I'm calling BS. The pump shutoff feature is in the pump, not the car. If you look in the end of the nozzle, there is a second smaller tube that goes to a pressure switch in the pump. When the fuel reaches the end of the nozzle, there is pressure increase that shuts off the pump. It has nothing to do with the vehicle.…
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Two things; first: If cars were still engineered to be lived with instead of manufactured, this wouldn't be as awe inspiring.
I would love to see a real engine... A straight six would be ideal, but a small V8 or decent I4 would be decent alternatives. A V6 is a packaging engine and is too compromised to be taken seriously in pretty much any application in my opinion (I will never own anything with a V6). Unfortunately, a straight six is…
I think the comparison to the HMMWV must be based on the engine/drivetrain being front-mid and high and taking up the entire center of the vehicle. The similarities definitely seem to stop there though.
Agreed, but on less literal terms. If you've ever had the misfortune to have to work in the dash of one of these, you'll know it as an entirely different kind of blue because of the shockingly awful plastics GM used in the 80s... That stuff is like chalk! The way it crumbles with the slightest of manipulation will…
You don't turn the steering wheel while the vehicle isn't moving (same goes for any vehicle), that's how you wear out steering boxes. Only turn while rolling. It lightens up and saves a ton of wear on parts that aren't likely easy to come by.
My wife and I took a road trip on our honeymoon in 2011 in my old '62 VW bus. We were obviously staying in the bus for the duration of the trip, but when we stayed two or three days in NYC, we stayed in an RV lot across the harbor in Jersey City for something under $100 a night (I think the number ended in an 8 and…
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Late model used: standard comprehensive tuneup. Fluids, greases, belts, hoses, plugs, wires, tires, and if you were so misinformed as to buy something with a timing belt, a timing belt.
How could anything with a sole purpose for existence being to fit in a cheaper box be considered beautiful? No V6 could ever be considered beautiful to anyone but an accountant.
Why, oh why would you pick one as an example that's been painted GREEN??? What tasteless person would do this to an engine from the brass era?
Woah! You didn't mention the "single-rotor engine under the hood" was in the rear! I had no idea there had ever been a rear rotary engined anything mass produced!
So... Ruf contributions include meaningless bling and plus wheels and brakes (made possible by the wheel spacers to match the Porcshe lug pattern I assume?). Aside from that, what counts is just an intake, exhaust, and a chip... The seller went so far as to list type of vacuum hose used to make the list longer to…
I sigh out of disappointment every time I see what's under the hood of anything made in the past decade. The best part, and they do everything they can to obfuscate.
I may be a bit late to the party, but I'm pretty sure an M1009 CUCV has the highest fuel economy/performance that's ever been on the US market. 25MPG with axles and maybe a boxed frame shy of a 3/4 ton rating. You could pick up some 3/4 ton axles and some steel (or even a kit) to box the frame, and still come in well…
What about '58? You're telling me I started a 100+ page guide on '58/'59 Beetle restoration (Samba sticky in the obvious section) and it didn't make it to the graphic?
So how did the Toybaru change your mind about the muscle car stereotype?
Also, really not a muscle car in any way shape or form... In fact, the resoundingly biggest complaint is that they're underpowered.
Golf TDI. They're comfortable, sporty, seat and carry what you need, get great fuel economy, and are reputed to be incredibly reliable (I say reputed only because I don't own one). Resale value has got to be outstanding because the law of supply and demand requires it to be so... There are never any on CL around here,…