1997

Gimme, NP

Some manufacturers require synthetic oil , some even require a specific brand, like mobil1

the 94 Saab 900, had to replace the iconic Saab 900

97 NG900 , slowly evolving road going project. right now I need to find another top motor and replace the intermediate pipe, but it starts fine, runs good, does the job as they say

My Saab has 125K and I don’t have to worry about the Turbo, 2.3L non turbo S model convertible

The shame of it is that many planes of the same era are right across the street from the BoneYard at Pima Air and Space Museum. Would have been an easy haul to preserve it, but the plane was destroyed before the museum existed

TI have an honest shop I go to , it’s a block from the office, run by immigrants. the guy I deal with is the most honest mechanic I have ever worked with. He calls up almost apologetically if something is wrong, works his ass off to gets things right and the best part? he’s cheap, and always busy. I pray that he never…

Bringing back the podcast?

No Fiat 500? First New Fiat sold in America in decades?

The Car Auction guys are all saying that mid-late 70’s cars are the next “hot” segment, but more so for the Camaro/Firebird/Trans AMs species. This is an excellent example of the disco cars of that era, Very much the ride of the pimp daddy or aged golfer. That being said, this car is about 8K too much for a customized…

some bathroom fans were supposedly made louder for privacy reasons, ie to mask biological noises

there’s a Dodge Dealer near DeMuro that has one as a special loaner, see it all the time

I had a 99 3.1L V6 with the weird “J” vin number, slightly different motor with 10 more hp. Bought it off a car dealer friend for 10K in 2001 and drove it 110K miles till 201o. Outside of trying to find tires when needed, a cooked alternator, and one dealer warranty repair for the intake manifold, it did yeoman duty…

If you are into FJs, NP, if you’re looking for something jeep like, cp as jeeps in better shape can be had for less

What made these legendary was the running gear, without that , CP

Largest Cruise Ship near Doug DeMuro?

I switched back to all mechanical keyboards (a modern Unicomp SpaceSaver M for my MBP and a classic (from the mid 90’s ) IBM Model M on the PC gear, just for the tactile joy of using buckling spring keyboards . One the MBP I use an external apple trackpad and a three button mouse on the PC gear. What it boils down to…

Figuring what the Meacum hosts have been saying the last few years (Late 70’s are the next big thing) and the fact that most other earlier vettes are heading for the fantastic level of value. I’d buy, install the kit, change every fluid and rubber bits, motor it around on weekends for a few years and sell it on at a…

2500 is pretty much “What could possibly go wrong?” territory, NP