Slow day at work... bored.... so.... "Lets post a pic of your daily driver.. or ...

[awildermode]

Originally Posted by HOOT

More recent photos with it lowered:

sweet plates, HOOT!

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Icon

rofl... at first glance i didn't notice the guy in the middle.

You can't drive without a transmission.

[Mad Mel]

Originally Posted by awildermode

sweet plates, HOOT!

haha, I was in Vic in May, and I actually found myself checking the plates when I saw some black, lowered car. Didn't see you though.

[HOOT]

Originally Posted by Mad Mel

haha, I was in Vic in May, and I actually found myself checking the plates when I saw some black, lowered car. Didn't see you though.

I've often wondered how many CPers or lurkers have seen me ripping around town before. Especially when I was in Calgary for the Stampede.

[jar_e]

Originally Posted by HOOT

I've often wondered how many CPers or lurkers have seen me ripping around town before. Especially when I was in Calgary for the Stampede.

Narcissistic SOB

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Funny how the simpler the car is, the more fun you have with it. There's way too much unnecessary crap in cars these days to weight it down and distract people from the act of driving.

I sure hope you got the manual though, or I'd be disappointed.

Well a lot of that unnecessary crap is probably safety related if you are comparing it to an older car.

But I recall reading about how cars since the sixties have been essentially using the same amount of gas as they are today. Engines have gotten significantly more fuel efficient, but cars are heavier and the engines in them have gotten bigger.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Burninator

Well a lot of that unnecessary crap is probably safety related if you are comparing it to an older car.

I'm not necessarily talking about safety features (although I think the 5000 airbags these days is a little overkill).

I'm talking about the stuff that is turning cars into a media room....the Navs, bluetooth gadgets, power everything, tv screens in seats, 300 buttons to control temperature etc....throw in an automatic transmission and you're basically steering a lazy-boy. All this stuff takes away from the act of driving which I think is the funnest part. All this stuff has potential to be unsafe as well (the more stuff you have to distract you, the less time you have to pay attention to the giant real life movie outside of your windshield).

[burn_this_city]

Bluetooth is a nice feature to have, now I'm not fumbling for my phone instead of driving.

[Table 5]

They are all nice features.....just that they take away from the pure pleasure of driving imo.

[Pinner]

Originally Posted by Burninator

But I recall reading about how cars since the sixties have been essentially using the same amount of gas as they are today. Engines have gotten significantly more fuel efficient, but cars are heavier and the engines in them have gotten bigger.

No, engines are far more efficient these days and cars are lighter. In the sixties most cars were 350 + cid. ( 5.7 lit.) Cars were bigger stronger and far more powerful than full size P/U trucks today.

Gas millage started dropping when pollution control started. The exhaust is so restrictive for pollution control, the engines can't breath. I believe the old gas with lead in it had more energy in it.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by HOOT

I've often wondered how many CPers or lurkers have seen me ripping around town before. Especially when I was in Calgary for the Stampede.

No one cares nearly as much about your car, as you do.

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by Table 5

They are all nice features.....just that they take away from the pure pleasure of driving imo.

I've owned a couple pure pleasure of driving cars before, they lose their pure driving lustre after a couple weeks. You quickly realize the creature comforts are nice to have and hard to live without. Especially if the car is your daily driver.

[Table 5]

I guess that's the thing, I've never had a daily driver. I'm usually chauffeured around by a civil servant, so the act of driving is almost always for fun.

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by fotze

Is "daily driver" a common term? WDF?

Only for people who don't take the bus.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

I've owned a couple pure pleasure of driving cars before, they lose their pure driving lustre after a couple weeks. You quickly realize the creature comforts are nice to have and hard to live without. Especially if the car is your daily driver.

This is true. I have one, and more often than not, I'll opt for my Jeep. Its just easier and more comfortable.

[Bill Bumface]

Of all the modernization that has happened with cars throttle by wire is by far my most hated.

Computers are fast now, why does it never feel like it when they are controlling my throttle????

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by Locke

This is true. I have one, and more often than not, I'll opt for my Jeep. Its just easier and more comfortable.

I almost added just ask Locke at the end of my post. It also helps when your car can idle smoothly at a light

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

Of all the modernization that has happened with cars throttle by wire is by far my most hated.

Computers are fast now, why does it never feel like it when they are controlling my throttle????

Our camaro is drive by wire, I hate it, especially when its cold its just not smooth compared to a cable throttle body.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

I almost added just ask Locke at the end of my post. It also helps when your car can idle smoothly at a light

But then you have to go with a milder cam, and thats just no fun!

Although, I did work that particular issue out this year, I eventually got fed up and canned the entire carb and started with a new one. No fun.

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by Locke

But then you have to go with a milder cam, and thats just no fun!

Although, I did work that particular issue out this year, I eventually got fed up and canned the entire carb and started with a new one. No fun.

Wasnt the old one an edelbrock?? My old boss thought they were the worst carbs ever made.