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Miscellaneous => The Lounge => Topic started by: MrSmith on 26 March 2004, 12:34

Title: What do you drive?
Post by: MrSmith on 26 March 2004, 12:34: Just curious. With all the problems my truck has had, and its lack of security, I wonder if microsoft built it... I also posted these specs on www.carsurvey.org (http://www.carsurvey.org)

My truck is a 1972 Ford F100 Custom Pick-up.
It has a 302 V8, and a three speed gear box.

Here are some things I have had to replace:
The very first thing I had to replace was the steering box. It broke one night while I was getting gas.

The master cylinder was bad when I bought the truck, so I replaced it when I replaced the steering box.

I have replaced the heater core and the hoses.

I replaced the fan (alternator) belt.

I replaced the alternator because the bearing was going bad.

I replaced the water pump because it was making a grinding sound.

I replaced the voltage regulator because the battery was not charging.

It turns out the charging system wiring was bad, so I had a shop re-wire it. the bad wiring destroyed my new alternator. Hope I have the receipt...

Here are my comments about the truck that I posted on the above web site.

I love this truck. It is a beast! It has absolutley no options except for heat and a radio and a sunroof. Nobody can easily drive this truck except me, (This includes the wife.) and even I have trouble sometimes.

It is yellow, (the paint is in great shape for its age.) and has orange work lights on the top of it.

My dad had them on his bronco, and took them off when he got laid off. My truck got broken into, (my fault for leaving the windows down) and my dad thought that if the lights were hooked to the door, they might alert someone to the truck being tampered with.

It has no:

4X4 Capability, something that is a must for a big truck in the snow.

Power steering, hard to drive if you're not use to it.

Power brakes, the truck also has drum brakes all around and of course no anti-lock. I hope I never have to stop on dime.

A/C, roll down the windows.

Automatic transmission, three on the tree baby! Just like grandpa.

No rear defroster.

This truck is bottom of the barrel. I love it. Less to break! There are still some things I have to do to it:

I have to replace the manual choke.

I have to replace the duct-work for the window defroster. why somebody would take the time to remove it, even for a repair and not replace it is beyond me.

I have to fix the gas gauge, it does not work. Fortuantly (unless I wreck) the gas tank is behind the seat so I can hear the gas sloshing around. when I can't hear it slosh, I get more gas.

At some point, the shifter was moved to the floor. the linkage is damaged and the throw is long, making it hard to shift.

The reverse lights and license plate light don't work, but I bet if I look, I can find the source of all the electrical problems.

I don't know if the motor is original to the truck, but it burns no oil, (or so little I can't tell, and I always change it at 3 months/3000 miles, whichever comes first.) and it purrs. this is by far the BEST thing about the truck. This motor will outlast the truck, and most likely me. If it were not for the loud exhaust, you could barely hear it run.

Overall, I would never trade this truck for a new truck, or car. I have talked about selling it a few times, but can't stand to part with it. plus the wife thinks it is good to have "in case we have to haul something." I have to say, I really do appreciate my old Ford truck.

There is my rant.
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: Refalm on 26 March 2004, 12:58: I drive a Batavus mountainbike.

But I want to drive an Opel Manta GT when I have more money (when I don't go by train, cars are bad for the evironment), because that car kicks ass!
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: Xeen on 26 March 2004, 17:59: quote:
What do you drive?

The Long Island Rail Road and New York City subway. :D
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: Paladin9 on 26 March 2004, 22:28: 1985 Honda Accord with 148000 miles and it still runs like new. Honda's Rule!!!

When I read that you have a ford, I knew right away what your problem is. You have a ford. My parents had a ford. A 2000 windstar. It was burning oil at only 50000 miles. My Honda has 3x the miles and does not burn any oil. Other then my car, BART. Bay Area Rapid Transit(San Fransisco, Oakland). BART travels at about 70 mph. What do other more normal subways run at?
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: restin256 on 27 March 2004, 01:02: I'm going to drive a 1986 Pontiac Convertable when I 1) Get my liscense and 2) Get it fixed. Driver's ed costs $100 here. :(
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: hm_murdock on 27 March 2004, 02:24: 87 Accord V6 LX
1993 Mercedes-Benz 300TE
1986 Chevrolet 1/4ton Silverado
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: Commander on 27 March 2004, 02:31: i drive a donkey called the TTC
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: xyle_one on 27 March 2004, 05:58: `97 Honda Civic EX,.
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: skyman8081 on 27 March 2004, 06:24: Nothing...Yet.

