Who else is into vehicles? I used to rallycross a '94 Ford Escort, but its transmission died so I'm looking to replace it.
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But yeah, what do you drive? Does anyone else race at all? (Note: Please don't discuss street racing. That's just not okay, ever.)
Drag racing , Hot Rods . There is a thread on that. Built cars ( full tube chassis Austin Devon/Dorset, VW Beetle, Slingshot dragster, several drag bikes for my youngest) but we have lost our local track to housing .
I was into Drag Racing for years and still love it. I've restored old cars and have a few myself. :)
I only have 2 wheels, so while I wouldn't call myself "into bikes" I guess I kinda am by default, I got excited when I learned the 310GS was coming to America (I like small displacement bikes) so there is that. I like cars somewhat too, but I feel like they are just too expensive to own in my current financial situation.
Quote from: Hikari on May 11, 2018, 11:50:12 PM
I only have 2 wheels, so while I wouldn't call myself "into bikes" I guess I kinda am by default, I got excited when I learned the 310GS was coming to America (I like small displacement bikes) so there is that. I like cars somewhat too, but I feel like they are just too expensive to own in my current financial situation.
Nothing wrong with that! I'm into cheap cars myself, honestly. I splurged on my current 2013 Kia Soul, but before that I never spent more than $600 on a car.
I'm looking to get a bike sometime, too. Preferably some sort of adventure bike, or whatever they're called. You know, like those BMWs that are like a hybrid of a dirt bike and a cruiser. Something all-terrain with lots of storage space.
A subject near and dear cars. I have been into cars all my life. I have owned a couple muscle cars, 70 Buick GS Stage 1 and a 70 GTO. How I wish I had them today. Currently I have a 1984 Lincoln town car ( the Wifes) a 1985 Ford Crown Victoria 2 dr future project, 2017 Lincoln MKZ, 1999 Ford Explorer off road project, and my 1971 Buick Sport wagon Current project.
I also ride I have a 2015 Harley FLHX Street Glide.
I enjoy taking my stuff to car shows, even though my stuff isn't much to look at now. I like it and don't care if others don't. I used to be big into car audio. Competing at shows, I was into sound quality and still am. planning a couple systems.
For motorsports I enjoy the touring car racing, and Optima ultimate street car. I have done Autocross. Can't stand Nascar, nor much roundy round stuff.
Kymmie
Quote from: 4A-GZE on May 06, 2018, 09:00:08 AM'94 Ford Escort, but its transmission died
What's the trans doing (or not doing) Carly? An automatic? Just revived daughter's 2003 Liberty with 196,000 miles sometimes just exchanging the fluid can fix shift problems.
Quote from: Kiera on September 13, 2018, 07:05:17 AM
What's the trans doing (or not doing) Carly? An automatic? Just revived daughter's 2003 Liberty with 196,000 miles sometimes just exchanging the fluid can fix shift problems.
It just stopped going into gear altogether. It's an automatic. I topped off the fluid and gave it some additives, but no dice.
Sadly, the car went away to the scrap yard a few days ago anyway.
Quote from: Hikari on May 11, 2018, 11:50:12 PMI wouldn't call myself "into bikes" I guess I kinda am by default
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Love my Yamaha Virago 250 for around town . . . insure is $50 per year and it gets 65mpg! After adding Hellfire windshield, sissy bar/rack and American Rider backpack (holds groceries) the accessories almost cost more than bike itself (bought 2nd hand).
Not real fast 'bout 55/60 tops! lol And three year old still says "
no way" when offered a ride 8)
Addicted is not even the word. Couple of my cars and my brother's civic that we engine swaped last week.
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Had cars & bikes, only got my Harley Sportster 883R now. Done 35K since March 2016, my only transport. Stage 1 tuned,Progressive 430 shocks & forksprings set for my weight & Barnett clutch ( I have arthritis & it's much lighter). https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/26195779_570781473273047_893124145107431964_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=bcef38bf6caeb43528a1f7d85bc337d0&oe=5C2E286F https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/32841504_634250660259461_8706391560784183296_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=0533a28035c8299367a7bb6ac173a35d&oe=5C20BFB2
I never took you for a farmer's daughter Rachel. I LOOOOOOOOOVE the Supra.
What did you swap into your bro's civic?
