I say this as a die hard MoPar guy:
Few cars are as attractive as a '65-'66 Mustang fastback. How anyone brought themselves to buy a coupe is a mystery to me.
Very effective ad; congratulations Porsche.
You made me want a 356.
Wait, I thought the economy was terrible because all of those angelic "job creators" had been crushed under the burden of an out of control, maniacal regulatory onslaught from those terrible Marxists in the govt. who want to destroy America?
You mean we were lied to? That they "job creators" still have plenty of money?
Well, I am clutching my pearls!
No, it is not. This is:
Pure awesome.
Now, a more pressing issue:
To those of you who put awesome neato car videos on YT, can you stop putting music in them? I want to be able to enjoy the sounds of what's going on, not your awful background rock.
Gracias
I knew my '03 SuperCrew was that way, didn't realize (then or until now) that they had started this lameness that early.
I came really close to buying one of these. It would have been...... I think a 91-93 model, it was black with I think a grey interior. GT, convertible, 5speed. In my group of car buddies, several had "5-liters" (which at the time was what everyone called them, LX or GT) and they were universally loved as good values for performance cars.
Nice paint, reasonably low mileage (<50K), no damage and most importantly, no cheesy racer boy mods. This was in 1996 I think.
Drove it, like it. Ran good. Felt tight (as tight as a Fox body convertible ever would). Only thing that spooked me was that a Ford dealer had it and the oil pressure gauge was inoperative. Why in the world the dealer wouldn't fix that was beyond me, leading me to believe it had low oil pressure and they'd disconnected it so potential buyers would think it had a bad gauge or sending unit versus a bad engine. If it were just the gauge, they would gave fixed it was my thinking.
Oh well.......... in hindsight I don't regret it. By the late Nineties, the 79-93 Foxes looked seriously dated. Plus I'd never have to deal with that stupid cable operated clutch!
Nice paint, reasonably low mileage (<50K), no damage and most importantly, no cheesy racer boy mods. This was in 1996 I think.
Drove it, like it. Ran good. Felt tight (as tight as a Fox body convertible ever would). Only thing that spooked me was that a Ford dealer had it and the oil pressure gauge was inoperative. Why in the world the dealer wouldn't fix that was beyond me, leading me to believe it had low oil pressure and they'd disconnected it so potential buyers would think it had a bad gauge or sending unit versus a bad engine. If it were just the gauge, they would gave fixed it was my thinking.
Oh well.......... in hindsight I don't regret it. By the late Nineties, the 79-93 Foxes looked seriously dated. Plus I'd never have to deal with that stupid cable operated clutch!
"It costs a lot of money to look this cheap"
I think I am one of the few people who has really enjoyed the last 10 years or so of R.E.M.'s stuff. I thought it really took a turn for the darker and that's unusual. I think a lot of "darker" (think Cure or Depeche Mode) bands begin to lose what makes them unique as they get rich and their lives don't suck so much anymore. Hard to write about misery and loneliness when you're sitting a 20 room mansion and millions of people love you (or your art).
I don't think there will be "superbands" like R.E.M. or U2 anymore. I think (most) everything will be 1 hit or 1 album wonders. Probably a lot of reasons, not the least of which decreasing attention spans of the public.
I will really miss R.E.M. Automatic for the people was sooooo good.
I don't think there will be "superbands" like R.E.M. or U2 anymore. I think (most) everything will be 1 hit or 1 album wonders. Probably a lot of reasons, not the least of which decreasing attention spans of the public.
I will really miss R.E.M. Automatic for the people was sooooo good.
I am good at turning wrenches and stuff like clutches and the like wasn't really a concern.
As I mentioned above, a major failure like engine, epic VANOS issues, etc, were what scared me off. I can't even imagine what a replacement S62 would cost (or the cost in parts to rebuild it).
I read the major threads (DYIs) about clutch replacement, suspension repair and placement and such and nothing looked exceedingly difficult.
As I mentioned above, a major failure like engine, epic VANOS issues, etc, were what scared me off. I can't even imagine what a replacement S62 would cost (or the cost in parts to rebuild it).
I read the major threads (DYIs) about clutch replacement, suspension repair and placement and such and nothing looked exceedingly difficult.
If I bought one, it would definitely have been a lower mileage unit (<50K, etc.).
The neglected maintenance and hard use (nobody buys an M5 to take easy jaunts to the grocery store) worried me. I've had performance cars and I know how they get used.
My biggest fears were an engine failure or the paint failing. These are 10 year old cars now and if they haven't been garaged, they've got to be near the point where the clearcoat begins to spot.
The neglected maintenance and hard use (nobody buys an M5 to take easy jaunts to the grocery store) worried me. I've had performance cars and I know how they get used.
My biggest fears were an engine failure or the paint failing. These are 10 year old cars now and if they haven't been garaged, they've got to be near the point where the clearcoat begins to spot.
I had an '03 Lariat. 139K miles. When I bought it, I didn't own a truck, so it served it's purpose (nice enough to be presentable, could still carry something) but now that I have my old Dodge D250 longbed and a couple M35A2's, I no longer needed a "nice" truck.
E39 M5. No question.
A few months ago I sold my F-150 SuperCrew. I'm driving my beater now, but I will need something nice soon.
I considered buying a low mileage M5 so I started doing all the background research on what to expect. I read hundreds of m5board.com threads and eventually convinced myself not to do it.
