OT - Cars
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OT - Cars
Bill Olson wisely suggested that those of us fascinated by all things related to cars start a new thread, since we had hijacked the "Japanese A/C Research" thread. Maybe this will take off, maybe it will crash & burn, but at least it won't be glomming on to a thread started by someone who was interested in something else (especially related to the game).
I like starting this in the AE forum because most of us are older than the average General Forum reader and have a special affection for cars not held by most of those under the age of 35 (full disclosure: I will be 54 in a few months). AE forumites also seem a little more self-reflective and respectful in our posts (i.e., no obscene flame wars involving Pontiac Aztek vs. Yugo).
The Japanese A/C Research thread had veered into the attributes of modern cars (run-flat tires instead of spare tires, pros and cons of low profile tires). If you really want to be brave, post a picture of the first car you bought - either your actual car or a photo you found on Google.
I like starting this in the AE forum because most of us are older than the average General Forum reader and have a special affection for cars not held by most of those under the age of 35 (full disclosure: I will be 54 in a few months). AE forumites also seem a little more self-reflective and respectful in our posts (i.e., no obscene flame wars involving Pontiac Aztek vs. Yugo).
The Japanese A/C Research thread had veered into the attributes of modern cars (run-flat tires instead of spare tires, pros and cons of low profile tires). If you really want to be brave, post a picture of the first car you bought - either your actual car or a photo you found on Google.
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My first car - paid $8,500 for it new, in 1982. I sold it 12 years later for $750 and bought a used 1991 Mustang GT.
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I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Japanese aircraft engineers were never able to successfully incorporate run-flat tires onto their planes, despite years of research.
The efforts distracted them from designing a appropriate jet fighter that could have won them the war.
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The efforts distracted them from designing a appropriate jet fighter that could have won them the war.
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Seriously, I never knew Dodge had a version of the El Camino/Ranchero.
In 1991, I bought a 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Weak engine, oil gasket leaks, and a pig in the snow.
In 1991, I bought a 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Weak engine, oil gasket leaks, and a pig in the snow.
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Google version of the first car I chose to buy (technically the 2nd but the 1st one was just an old car I purchased from my mom, so that 1st car was not really my choice but simply a way to pay back for using it before I started working)
So it was a 1980 Nissan patrol, I bought it in 2000 or 2001, so it was already 20 years old. I think I paid ~4,000 USD. I was young and I wanted an adventurous car, and the previous owner (a good friend of mine) spent a lot of money in repairing it, changing transmission and engine (original replaced with a 1994 turbo diesel Nissan Civilian)
The good:
It was fun to drive and it had the torque of a tank
The bad:
There was always some mechanical problem with it; it was a real pain in the $%S to take it anywhere, as invariably something will fail, needing repair. I felt like Han Solo in the Millennium Falcon or the Russians on carrier Adm Kutnetzov
The ugly:
Lots of $$$ to maintain and repair.. to the point that I never again purchased anything fancy. From now on, Sedan cars only
So it was a 1980 Nissan patrol, I bought it in 2000 or 2001, so it was already 20 years old. I think I paid ~4,000 USD. I was young and I wanted an adventurous car, and the previous owner (a good friend of mine) spent a lot of money in repairing it, changing transmission and engine (original replaced with a 1994 turbo diesel Nissan Civilian)
The good:
It was fun to drive and it had the torque of a tank
The bad:
There was always some mechanical problem with it; it was a real pain in the $%S to take it anywhere, as invariably something will fail, needing repair. I felt like Han Solo in the Millennium Falcon or the Russians on carrier Adm Kutnetzov
The ugly:
Lots of $$$ to maintain and repair.. to the point that I never again purchased anything fancy. From now on, Sedan cars only
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I can see why I never saw one of these in Canada. Those headlight sockets are just made to accumulate snow and block the lights!ORIGINAL: bomccarthy
My first car - paid $8,500 for it new, in 1982. I sold it 12 years later for $750 and bought a used 1991 Mustang GT.
