Since this is a car crash thread, here is my 2004 Honda Accord. Someone made a left turn in front of my daughter and they had a requirement to yield. Waiting for insurance to settle things. Offending driver had Geico insurance. Will see if a lawyer is needed or not.
I have a 1998 Subaru Outnack that has an odd electrical problem that causes the engine to fail at odd times. Have to sort that out this weekend.
So I am left with the 1991 Toyota Previa van that just passed 300,000 miles. Have to stop and thank Toyota for that.
I have a 1998 Subaru Outnack that has an odd electrical problem that causes the engine to fail at odd times. Have to sort that out this weekend.
So I am left with the 1991 Toyota Previa van that just passed 300,000 miles. Have to stop and thank Toyota for that.
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laying rubber ain’t nearly as much funI already lift weights, and I lust after something that will lay rubber.
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For those who don’t lust after an E-type, I’ve read that weight lifting can increase testosterone levels
Virility is proven by the number of seats you need in the car to take the whole family out!
I don't personally like the E-type. Too much bonnet, too little car behind. The D-type OTOH I would like in my fantasy garage. But generally anything that weights more than 900kg wet is too heavy for my tastes in a performance car. Two possible exceptions are a classic V8 aston martin and the de tomaso pantera.
Drifting off topic, does anyone remember all the recalls on the first gen audi TT as idiots were crashing it (record was someone who traded in an escort cosworth and stuck the TT in a hedge within 10 miles). Amazing how many people don't consider issues with lift off oversteer in a 4WD car with a short wheelbase. 911 owners of course are well versed with that!
Hopefully she's alright.
They shouldn't be thanked for the styling.
A couple more dream cars.
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That was an aerodynamic pitfall with the TT, rear would lift when there was enough air going over it.
Back when I was a kid, I had a '69 Pontiac Parisienne with a 396. This was the Canadian model, with a "made in Tonawanda NY" sticker on the valve cover of the engine.
jeff
I can relate to a point Joe. Thankfully I wasn't a millionaire at age 21, so I couldn't run head first into a tractor trailer with my bike. Hope you recovered okay. This is what did in Luc.
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Actually Cal it was a good outcome! The accident happened almost at the entrance to the local zoo on a Saturday early afternoon. Many of the other cars were filled with families of kids. Had the guy hit the gasoline tank truck originally next to me, good chance of an explosion as it was "empty" and the fume filled tank was at its' most dangerous. If that had happened many would have died. Or he could have hit a car full of kids.
Now it did result in my being seriously injured, but quite simply I could take the hit, didn't really affect my business or income. Only lingering issue is a bit of a limp. Seems my foot on the brake during impact took a bit of damage!
So all in all hitting me rather than a tank truck or family of kids did the least damage!
IIRC Audi's solution was to recall the cars and bolt a couple hundred pounds of steel behind the front bumper. That shifted the weight balance of the car enough to make it understeer no matter what. What fun is that?
Interesting to think about what cars will look like in 100 years. Will they have automated safety features we cannot even imagine, or will they die off as they are so inefficient or underutilized?
Frankly no production car is exciting IMHO. I more enjoy dreaming about one-off customs and vintage race cars, like in Road & Track's Salon feature or Hot Rod Deluxe magazine.
Frankly no production car is exciting IMHO. I more enjoy dreaming about one-off customs and vintage race cars, like in Road & Track's Salon feature or Hot Rod Deluxe magazine.
That was a Canadian market car then, made on a Chevrolet chassis, using chev engine and all.
Pontiacs typically had engines of 303, 350, 400, 428, 455 cid in those years.
I grew up around fast cars, go carts, sports cars, pre-production prototypes, but it is getting harder to get excited about nearly any car anymore. The ones that seem interesting now are just way, way out of range.
The early Porsche 911 had weights behind the front bumper, the Audi TT used a rear spoiler and softer springs to patch their problems. The Audi was already front biased for weight, the engine is up there after all.
They added a rear spoiler, Audi's Electronic Stability Programme, Anti Slip Regulation and changed the suspension but no extra weight.
Loved reading R&T when I was a kid. My favorite vintage race car era is mid-late 60's & early 70's Can-Am cars.
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Never was a fan of those, but yes I remember the big fiberglass body kits they inspired in the 80's.
I find the US hot rod scene of the '50's more interesting. When the car will have a crazy description like "19xx car body on 19yy truck frame, raced at dragstrips AND salt flats"...What?!
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