It’s not a rallye either. Rallyes (Rallies) have rules. They (performance rallies) are run on closed roads (special stages) and when on open public roads average speeds are limited to 80% of the posted speed limit.

Actually yes you are, in MANY cases. The small gas-bar buys the fuel on consignment and resells it. Being on consignment the price the reseller pays can change WHILE IT IS IN THEIR TANK and if they misprice it to the end user, the loss comes out of their pocket. The average markup on Gasoline in Canada at the pumps is…

Interesting to pull up to a drive-through ATM in Canada with BRAILLE on the keys - - - - 

Twin turbo the existing engine - or supercharge it. A V8 would throw the balance off

The secret is the “special construction” title. The body is quite possibly a non-Vin’ed body brought in as “parts” - or a pre-production NFR (Not for resale) demonstation vehicle and the vin was “appropriated” from the donor pursuit special. If done in Canada it would have a “special” VIN which is neither Holden or…

two of my brothers drove long distance. One was an O/O for a while, a broker for a lot longer, and a company driver. On paper the company driver was the worst - but in real life it was the best because he had no unanticipated expenses. One year he was home a total of 8 days though - he lived in the truck. Part of the…

when you look at old trucks, what gets the big bucks??? For a hot rod “sport coupe” EVERYBODY wants a short box standard cab 2wd - can hardly give away a long box - lots of guys cut the chassis and re-box them. My last pickup was a short narrow box standard cab hotrod with a fabric tonneau. My current one is a 26 year…

Depends entirely on the ship. Most I have been on have been VERY clean, and the food was as good or better than most 3star to 5 star restaurants on land. The entertainment and on-board activities vary (as they do in cities on land) and you have the option of many activities portside - which can be as reasonable or…

It’s because it’s the bottom feeders that can’t get any other dealership that get the Kia dealerships - kinda like the Lada and Yugo dealers of the past(and Honda in the early years)

Twin cd175 strombergs - a bit fussier than the earlier SU carbs but I’ve had experience with them. Just keep oil in the dampers or one backfire will take out both diaphragms!!!  The 1725 in the Mark V was a much more capable engine - I drove one for a few months back in the early ‘70s.  He’s got the carbs from the big…

Limit the size of trucks in the city core. Nothing bigger than a 20 ft box or 5 ton without a permit (or pick your size limit that fits) and limit the hours they can operate. Restrict large trucks from residential areas. Already common in many cities. Many streets here in Kitchener Waterloo have 7-7 truck restrictions…

Now paying the equivalent of 4.72 per gallon up here - $1.66 Canabucks per liter for regular. That’s $7.53 canadian for an old time Canadian gallon. With minimum wage for student jobs around $14 that’s about 1.85 gallons for an hour’s work. When I was a kid working at the service station I earned $0.73 cents an hour -…

It’s a $6000 car in CanaBucks - so about $4800 US if it is as good as it looks on a good day - depending how bad the paint / roof really is

I’ve had the cable operated clutches fail too. Cable brakes. Pedal arm that the cable connects to breaks off. Clutch pedal arm fractured. Pivot ball breaks off. Release fork in bell housing breaks. Pivot bracket that pedal pivots on broke. On GM, Vauxhall,VW, Peugeot,.

This WAS the “big”engine for the R5 - it was the R12 engine, while the BASE engine was the850 and the (in north america) 1108. from the R4 and R8/R10. The engines had some pretty good performance potential and before Chrysler’s takeover were CHEAP to rebuild. The complete “zero time” kit for the ‘72 R12 was less than…

If you are going to drive a Fiat you NEED to have 3 —

I drove a coupe for a few months. FUN car - When it ran. The aftermarket ignition systems available today would easily solve the most serious problem -but that darn 15? blade fan made it sound like a constipated jet - - -. Back in 1979 there was no way I’d have paid $5500 for it (at 2 years old( but today that…

There are a few I regret selling because I will NEVER find another one I can afford.

It IS that simple after you get access to the back of the hub flange - which can involve removal of calipers and rotors, or drums. On some the rotor and hub or drim and hub are one piece so they need to come completely off. There are some where it is virtually impossible without removing the hub/bearing assembly. No…

When the Tercel first came out we (I was service manager at Toyota dealer) got 3 or 4 in a row towed in with empty transmissions and overfilled crankcases. One quick-lub location ended up paying for 2 brand new transaxle assemblies