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MustangJim

That was the prevailing style of that era. When I bought my 97 Taurus the brochure called it " a symphony of ovals". Corny my thought that was a cool description.

MustangJim

Thanks for another great article. I really liked these cars when theyh were new. I could not afford to buy one, but wished I could. I had completely forgotten about the 929.

MustangJim

Stallantis recreats a retro road runner and it is equipped with a "bleep bleep" horn?

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Anchor is doing it justice!

MustangJim

What a great story. Thanks for sharing this. You have fullfilled many of our fantasies of that special car that we all once had. I hope you are enjoyng the Old Goat regularly!

MustangJim

Beautiful car that I had neved seen nor heard of. Thank you for this story

MustangJim

I agree. Thats the great thing about the car hobby. You can enjoy cars in so many ways...from driving like you stole it to keeping it the living room to look at. From old to new, import to domestic and everything in between. The only problem is that each group has its elitests.

MustangJim

So true . Leno was a car guy before he had money. If was not rich and famous, he would still be into cars. Most of the hollywood people are into cars because they have money and it looks cool. I think Seinfeld is real though.

MustangJim

Great article! Of course I have heard the stories and mostly I belive them. Its nice to hear real stories that are true. And most important, it is about racers with a moral compass! I enjoyed the article

MustangJim

My wife has been bleeping me for 40 years so its ok!

MustangJim

I'm in complete agreement. Cars and coffee events are great. Go out for a nice drive early in the morning, hang out for a while looking at and talking about great cars. Opportunity to see all kinds of cars, foreign, domestic, old, new, exotic, inexpensive, very expensive...you get the point. Then, get to go home early and do other things. Unfortunately I don't have the time for a regular car **bleep** 2 c&c events a month.

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What happened to my whole carefully typed out responce:) I'll try to word it differently. Not a great car. Could have been better. We need props. At least is was domestic. Our fleets **bleep** Toyota even though they are manufactured here..

MustangJim

It was a good , reliable car .. you are right that it was not a great car. In my opnion Ford fell **bleep** more then one is called).

MustangJim

Nice list of fun things to do. Personally I enjoy cars and coffee events. I try to do a couple every month. The early Sunday morning drive is great, and get to hang around and b's about cars for a couple of hours. I would join up with the hot rod power tour but it has never been close to where I live ( ct). If they come, I'll join.

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As always, the new one is faster , safer, more reliablle , more comfortable, etc... But I would go for the 240Z. Because I liked them when they we're new, and I don't need a daily driver. For daily driving I would go with the new one. But... I'm a boomer.

MustangJim

My timing was perfect for once. February of 21 and I found an overstocked dealer. I wish I was able to time the stock market like that !

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I had an 83 gti also. While there were some quality issues as Larry mentioned it wasn't that bad. The worst problem I had was dealer related. I brought it back under warranty stalling issue that they were not able to fix. Fortunately I was able to do it myself. But for whatever faults that little car had it made up for with fun. I only sold it because my family was growing and I needed more room. Who know, maybe if I'd been able to keep it longer it would have fallen apart and I would agree with you coltbill. But, for now I'll defend that little car.

MustangJim

Good points Sajeev! I think that the biggest problem people have buying a car is that they are not prepared. Weather ordering as Joe did ( mostly necessary now) or buying off inventory do homework. Build your own so many time that you know every option, package and color. Find what you want online, know what you will pay and then find a dealer that has what you want ( or willing to order it ) at the price that is fair for both buyer and seller. Personally I have done it wrong so many times, I finally got it right the last time. Thankfully because the local dealer that I normally go to had no inventory so I just did it on my own and got so much of a better deal that I'll never go back to the local dealer.

MustangJim

67 to 69 baraccuda were my favorite. I actually prefer a gen 2 fastback with a 340/ 4speed then a 70 hemi car. Not good financial sense.

MustangJim

AWD Ecoboost Mustang would be the perfect daily driver for me...problem is I need my Expolorer for doing household projects.

MustangJim

Thats cool! Must of been quite an experince playing there.

