About Rick2

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At this point in time the two door Bronco is the only new vehicle I would consider purchasing from anyone.

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I came close to building a 1/8 scale live steamer and railroad when I had the property to do it. But alas that never happened. However I did take the grandsons to several live steamer events for rides and even rode the Pierre Marquette used in making the Polar Express movie. Good times, but we settled for playing with little tractors and minibikes for regular fun.

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I had a 260Z back in the day but like a lot of them it was badly rusted. I made it look good and got talked out of it. The guy I sold it to sold it to a local girl and when driving over some railroad tracks to fast it actually broke in half. That is RUSTY! The other day my wife said why don't you just buy a new car and be done with it? Normally I would not give that idea a second thought. But if the new 400Z is decent, priced right and looks as good as the 240/260/280Z then I will give it some serious thought.

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It is obvious that the Captain doesn't know that the real new Bronco is not for sale yet.

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Some would say that you do have a problem, like to many cars! But I understand because I have been there. right now I am down to a Beetle, a 300SL and a Moto Guzzi because I do not want to park anything outside. But when I decide my working days are over and clean out my shop I will have room for three or four more. That is if prices don't go crazier then they already are.

Rick2 · ‎18-05-2021

My trip to San Francisco from Michigan was like that. It was summer so I took the northern route. Other than that there was no set schedule or plans. Hit a bunch of national parks, watched a guy jump off a 1,000+ cliff with his hang glider in the rockies right after building a snowman in late July. Lots of interesting stuff along the way even if it was two or three hours out of the way. Met many interesting people. Screw the internet!

Rick2 · ‎01-05-2021

Quality is important. I liked the C4 until I drove one. The build quality was terrible. My Ford Festiva did not rattle over every pebble on the road.

Rick2 · ‎23-04-2021

I really like my V7III Special

Rick2 · ‎23-04-2021

I almost bought a 650 Interceptor but just couldn't do it after owning a 2008? Bullet Sixty-Five. I bought it new and it took three years to get it sorted out but by that time I did not trust it. I said don't leave home without your cell phone. But it was fun and unique when it ran.

Rick2 · ‎15-04-2021

Car manufacturers are not as smart as they think they are. Especially when an entire segment is completely ignored by every single manufacturer. I still say that if anyone would sell a small regular cab truck they could have the market to themselves thus selling all they could build.

Rick2 · ‎13-04-2021

I guess there are just not enough of us with taste and no kids. All of the companies now want to sell what the majority will buy and if you don't fit in that group they don't care. So we get to buy cool used stuff.

Rick2 · ‎01-04-2021

Three of my favorites!

Rick2 · ‎01-04-2021

In Michigan if you have an electric car they add I think $100 to your registration fees. It is not much but at least EV drivers are paying something.

Rick2 · ‎15-03-2021

When I was a kid I had a "full size" Honda 70 and I could cruise all day at 60-65 mph, but I only weighed 80 pounds. Twenty years ago I bought a Trail 70 for running through our woods and for the grand kids to use. Both of those bikes got the you know what run out of them and held up. I hope Honda does the same updates on their Monkey bike because I like the looks much better than the Grom.

Rick2 · ‎10-03-2021

Ok, so I am old and set in my ways when it comes to styling. Paying for a tall station wagon is NEVER going to happen, I don't care if they are in vogue. You want me to buy an electric car? Then make it attractive and give it some character. And if it has more than two doors don't even show it to me because you would be wasting my time and yours. I am convinced that when any company is willing to sell something that looks right and performs well they will leave the other manufacturers scrambling to compete.

Rick2 · ‎01-03-2021

I would like to put the big V twin Harbor Freight engine in a King Midget just to see how fast it would go!

Rick2 · ‎27-02-2021

I noticed that perhaps both with cars and motorcycles the millennials don't have the same perception of values us old guys have. We have the handicap of hopefully being able to remember when some of these collectables were a dime a dozen. I should have started a collection when I was much younger!

Rick2 · ‎26-02-2021

I'll take the Bronco please.

Rick2 · ‎10-02-2021

I have been saying that for decades. I don't care if we are talking about cars or motorcycles. Going slower might not be "cool" but is surely fun using everything the machine has to offer without killing yourself.

Rick2 · ‎05-02-2021

I have a buddy that has an original Honda Insight. He replaced the battery last year and I think he said he spent $1700. Not bad for a what 15+ year old car that still gets 68 mpg.

Rick2 · ‎03-02-2021

I like the TT and have looked at a few but haven't bought one yet. The Testarossa on the other hand is pretty but out of my league.

Rick2 · ‎13-01-2021

If gm cared about their customers then breaking even on a halo car should have been enough. When bean counters are in charge the industry always suffers.

Rick2 · ‎12-01-2021

I was a Ford man for many years but they really did drop the ball on the Ranger. Many like myself do buy by size and the Ranger grew to much from the old ones. And I only buy single cabs. I tried a regular cab F150 but it was just to big to be comfortable in.

Rick2 · ‎09-01-2021

I used to be the guy with weird stuff. You just never knew what I would drive up your driveway in next. But the weirdest I ever had was a Pinto Ranchero. made from two station wagons. That one got a lot of looks. The one I always wanted to build and have not done yet....a PT Cruiser convertible turned into a 1930's style five window coupe.

