Even my Scion xA 1.5L with a short ratio 5-speed can cruise at Idaho’s 80MPH limits (albeit at about 4200 RPM)

This would actually be interesting... especially at plate tracks.

I half expect if he makes it to Moab, the cON guys will have a fully rebuilt Go Devil waiting for him (or else someone wil shoehorn a Pentax’s tar V6 in there)...

With 9.5x30" tires, the van has a pretty decent clearance. We use it primarily for trips/ camping and the super soft suspension is great for washboard roads. I just wouldn’t want to get into much mud.... I don’t thinks I’ve even seen a 4wd conversion on an actual conversion van though. The modern vans weight…

Kids within arms reach is an issue...one the us nicely solved by having them across the room from each other in little La-Z-Boy chairs...

Hey now, our drivers ed car was a Corsica! We learned about emergency maneuvers in a car quite possibly never intended to change direction in any sort of a hurry.

Last summer when leaving a campout, someone had left a Toyota ECHO parked blocking off the campground exit and no owner around.

Kids and yourfancy motorcycles these days. 😉

Ours is a conversion, but has a piece that come off with all the woodwork, then a stock dogHouse under it.

Spark plugs are a fun adventure on a GM G-series van. There is just enough room to get a socket in ther *if* it is the exact right size. Of course, you need enough room to loosen and pull the plug out as well...

Gotcha! I read it wrong.

More than 4 made it through that wreck. Some had previous damage.

I don’t think segments did much different that the caution clock or really even before that.

The 4 truck had a good bit of damage and still pulled a top 10 though. It wasn’t too bad until that last lap wreck took out so many.

Mine is happy up to about 60. Above that it does sound a bit like a big OTR semi with an inline 6 diesel. I would imagine the ones with 3.08 rear ends would pull 65-70 no problem, but I have 3.55s four hauling power (also makes 1st gear in an M5OD bearable).

I can usually manage 17-20 MPG, but I suppose that’s pretty low.

I like a bit of both. I can see why they made the 325e because most American cars were pretty torquey (and not particularly sporty).

Sound a bit like my 88 F-150 that has the 4.9L/300cid I6. It’s rated 145HP @ 3400 RPM, but 265 lb/ft @ 2000 RPM. Not even sure of the redline, but it’s useless to rev above 3500 RPM.

Our last house sat on a piece of land that was parceled out in the early 1900s. Due to that, it had some covenants like: no lives to pick stables and no operating saloon on the property.

I have found a couple of these folks’ videos helpful with driving technique: especially for rally driving: