balthazar

My dream house: 'First glance':

There is nothing inherantly 'wrong' in many vintage performance cars that would render them incapable of matching & exceeding the performance (in all realms of comparison) to that of many modern domestics. Handling, braking, steering, etc, etc is all readily attainable via the aftermarket. You can still build a -say- '66 Chevelle that will kill a lamborghini for less money. It won't be "1/10th" the car; it could in FACT be '11/10ths' the car. And just because there's a waiting list for a ferrari or such, and just because it costs $250K, does NOT even remotely guarantee you are getting even $100,000 worth of car. I've watched people looking at mass-production houses, walking thru them and exclaiming 'This is beautiful' with no earthly idea how to judge quality construction or craftsmanship or how to see obvious errors & shoddy work. Many car buyers are no different.

Well, lessee... 505 HP = 198 MPH 650 HP = ??? Won't be 253 but it should be 225 no problem. In that these 2 will never race fender-to-fender except perhaps in a magazine, the actual numbers are only bench-racing fodder.

I don't care for the DTS-esque grille-headlight 'step' (where the grille projects forward of the headlights), nor the mini fender vent 'teetering' on the point of the side glass trim. It also looks a bit 'softer' than the 1st gen. I give it a B vs. the A I feel the 1st gen is.

Many many vehicles, with supposedly 'premium' or even 'class-leading' reputations have utterly failed to impress me or live up to the hype surrounding them. I don't see the Durango being on the list, nevermind #2, and having just seen the show all about the Viper vs. the GT, I have to completely disagree about the Viper; still a kick-ass exotic. I prefer the 1st gen but the 2nd is still edgy as hell. I would vote for a given random ferrari to be included...

because.... the media... SUCKS!!!

Why is the hot link dead for me?

I fix stuff all the time, everywhere. Been in the construction (and excavation) business for 6 years now. Toilet- if I understand you correctly: Try spraying some WD-40 on the top of the pipe where the metal arm/lever shuts off & on the water. This is where corrosion/scale from hard water gums up the switch (under the arm). The 'donut' float goes down with the water and it's the switch up top that gets stuck, not the float. Making the float heavier is counter-productive.

No Saleen S7? And this kills me: "Koenigsegg CCX $600,910". Really now... at this stratospherically arbitrary price, what's with the $910 extra??

Agreed, and so does '60s BMWs.

I think this one has been on here before and (without checking) I think the answer is Cadillac.

There's really just one bit of wackiness in question here.There was the intermediate Fairlane and the compact Falcon in '68-69. However, the Maverick debuted in mid-'69, sucking off the Falcon buyers. So in '70, the Falcon name became the new base Fairlane (only as a 2-dr sedan). This was a Fairlane body with a Falcon name. This '70 Fairlane Falcon was available (and some were built) with full-tilt performance options, which for '70 would go all the way up to the Super Cobra Jet 429. 'Falcon' nameplate was gone for '71. Nothing out of the ordinary otherwise, tho the above is a bit unorthodox.

I've had the 'dead radio' scenario happen about 5 times in 12 years on my F-150. I just shut off the truck and turn it back on and everything's good for a few more years. Wierd- almost seems like it doesn't 'boot up' or something.

Stewart is great. Saw a sketch recently: a take-off of the Actor's Studio with Tara Reid guesting that was damned funny- Lipton kept getting hit in the head with a studio light and was completely looped. A number of seasons back they had this guy come out shirtless, I think wearing a kilt, all jacked up, and would yell at the audience, alternating between 'KNOW WHAT I HATE?' and 'KNOW WHAT I LIKE?', adding weird observations- funny S. Good show.

That's IT?? That's the most criticism lapham could muster? Guess it's not yet fashionable to throw stones yet. "Toyota isn't invincible"- what fool believes this?? >>"You can forgive the engine-sludge mess because Toyota eventually came clean and tried to make things right with most of the customers it earlier had blamed for not taking proper care of their cars. "<< Uhh, no. That's like a violent criminal standing up in court, proclaiming he's sorry, and the judge saying: "What? You're sorry, you say? Why didn't you speak up earlier? Case dismissed." toyota tried to get away with their responsibility, when they couldn't, they backpedaled. The defect cover-up, the exact same MO that mitsu used, is yet another attempt to weasle out of responsibility, all the more reprehensible when your company could readily afford to build a limited run of solid gold cars.

This is really getting good! Are the 2 recalls responsible for the 3% stock drop, or is the market in a general downturn?

It probably won't; what with mercedes' recent quality efforts. But the frameless glass on my ex '65 Bonneville 4-dr hardtop fit perfectly. 68- there's no need to incur a used mercedes and all that baggage when you already own a cool hardtop. Howsabout instead of dumping hard cash on that pig, you spring for some chrome plating for the S88?

It looks very nice so far. Question: I suppose "AIRBAG" (or "SRS") emblems are legal requirements, because it seems a shame to engineer a completely hidden AB yet have to advertise it. I'm assuming that's what that emblem says; can't quite read it.

Excellent point, Fly. List is disposable fluff. And regardless of what a government employee may have declared determines an 'American' car is, for me it all boils down to where the parent corporation is headquartered & legally declared.

I really hope to witness the rapid & thorough implosion of toyota. Would hold more interest for me than all the championship sporting events combined, plus the Olympics and reality TV. So far, they're off to a solid start.

We have a Tech section? I would contribute, but the bulk of my experience is probably more hands-on than most questions would probably deal with. IE; I can give a good overview of pulling a body off the frame, but I don't see that question coming from the members here. I've done an awful lot over the years, tho. Give it a go.

Wait... they're not hardtops? Hm-mmm.... no likey.

Like an American flag sticker on a toyota?

I'd sure like to see something on it or a reliable source mentioning it.

Hear that 'S-sssss' sound? That's the tiny snowball at the top of the hill, rolling slowly but surely down the mountainside, growing slowly larger and larger and larger.....