That’s when I buy a cool 40+ year old car. Fix and maintain it, and keep driving it. That would be my everyday car. Tons of old great cars out there. LOLSaw a local news segment today. There has been a rumor that buried deep in Biden's infrastructure bill, it is written that manufacturers have to put in a kill switch on all new cars. Well. they did some digging and there is nothing about a "kill switch". (I could get behind that considering how many pursuits end badly) But, it is written that manufacturers will be installing devices to prevent impaired driving. There was no elaboration or additional details. Not that I would have any issue with this either, but I really don't see intoxilocks being installed on every car. Rich folk wouldn't stand for their Escalades telling them they could start the motor 'cuz they're drunk.
As previously mentioned, the increased electronics and internet connectivity will make this easily enacted. Even OnStar 20 years ago was able to receive signals from the car, send signals to the car for unlocks and diagnostics. My son's '14 dart's back-up camera would stop working when his fuel light activated. He had to get to go to the dealer and physically get an update, just like an iPhone. Nowadays those updates are downloaded while driving down the road on newer cars.
Just wait 'till our vehicles get A.I., get an attitude and decide to not start or drive us over a cliff.
My oldest and I were talking today about the new "subscription cars" and said exactly that. Get a straight, rust-free frame/chassis, and put either a crate motor/trans in it or pull a trans/motor out a junk yard donor.
My 77 chevy swb van is in the paint shop as we speak - balanced 350 w/od and a big ole carberetterI'm leaning toward a '70/'80s Suburban. Back then all the parts were that same as the C-10/20s. Tons of aftermarket support. Stick with throttle body self-contained EFI. Plenty of room and towing. Keep looking like crap so nobody pulls out in front of me.
And when that motor gets tired? nuther 350 aka: shaggin' waggin'.
I know Farmers like a Tail Lift.aka: shaggin' waggin'.
You should get an S10 truckMy oldest and I were talking today about the new "subscription cars" and said exactly that. Get a straight, rust-free frame/chassis, and put either a crate motor/trans in it or pull a trans/motor out a junk yard donor.
I'm leaning toward a '70/'80s Suburban. Back then all the parts were that same as the C-10/20s. Tons of aftermarket support. Stick with throttle body self-contained EFI. Plenty of room and towing. Keep looking like crap so nobody pulls out in front of me.
And DM's F750GS is a wonderful bike. Definitely lighter and easier for her to command than any of her Super Teneres were. A bit cramped for me, but I still enjoyed a 200 mile ride on it yesterday and came away, as always, impressed with how BMW can make a motorcycle feel luxurious. Don't fully understand it, but it's unmistakable. A fantastic motorcycle for anyone moving down in size.
That a tough one. It doesn’t sound like it makes sense. But if you like the bike and really know that your good with this for another 5++ years, I would say yes, get the Ohlins. It makes a big difference and the “window” of adjustment is HUGE compared to stock. If your like me, you do have the ability to adjust it for highway use and then when I get to the 1000+ miles of off road BDR, I adjust it much stiffer. If you don’t ride off road you can really dial it in to the feel you really desire. The stock suspension is a joke compared to a high end custom set up.
Are you talking about a 10 speed bicycle ? LOLI just have new bike itch and Winter is the time to get the deals!!!!
A lot of vehicles are hard to find parts for. I found out several years ago in the USA anyway it was not leagle to sell some parts for older cars. The junk yards cant even sell those parts. All i needed was a diaphram for a carb on my truck. Could not buy the rebuild kit and could not buy a carb from the junk yard. I could buy a new epa approved carb for more than the truck was worth. Ran into a mechanic i know and he had a rebuild kit on his shelf that must have been 30 years old. Truck is still running. I look for the bikes to follow but they already sort of have. Not a lot of aftermarket parts for jap bikes and when they run out of new parts to sell for a model that is no longer made you got to go looking for old stuff. So new bikes are the wave like them or not!
