I had a Volvo a long time ago. Old beater I paid $500 for. Honestly, it was the absolute best car I ever owned.
Worst cars were Mazda and Mitsubishi followed by a VW.
I have been driving a Tacoma since 2006. Really reliable, and very few problems. Plenty of places online to talk with others...
Those CUTV/CUCV (can't remember the acronym) Chevys sure were hard to get started on the really cold Korean Winter mornings. Had a real interesting jumper cable.
I had an old Dodge pickup I drove all over the country (checking on antennas on top of water towers) like this one, but without...
Saw a Kia with a roof rack today. Had an old metal coleman cooler and luggage strapped on. I think it was for that certain look, not for use.
I sure would like to get one of those first generation land cruisers. The one that looked like a Jeep.
Surrender your manhood! Buy a Prius.
I've been driving Rangers and a Tacoma for 15 years. Except for parking lots, I really miss real trucks.
I just looked up the K&N system. $330?
I worked for a farmer who had a 63-1/2 Ford Galaxie 500.
Guy was reserved as hell...Until he got behind the wheel of that thing.
I totaled a 66 Mustang and a 68 Coronet with a big block (I think a 383) in it as a kid in the early 70's.
I had the chance to buy a Nomad with a blown engine...
A member was kind enough to PM me about McMaster-Carr. No luck. What I would like to find are brackets with nylon bushings that will ride on chrome rails. I hadn't thought about the radial arm saw. That might work for part of the project. I'll have to go take a look at a few.
I need to make a machine bracket/brace that slides on dual spaced rails.
I need to make it glide easily with virtually no wobble or resistance.
What I am visualizing is brackets with nylon bushings sliding on round rails.
Does anybody know where I can find this kind of stuff locally?
I...
Don't like the color?
Candy apple red?
Flat black with candy apple flames?
A real truck is meant to be used hard on the weekends, not taken to the car detailer.
Scratches are like scars; the basis for good stories.
If you sell it on Craigslist put 2lbs of black under the drivers seat with a proximity switch in your BVD's.
That way if they kill you and steal it, they won't ever have to worry about colo-rectal cancer. :D
Just kidding.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to rebuild it than start from scratch on a full...
My AC dumped cold water on the passengers feet. Then the AC went out and the defroster was stuck in the on position. When the paint started peeling off the hood, I sold it.
I had an older VW. I was also told to do so because if the belt failed, there would be major engine damage. They said they replaced the water pump at the same time because it was more cost effective to do it while the belt was being replaced due to labor costs.
5 ton with a plow blade to get past everything else stuck in your path. Remember last winter? :)
Speaking of winter. When I was in Korea, I got issued an old Dodge truck while everybody else got the diesel blazers and pickups. Can't remember the nomenclature (CUCV I think). I was the only...
Don't know about that old of a Ranger, but after I got the Tacoma extended cab I realized unlike the Ranger, it is big enough to put your gear, and your wife in the back seat. If she really gets on your case, you can throw her in the truck's bed. With the Element, she'll keep crawling back up...
Just had a learning moment concerning the innate stupidity of man at the Marietta Toyota service department. Not everyone is totally new at vehicle ownership, and will fall for their BS. I'm thinking about getting an old Jeep as well. Something old enough to work on without relying on two bit...
Oh for the days...
My grandfather was blind. I remember him riding in my dad's Rambler and making comments like "Running a tad rich, don't you think," or Idlin' a touch high, don't you think." The response was always, Yes Sir, I'll take care of it." My uncle told stories of having car issues...