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Ever notice that vehicle's people say have personality are vehicle's with flaws? Old girlfriend had a mid60s American Rambled she loved. There were two spots on the dash marked with tape. Hit one spot for headlights and hit the other spot for the original all transistor radio. To start the car, turn key 1/2 way, pull key, and turn rest of the way while kicking the gas. Screw driver to open trunk. Front door locks didn't unlock with key. I liked that the front seat folded back flat to make a bed (we were teenagers at the time).
German cars have egos. People tout they like cars with "German feel" it means even though it may drive really well but in reality it has lots of gremlins and issues.
Ever notice that vehicle's people say have personality are vehicle's with flaws? Old girlfriend had a mid60s American Rambled she loved. There were two spots on the dash marked with tape. Hit one spot for headlights and hit the other spot for the original all transistor radio. To start the car, turn key 1/2 way, pull key, and turn rest of the way while kicking the gas. Screw driver to open trunk. Front door locks didn't unlock with key. I liked that the front seat folded back flat to make a bed (we were teenagers at the time).
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Originally Posted by sailordave
Was thinking about an old girlfriend whose first car was a 60s model American Nash Rambler 4 door sedan with inline 6. She loved the car saying it had character. It's character included front doors that didn't unlock from the outside so she'd lock the front doors, leave the back doors unlocked, and happily climb over to the front seat. There were two spots on the dash marked with tape. She'd pull the knob to turn on the headlights and then hit the spot with the first tape then the lights would come on. She'd turn on the factory original "all transistor radio" and hit the second spot for the radio to come on. She had the screwdriver to pop the trunk. Starting the car was an anti-theft process. Stick key in, turn key halfway, pull the key as if trying to pull it out, then turn the rest of the way while kicking the gas pedal.
Ever notice that vehicle's people say have personality are vehicle's with flaws? Old girlfriend had a mid60s American Rambled she loved. There were two spots on the dash marked with tape. Hit one spot for headlights and hit the other spot for the original all transistor radio. To start the car, turn key 1/2 way, pull key, and turn rest of the way while kicking the gas. Screw driver to open trunk. Front door locks didn't unlock with key. I liked that the front seat folded back flat to make a bed (we were teenagers at the time).
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My GTO sometimes starts then shuts off immediately. Two trips to the dealer under warranty for this with no problem found. Is that personality?
I had a Saab that had lots of "personality." It was kind of like dating a mentally ill model; when everything was running right with it, it couldn't be beat, but man, the downside got to be too much to handle.
My VW Bug had personality. Every winter I could choose between freezing or having heat but being subjected to exhaust gasses due to rusty heat exchanger. Float in the carb would stick so a knock with a hammer would temporarily remedy. No weight over front wheels made turning on icy intersections more interesting than a novice doing the skeleton.
BUT, it always started and as I learned to tinker with it, it would run despite doing stupid things like running on 2 cylinders. I sure did like my Corolla I got after the bug. No personality, like the "bondo bug" but it had heat and a far less "quirky" engine!!
I knew a woman who bought a new Audi TT with lots of...personality.
In order to get the wipers to work, she had to pound on a specific area of the dashboard.
She was given this tip by one of the mechanics at the Audi dealership.
Not wanting to have to pound on the dashboard of her new car, she returned again & again to the dealership, in the hope that they could remedy the problem. After about 5 trips to the Audi dealer with no resolution of the problem, she just accepted that the only way to get the magnificent German electronics to function properly was..to pound on the dashboard.
I remember that she had a lot of other electrical/electronic problems with that car, but unfortunately I can't recall the exact details of that laundry list of complaints.
Like most sensible owners of German cars, she got rid of it as soon as the warranty coverage expired.
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