It got mist in my eyes longing for the good old days when this absurd stuff only existed in the minds of science friction writers.
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- Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:16 pm
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: Fake manual transmissions coming to EVs?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2383
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:28 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Sick of the Safety NAZIs
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2866
Re: Sick of the Safety NAZIs
Now that Dort is one fine machine. Look how easy to change spark plugs on it. Everything is easy to get to. Wonder if that engine will fit in my Fusion.
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:26 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Sick of the Safety NAZIs
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2866
Re: Sick of the Safety NAZIs
Well the extenders came today and they work great. Of course the first shot at trying them out and the car was going to make a liar of me. Had to drive halfway down the block with no belt to get the chime to go off, but then plugged in the extender and it was gone. They work pretty good. Instead of...
- Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:08 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
- Replies: 55905
- Views: 3275131
Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
When Baby Seats for the car used to be fun https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceorwMHJgAM/XWreqRawPvI/AAAAAAADndQ/J1LtixACM7Uv8xo1cc1In8wzFoG6imGLwCLcBGAs/s1600/vintage-baby-car-seats-14.jpg https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/but-wait-theres-more/g39573604/child-car-seats-of-1959/?source=nl&utm_source=n...
- Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:07 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
- Replies: 55905
- Views: 3275131
Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
Innovative used tire disposal strategy:
https://youtu.be/dHh93cv4HNE
https://youtu.be/dHh93cv4HNE
- Fri Mar 18, 2022 9:19 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: What are you listening to?
- Replies: 1981
- Views: 191053
Re: What are you listening to?
....and Jethro Tull's real name was Jethro Bodine, but that was the name of Max Baer's character on "The Beverly Hillbillies", so they went with Jethro Tull instead. ...and then the band member changed his name to Ian Anderson, so his bandmates didn't keep sayin' "It's not all about ...
- Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:55 am
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
- Replies: 55905
- Views: 3275131
Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
MOKE! MOKE! MOKE ID COMING FROM MY MAUT! BMW FACES BIG RECALL OVER FIRES… - Autoline Daily And in other BMW news, it’s recalling over a million vehicles worldwide due to fire risks. And these are ICE fires, not BEV ones. The heater for the positive crankcase ventilation or PCV valve may fail and co...
- Fri Mar 11, 2022 10:27 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
- Replies: 55905
- Views: 3275131
Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
MOKE! MOKE! MOKE ID COMING FROM MY MAUT! BMW FACES BIG RECALL OVER FIRES… - Autoline Daily And in other BMW news, it’s recalling over a million vehicles worldwide due to fire risks. And these are ICE fires, not BEV ones. The heater for the positive crankcase ventilation or PCV valve may fail and co...
- Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:33 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
- Replies: 55905
- Views: 3275131
Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
^ Is one of them actually you? I woulkd guess the first one as I don't think you are a young un. Neither one is me. There was a time I took a picture of the inside of my mouth and posted it here when someone asked for photos of our interiors. They're just lucky that's the orifice I chose. Either wa...
- Sat Mar 05, 2022 7:39 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
- Replies: 55905
- Views: 3275131
Re: Misc Thread VI: Return of the Threadi
^ Is one of them actually you? I woulkd guess the first one as I don't think you are a young un.
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 2:08 pm
- Forum: Tranny Talk
- Topic: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 14251
Re: Winter....potholes....and automatics. Ugh!
February snow and cold weather here in the Detroit MI area have been brutal on the roads. Thursday evening in the dark I hit this missing section of pavement and it blew my front right tire and bent the rim. The left must have missed because it did not get any damage, but I replaced two tires since ...
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 11:22 pm
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: If ..........., You Just Might Be Drivin' an Electric
- Replies: 115
- Views: 26719
Re: If ..........., You Just Might Be Drivin' an Electric
If we ever are forced to drive electric cars (i.e., if ICEs are banned), then I recommend keeping a generator in the trunk or you could end up like this guy:
- Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:17 am
- Forum: Manuals in the News
- Topic: Ford patents an automated manual transmission with fingertip control
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3712
Re: Ford patents an automated manual transmission with fingertip control
Your lawyer probably didn't submit the request on the latest version of the form and so the committee refused to review your shift request. Indeed! Shifting by committee. Whoever (engineer, bean counter, federal regulators, insurance lobby, etc.) had input into how those paddes work is driving your...
- Sat Feb 12, 2022 3:18 pm
- Forum: Manuals in the News
- Topic: Ford patents an automated manual transmission with fingertip control
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3712
Re: Ford patents an automated manual transmission with fingertip control
I have tried the paddle shifters and they are no fun. Also they don't seem to work right, or else I don't know how to work them. Your lawyer probably didn't submit the request on the latest version of the form and so the committee refused to review your shift request. Indeed! Shifting by committee....
- Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:35 pm
- Forum: Manuals in the News
- Topic: Ford patents an automated manual transmission with fingertip control
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3712
Re: Ford patents an automated manual transmission with fingertip control
I have tried the paddle shifters and they are no fun. Also they don't seem to work right, or else I don't know how to work them.