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Legalize the Constitution |
"How's your car running?" I have no idea what made me think of this. When I was young and owned a succession of thoroughly used cars and trucks, that was about the first question two young men asked upon meeting. How's your car running? Pretty good. It was running shitty, but I put a new set of plug wires on it and it's really running good now. How 'bout yours? Good, man, just need some front tires and I'll be set. Memories _______________________________________________________ despite them | ||
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Two cruise ins this weekend. Common question. Not bad actually. Need to fix the wipers, fan isn't blowing like it should, still got the front end project to do... but it runs fine! -- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. JALLEN 10/18/18 https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...610094844#7610094844 | |||
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I have had similar conversations with my high school age kids. Definition of a good car when I was a kid was that it started MOST of the time. They have a different baseline now. For what its worth, we had a Datsun B210 that my sister would try to start and I would then spray that can stuff right into the carburetor. Most of the time, ha. | |||
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The question now is How is your Health? Followed by" you look good," which is a euphemism for you look really old. | |||
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goodheart |
My sister had one of those. In green it looked like a big fat banana. _________________________ “ What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”— Lord Melbourne | |||
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A Grateful American |
Like the wimmin I'm trying to date. "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
Sorry to hear about your backfiring issues. For the wimminfolk For your vehicle Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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You've got that right! Nostalgia aside, the cars today are FAR more reliable than anything back then. | |||
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Seeker of Clarity |
Yeah man... Good times! That's a very interesting observation. One's car at that age was likely one's only possession. And more importantly, it represented freedom. In many ways, it was independence in a transition to adulthood. My 77 VW bus is running ok. The heater is nonexistent. But I just drive really fast with the window cranked down, and then I crank it up. I feel warm for the rest of the drive. But it's so cold the batteries in my boom box won't work. So no tunes till spring. | |||
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His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm. |
How's my car running? The one I always park facing downhill a little bit so I can bump/push start it? It runs fine after that. (That was an old car I had ~20 years ago. My current one runs fine.)This message has been edited. Last edited by: egregore, | |||
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Spiritually Imperfect |
Two are running great, the other is barely running. Modern cars aren't bulletproof. BMW - silky smooth inline six. All good. Slight valve cover leak. Honda - 4 cylinder/electric hybrid that won't die. No matter what we do to it. Nissan - VQ35DE engines apparently like to consume copious amounts of oil, at times. I'm chasing the symptoms around, hoping to find the cause. Maddening. | |||
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Savor the limelight |
Runs good, handles better now that I installed a 28mm anti-sway bar in the rear where there wasn't one and replaced the factory 28mm front with a 34mm. Very flat and neutral through the corners and don't fell crosswinds at all. The real test will be the next time I hook up the 15,500lb toy hauler and drive in 40mph crosswinds. Thanks for asking. | |||
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Staring back from the abyss |
Ah yes... Back in the days when all you needed was a rudimentary set of tools, a roll of tie-wire, some duct tape, and a can of starting fluid. You could actually crawl inside of the engine compartment and work on it yourself. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm. |
IIRC, there was an episode where he got a Chevy/Geo Metro because it was easier to push. | |||
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Who Woulda Ever Thought? |
My car must be running pretty good. My lovely wife took it to go get some flowers about an hour ago. | |||
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