Anyhow I'm down to my WRX which is getting sold at the end of the year because it's my work car and I'll be taking my grad school vow of poverty, my 2001 Tacoma, and my 1969 Honda CT90.
The Scooby:
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And my trusty old Tacoma. Lifted, converted from a prerunner to a 4x4, converted to a 5 speed manual from an auto, still has the original engine with 250,000 miles (400,000 km), and still drags stuff around just fine. On the trailer is my new to me 1976 Ford 2600 tractor that I use for mowing the property and will use for snow removal this winter.
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EDIT: found a pic of the bike. 90ccs of pure fury I tell you
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I hadn't seen this thread before. What fun!
I always wanted to learn to drive fast/well. So, one of the things I did was attend the Mercedes AMG Academy 6 or 8 times. After the first time, I went out and bought a C63 AMG. It was REALLY, REALLY fun to drive it aggressively everywhere. The car was limited electronically to 1X4 miles an hour. (I am thinking I should not admit to a felonious speed here...) Trusting only in empirically derived data, once, out in the CA desert, I pushed the accelerator until the speedometer stopped going up, which according to the dial was at 1X8 mph. Interestingly, the engine rpms continued to increase, but the car went no faster. So, I slowed down. Good thing too, when I came around the first turn in the very long straight at about 1Y0 mph, I was face to face with Office Baker in his CHP vehicle. Of course I slammed on the brakes and just pulled over and waited for him. He was VERY pleasant in every way, and eventually wrote me up for 90 in a 65. Literally, I could have hugged him. Saved me a TON of money and time.
Anyway, when I went to upgrade that car, I decide to get something more noticeable. The C63 was really fun, but looks a lot like a Honda Accord. So I bought this:
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(Not me in the car. A friend wanted his picture taken in it. And, yes I know it is a terrible picture to show of the car, but I just now realized that it is the only picture I have of the car. I don't know what that means...)
My spouse told me, when I bought the Ferrari, "Girls don't like cars; what are you doing?" I pointed out Danica Patrick and such. That said, in the past year, I have had perhaps 100 women tell me it was a nice car, and about 5 guys. In my unofficial count, women like the car much more than men... ;D
I have yet to take this car out to that same desert road to see how fast it will go. I really hope I don't see Officer Baker when I do...
Kate
Quote from: KatieP on September 14, 2018, 12:04:51 AM
Anyway, when I went to upgrade that car, I decide to get something more noticeable. The C63 was really fun, but looks a lot like a Honda Accord. So I bought this:
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(Not me in the car. A friend wanted his picture taken in it. And, yes I know it is a terrible picture to show of the car, but I just now realized that it is the only picture I have of the car. I don't know what that means...)
Kate
Hi Kate, how do you like the Ferrari?? I'm asking because right now I have a 2013 Viper GTS that I am looking to put on the market and sell and have my eye set on either a California or a Maserati gran turismo. I've never owned an Italian car but I will admit I always wished I had one. The viper is nice, it's crazy stupid fast, it can outrun almost anything on the road, but it's not comfortable for long road trips and I'm all about grand touring. I love hitting the road early in the morning, stopping somewhere for breakfast and then a nice spirited drive down country roads as I search for little country stores to go visit or sometimes antiques places. I know that the California and Gran Turismo share the same engine and transmission from Ferrari, but the Ferrari one is tuned up a bit more for the California. Thanks in advance!
Quote from: Zumbagirl on September 14, 2018, 07:04:00 AM
How do you like the Ferrari?? ... but it's not comfortable for long road trips and I'm all about grand touring.
So, I LOVE the Ferrari. It's a California which I chose for two reasons: The Grand Touring focus, and it is the cheapest of the Ferrari line. The fact that Ferrari designed the car specifically for women was nice too... ;D
But as a luxury car, Ferrari is at best middle of the road, and that is probably a biased view towards the positive. My spouse calls it, "The Fussy Ferrari." And fussy it is. There is a specific start sequence. Don't follow the steps, and it won't move. (Note to self: Do not use that car for a bank heist get-away vehicle.) The electronics are out of date and second rate. And, finally, according to my spouse, the passenger seat is hugely uncomfortable after about 2 hours. There is ONE cup-holder in the car. (You shouldn't be drinking while driving.) There is no mirror on the driver side sun shade. I am sure the designers could not imagine putting on lipstick at a stop light when they designed the car. So much for the Grand Touring...
