Overkill maintenance is better than by-the-book maintenance.
Upon which automotive hill will you die?
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I don't have one because I don't need one.
Another automotive hill I will die on is give me a car with a plain metal key. No chips. No fobs. No keyless entry. I want to be able to go to any hardware or auto store and get three duplicates for like $6 so I always have a backup hidden someplace and an extra and they all just work if they go through the wash or get dropped.
Hell, I like EV's, I like a functional autopilot, I even don't mind stop-start when done right, nor am I hung up on a V8 engine like my wife is (southern girl). But good god, if a car is not stupidly responsive, comfortable and fun to drive, I don't want it. Even as an old man, I want all the performance criteria to be world class while avoiding being numb.
I'm no spring chicken myself, and I believe that the worst sin an automobile can commit is to be boring. I can think of no worse punishment than being forced to drive an anodyne, anesthetized, soul-slaughtering appliance.
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Jeff what about the Corvair Corsa with 4 carbs? Tell me you wouldn't like that model too.
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There is no anecdotal evidence to support that....as a matter of fact with what the average age of "Americas Fleet" is, which was just announced (12plus years) it would seem the opposite is just as true.
Frequent oil changes (under 5k miles) done by oneself and not by a quick lube place unless you have no other options. Check for leaks and belts when changing ones oil.
And manual transmission vehicles are the best.
And manual transmission vehicles are the best.
One of my cars has no keys, no buttons, no nuthin. Get in and go.
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Probably the hill down the street from me. The one with the unprotected left and blind entrances on the cross street.
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There are always examples of poor engineer from just about any manufacturer.
I would like to have a buck for every points,plugs ,rotor button and condenser I sold in my Dads old Western Auto Store,,,long long ago...
Probably a couple of things, but this is the most important one: Ordinary manual cars are more fun than fun DCT/automatics/EVs.
I don't know why, but manual transmissions add so much joy to my daily life. Stop and go traffic is less boring, because there's something to do. I heal and toe all downshifts every time when slowing down or coming to a stop. I play guitar and a bit of piano, and driving manual gives me a buzz or "fizz" of playing an instrument and nailing a song or coming up with something you really like. Taking away the ICE is like going deaf. Taking away the manual is like ripping an instrument from my hands.
I've had the privilege of driving some very interesting cars that aren't manual or ICE. Recent examples are Polestar 2, auto GR Supra (on race track), and Elantra N (also on track), and while they had fun and enjoyable aspects about them, it's just not where my passion lies.
I don't know why, but manual transmissions add so much joy to my daily life. Stop and go traffic is less boring, because there's something to do. I heal and toe all downshifts every time when slowing down or coming to a stop. I play guitar and a bit of piano, and driving manual gives me a buzz or "fizz" of playing an instrument and nailing a song or coming up with something you really like. Taking away the ICE is like going deaf. Taking away the manual is like ripping an instrument from my hands.
I've had the privilege of driving some very interesting cars that aren't manual or ICE. Recent examples are Polestar 2, auto GR Supra (on race track), and Elantra N (also on track), and while they had fun and enjoyable aspects about them, it's just not where my passion lies.
I don’t know…. You couldn’t pay me to take a boring appliance on wheels with a manual over something fun with an automatic.
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