools.  You can store it at my place an Ill be sure to keep up with the maintenance for ya!  I promise not to let DyAnne drive it!

[roadscholar]

1 hour ago, Dennis Andress said:

 

I found a childhood picture of you...

 

 

in the mid 80's my niece and nephews were about 5, 7, and 9, i'd pile them into the 9llsc and give them fun rides in the mountains, they loved getting tossed around and screamed with joy,. the two boys are both car nuts now, one has an m3 the other several aircooled 9ll's. the girl is a fashion designer and has her own company, she likes old speedsters and sends me photos of them in the parking lot of expensive restaurants. 

[Rougarou]

2 minutes ago, roadscholar said:

 

in the mid 80's my niece and nephews were about 5, 7, and 9, i'd pile them into the 9llsc and give them fun rides in the mountains, they loved getting tossed around and screamed with joy,. the two boys are both car nuts now, one has an m3 the other several aircooled 9ll's. the girl is a fashion designer and has her own company, she likes old speedsters and sends me photos of them in the parking lot of expensive restaurants. 

 

 

Hahaha,....you should put them in the bed of a pickup and slide them around on gravel roads,......perfectly safe, no one ever, ever got tossed out

[TEWKS]

2 minutes ago, MikeB60 said:

I love turning wrenches and although my oldman is not a TV repairman I do have an ultimate set of tools.  You can store it at my place an Ill be sure to keep up with the maintenance for ya!  I promise not to let DyAnne drive it!

Mike, seeing how you’ve taken apart your K16 for various jobs, I would trust your wrenching completely. And I wouldn’t care if DyAnne took it out for a spin but if she wanders into the garage while you’re working on it, could ya just unload her favorite “tool” of choice. 

[Dennis Andress]

1 hour ago, TEWKS said:

Actually, not as much as I use to. So, you’re saying I should stop looking at P-Cars then?  

 

 

 

Retirement is returning my joy of taking stuff apart and putting it back together...

I think that would be a good car. It's probably fairly easy to work on, and would'nt need more than oil changes and the occasional drive belt. There's an incredible amount of help available.

[roadscholar]

9llsc's are the sweet spot for air-cooled 9ll's, they have all the refinements it took decades to sort out, good performance, and still simple enough for a diy-er. old porsche's are like erector sets for adults, they're made to be taken apart and put back together and nearly everything is adjustable for a perfect fit, spent many an hour in the garage doing it. even the engines and tranny's aren't that difficult with the proper tools, equipment, and guidance/knowledge which most is available on youtube these days.

 

if anyone wants some practice I know where there’s a light project and can supervise. 

 

 

 

[Dennis Andress]

45 minutes ago, roadscholar said:

if anyone wants some practice I know where there’s a light project and can supervise. 

 

 

 

Are your summers cooler than Tucson?

[taylor1]

Bill I am waiting for you to post : help needed to exercise garage full of European beauties. I could be there in about 10 hrs.     

[roadscholar]

1 hour ago, Dennis Andress said:

Are your summers cooler than Tucson?

 

probably not by much and definitely more humid. fall, winter, and spring are marvelous though..

 

40 minutes ago, taylor1 said:

Bill I am waiting for you to post : help needed to exercise garage full of European beauties. I could be there in about 10 hrs.     

 

maybe not a bad idea, there's a nice little air b and b right next door on the farm my landlord would probably discount for friends but you're gonna have to like ducks, cows, horses, goats, pigs, and other assorted critters wandering around, they're all pretty well behaved except for one goat, as soon as you open a door, he wants to get in and go for a ride  : )

 

 

[taylor1]

Sister bought a small farm in Indiantown. She raises pygmy goats and a couple of pot belly pigs to get the Fla. agricultural tax exempt.

[Dennis Andress]

3 hours ago, roadscholar said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am going to START in April….

[roadscholar]

1 hour ago, Dennis Andress said:

 

 

I am going to START in April….

 

we can def talk about it.

 

5 hours ago, Dennis Andress said:

Are your summers cooler than Tucson?

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0SHOh9vbNA/

[John Ranalletta]

A somewhat unusual review of the Honda Pilot...."the uterus is in charge of your entire life".

 

 

[TEWKS]

Cool but not $135,000 cool.  
 

[roadscholar]

whether it's cool or not is one thing, whether it's worth the asking price is entirely another. i searched craigslist nationwide and it's the only one currently for sale so i'm linking bat results over the past few years to show some comparables. yes i know some think bring a trailer is full of dummies paying ridiculous sums for nice cars but if you don't like it find another source where cars actually change hands.

 

https://bringatrailer.com/search/?s=porsche+356c+cabriolet

 

would i pay what they're bringing these days, no, but i've had and restored many (and i mean a lot) when they were worth a tenth of that and less, so am glad i no longer have to worry about it : )

 

 

 

 

 

 

this last one is a 56 Speedster I restored and sold it to a guy for about $18,500. In the 80’s, he still has it, it’s worth around $300k now.