And, it is perfect to drive. It has the super light, super precise Ferrari steering. It accelerates faster than my C63. It goes around corners like it was on rails, as they say. It is the most fun car I have ever driven, and I used to own Porsches, and I have driven every model of AMG on at least two different race tracks. The AMG cars are MUCH nicer cars. But the Ferrari is still more fun than any of the AMG cars.
I have driven only a few Maseratis, and they are much nicer inside. But they are a long ways from Ferrari fun or performance, it seems to me.
So, I totally recommend Ferrari. But go in with your eyes wide open.
Kate
Holy crap, a Ferrari and a Viper?? I'm super envious of you two. The most expensive car I've ever owned is my Kia soul. The other three cost me $600 each.
That said, I'd rather drive a cheap car till its wheels fall off than baby a luxury car and never get the most of it.
THAT said, I'd still rather be a billionaire and able to consider a Lotus Elise as a "cheap" car to beat on. One can dream...
It's hard to beat the soul for the money. They're good little cars, and easily my favorite rental car.
Quote from: 4A-GZE on September 14, 2018, 10:26:38 AM
Holy crap, a Ferrari and a Viper?? I'm super envious of you two.
That said, I'd rather drive a cheap car till its wheels fall off than baby a luxury car and never get the most of it.
THAT said, I'd still rather be a billionaire and able to consider a Lotus Elise as a "cheap" car to beat on. One can dream...
It's just a car. In this forum there are lots of things one might envy, but a car should be at the very bottom of a long list... ;D
The Ferrari is my daily driver. I don't baby it, except for where I park it in public parking lots. I drive it aggressively every single time I am in it, and twice as hard if I am alone in it. Because... It's just a car...
Kate
Quote from: KatieP on September 14, 2018, 09:22:36 AM
So, I LOVE the Ferrari. It's a California which I chose for two reasons: The Grand Touring focus, and it is the cheapest of the Ferrari line. The fact that Ferrari designed the car specifically for women was nice too... ;D
But as a luxury car, Ferrari is at best middle of the road, and that is probably a biased view towards the positive. My spouse calls it, "The Fussy Ferrari." And fussy it is. There is a specific start sequence. Don't follow the steps, and it won't move. (Note to self: Do not use that car for a bank heist get-away vehicle.) The electronics are out of date and second rate. And, finally, according to my spouse, the passenger seat is hugely uncomfortable after about 2 hours. There is ONE cup-holder in the car. (You shouldn't be drinking while driving.) There is no mirror on the driver side sun shade. I am sure the designers could not imagine putting on lipstick at a stop light when they designed the car. So much for the Grand Touring...
And, it is perfect to drive. It has the super light, super precise Ferrari steering. It accelerates faster than my C63. It goes around corners like it was on rails, as they say. It is the most fun car I have ever driven, and I used to own Porsches, and I have driven every model of AMG on at least two different race tracks. The AMG cars are MUCH nicer cars. But the Ferrari is still more fun than any of the AMG cars.
Kate
I think you touched on the major things I don't want in a car. I mean at the end of the day a Ferrari is always going to be a Ferrari. It will be worth mucho dinero in the future. But I have owned a lot of performance cars in the last few years, c6 Corvette grand sport, C7 Corvette, Viper, Aston Martin v8 Vantage. Here's the thing that I found out about myself. There is more to an excellent drive than just speed. Sure blipping the throttle is fun. I've hit ludicrous speed a few times although I'll deny it in a court of law. I want a car that is fast but not too fast. The viper is already past the too fast point. The other thing is pure performance cars are fantastic at the track (I ought to know I've driven my viper on a race track and it is truly awesome) but on the road the rides are harsh, the seat bolstering is too deep for regular driving and there's no storage if I stop somewhere and buy something to drag home with me. The other thing is I can only sit in the cars for a while and then I need to get out. I mean I did love doing the airport runway run a couple of years ago in the C7 Vette. I managed to do 177 mph in the car and that was freaking awesome.
