Re: Re: Re: carbon as opposed to steel...

Posted by Bob Kerr on August 01, 2001 at 22:23:43 from (152.163.194.182):

In Reply to: Re: Re: carbon as opposed to steel... posted by Dean on August 01, 2001 at 05:43:52:

Nope ...no computer controlled car here! I drive a 1971 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser wagon with an Olds 350 and turbo 400 trans and it performs and rides better than most gas trucks built today. It also performs as well as some of the diesels!I get 19 MPG towing a 4300 lb tractor and also a 6000+ lb steam boat. What I really like about it is the low repair cost!! In the last year I have only changed the oil, air filter, power brake booster.Last sunday I drove the ol gal up the Pikes Peak Highway...it purred like a kitten and growled like a lion when I floored it around some of the hairpin turns above the timberline.You should have heard the girlfriend scream!!hehehe, She later admitted it was fun but gave me a look like I better not try that again!Guard rails...what guard rails!.I towed a trailer full of parts out to Colorado from Indiana. With over 400,000 miles on the body and 140,000 on the drive train it still runs and drives like a new car!One of my friends just bought a new Dodge truck and he was pissed when he found out what kind of mileage I get when towing. He only gets 13 on a good day with a tailwind, down hill and no stop lights. 10mpg the rest of the time. His 69 Oldsmobile race car (455cid)gets that on the highway and runs high 11 second quarter miles on the track.So anyway I can't see the benefit of driving a vehicle that costs a ton to repair and has a seat without a rip in it.I do put about 300-400 into it once a year or so to keep it operating like a new car,but it doesn't come close to the cost of late model payments. By the way, anybody got an old 68-72 Vista Cruiser sitting in the shed, out west somewhere, they want removed? Surely my old bomber can't last forever, or can it? I may try to find out!I like to read the manuals for all my old equipment from cover to cover and see what makes things tick.I am glad I can help out once in a while on here. Good luck with your project!

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