Rick2 · ‎21-12-2020

Back in the day I had extended forks on my Yamaha 650 for a while. I put the stock tubes back on so I had a bike again. And no hardtails for me either. But the Triumph looks good, I just wouldn't pay for it.

Rick2 · ‎17-12-2020

I was never a "boat" buyer but one of them would be preferable to all of the tall station wagons we have to try to see around on the roads today.

Rick2 · ‎11-12-2020

I have owned a lot of old falcons, Mustangs and even a Ranchero So I have a soft spot for the Ranchero, Make mine a 1965 please. I test drove an SSR and while it was nice to cruise with the top down the cheap interior bits for the price they were asking put me off. A low mileage example should not have broken cupholders that are already sold out.

Rick2 · ‎10-12-2020

I am sorry but it just looks like another four door tall station wagon. If they want to interest me then where is the Bus?

Rick2 · ‎09-12-2020

A picture of the dash would have been nice.

Rick2 · ‎07-12-2020

Unfortunately I started looking for a VW camper this spring. Sticker shock! I wanted to travel in it not admire it.

Rick2 · ‎04-12-2020

I bought a 1976 Goldwing in the spring of 1976. Added the Vetter fairing with tunes, saddle bags and tail trunk. At 22 years old I packed the bike, grabbed the girlfriend and toured the west for a month. It was my trip of a lifetime that I will never forget. There was the trip across Lake Michigan on a ferry to avoid Chicago. spent the night in western Wisconsin the said there was nothing I needed to see in Minnesota so I never drove less than 110 mph crossing the state and never even saw a cop. We hit the Badlands, Wall drug, Devil's Tower, Yellowstone, Salt Lake, Canyon Lands, Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam and San Francisco. While at around 11,000 feet we stopped and watched a hang glider jump off off and 2,000 foot cliff. It would take way to long to give many details of the trip but I always wanted to do it again. But if I ever do the old body & wife would require a nice convertible to do it again. Maybe after this covid thing passes.

Rick2 · ‎02-12-2020

For anyone that might think it is ok for the automakers to keep this information secret. Just ask a farmer who has to take his John Deere to the dealer for service. What a crock!

Rick2 · ‎27-11-2020

It looks tremendously better than the original. But for that kind of cash I want Italian exotic.

Rick2 · ‎27-11-2020

Lets keep the comments out of the political arena. This is about cars not grandma killers.

Rick2 · ‎26-11-2020

Some people will buy it but not me. The only four door there will ever be in my garage is possibly a Woodie wagon. I have no use for back doors. They ruin the looks and I seldom have more than one passenger.

Rick2 · ‎24-11-2020

Always wanted one of those early Beemers, That one is very nice.

Rick2 · ‎24-11-2020

They did a good job with the "jeep" even if Fiat/Chrysler didn't like it. And they do good tractors so why not BSA?

Rick2 · ‎20-11-2020

I always wanted one but they are priced out of my toy range. And now that I am getting old I might want something with doors.

Rick2 · ‎12-11-2020

When I was 17 years old and living in my 1969 Z/28 I sold it so I could get shelter and food. Still regret selling the hugger orange speedster.

Rick2 · ‎04-11-2020

Having worked on boats for years there were times when the red Stabil would make a needle valve stick in a carburetor. And when stored to long the fuel was junk anyway. We did have better luck with the green Stabil that is supposed to deal with ethanol better.

Rick2 · ‎09-10-2020

Toyota, Ford and Jeep have all saved me a lot of money by refusing to build a regular cab "small" truck. I guess I will have to build or restore something myself. The "professionals" have forgot their customers.

Rick2 · ‎28-09-2020

I had a 1993 CT70 that was a blat for me and the wife when wee lived in the woods. But the grandsons ran it nonstop almost for years. Never a problem with it.

Rick2 · ‎23-09-2020

As a member of the red, white & blue tribe I have to say that there are good and bad ideas and people on both sides of the divide. We need a lot more in the middle American tribe.

Rick2 · ‎24-08-2020

Toyota MR2, make it light and affordable. Also any small regular cab pick up without all the bells & whistles.

Rick2 · ‎11-08-2020

I could help you out of your predicament as I have no projects that need work right now. Just sell me that Honda!

Rick2 · ‎05-08-2020

When using a caliper you can get a bad reading if you push to hard. They are good for getting close but when I really want to know I use a micrometer.

Rick2 · ‎25-07-2020

The wife and I used to drive all over Michigan and Indiana looking for antique shops, museums or anything else we might find interesting. We would get lost again, have some fun and find our way home usually before dark.

Rick2 · ‎11-07-2020

I recently sold a #2 1995 NA for $8800. I know it was worth more but it was time. The wife and I were beginning to get tired of the fall in and climb out low seating. It sucks to get old!

Rick2 · ‎03-07-2020

I love that your ancestors took off the continental kit because it makes the car look so much better.

Rick2 · ‎27-06-2020

I just sold my 2015 regular cab short box. It was a great truck and over 42,000 miles I averaged 24.3 mpg with the basic 3.5 V6. I sold it because it was just to big. And I will not buy any "small" truck because I can't get a regular cab from anyone. Put your thinking cap on Ford!