bluesypicky
Enlightened Member
But what about the grandchildren? ????? Lol
This has been covered (post 19 page 2). "The little bastards" are on their own. They haven't done anything for us.
But what about the grandchildren? ????? Lol
Apologies for the typo.Just so we have this straight Pascal, Beemers are two wheeled BMWs, Bimmers are four wheeled ones. I'm on BMW number three now, and find the maintenance on them to be no worse than most cars these days, although I do change my own oil, plugs and the like. All three of mine have been quite dependable as well. Cadillac CTS' on the other hand, haven't exactly gotten glowing marks for reliability, though they seem to be nice cars to drive otherwise.
I'm still about a grand upside down on it. I might even keep it just for commuting to work. The reliability thing.I knew there was something wrong with that picture. The challenge to yourself to buy a car today.
Hurry and trade that bore in.
"Yes but" I've attained a stage of enlightened insight that street driving is an entirely different art to master than competition.Boring vehicles belong to non-car-lover people. You're an F1 fan for crying out loud!
My bad, meant the new one, the ATS, because it's got RWD/IRS.Cadillac CTS' on the other hand, haven't exactly gotten glowing marks for reliability, though they seem to be nice cars to drive otherwise.
The Milan was an "unplanned" purchase after the beloved T-Bird SuperCoupe was t-boned.
Now THERE was a true "Gentleman's Hot Rod" as they say.
A supercharged 3.8 liter V6 yielding 315 ft-lbs of torque all in at 2200rpm, but I've told that story before...it was Ford's highest ouput motor for 2 years ('89-'90), even out-powered the 5.0 V-8.
Arizona Highway Patrol even had 'em in pursuit duty for a coupla years, no special updates needed, it was good enough to be a "police package" outta the box...I even used to get 24mpg out of it pretty consistently, basically by stayin' outta the boost, with a heavy duty 4psd auto with lock-up OD 4th gear.
Limited slip, IRS, 4 wheel disc ABS, automatic electronic adjusting shocks, (actually I used to just leave it in "Firm" all the time) dual exhaust, distributorless ignition, special block casting and bottom end to handle the supercharger pressure, rack & pinion steering, 16" wheels with special springs and sway bars to match, that thing even cornered flatter than the 5 RX-7's I had before I got it.
It's Achilles Heel was that by 2005 several of the computer boards (ABS, electronic ride control, spark timing) modules and a couple of mechanical bits (ABS master cylinder, electronic shocks) were out of production and nobody was making aftermarket replacements. I kept it absolutely bone-stock so I used to worry about every little hiccup.
The Milan is boringly reliable (bought a "Certified Pre-owned"), but at least it has the turning radius of a pregnant sow. Ahh, the glories of FWD. Even if I DO have a diff at the rear and IRS. In fact if it hadn't at least been All Wheel Drive I woulda been forced to keep shopping.
I was on a mission to buy a car in one day, Ford was at the top of the list, the T-bird was almost undriveable (in fact the Ford used car guy asked me how I managed to get it there since the two front tires were no longer in parallel planes and the passenger was wandering a bit on top of that....but hey, that's where we separate the drivers from the sane folks, right?)(OK, I did head out the door early on a Sunday morning so that I'd be sharin' the road with as few people as possible, just in case....)
I'm lookin' at BMWs for the next one, wanna get the Milan paid off first.
Caddy CTS is actually gettin' the eye too.
Wonder how Tesla owners'll feel about their cars in 20 years?
All well and good but how do you guys haul kayaks and camping gear and lumber, and, and....? :wink-new:
Curious Joe
Been there, done that. Matter of fact, here we were in Ken/Scratch's driveway in the Texas Hill Country 3 1/2 years ago.With one of these
Got that covered
All well and good but how do you guys haul kayaks and camping gear and lumber, and, and....? :wink-new: Curious Joe
ps: wouldn't get by with driving this legally in most states
I know what you're speaking of.... don't try this on an open road:
I said it before and I'll say it again: Your Z my friend, is an an amazing condition.
What mileage does it have?
I'm hoping to get it back to show condition some day.
All you need to remember is that "zombie" is now the code word for "politician" and "charging station" is code for "regulatory structure".A Moderator having ignorance concerning automobiles might be concerned enough to Moderate this post because said Moderator has no friggin' clue what it is saying.
IRS allowing a little extra squat, I think. Even new shocks'd probably do that, under that much acceleration G load, without ladder bars. But ladder bars'd nullify the advantages of the IRS in everyday driving.Nice "sleeper". Almost popped a wheelie on the start! As a matter of fact given the power delivery here, he could have used tougher shocks to smoke the Camaro even more.... guess he didn't have the adjustment on "firm" or shocks are blown....