Eventually, I will finish rebuilding the Car I will be driving is a:

1984 Jaguar XJS V12.

and it will come down and kick all your asses!
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: Paladin9 on 27 March 2004, 08:17: quote:
Originally posted by Sauron The Deceiver:
Nothing...Yet.

Eventually, I will finish rebuilding the Car I will be driving is a:

1984 Jaguar XJS V12.

and it will come down and kick all your asses!

I am sure that car will be incedibly fast but they are also very unreliable. I hope you like to work on cars a lot.
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: skyman8081 on 27 March 2004, 08:29: eh, at least it isn't a

Fucker
Only
Runs
Downhill

Modern American Cars Suck Shit.

[ March 26, 2004: Message edited by: Sauron The Deceiver ]
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: SpeeDFreaK on 27 March 2004, 12:27: Unfortunately Sauron, that's no longer the case. (http://smile.gif)

Refalm, you're gonna have to link to a pic of the car, because from what I'm finding, it looks a lot like a Chevy Cavalier.

And as long as I'm here:

1986 Toyota MR2 N/A 5-speed
~150,000 miles

And Sauron, you may have something on the straights, but let's see how your car handles sharp turns. (http://smile.gif)
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: Claris on 27 March 2004, 18:55: 2003 Ford Ranger, and a 2001 BMW X5 until recently.
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: Doogee on 27 March 2004, 21:00: Two feet and a heart beat.
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: timothygr on 27 March 2004, 21:40: From my point of view, it's not what you drive, but how and where that matters. Come to Athens, Greece, boys and girls, and there you will see all the driving madness of the universe...
and, PLEASE, JJ, join this one...

Oh, by the way, I'm trying to drive a '77 ford escort (with no extras on it). Thinking of bying a toyota
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: hm_murdock on 27 March 2004, 22:17: see the driving madness? I dunno if I want to! :-o
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: Paladin9 on 27 March 2004, 23:42: quote:
Originally posted by Sauron The Deceiver:

Fucker
Only
Runs
Downhill

Modern American Cars Suck Shit.

Ha ha! Thats a new one for me. Here are the ones I know in case some people do not know these already:

Found On Roadside Dead
Fucked On Race Day
Fuckin Old Rusty Dustbin
Fix Or Repair Daily

[ March 27, 2004: Message edited by: MindFlyer-Paladin9 ]
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: hm_murdock on 28 March 2004, 00:21: Fucked Old Rebuilt Dodge

(http://jimmyjames.sytes.net/images/fourdoorus.jpg)
(http://jimmyjames.sytes.net/images/focus.jpg)

[ March 27, 2004: Message edited by: JimmyJames: GenSTEP Founder ]
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: preacher on 28 March 2004, 06:03: I own three cars, but believe me, if we had light rail in Kansas City, I would be on it everyday.

1985 Buick LeSabre 2 door 307 V8
1988 Chevrolet Sprint 3 cylinder 50 mpg
1969 Dodge Dart 6 cylinder

(http://kansascity.cjb.net/thedart.jpg)
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: Paladin9 on 28 March 2004, 13:39: So Kansas City residential speed limit is only 20mph? In California it is 25.
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: preacher on 28 March 2004, 20:37: Yeah residential speed limit here is pretty slow, lots of kids in the neighborhoods, it probably is seen as a safety thing. At least we have 75 mph Interstates here.
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: Paladin9 on 29 March 2004, 03:06: quote:
Originally posted by ThePreacher:
Yeah residential speed limit here is pretty slow, lots of kids in the neighborhoods, it probably is seen as a safety thing. At least we have 75 mph Interstates here.

California interstates are 70. I looked into state max speed limits and the highest I found were 75, and a few were only 55 or 60. But when I was in Utah about 6 years ago, I was on a freeway that was 80mph!
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: skyman8081 on 29 March 2004, 03:21: In the LA/Orange County/San Deigo area, the cops do not enforce the freeway speed limits, simply because it is more dangerous to pull someone off a fast moving freeway ticket them, and have them pull back into traffic, than it is to let them be. so, for all intents an purposes have no speed limit on a freeway, a'la the Autobaun [sic].

there are spped limits in residential and school zones however, but with a school zone it is only if 2 or more children are nearby.
Title: What do you drive?
Post by: Paladin9 on 29 March 2004, 06:09: yeah, I have driven through LA, so I know how bad it can be.