About a year ago I went to a cars and coffee and brought the viper. At the show a Ferrari group showed and I was talking to one of the owners and they said they were going for a ride afterwards. I asked if I could tag along in my car and they said sure. Now I have to tell you one of the people in the group was driving an Enzo Ferrari and I got to drive behind it for a while and although my viper has an awesome sounding V10 the precision sound of that Ferrari v12 is unreal. It started to make me want one and now here I am a few years later thinking "Is now the time or should I wait some more?".
Quote from: Zumbagirl on September 14, 2018, 06:59:15 PM
driving an Enzo Ferrari and I got to drive behind it for a while and although my viper has an awesome sounding V10 the precision sound of that Ferrari v12 is unreal. It started to make me want one and now here I am a few years later thinking "Is now the time or should I wait some more?".
Two things:
-- All that stuff about my Ferrari is just a car, might not apply if it were an Enzo. ;D
-- Is the time now, or should you wait? Really? That's a question to ask? The time is now! You have no idea what happens tomorrow. Think of the advice every 60+ year old person on this forum gives to every 20 year old on this forum: Wait? Are you crazy? Move now!
Amazingly, that same advice applies to your car, I think.
Kate
I love this thread!
No fun car now. Porsche c4s or targa is my dream car.
Karen
Porsche all the way. I've driven them since 1978. I have a dedicated track car also.
Karen, go with a Boxster for most fun per dollar. Not the fastest Porsche, but it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow! My wife loves her's.
I've been fortunate to have been able to work on many expensive fast cars. But I thoroughly enjoyed my little Mitsubishi pickup. It was tuned enough to piss off a lot American muscle owners in my tiny back woods hometown.
I don't drive anymore. But I'm always tinkering with something. Most recently was an electric conversion on a moped.
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Quote from: JudiBlueEyes on September 14, 2018, 10:03:50 PM
Porsche all the way. I've driven them since 1978. I have a dedicated track car also.
Karen, go with a Boxster for most fun per dollar. Not the fastest Porsche, but it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow! My wife loves her's.
I second that. Boxster or Cayman for sure. A Corvette would be alright, too, but maybe not quite as exciting as some others.
Or, if you want to make me jealous, get an AW11 MR2 (hey, that's where my username comes from!) in electric blue.
I have just returned to school so didn't think my old AMG Merc was the most appropriate car for a student on a shoestring budget. I swapped to my baby 'Ferrari' called Betty - a little Abarth 595. She might not be quite as fast as the old car but is by far the most fun car I have ever driven and I definitely don't need parking sensors anymore ;D
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Super cute, Charlotte!!!
I think the Fiat and the Mini Cooper both qualify as really fun, and really cute!
Kate
900 lb Harley. Which got REALLY heavy after muscle mass loss.
L
I had black Mitsubishi pickup once. It was fun. My 68Firebird was hella fun, especially after I hooked it up with an electronic ignition, Edlebrock intake and Holley 4 carb 😁
I've loved every motorcycle I've had and prefer shaft drive rice burners because they're smooth and quiet.
My dream car would be a Buggatti. ANY make! 😁 But they're WAYYY out of my budget!
Quote from: Firebird on September 15, 2018, 04:58:39 PM
My 68Firebird was hella fun,...
Hmmm. I don't want to call you Old or anything, but we had one of those when I was a kid. ;D
My dad bought it new with the larger engine. (454?) And, even back then, I remember it sounding really good. That was the second year of the model, and the first without wind wings!
More amazingly, I can still remember the license plate number: WEZ 883
;D
Kate
I would love a Mini Cooper... as my day car. Country Man.... give up the Merc for the Mini....
And the Porsche for the summer and week end car.
:). All in heels!!!
Karen
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*sigh* Very sorry let go of my 1971 MACH1 . . .
Sean Connery drove it in the movie "Diamonds are Forever" :'(
(without black highlighting and wheels / unsure why that was )
chiming in, I have no idea where the conversation is .. I was looking at pictures.
My wife rode a 2008 Yamaha v star 650 custom for years, it was (still is) my daughter's bike. It's at my daughter's now. I don't ride .. you all are crazy people that get out their on a bike :icon_yikes:
My first car was a 1970 Ford Torino (the year with hide-away headlights). I can still picture the orange shag carpet that I had put on the dash! .. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHahahaha .. I'm glad those days are over.
