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Who was advocating that?
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Who was advocating that?No it's a 100 times as great. New cars, well European and Japanese cars start rain, hail or shine, have waaay more performance while using less fuel, require less servicing, don't let the rain leak in or drop oil everywhere and are in every way better than a 1950-60's vehicle. I can buy a European turbo diesel 4wd that would shit all over an American 1950-70's muscle car under every scenario right off the showroom floor, I grew up with old style carb engines with points and plugs, If you want to go back to rolly polly handling thirsty vehicles that refuse to start when it rains go for it, me, I'm happy to pay today prices for a car with 5 years warranty that works.
Me, I'm happy to pay for a vehicle that works.Who was advocating that?
My '62 Nova has a custom built 250 cid (4.1L) straight six, it can launch zero to sixty miles an hour, yet gets 32 miles per gallon when on the highway.No it's a 100 times as great. New cars, well European and Japanese cars start rain, hail or shine, have waaay more performance while using less fuel, require less servicing, don't let the rain leak in or drop oil everywhere and are in every way better than a 1950-60's vehicle. I can buy a European turbo diesel 4wd that would shit all over an American 1950-70's muscle car under every scenario right off the showroom floor, I grew up with old style carb engines with points and plugs, If you want to go back to rolly polly handling thirsty vehicles that refuse to start when it rains go for it, me, I'm happy to pay today prices for a car with 5 years warranty that works.
So it's not a factory vehicle?.custom built
Yeah until it needs to turn or stop or drive out of sight of a petrol station lol.And I'll also add that Dodge's Hellcat, off the showroom floor, would take that euro-diesel whatever, eat it alive and sh!t it out before lunch...
No it's a 100 times as great. New cars, well European and Japanese cars start rain, hail or shine, have waaay more performance while using less fuel, require less servicing, don't let the rain leak in or drop oil everywhere and are in every way better than a 1950-60's vehicle. I can buy a European turbo diesel 4wd that would shit all over an American 1950-70's muscle car under every scenario right off the showroom floor, I grew up with old style carb engines with points and plugs, If you want to go back to rolly polly handling thirsty vehicles that refuse to start when it rains go for it, me, I'm happy to pay today prices for a car with 5 years warranty that works.
I used to repair cars of that era as a boy, if your vehicle never used or leaked oil, started every time it's in the minority not majority.My 1969 Camaro started EVERY time and never broke in use except for a flat tire or two over years. So, no, it isn't 100 time as great. Not even 17 times, like I said above.
Might be 100 times as great as whatever you were driving, but not what I was driving.
I'm happy to pay for a car that won't kill me.Me, I'm happy to pay for a vehicle that works.
I'm happy to pay for a car that won't kill me.Me, I'm happy to pay for a vehicle that works.
Since I can't seem to edit my post here is a link to the Firestone 500 recallI'm happy to pay for a car that won't kill me.
Crappy undersized bias ply tires, undersized drum brakes, steering columns that acted as spears. The American auto industry was very resistant to safety measures. Only Mercedes, Volvo and Rover were safety conscious. The safety crusade was more than Nader. It inevitable and necessary. As you can see from the fatality rates cars are far safer these days. Note that in the 1970 s more Americans died each year on the road than died in the entire war in Vietnam.
How GM Nickel And Dimed Americans (And Itself) To Death: Part 1 - Undersized Tires - Curbside Classic
(first posted 1/6/2012) Growing up is an endless series of awakenings, as the veil of innocence tears bit by bit. In the fall of 1964, when the all-new ’65 […]www.curbsideclassic.com
I'm happy to pay for a car that won't kill me.
Crappy undersized bias ply tires, undersized drum brakes, steering columns that acted as spears. The American auto industry was very resistant to safety measures. Only Mercedes, Volvo and Rover could be safety conscious in the 60s. The safety crusade was much more than Nader. It was inevitable and necessary. As you can see from the fatality rates cars are far safer these days. Note that in the 1970 s more Americans died each year on the road than died in the entire war in Vietnam.
I have a personal interest in tires because I took part involuntarily in the Firestone 500 tire failure experiment of the 1970s. My friend and I were traveling at about 70 miles per hour in his Camero when the right front tire tread departed from the rest of the tire and smashed into my side window. The steel belt delaminated and started acting as a giant wire brush on the side of the car. Luckily my friend kept it under control and we came to a safe stop. Frightening to say the least. As it turned out his tires were under inflated but not to the point of guaranting failure.How GM Nickel And Dimed Americans (And Itself) To Death: Part 1 - Undersized Tires - Curbside Classic
(first posted 1/6/2012) Growing up is an endless series of awakenings, as the veil of innocence tears bit by bit. In the fall of 1964, when the all-new ’65 […]www.curbsideclassic.com
That was when I discovered that out of all my friends I was the only one who actually owned a pressure gage or who had any idea what pressure a tire should be. The idea that the average car owning American or Canadian would understand the concept of differential tire pressures is simply ludicrous and to me was not the solution to a poor suspension design.
And for those who say if you die in an accident because you didn't maintain your car too bad, I say I don't carry a gage with me to test the tire pressures of every car I get into and if my friend had lost control I could have been seriously injured or worse through no fault of my own.
Were Ford explorers fitted with firestone tyres?, here is Oz there was huge uproar over it because we had Explorers turning upside down on the freeways from tyre's exploding in combination with sloppy rubbish suspension.Since I can't seem to edit my post here is a link to the Firestone 500 recall
American vehicles have anyways been seen as rubbish in Oz, we were burnt badly by Jeep a few years back.Only Mercedes, Volvo and Rover were safety conscious.
Since I can't seem to edit my post here is a link to the Firestone 500 recall
Ever hear of the Firestone 500 tire recall? In 1978, Firestone announced the recall of 14.5 million steel belted radials produced by the company, the largest tire recall to date.
Firestone’s problems arose from the company trying to switch to a new tire building technology without first perfecting the methods to d...justacarguy.blogspot.com
That was later.Were Ford explorers fitted with firestone tyres?, here is Oz there was huge uproar over it because we had Explorers turning upside down on the freeways from tyre's exploding in combination with sloppy rubbish suspension.
I used to repair cars of that era as a boy, if your vehicle never used or leaked oil, started every time it's in the minority not majority.
Well, there was a metal plate used to cap the tube leading down to the bomb for the first underground nuclear test. Not surprisingly, the bolts did not hold it, and since its "muzzle velocity" was later calculated at over twice that required for Earth Escape, it's probably still up there somewhere.They did successfully hit the ground. As with most bullets, we've never left one up there yet!
Well, there was a metal plate used to cap the tube leading down to the bomb for the first underground nuclear test. Not surprisingly, the bolts did not hold it, and since its "muzzle velocity" was later calculated at over twice that required for Earth Escape, it's probably still up there somewhere.
I'd be VERY surprised if aeroheating didn't come into it. Escape velocity is 25,000 mph and the SR-71 went fast enough to melt steel and aluminum at 2,000 mph. I'd be VERY surprised if aeroheating didn't play a significant role.