Did it suffer from loose-steering wander like most North American cars of the time? I remember Fords being particularly bad - you had to tack back and forth like a sailboat!
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Nor is it gamey to move from the Rufe to the A6M5. By the way, my first plane was a Rufe.
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What's the penalty for hijacking a thread? Intentionally and willingly, with Zero provocation, and with malice aforethought? [X(]
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You get Nic'd with an Oscar?ORIGINAL: Zorch
What's the penalty for hijacking a thread? Intentionally and willingly, with Zero provocation, and with malice aforethought? [X(]
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Round these parts, one gets 'street cred' and an "atta girl" for pullin' a stunt like that, Pilgrim.ORIGINAL: Zorch
What's the penalty for hijacking a thread? Intentionally and willingly, with Zero provocation, and with malice aforethought? [X(]
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My first car. 1969 Chevrolet Impala. Paid 250 bucks for it.
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ORIGINAL: sventhebold
My first car. 1969 Chevrolet Impala. Paid 250 bucks for it.
Mine was a 1967 Caprice. Looked like this with the stock wheels:
http://www.2040-cars.com/Chevrolet/Caprice/1967-chevy-caprice-sport-sendan-clean-nice-original-car-supernatural-tv-car-1165249/
They have become classics, $27,000? I think my father paid about $1500 new. I had it less than a year and my father bought a new car and handed down his 1974 Caprice to me. That wasn't as nice a car, it started developing problems when I was in college and I got a 1981 Impala instead. Even though that Impala had 70,000 hard miles as a company car before I bought it, I put another 70,000 miles on it with little trouble. The one time it had a catastrophic failure was when the housing on the water pump cracked while I was waiting at a traffic light. There was a service station on the same corner with no cars being worked on and it was a relatively short walk home. They were able to replace the water pump in a couple of hours from when it happened.
The 74 was also light blue with a white painted roof. It looked dated the day my father bought it new.
Every car I've driven had a GM small block V-8 in it though the new car only has a model of one. [:)]
As for a first aircraft, I don't recall what my first aircraft model was. I was only three. I do remember my first 1/32 model though. I was 5 and I had felt I was building second class models because my father only built 1/32 scale. My sister was building some 1/32 scale aircraft too. One night both my sister and father were working on 1/32 scale Zeros my father had picked up at Pick N Save for $0.98 each and I was pouting. He went out to the garage and came in with a Zero for me too.
It was this boxing of the kit:
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/1028083-revell-h-265-mitsubishi-a6m5-zero-sen
Not terribly accurate, but the fit and finish were pretty good. I built another one when I was in high school that I still have. I didn't need to use much putty on it as almost everything fit very well.
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warspite1ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin
One plane I really like to accelerate is the Judy.
Are you ****** kiddin' me lady?? The ****** Judy is a ******* pile of ***** and nowhere near as good as my first car - a Ford Escort MkII. Yeah, ***** beat that with your ******* "I really like to accelerate the Judy" ******. I bet it doesn't accelerate like my ***** Escort, a fine piece of British built American engineering that had 130,000 miles on the clock - and that was probably second time round. Okay it may not have been as good for sneak attacks over the expanse of the ***** Pacific, but my Escort beats your ****** Judy hands down any day of the ****** week on day to day driving - what's the ***** urban cycle nos. for the **** Judy eh? The Escort was especially good when it comes to travelling from ***** London to the ***** west country. You tried using the ***** A303 in the middle of summer with a ***** Judy?
P.S you must excuse the manner of this post, but I'm afraid I also hang out in the General Discussion Forum [:(]
That's about as close a likeness as I can find - but mine never looked that good....
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'70 Ford Maverick, used. bench seats, three on the tree, straight six.
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1959 Rambler American, but it never looked this good. Paid $60 for it in 1970 before my senior year in high school. It didnt make the year - blew it up by pushing it beyond it's limit.
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My first vehicle. It's still up on a pass above Telluride.
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I loved my Impala's. I had a 68, 69, and a 75.
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