My 2nd car was a 1964 Cadillac 4 door hardtop. I miss that car but I don't miss the 8-10 mpg that it got. The body was perfect, I blew the engine and junked it. I was so stupid back then. Lori learned to drive in that. She passed her driving test in it, parallel parking and all. Shocked the guy giving the test :)
lets skip over some that I wish I never owned to:
my 1964 Chevelle Malibu SS Convertible in red. *sigh*. I had to sell it. I had no money, no garage, it needed lots of repair finished on it (I had already started) I sold it to a collector that restored them. He still drives it to this day.
Now my nearest age appropriate vehicle is my 1984 El Camino. It was my Dad's, I couldn't let it go. Rough to drive at 15 mpg but that's exactly what it's rated for.
My daily drive is a 1994 Plymouth Acclaim. Belongs in a junk yard but we keep band-aiding it. Runs great, darn thing just won't die.
This was my favourite car I owned , a 1970 Vauxhall Cresta, 3.3 6 cylinder, 3 on a tree manual shifter, bench seats. Could carry 6 in comfort & not to bad on the hard stuff if driven carefully. https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.C7x4yYumDGLWiCpFXsOz9gHaFL&pid=15.1&P=0&w=250&h=176
Quote from: Kiera on September 16, 2018, 06:45:24 AM
Sean Connery drove it in the movie "Diamonds are Forever"
One of the best non-CG stunts ever, doing the 360 roll over the bridge...
;D
Kate
Quote from: Karen on September 15, 2018, 05:26:09 PM
I would love a Mini Cooper... as my day car. Country Man.... give up the Merc for the Mini....
And the Porsche for the summer and week end car.
:). All in heels!!!
Karen
@Karen Dear Karen:Ahhh... Mini-Coopers, Posrches, Mustangs, Chargers, Camaros, Corvettes..... none of those interest me any longer, not because I have transitioned but mainly because up here where I live one just about has to have a 4 wheel drive with high ground clearance... so SUVs and Pickup trucks are what we drive mostly up here. .... and many of the models of SUVs and Pickups are very nicely appointed with lovely features..... not like the old pickup trucks of decades ago.
QUESTION: So, what are you driving currently???
Hugs and well wishes,
Danielle
Big SUV...have always driven SUVs.. and also have a nice Silverado Denali pick up on the bucket list.
:)
Quote from: Karen on September 18, 2018, 06:40:09 PM
Big SUV...have always driven SUVs.. and also have a nice Silverado Denali pick up on the bucket list.
:)
@Karen Dear Karen:Yes indeed, SUVs and Pickup Trucks are my favorite as well, not only for the severe snow and weather I get here but also I like to sit high in a vehicle... as opposed to the low riding and low seating sedans and sports cars that one has to fall into and crawl out of.
Perhaps as a teenager that was OK but not for me now.
Many thanks for your reply,
Danielle
I'm thinking of getting these for my Soul.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F323157051408
Yes, they're an ebay-exclusive off-brand, but I'm not going off-reading or anything, so they should be fine for daily driving.
1964 Chevelle SS with a 427 L-88 in high school. 1995 Yamaha FJ 1100. 1966 Pontiac Grand Prix. A couple more unmentionables. My current is a cute little 4 door Mitsudishi Lancer OZ Rally, a pretty sporty little car. I've had some fun over the years. Drag strips and canyon roads. The FJ 1100 was a freaky machine. When I wasn't sitting on it, it scared me to death, but the moment I sat on it, I turn into a road racing animal. I guess that's why it scared me so much when I wasn't sitting on it because I couldn't believe all the stupid things I got away with when I was sitting on it.
You're a bunch of cagers. :laugh:
Triumph Motorcycles, all the way.
Some of the most reliable and well-built bikes for cruising, versatile, easy to maintain and modify, and a smooth ride over varying terrain.
Still a big fan of Triumphs, had a 350,500 & 750 Bonneville in the 70s. Nearly bought a Triumph America but bought a Harley Sportster & love it. 36K since March 2016
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My first car was an 88 LX convertible!
Quote from: SonadoraXVX on October 09, 2018, 05:50:13 AM
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LOL!
I had an '84 notchback and it was a fun little car.
I'm currently working on a Chevy 1500 Express van that I put a 3inch lift on and I'm in the process of adding a sink/icebox combo to the inside. I use this as my Adventure Mobile for Metal detecting, Fishing, Crabbing, camping and hopefully soon a trip to Alaska and to the East Coast in it. Anyone up for a Road Trip....
