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Lots of room in the wagon for all your hockey gear, Fin!
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
1st car 66 Mustang. Lap belts only. 4 drum brakes will teach you a few things too, especially in the rain
2nd 89 Chevy Beretta. Shoulder belts of course but no airbag or ABS
3rd 95 Tacoma 4x4. Drivers airbag and I think ABS but only on the rear
It was my 99 Explorer before I had 2 airbags and 4 wheel ABS. I think I was 27 or 28 when I got that.
2021 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4xe Granite Crystal over Saddle
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
2021 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4xe Granite Crystal over Saddle
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
I am now wondering why I smile when I drive it.
I think at this point I'd really need to be careful in a non-ABS vehicle. Like mentioned above I've become conditioned to "Stomp and Steer".
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
Now, I like info helpers, like BLIS. Not a fan of active lane keep stuff, that’s annoying. Auto emergency brakes, good in theory, but I still don’t trust it.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
That one is even better with brown interior, drivers assist, and optional 19" 10 spoke wheels I've never seen in person before. Rare bird, and it would be good for hauling things. Unfortunately, big MSRP and they lease poorly.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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Being an early production '68 model (built Sept/67) it also does not have shoulder belt, just lap belts. Apparently GM Canada held off until production ended in calendar 1967.
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2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
2021 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4xe Granite Crystal over Saddle
2024 Audi Q5 Premium Plus Daytona Gray over Beige
2017 BMW X1 Jet Black over Mocha
I mean, you could get an automatic in an M3 Coupe.
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First. You have to really want to learn to drive when you get behind the wheel of a 1950 Chevy. 3-speed on the column, pull out choke, key ignition, starter button (those have made a comeback now) and no turn signals. Except for hand signals. And the vacuum wipers.
My sister could never figure out the manual trans so mom gave up on her and let her drive "newer" old Corvair! (At least it had an automatic. Little T-handle on the dash.) When my sister passed her driver's exam with that my mom gave her the Corvair and my sister drove it until 1974.
My brothers and I learned to drive on that '50 Chevy and none of us wanted it when mom and dad offered it to us! I was the last one to use that old beast as a daily driver until I bought my own car in '76.
One of the last times I drove it was to a Stop-N-Go convenience store and one of the older clerks (She must have been at least a 40 year old dinosaur!) pointed out the window and said, "Old Chevys never die." I laughed and said "That's my ride!"
Another time and place compared to now but some things never change. I'm reminded of the story of Neil Armstrong taking manual control of the Eagle to land safely on the moon with just 30 seconds of fuel remaining. And both he and Buzz had to train for that possibility.
Quarter mile in 14.5 @ 99.7.
Hmmmmm...
- Ray
Wonder if that will be quick enough for my golden years?
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Top GearThe Grand Tour. Was very surprised the side airbags on the ZR-1 didn't spontaneously deploy as Clarkson was spinning it around the track. Apparently that is a common problem on late-model GM vehicles (Canyon/Colorado, Camaro, etc.). Had it happened, I'm sure they would have had a field day documenting it and the inevitable GM fumbling to find a replacement car for filming.http://www.royaleasing.com/detail-2009-hyundai-genesis-used-18678474.html
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
At this point, I'm anxious to see the next gen (I believe for 2020?). I think it'd probably be quick enough for you - but it may be more of a matter of whether you are good with the FWD dynamic.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g26763822/2021-volkswagen-golf-future-spied/
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2024 Corvette - 2024 BMW X5 - 2023 Tesla Model Y
The first car I "owned" was a 1949 Chevrolet, much like the 1950 you describe above. I put "owned" in quotes, as I never had a title for it. A friend of my father's gave it to him in payment for a $35 debt. My father and I dropped the pan and shimmed the bearings with aluminum foil to get the oil pressure up, and I drove it for 2 years until I turned 16 and got my driver's license.
About half way through that 2 year span, the starter gave out. Some previous owner had converted the car from a 6 volt system to a 12 volt system, but did not replace the starter which eventually burned out. For several months, I drove the car with no starter. At home, I parked it on a hill. At school, my friends would give me a push start (by hand, didn't take much). After a few months, I saved up $5 and bought a used starter at the junk yard. My friends were appreciative.
@henryn I love stories like that! Reminds me of some of the crazy stuff we did in our youth as well. I think that my craziest driving moment may have come when I drove my Econoline home one dark blustery winter night, temperature at 5F, snowing, and without a windshield. I am not sure I have ever been as cold as that in my life.
A close second on crazy may have been when I had the front quarter of the van cut off, but I felt I just had to use it, so I built a rickety wooden scaffold to hold the battery so I could drive it across town to load up some furniture to haul home. I'm not sure that driving it 1,200 miles to Alaska without brakes counts. Or maybe it does.
Saw my first C30 on the road, too. Driven by an old lady picking her nose, but nonetheless.........
Man no pay this price....
https://www.camcarsales.com/1951_Chrysler_Town and Country_Sacramento_CA_22498916.veh
That would have to be a typo, no one had odometers that went over 100k back in those days.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive