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bomccarthy -> OT - Cars (2/28/2017 9:09:01 PM)
Bill Olson wisely suggested that those of us fascinated by all things related to cars start a new thread, since we had hijacked the "Japanese A/C Research" thread. Maybe this will take off, maybe it will crash & burn, but at least it won't be glomming on to a thread started by someone who was interested in something else (especially related to the game). I like starting this in the AE forum because most of us are older than the average General Forum reader and have a special affection for cars not held by most of those under the age of 35 (full disclosure: I will be 54 in a few months). AE forumites also seem a little more self-reflective and respectful in our posts (i.e., no obscene flame wars involving Pontiac Aztek vs. Yugo). The Japanese A/C Research thread had veered into the attributes of modern cars (run-flat tires instead of spare tires, pros and cons of low profile tires). If you really want to be brave, post a picture of the first car you bought - either your actual car or a photo you found on Google.

bomccarthy -> RE: OT - Cars (2/28/2017 9:25:01 PM)
My first car - paid $8,500 for it new, in 1982. I sold it 12 years later for $750 and bought a used 1991 Mustang GT. [image]local://upfiles/46072/3DFAD78A69D54A8080B1B7539BF4E1CA.jpg[/image]

dcpollay -> RE: OT - Cars (2/28/2017 9:26:10 PM)
I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Japanese aircraft engineers were never able to successfully incorporate run-flat tires onto their planes, despite years of research. The efforts distracted them from designing a appropriate jet fighter that could have won them the war. [:'(]

dcpollay -> RE: OT - Cars (2/28/2017 9:30:38 PM)
Seriously, I never knew Dodge had a version of the El Camino/Ranchero. In 1991, I bought a 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Weak engine, oil gasket leaks, and a pig in the snow.

Jorge_Stanbury -> RE: OT - Cars (2/28/2017 10:01:32 PM)
Google version of the first car I chose to buy (technically the 2nd but the 1st one was just an old car I purchased from my mom, so that 1st car was not really my choice but simply a way to pay back for using it before I started working) So it was a 1980 Nissan patrol, I bought it in 2000 or 2001, so it was already 20 years old. I think I paid ~4,000 USD. I was young and I wanted an adventurous car, and the previous owner (a good friend of mine) spent a lot of money in repairing it, changing transmission and engine (original replaced with a 1994 turbo diesel Nissan Civilian) The good: It was fun to drive and it had the torque of a tank The bad: There was always some mechanical problem with it; it was a real pain in the $%S to take it anywhere, as invariably something will fail, needing repair. I felt like Han Solo in the Millennium Falcon or the Russians on carrier Adm Kutnetzov The ugly: Lots of $$$ to maintain and repair.. to the point that I never again purchased anything fancy. From now on, Sedan cars only [image]local://upfiles/41287/E5310199AC2944EF90D512184010C438.gif[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: OT - Cars (2/28/2017 10:03:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: bomccarthy My first car - paid $8,500 for it new, in 1982. I sold it 12 years later for $750 and bought a used 1991 Mustang GT. [image]local://upfiles/46072/3DFAD78A69D54A8080B1B7539BF4E1CA.jpg[/image] I can see why I never saw one of these in Canada. Those headlight sockets are just made to accumulate snow and block the lights! Did it suffer from loose-steering wander like most North American cars of the time? I remember Fords being particularly bad - you had to tack back and forth like a sailboat!

Grfin Zeppelin -> RE: OT - Cars (2/28/2017 10:18:05 PM)
One plane I really like to accelerate is the Judy.

Chickenboy -> RE: OT - Cars (2/28/2017 10:44:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin One plane I really like to accelerate is the Judy. [:D]

pws1225 -> RE: OT - Cars (2/28/2017 10:53:28 PM)
Nor is it gamey to move from the Rufe to the A6M5. By the way, my first plane was a Rufe.

Zorch -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 1:08:29 AM)
What's the penalty for hijacking a thread? Intentionally and willingly, with Zero provocation, and with malice aforethought? [X(]

BBfanboy -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 1:32:30 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Zorch What's the penalty for hijacking a thread? Intentionally and willingly, with Zero provocation, and with malice aforethought? [X(] You get Nic'd with an Oscar?

Chickenboy -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 2:17:18 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Zorch What's the penalty for hijacking a thread? Intentionally and willingly, with Zero provocation, and with malice aforethought? [X(] Round these parts, one gets 'street cred' and an "atta girl" for pullin' a stunt like that, Pilgrim.

sventhebold -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 2:22:54 AM)
My first car. 1969 Chevrolet Impala. Paid 250 bucks for it.

wdolson -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 3:31:42 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sventhebold My first car. 1969 Chevrolet Impala. Paid 250 bucks for it. Mine was a 1967 Caprice. Looked like this with the stock wheels: http://www.2040-cars.com/Chevrolet/Caprice/1967-chevy-caprice-sport-sendan-clean-nice-original-car-supernatural-tv-car-1165249/ They have become classics, $27,000? I think my father paid about $1500 new. I had it less than a year and my father bought a new car and handed down his 1974 Caprice to me. That wasn't as nice a car, it started developing problems when I was in college and I got a 1981 Impala instead. Even though that Impala had 70,000 hard miles as a company car before I bought it, I put another 70,000 miles on it with little trouble. The one time it had a catastrophic failure was when the housing on the water pump cracked while I was waiting at a traffic light. There was a service station on the same corner with no cars being worked on and it was a relatively short walk home. They were able to replace the water pump in a couple of hours from when it happened. The 74 was also light blue with a white painted roof. It looked dated the day my father bought it new. Every car I've driven had a GM small block V-8 in it though the new car only has a model of one. [:)] As for a first aircraft, I don't recall what my first aircraft model was. I was only three. I do remember my first 1/32 model though. I was 5 and I had felt I was building second class models because my father only built 1/32 scale. My sister was building some 1/32 scale aircraft too. One night both my sister and father were working on 1/32 scale Zeros my father had picked up at Pick N Save for $0.98 each and I was pouting. He went out to the garage and came in with a Zero for me too. It was this boxing of the kit: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/1028083-revell-h-265-mitsubishi-a6m5-zero-sen Not terribly accurate, but the fit and finish were pretty good. I built another one when I was in high school that I still have. I didn't need to use much putty on it as almost everything fit very well. Bill

warspite1 -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 5:34:25 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin One plane I really like to accelerate is the Judy. warspite1 Are you **** kiddin' me lady?? The ** Judy is a *** pile of * and nowhere near as good as my first car - a Ford Escort MkII. Yeah, * beat that with your *** "I really like to accelerate the Judy" **. I bet it doesn't accelerate like my * Escort, a fine piece of British built American engineering that had 130,000 miles on the clock - and that was probably second time round. Okay it may not have been as good for sneak attacks over the expanse of the * Pacific, but my Escort beats your ** Judy hands down any day of the ** week on day to day driving - what's the * urban cycle nos. for the Judy eh? The Escort was especially good when it comes to travelling from * London to the * west country. You tried using the * A303 in the middle of summer with a *** Judy? P.S you must excuse the manner of this post, but I'm afraid I also hang out in the General Discussion Forum [:(] That's about as close a likeness as I can find - but mine never looked that good.... [image]local://upfiles/28156/A70CCC06BF744416BDFFB168E99D6654.jpg[/image]

Grfin Zeppelin -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 10:29:16 AM)
[:D]

zuluhour -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 10:52:14 AM)
'70 Ford Maverick, used. bench seats, three on the tree, straight six.

dave sindel -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 12:09:48 PM)
1959 Rambler American, but it never looked this good. Paid $60 for it in 1970 before my senior year in high school. It didnt make the year - blew it up by pushing it beyond it's limit. [image]local://upfiles/20177/36F3BC127CBC4B33B6AE6695A37F0125.jpg[/image]

Lecivius -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 1:18:31 PM)
My first vehicle. It's still up on a pass above Telluride. [image]local://upfiles/26061/1C748BAA45D34321A0A57379247EBA09.jpg[/image]

sventhebold -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 2:25:35 PM)
I loved my Impala's. I had a 68, 69, and a 75.