Jas
Into my motorbikes in a big way 😅🙈, I am a mech and I have two right now a modified Yamaha r1 (5jj) and a gsxr600 (k1) the latter is my track bike :).. Im currently eyeing up a Honda vtr, either an sp1 or sp2 😅
Well of the motorized kind, I have GMC pick up for all my utilitarian needs, an old 4Runner that is still doing me favours. But my piece which I love is my 911 Carrera, it is older but is in mint condition and has 40,000 miles on it. It is very much a summer car since we have brutal winter driving conditions. It was always my dream car and once I had the chance to get into one...I jumped in. Have to see if I can find some pics somewhere...
I educed my motorized vehicle stable by quite a bit after I moved to Florida. I used to have an Audi Q7 (V8). an Audi tt Quattro roadster, a VW Passat R36 (the Germany build version), a Ford F350 dual cab with long bed, a heavily modified Jeep Wrangler (not street legal anymore) I pulled a car trailer with the F350 to go offroading. I had a little shop in the back of the F350.
I also had two British roadsters, a 1961 Triumph TR4, and a 172 Triumph Spitfire (with overdrive and hard top). A motorhome, and my favorite toy, a real John Deere tractor with all hydraulics, front end loader and back hoe and a heated cab for winter snow clearing.
Upon moving to Florida a little over a year ago, I sold the Audis, the John Deere, and the F350. And my son got the Triumph Spitfire and the Jeep.
Now I have as a daily drive a V6 Kia Sorento, the Triumph TR4 for fun, and a litte motor scooter for riding around town.
and I have the motorhome for going up north when the summers get to hot her in southern Florida.
Anybody interested to do some cross country cruising with their Rv's? I pull the Sorento behind the motorhome, to have a vehicle available at all times.
You still have a tractor (joking) the Standard 4 cyl engine in the TR4 is the same block used in a Ferguson tractor!! Yes old enough to have worked on both and Spitfires , my first car was a Triumph Herald that uses the same chassis/running gear . Fond memories of rattles, cold drafts, replacing worn trunnion bushes and trying to make handbrake work as well as lift off oversteer . Still it taught me to handle an out of shape car at relatively low speed , not like the kids today that end up in a ditch as they don't know what to do.
Quote from: davina61 on December 21, 2018, 04:30:18 AM
You still have a tractor (joking) the Standard 4 cyl engine in the TR4 is the same block used in a Ferguson tractor!! Yes old enough to have worked on both and Spitfires , my first car was a Triumph Herald that uses the same chassis/running gear . Fond memories of rattles, cold drafts, replacing worn trunnion bushes and trying to make handbrake work as well as lift off oversteer . Still it taught me to handle an out of shape car at relatively low speed , not like the kids today that end up in a ditch as they don't know what to do.
It is amazing what they got out of that block! My TR4 has 120 hp, but with hardly muh weight, the baby is pretty fast.
And yes, you don't drive it with one hand on the wheel , you have to constantly fight it, and need both hands for this!
Lucas, the king of darkness dos not either make life easy with those vehicles. The TR4 came with a whopping 4 (FOUR) fuses, I added 10 more to them.
I have to say that my handbrake works pretty well, if I can get a hold of it,that is. The vehicle was made for the outside UK market, and has a left side steering wheel and das, but they left the handbrake on the right side of the tunnel! One has to lean over quite a bit to be able to operate it, and that is a little more difficult, if the passenger seat is also occupied, but it is also kind of fun, if this occupant is a person of your desire!
I have something like a roof for this car, it is a piece of canvas that has to be installed over a series of so called hood sticks, that have to be put into place first. It takes 15 to 20 minutes to get the "roof" installed, and most rain showers are over by that time the roof is up, and if it is up, it is only a semi protection against water getting into the car, because it is not what one would call a tight enclosure at all!
Anyway, it is fun to drive the thing once one is able to convince it to go for a drive!
I always wanted one since I was a young teenager (the city I lived was the cite of the British Forces Headquaters of the northern Rhine Army, and we had a zillion of Brits living among us), and I had to spend half of my life wanting one, and move to the US to get one. The baby is now with me for way longer than 30 years!