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Not the big cars so much but I sometimes miss big old bench seats, especially in trucks. One, I sometimes feel all hemmed in by the bucket seat and all the dash and compartment stuff. You could lay down take a nap, you could ride close to your sweetie, you dog could sit up front with you (not that safe I know but still).
Yes todays center console and center control panels make you feel jammed in. In the big old cars the interiors felt roomy not confining.
Yes todays center console and center control panels make you feel jammed in. In the big old cars the interiors felt roomy not confining.
My Ram has bench seats. They are still available. Very roomy. Pretty comfortable too. You still get a console of sorts too. it folds down from the middle seat.
I miss that old boat. Really not loving the small, "in-touch-with-the-road" Euro-style sedans that predominate today. People who love them, love them. I'm more of a float-on-the-cloud kind of driver, though. I'd drive a blimp if such were available!
Floating on clouds was not responsive and was unsafe in emergency situations. When driving you should be DRIVING, not wallowing around on your living room couch.
Miss the 70's cars? You mean the cars like the Olds 98 posted that had a whopping 225HP out of a big block 455. The same cars that you couldn't get across the street on a gallon of gas. The cars that had exhaust that smelled like rotten eggs. Or maybe you mean the cars that the sheetmetal was so thin that you couldn't even lean on the car without doing damage. The same cars that the engine was running so lean that it was half way missing at hiway speeds- they called it running in a wind. Or the engines that kept running after you turned off the key. Miss them? Sure do, and thank God they're gone. They were absolute CRAP! But then 1971 was the first year for the "new" bumpers on cars. They looked like an erector set hit the front end but we were safe.....as long as we didn't go over 5 mph.
Apparently you haven't leaned on any new cars lately, The metal is considerably thinner today than it was even 30 yrs. ago. I've leaned across plenty of 60s, 70s, and even 80s car without damaging them. I leaned into the fender of my 2004 truck and dented the driver's side front fender while changing spark plugs.
Back in the mid 90's I bought a 73 Buick LaSabre from an acquaintance for $300. It was ugly green but I liked it, and the brakes needed replaced. I replaced the brakes and made that car my daily driver.
I LOVED that car. It was a smooth ride with a powerful engine. When I was speeding on the highway newer cars moved out of my way. LOL
My parents bought a 1973 Buick LeSabre brand new off the lot. In 1980, my mom somehow managed to roll it over in a car accident. She walked away unharmed. The car was totaled and my mom is still around today.
Apparently you haven't leaned on any new cars lately, The metal is considerably thinner today than it was even 30 yrs. ago. I've leaned across plenty of 60s, 70s, and even 80s car without damaging them. I leaned into the fender of my 2004 truck and dented the driver's side front fender while changing spark plugs.
I was gonna say, the sheetmetal was still very thick on the majority of 70's cars, especially the bigger ones.
You could grab the inner wheel well on most 70's cars, and it would not flex, try doing that on any modern car, and watch the flimsy flyer bend.
The older cars used thicker, denser steel to also help absorb road noise.
The metal on new cars are ultra thin and hollow, they are quieter to drive due to extra use of noise cancellation technology and better insulation material to make up for the lighter steel and body. But to say that 70's cars metal is thin, is crazy.
I was gonna say, the sheetmetal was still very thick on the majority of 70's cars, especially the bigger ones.
You could grab the inner wheel well on most 70's cars, and it would not flex, try doing that on any modern car, and watch the flimsy flyer bend.
The older cars used thicker, denser steel to also help absorb road noise.
The metal on new cars are ultra thin and hollow, they are quieter to drive due to extra use of noise cancellation technology and better insulation material to make up for the lighter steel and body. But to say that 70's cars metal is thin, is crazy.
Crazy indeed.
Unless they're talking about emission controls, people who love to bash 70s cars have to make stuff up.
Unless they're talking about emission controls, people who love to bash 70s cars have to make stuff up.
The bluetooth in those cars does not work well at all, and the GPS is virtually non-existent. Plus they are way to easy to work on, and the engine does not have enough plastic parts.
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