John 3rd -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 3:06:54 PM)
1968 Chrysler Newport. It was a TANK and was painted canary yellow. Her name was--naturally--Tweety Bird.

crsutton -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 5:07:01 PM)
1976 TR7. The stylish wedge. Oh so beautiful and fun to drive. But more in need of a priest than a mechanic. Not a good time for British Leyland..... Here is a shot of the car with my girlfriend at the time sitting on it. I came home from sea only to discover that my brother had warped the head and that my girlfriend had dumped me. Sigh, good times... [image]local://upfiles/8095/3F5F3061D4BB4DCF859C0816A409F6C8.jpg[/image]

warspite1 -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 5:21:08 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton 1976 TR7. The stylish wedge. Oh so beautiful and fun to drive. But more in need of a priest than a mechanic. Not a good time for British Leyland..... Here is a shot of the car with my girlfriend at the time sitting on it. I came home from sea only to discover that my brother had warped the head and that my girlfriend had dumped me. Sigh, good times... [image]local://upfiles/8095/3F5F3061D4BB4DCF859C0816A409F6C8.jpg[/image] warspite1 British Racing Green?

Lokasenna -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 5:49:56 PM)
I have a 1978 CJ7 Renegade rusting out in a driveway back in Iowa. It used to run. It might still run if the carburetor were replaced, but I'm not sure it's worth the investment. I might have a picture of it somewhere, but if I do it's definitely not electronic and therefore inaccessible.

casmithasl -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 5:57:15 PM)
My first was a 1967 GTO, in 1967, not new. A poor department store clerk had it first, but when the payment book arrived had to give it back to the bank. I just off active duty on DD 699 the Waldron. got it $2,700. It Lasted until 12/07/69 when it was crushed by a railroad car in Enola yard.

m10bob -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 6:21:12 PM)
First new car I ever financed was a '67 Camaro SS with hide-away lights which I had to remove in the winter to prevent them from icing closed. The hood had fake valve covers for show. It had a 350with 350HP and Dayton Checker tires. It had a Muncie 4 on the floor; This was the only year in which it had the "gull-wing" window vent on the front door. It did a true 110 MPH and could cover the quarter like it was made for drag-racing. I think it got 12=14 MPG? Low throaty growl when punched a tad. Only had an AM radio and 3 ashtrays IIRC, LOL Came with Ralph Naders new "break-away window cranks" Very light in the rear-end and of course rear wheel drive so it was a "sun" car. Brand new, stock, only $3400 and it could still be financed on a 3 year note. FYI, my first 3 cars only cost fifty bucks each, and that was common in the early sixties..

dave sindel -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 6:41:17 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton 1976 TR7. The stylish wedge. Oh so beautiful and fun to drive. But more in need of a priest than a mechanic. Not a good time for British Leyland..... Here is a shot of the car with my girlfriend at the time sitting on it. I came home from sea only to discover that my brother had warped the head and that my girlfriend had dumped me. Sigh, good times... [image]local://upfiles/8095/3F5F3061D4BB4DCF859C0816A409F6C8.jpg[/image] Is that Chrysler Cordoba in the background dark green also or dark blue? I had one just like that ( dark green) with the white half vinyl roof and white pinstripes. Was a pretty nice riding and driving car.

Bullwinkle58 -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 7:35:57 PM)
She looks fun. How many grandkids? [:'(]

Zorch -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 8:18:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: Zorch What's the penalty for hijacking a thread? Intentionally and willingly, with Zero provocation, and with malice aforethought? [X(] You get Nic'd with an Oscar? Well Frankly, I don't give an Oscar.

Lecivius -> RE: OT - Cars (3/1/2017 8:22:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Zorch quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: Zorch What's the penalty for hijacking a thread? Intentionally and willingly, with Zero provocation, and with malice aforethought? [X(] You get Nic'd with an Oscar? Well Frankly, I don't give an Oscar. You would if Tony was wielding it. <shudder>

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