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Because they can... some people have ridiculous amounts of money.

MustangJim

Great story! I was there one time...my older brother took us. Unfortunately he was not really into cars. I stood in awe at that skyway and wanted so badly to sit in the cars but the line was long and my brother had some science exhibits to see and 10 year old me was not in a position to change anything. I was annoyed at the time, but in retrospect I was pretty lucky to have an older brother who would take me to a worlds fair. He brought me to the Montreal words fair also in 67.

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More like ultimate video game...piped in sound, huge screen. If regulators would allow it they would switch from steering wheels to joy sticks. Not related to this topic on the BMW but even when a car today has a manual shift, people want computerised rev matching , etc...Where is the fun of learning to do that on your own! Sorry for the tangent but its all related with the big screens and tech. And I thought line loc was for babies ( just cause I was jealous).

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Huge touch screen in the BMW: to much. its overkill. Maybe the gamers are growing up and buying these cars now but I don't want to drive with a TV on my dash. Toyota: I like it. That grille is so big that black with the dark exterior colors tones it down a bit. Traffic Fatalites: True, people are driving faster and paying less attention to the rules. One thing overlooked is that police are not so aggresively pulling people over as they used to. I'm not talking about highway speedtraps, they are out there. I am talking about the local roads. Many police forces have had hold harmless removed so these cops can be personaly sued. The last thing they want is a possible chase situation. I have a friend who is a police officer, his mindset is 5 more years to retire and I will now only do what I must. Not saying this is the whole problem, but it is part of it.

MustangJim

My Mustang is off the road from the end of Nov. until March. During the winter I will take it out on a nice day provided there is no salt on the roads.. so with that said some winters it never goes out and some winters I get a few drives in. From March to Nov. I use it as much as I can while avoiding rainy days, parking lots, heavily trafficed trips.. but I try to get at least 3,000 miles a year on. I drove it lot more when it was new as it was my daily driver for 3 years ( except when it snowed).

MustangJim

Oh nooo, Put the Jag in the garage and leave the model 3 outside! With all due respect the Model 3 is just a nice new car, your Jag is special! My 21 Explorer is outside and my 2008 Mustang is in the garage.

MustangJim

I am not creative enough to say what should have been a convertible but what definately should not have was that Nissan Murano that they made... it looked like a boat to me. I do like that rendition of the Chrysler 300.

MustangJim

Agree , but adding to Hyperv6, Ford had no need to call the Mach E a Mustang.

MustangJim

Lotus has a soul, the design of this car pays no homage to that soul...but look who owns Lotus... They are now owned by Geely, the Chinese conglomerate so.. to me, the soul is gone anyway. I'll add that I feel the same way about Volvo, they are lost to me.

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Thanks for another great new car review! I've been waiting for reviews of this since the initial teaser photos. To me, the styling is a home run, retro but modern. I think this is just what Nissan needed to rekindle its performance image. Having a V6 rather then a turbo 4 ( yes, twin turbo V6 is all good) is a plus and having a manual trans withougt having to buy the premium model. Hopefully there will be a n.a. version at a lower price point in the future but that I doubt..with the low production numbers that these cars will have they need to max. profits and everything is over 40 grand anyway... If I was shopping I would definately want to drive this car...and the regulars here know it takes a lot to get me out of a Ford 🙂

MustangJim

I prefer day 2 cars and I think that they are coming up in value. Day two is as they we're back when new. All of these muscle cars with dog dish hubcaps, etc... The only reason they came with povery caps is because the person who bought it did not want to pay for the "full hub caps" or the "magnum 500's" because the Cragers or Tourque Thrusts we're already home and waiting....headers, manifold and carb we're next! Then, youd' loose a few races..time for a cam..etc... the never ending battle. But I am all in on day 2. I'm for a special class just for them.

MustangJim

My take on the scout: it will look like a duck, but will it quack like one?

