The Automotive Scene

[1evilregal]

I like to believe that if a person is a true car nut, they'll appreciate all types and makes of cars... they may not like certain genres (myself, I don't care much for the lifted cars and "ricers" with the fartcan mufflers(ricers being "slap-on" mods... completley different than tuners) but have seen some that were pulled off nicely... usually I just think "poor car", and keep my opinions to myself...). I hear alot of guff about fords and mustangs, but my wife has owned 2 mustangs and my DD is an F150, all of which has never given us a bit of problem... I've owned japanese, american, and even swedish car, old and newer, and have loved all of them....

 

[ssn696]

Yah - I don't get the "My ---- will ---- on your ----" window stickers. When I made something from nothing because nothing was what was in my wallet, I rebuilt a 1982 Chevy light 3/4-ton with New England skin cancer, a medium-duty TH400, grafted on dual tanks, and a detuned race 400 from my first wagon. It got named 'Buford' for a burger joint in Missouri where I stopped on a cross-country move dragging a trailer loaded with a car, a motorcycle, and all the metallic junk the post-Navy movers wouldn't touch. I replaced it with a 1992 Dodge Cummins that had zebra stripes from the previous owner. Then I picked up an F350 crew cab because it had a manual transmission, and a back seat for three kids. All had may greasy handprints all over them. Here is Buford being shared to a friend who needed some wheels.

 

[pencero]

I love a wide variety of cars and trucks but I don't find many models in the last decade very exciting. Without a scanner you can't even work on most of them anyway. I gravitate towards domestic cars but I'm not close minded. The only foreign car I owned was a 328i and it put my domestics to shame. When I bought the Cutlass I didn't know much about working on cars but I was tired of depending on others. Now I can honestly say that I do know how to work on stuff and feel a lot more confident approaching a car. I still don't know how to do brakes or transmissions, and I'm not ready to build a motor yet, but those are things I look forward to learning in the future. I cheated on the 79mc and had a lot of work done at the shop. To do an exotic car like an old Porsche would cost 10x to restore all the things I had repaired. I think the best thing about staying in older cars / domestic is avoiding car payments and being in a lower insurance group. Then, when you do have a problem such as someone smacks into the car, the damage is not very bad. I can't stand some of the newer bumpers with plastic clips and they are just for show. If I were to hit a deer I would much rather be in a car like the Cutlass / 79mc. Imagine hitting a deer in a car you just took out a 30 grand commitment on. Some of you don't have to imagine that, you've been there. I'm straight. Even if I buy an import it would be something on the older side too, and I wouldn't take the aesthetics nearly as seriously. I have owned many cars in my lifetime but never made a car payment. Without the title to a car I just don't feel like it's mine. I wouldn't want to have to buy parts for some of the newer cars out there, especially while still making payments. This platform is very affordable and that's what keeps me here. I guess that's why after owning so many cars all I have left is the Cutlass now. It was easiest to work on, affordable, resilient... I haven't even put a real motor in it yet and I can't wait to get started on the real learning curve. I've been studying hard on here what to do and what not to do, so I make the right choices for me and my region when it comes time for the swap!