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I've been spoiled by the low-end torque the American engines make so I will only buy American cars. I also prefer the '60s/early '70s styling and overall reliability of American cars.
I'm not really planning to buy more cars, but next on my list would be:
The Old School Detroit Three cars; were by and large, pretty decent 1979 on down...........till the advent of decent fuel injection (1986 Ford and ca. 1988 Chevy TBI) whereupon they became good again
The feedback carburetors were junk------then God they only hung around in large numbers between 1980-85.
The Old School Detroit Three cars; were by and large, pretty decent 1979 on down...........till the advent of decent fuel injection (1986 Ford and ca. 1988 Chevy TBI) whereupon they became good again
The feedback carburetors were junk------then God they only hung around in large numbers between 1980-85.
Yeah, I agree. I really prefer 1971 and older. All of that extra anti-smog junk which was added more and more from 1972 and on really hurt performance and fuel mileage.
That's one reason I may eventually buy a '69 limo in place of my current '76. I like the '76 a lot, but the '69 has a more solid feel to it, much more horsepower and nice touches inside like real wood on the dash and door panels.
the two best cars i have ever had were my last two...
both manual (I WILL NEVER BUY AN AUTOMATIC FOR MYSELF)
2003 mazda protege, i loved it, it was a great car. someone hit me and totalled it and i never thought i would find something i liked so much, ended up getting the hatchback version of the toyota yaris. it may be even better
Yeah, I agree. I really prefer 1971 and older. All of that extra anti-smog junk which was added more and more from 1972 and on really hurt performance and fuel mileage.
That's one reason I may eventually buy a '69 limo in place of my current '76. I like the '76 a lot, but the '69 has a more solid feel to it, much more horsepower and nice touches inside like real wood on the dash and door panels.
Your 1976 can be 'tweaked' to run better.
Toss on a set of early Cadillac heads from a ca.1973 down 472; install a high flow catalytic converter (your muffler/resonator will keep the exhaust quiet) as well as richening up the Q-jet and dialing in more ignition timing/advance.
Toss on a set of early Cadillac heads from a ca.1973 down 472; install a high flow catalytic converter (your muffler/resonator will keep the exhaust quiet) as well as richening up the Q-jet and dialing in more ignition timing/advance.
That can be done, but I still like the 1969 better. For instance, it doesn't have those plastic rear fillers on the back fenders and it has the 120 mph speedometer (the '76s had a 100 mph speedo).
Also, the compression ratio on the '69 is a healthy 10.5:1 and only 8.5:1 on the '76.
Actually, I can't really do anything to my '76 because it is still required to go through those silly smog checks every other year and no way will it pass if I do things like richen up the carb and advance the ignition. It barely passes the way it's tuned now... yet another reason I may buy a '69 instead and won't have to go through those irritating smog checks.
We have a little 1996 Buick Century with more than 167,000 miles on it that has protected us through two wrecks, gets great gas mileage and still doesn't look too bad. It is my errand car now and when I have a choice between it and our LeSabre, I choose the Century.
I just bought myself a 1996 Nissan Maxima 5MT yesterday. It doesn't have the sport-suspension package so I'm a little disappointed in the handling. Too much body roll, though admittedly once it's done rolling it settles in nicely and handles adequately & predictably. But boy, what an engine. The 190HP engine gives the 240+ HP engine in my SHO a very solid run for its money.
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