MustangJim

I agree with @Fairlane500 . In fact I was surprised that the value comparisons we're as close as they we're. I always thought that the Camaro's valued a little higher. Big reason I think for the Chevy advantage is the simplicity. SBC is interchangeable in any Chevy, inexpensive, millions of them out there and great performers. Ford had more variations which made swapping harder...F.E. , Windsor, Cleveland..etc.. Chevy had the sb or the bb...that was it. And, they we're great. And like Fairlane500, I'm a Ford guy.

MustangJim

Funny that N.Y. and Florida are Corvette blue... so all the retireing car guys bring their Vettes' to Florida!

MustangJim

We did not play that game but wish we did, sounds like fun! I predate you, Toyotas we're not here yet , let alone in junkyards. But those junkyard scavenger trips we're some of my best early "car guy" memories. Scouring the yards with tools looking to take what you needed, then pay the guy a couple of bucks. Fun times.

MustangJim

Would be cool if you can do a follow with the sold prices.

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In full acceptance of our future I think that this is pretty cool. You get to "tool" around town quietly and not useing gas.. but when you are going on the road or just want to get into it.. the right stuff is there. And while this is on super high priced exotic cars, the tech. does trickle down. I'd be proud to own a Coyote Mustang that is quiet and non fuel burning on local trips. Another advantage I see to this is the frequent local trips that are so bad for our ice cars. I can't count the times, no matter what I intended that I start and stop my car well before full warm up. So much better to not worry, do your local trips on e power and then get on that highway on ramp and do a nice ice blast. Let it trickle on down! But I do agree with hyper v6, compliace is all b.s. I just think the tech is cool.

MustangJim

Mark Buick on tuckahoe road!!!!!

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Yes, they did have fake spinner wheel covers. The Buick sportwago was very cool

MustangJim

Now drop that in a car and bring it to cars and coffee!

MustangJim

Steve McQueen: A very cool guy who used his money the right way!

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They will probably drop the manual trans. option after the first year when no body buys it. Its a shame that manuals are on their way out but to only offer it on a top spec car is death knell ( is that the right word?). Me, I would buy the Elantra with a stick for less money and have more fun...but I don't need a brand to impress people. The only rationale I have for this is that if they offered the manual in a more basic package it would steal Civic SI sales from Honda. How dare they!

MustangJim

Thanks for bringing this to us Sajeev. I never heard of this engine. Back in the early 70's I was big into Pontiacs and building and racing a GTO. But I was just a dumb gearhead who did not read that much. Would have been cool if this made it to production. Re imagine a 71 Judge with this! GM killed a lot of great inovations...but then again, all the manuf. did.

MustangJim · ‎26-04-2022

Topic was convertibles

MustangJim · ‎26-04-2022

My pick is the solstice. Other then that I cannot get over the allure of the suzuki samurai. Maybe my head was in the sand when they were new but I thought they were not so good.

MustangJim · ‎24-04-2022

Great to see good performance cars selling in affordable ranges. Never liked or desired an automatic trans performance car but as my arthritis gets worse I'm taking note! Whoever bought this got a great driver that'll be fun for many years and so easy to wake up a little more performance. By the way, I like the headlights.

MustangJim · ‎23-04-2022

A few of these surprised me but what is interesting is that for the most part its fairly equally divided. I think that once the millenials start to save more money their numbers will go up.. and as the boomers age and health deteriorates their numbers will go down..keeping this generally equal for a while. Thank you for the statistics.

MustangJim · ‎22-04-2022

@Snailish that is the best suggestion. Marti report will show the original selling dealership. Hopefully they are still in existance and can provide some help

MustangJim · ‎22-04-2022

I use only micro fiber towels. While I have just learned that its wrong, I do use dryer sheet but have not had a problem. I use spray detailer in between waxes, once again only with micro fiber towels. I use 100% pure carnuba wax and just apply it with a hand applicator a couple of times per season. On daily drivers I use cleaner wax and apply and buff with orbital a couple of times per season ( usually spring and fall). While I dry with towels I try to air dry as much as possible with a made for drying cars electric blower. Mine is a small one so not able to avoid towels completely. I tried Maguires ceramic liquid wax on my Explorer and it held up really well over the weekend. Not that deep a shine though.