Cars

[cheddar cheese]

My mum drives one of these:

Vauxhall Frontera

My dad drivs one of these:

Renault Kangoo

And I drive One of these

Ford Fiesta XR2

 

[Crippen]

ooooooooooooooo CC your dad is a............WHITE VAN MAN?????!!!!!!

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yeah, but its diesel so he aint gonna menace anyones rear view mirror

 

[Crippen]

you sure

 

[cheddar cheese]

Im sure He's happy if he hits 75

 

[Medvedya]

75? Anything much over 60 will distress our Renault 4 van. Not only is it 'Off White with Hint of Rust and Splodges of Red Lead Paint', but the bonnet is metallic green, having been scavenged off another Renault! Now that's true style!

 

[cheddar cheese]

Dude that gives you more 'bling' than all the black guys in new york put together...

 

[evangilder]

Here is a ride with style! 1938 Ford Pickup. One of our guys was driving this all over the airport yesterday. The engine is tuned nicely too, has a great rumble and growl to it.

 

[Nonskimmer]

I know California has tough emission laws. How does it affect an old ride like that? I mean, how hard is it to keep something like that street legal?

 

[cheddar cheese]

Id much rather have me one of these...

 

[evangilder]

That's nice too, CC. But you wouldn't make a parts run in that!

NS, I think the older cars get a bit of a break on the emissions stuff. There are alot of funky parts of that law, but I don't know them very well. I can't afford a classic...yet.

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

I think you need to add a catalytic to 'em, but I'm not sure because none of my Beetles ('69, '70, and '72) have them...

 

[wmaxt]

Actually you are required to keep all original emissions, or their equivalent and CAFE approved, parts on them and in proper working order. You also must keep them healthy and in tune.

The emissions regs also apply to the engine, ie. if the engine is an eighty-nine then all emissions standards for 89 are required even if it's in a 1960 car/truck.

 

[paulyb102]

If anyone is interested in cars, have just started a car talk forum at
http://s4.invisionfree.com/carmania/index.php
feel free to join in, looking for moderators, members etc

Paulyb102
Carmania

 

[cheddar cheese]

Ill be a mod! *joins forum straight away*

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

 

[cheddar cheese]

No really, that site is my new life now, from now on i am only a less regular member of this site, such as Maestro or Kiwimac. This slow rate of post will continue until i reach about 10000 posts, by which time i will probably slowly slip away into nothing from the site...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i thought you were going away for i bit??

 

[cheddar cheese]

I did, but I popped in yesterday and saw the link to that car forum...ive been looking for a site like that for ages.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Its pretty dead though (only 2 members) Could a couple of people with at least a vague interest please join to get the site going? Its only Me and Pauly posting at the mo'