Today's new vehicles/winter weather

[QRTRHRS]

No one has mentioned having to lay a drop light next to the carb so it would start the next morning.

Well into the sixties, 4x4's were relatively rare. When things got bad, we chained up and got to where we had to go. Actually, there was very little traffic during bad weather so tie ups were rare. These days, there is so much traffic that one little incident stops everything.

 

[SandburRanch]

I can just see the boys in blue driving a hybrid, can't you? :laughing:

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That's all the idiot cops in Tulsa should be allowed to drive.

Chasing a guy - QUOTE:-"that looked suspicious" - with no siren or lights on to warn anyone of approaching danger. My wife and daughter were lucky to come out of that one alive being hit with a 3/4 ton pu.

 

[JESSE1]

Having a good carb makes a difference. It's not a daily driver, but my '56 White WC22 has a Holley carb on its flathead 6 engine. It was leaking fuel badly and causing the engine to flood out when trying to start it. I finally sent the carb off for a complete rebuild. All I have to do now is pump the gas pedal a few times and it starts right up. Here's the before and after pictures.

 

[mjncad]

Let's not forget vinyl seats...ice-cold and hard in winter...hot enough to fry your butt in summer. No thanks!

Drum brakes and no ABS...no thanks!

Sealed beam headlights...no thanks!

Leaf springs and live axles...no thanks!

Exhaust systems that rotted out regularly...no thanks!

Shocks that required regular replacement...no thanks!

Loose and sloppy steering gear boxes...no thanks!

Clutches that needed regular adjustment...no thanks!

Carbs...NO THANKS!

Points...no thanks!

Crappy radios...no thanks!

Body cancer...no thanks!

Manually cranked windows...no thanks!

And so on ad nauseum.

 

[sparc]

Let's not forget vinyl seats...ice-cold and hard in winter...hot enough to fry your butt in summer. No thanks!

Drum brakes and no ABS...no thanks!

Sealed beam headlights...no thanks!

Leaf springs and live axles...no thanks!

Exhaust systems that rotted out regularly...no thanks!

Shocks that required regular replacement...no thanks!

Loose and sloppy steering gear boxes...no thanks!

Clutches that needed regular adjustment...no thanks!

Carbs...NO THANKS!

Points...no thanks!

Crappy radios...no thanks!

Body cancer...no thanks!

Manually cranked windows...no thanks!

And so on ad nauseum.

Back in the 70s when I was working on cars those are the things that kept most shops in business. Your regulars would be in for plugs, points, wires, etc. every year. LOF every 3000 miles, mufflers lasted a couple years on average, front ends fell apart after 30K miles, shocks were mush after 45K. Batteries were toast after 3 winters.

 

[JDgreen227]

Back in the 70s when I was working on cars those are the things that kept most shops in business. Your regulars would be in for plugs, points, wires, etc. every year. LOF every 3000 miles, mufflers lasted a couple years on average, front ends fell apart after 30K miles, shocks were mush after 45K. Batteries were toast after 3 winters.

Yeah, and that's why shops charge $135 an hour for labor today...the customers don't come in as often as they used to.

 

[RoyJackson]

Yeah, and that's why shops charge $135 an hour for labor today...the customers don't come in as often as they used to.

Yeah...but when they do, it's frequently $500 plus!

 

[JDgreen227]

Yeah...but when they do, it's frequently $500 plus!

So true....back in late '85 when I purchased a new Ford LTD Crown Vic, I had a good friend who was an engineer at GM, he took the car for a test drive and when he returned, he asked if I had purchased the extended warranty (I had) and he told me that he expected the day to come around when a $1,000 car repair would be "NOTHING" (emphasis added). Well I did buy the extended warranty, which cost about $450 at the time, but never got the money back, so every since then I have never purchased one on any new vehicle.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Laugh all you want but the Indianapolis police use a Toyota hybred in its fleet. The have for over 2 years now.

Chris

 

[Bird]

So true....back in late '85 when I purchased a new Ford LTD Crown Vic, I had a good friend who was an engineer at GM, he took the car for a test drive and when he returned, he asked if I had purchased the extended warranty (I had) and he told me that he expected the day to come around when a $1,000 car repair would be "NOTHING" (emphasis added). Well I did buy the extended warranty, which cost about $450 at the time, but never got the money back, so every since then I have never purchased one on any new vehicle.

In 1981, when I bought an Isuzu I-Mark diesel sedan without knowing a lot about them, I bought the extended warranty; never used, so I haven't bought one since either.

However, I have bought extended warranties on a TV and washer and dryer. As with any insurance, you win some, lose some.:laughing: