I disagree. The heart of the car is still the engine. I couldn’t care less about the connectivity or whether I can connect my phone to it or whatever, but I sure as hell care about what’s under the hood, and it better have more than 200 HP if it’s any sort of semi-modern to modern SUV or a truck. I’ve managed to…
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Exactly. It’s ancient technology. Every old car I’ve owned had one, and they worked fine unless the cable was broken or the brakes were worn out. I own a Chevy C10, a GMC Jimmy, and have previously owned an International Scout. The C10 is 38 years old, the Scout was 43, and the Jimmy is 32 years old. Those are some…
The argument for having normal shifters is that they work and people know how to use them. Why change something that works well and people are familiar with?
I have a different and more unique suggestion: Chevy K5 Blazer/GMC K1500 Jimmy, 6.2 diesel. They’re not really as slow as people say they are and they last forever. Plus, they’re not something you see on the road every day. Also, a diesel that doesn’t have to meet modern emissions regulations.
At this price, you could build pretty much the ultimate pickup truck. Start with a Chevy K20. Put in a 572 big block, T56 transmission, divorced transfer case, Dana 70 axles front and rear, 40 inch off road tires of your choice, BMW seats or any other seats you would want inside, and a nice stereo. It would still…
There is a way that we can still keep internal combustion engines: the Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine.
The Chevy Volt, even the oldest version, still completely beats the crap out of this thing. I mean it has 13 more miles of range, and 28 more for the newest one. Plus, it actually has decent performance (relatively speaking), like at least Corolla level, unlike a Prius.
This is not the first production ready variable compression engine. The first would be the Lohmann bike engine, which used the variable compression as the throttle.
And nowadays, glow plug technology is much better than it was then, so those problems are pretty much gone.
It really wasn’t that bad once you fixed the head bolt problem. Most of the issues were caused by watery diesel back in the ‘80s. I know someone who daily drives one with ARP head and main studs. Personally, I find it to be an interesting and cool engine.
They put “do not attempt” on literally every car commercial, even when it’s just a car driving down a road at normal speed.
The 5.7 and 4.3 Olds Diesels weren’t that bad actually, once you fixed the head bolt problem. I know someone who has 300,000 miles and counting on one with ARP head and main studs.
Does anyone actually even use the safe search except schools and businesses?
I can’t help but read 2 and 3 in Trump’s voice for some reason.
I would go with a 427 FE if you could find one, over the 460. Less generic and more reliable in my experience.