I the passionate side of my brain is heartbroken but the pragmatic side knows I dodged a bullet.
A few months ago I sold my F-150 SuperCrew. I'm driving my beater now, but I will need something nice soon.
I considered buying a low mileage M5 so I started doing all the background research on what to expect. I read hundreds of m5board.com threads and eventually convinced myself not to do it.
I the passionate side of my brain is heartbroken but the pragmatic side knows I dodged a bullet.
Kaiser Darrin. Google it.
Was going to post an Army Jeep but I guess this was "best door" not "best opening where you might put a door if you're a pussy."
:)
Was going to post an Army Jeep but I guess this was "best door" not "best opening where you might put a door if you're a pussy."
:)
This seems to be important to the community.
Those aren't HEMTT's-they are FMTV's or LMTV's.
Military vehicles like M35's and M38A1's.
For $5K you can get a decent Jeep that will need some love or a pretty nice Deuce.
In return, you'll have a vehicle whose capability & simplicity are legendary. You'll have a convertible and a way to haul 10K lbs of gravel (if you get a deuce) home on Saturday for that driveway renovation.
Not to mention an amazing piece of history.
And your dog will love riding in it.
For $5K you can get a decent Jeep that will need some love or a pretty nice Deuce.
In return, you'll have a vehicle whose capability & simplicity are legendary. You'll have a convertible and a way to haul 10K lbs of gravel (if you get a deuce) home on Saturday for that driveway renovation.
Not to mention an amazing piece of history.
And your dog will love riding in it.
There are not. Georgia had safety inspections at least up to the early 1980's, but at some point they were abandoned.
That appears to be a scrap scavenger, due to the cargo.
If I'm wrong, I apologize.
If you work in any kind of business/light industrial area, you are familiar with these guys.
As the economy deteriorates, you see more of them. They'll more or less ride around behind buildings, dumpster diving and asking if you have any scrap you want to get rid of.
Being a Southerner who likes cars, I've seen a lot of "hoopty" rides that I thought were held together with bailing wire and hope.
That was, until I got older(and got jobs) and saw the scavengers.
I still (at my advanced age) am astonished at what these guys will drive. I have never seen vehicles so utterly destroyed, yet still somehow able to move under their own power. If you saw the avg. scavengers truck in a junkyard, you would not even give it a second thought. You would assume there was not one usable item left on it.
The best one was the most recent-this guy shows up in a 93-96 Ram 1500 standard cab shortbed. No rear window, so he shoved a 4x8 sheet of plywood between the bed and the back of the cab. Not attached in any way, just stuck in there. All the vinyl and padding was gone from the steering wheel, down to the steel wire.
The front clip was the best part. The hood was ratchet strapped down and the headlights had a mile of clear packing tape holding them to the damaged fenders.
There were no windshield wipers. The passenger door utilized a latch and clasp like what you'd put on a wood box to lock the lid to keep it shut. I am pretty sure there was no passenger window.
The bed was the high point-imagine the way a bed looks if a tree falls on it perpendicularly. Except the damage this bed exhibited was a loooong arch. Imagine a string tied to the front and rear edge of the bed. Then introduce a lot of slack into the string so it has about a 12-18" drop in the center. This bed looked like that on both sides.
All of us employees would just stop what we were doing when we saw thing and marvel in it's ability to continue moving.
And it was an automatic.
If I'm wrong, I apologize.
If you work in any kind of business/light industrial area, you are familiar with these guys.
As the economy deteriorates, you see more of them. They'll more or less ride around behind buildings, dumpster diving and asking if you have any scrap you want to get rid of.
Being a Southerner who likes cars, I've seen a lot of "hoopty" rides that I thought were held together with bailing wire and hope.
That was, until I got older(and got jobs) and saw the scavengers.
I still (at my advanced age) am astonished at what these guys will drive. I have never seen vehicles so utterly destroyed, yet still somehow able to move under their own power. If you saw the avg. scavengers truck in a junkyard, you would not even give it a second thought. You would assume there was not one usable item left on it.
The best one was the most recent-this guy shows up in a 93-96 Ram 1500 standard cab shortbed. No rear window, so he shoved a 4x8 sheet of plywood between the bed and the back of the cab. Not attached in any way, just stuck in there. All the vinyl and padding was gone from the steering wheel, down to the steel wire.
The front clip was the best part. The hood was ratchet strapped down and the headlights had a mile of clear packing tape holding them to the damaged fenders.
There were no windshield wipers. The passenger door utilized a latch and clasp like what you'd put on a wood box to lock the lid to keep it shut. I am pretty sure there was no passenger window.
The bed was the high point-imagine the way a bed looks if a tree falls on it perpendicularly. Except the damage this bed exhibited was a loooong arch. Imagine a string tied to the front and rear edge of the bed. Then introduce a lot of slack into the string so it has about a 12-18" drop in the center. This bed looked like that on both sides.
All of us employees would just stop what we were doing when we saw thing and marvel in it's ability to continue moving.
And it was an automatic.
Anyone else notice the editing error at about 2:13? It's not a Challenger interior-I believe it's either a Pontiac A-body (69-up) or a 70-71 Torino. I looked at it frame by frame but couldn't tell what the insignia on the steering wheel was. Low quality video and all.
