We like vehicles with charm and character.
I mean, how boring is life when your car just…
Starts? Or you know formsure you will make it to the next town without the rear axle just… falling off. Or that the Connelly leather interior isn’t giving you anthrax.
If you want to live that kind of boring existence, getting where you want to go and not getting stranded in Death Valley and eaten by vultures… fine. Get a Lexus or an Accord or even a 77 ford Granada.
But if you want to live in style while potentially dying a horrible, miserable early death because of a vehicular system failure… then a British car is definitely right for you!!
Sheesh… boring people. They’re everywhere.
Sirhr
I'm boring as hell. That's why I drive Toyotas.
I do long for the GM days of missing matches and opening days.
At least now they use Bosch ignition.
FAFO
"Oh look, a bison, so cute, let's go pet it."
"Oh look, a bison, so cute, let's go pet it."
That has nuclear civil engineer written all over it.
No more prince of darkness.
I imagine those guys saw some stuff they'll never forget.
Hats off to Steve.
Today in 2001, the actor Steve Buscemi returned to his old fire house in Manhattan's Little Italy, Engine 55. Put on a spare uniform and went to work.
Buscemi trained as a fire fighter in 1980 and worked in the FNDY until left to pursue acting in 1984.
He worked for several days in the rubble of the towers, working 12 hour shifts and refused interviews with the press. He has only now began to open up about happened that day and that he is suffering with a form of PTSD from what he saw in the wreckage. Prior to this all he ever said on the matter was that he and his then wife provided pizza, drinks and support to the other crew’s families.
In 2014 he was appointed an Honorary Battalion Chief of the FDNY.
Hats off to Steve.
Today in 2001, the actor Steve Buscemi returned to his old fire house in Manhattan's Little Italy, Engine 55. Put on a spare uniform and went to work.
Buscemi trained as a fire fighter in 1980 and worked in the FNDY until left to pursue acting in 1984.
He worked for several days in the rubble of the towers, working 12 hour shifts and refused interviews with the press. He has only now began to open up about happened that day and that he is suffering with a form of PTSD from what he saw in the wreckage. Prior to this all he ever said on the matter was that he and his then wife provided pizza, drinks and support to the other crew’s families.
In 2014 he was appointed an Honorary Battalion Chief of the FDNY.
Meanwhile, in Quebec…
Sirhr
Sirhr
Train and log truck collide, no serious injuries.
Please sweet baby Jesus let there be an accompanying video of this somewhere?
I have only had one experience with BMW vehicles and their service. The car belonged to my granddaughter and If Tesla is worse than BMW in build and service they are very bad IMO. There were constant problems with it and I dreaded to hear my phone ring because it was "Granpa, there is something wrong with my car". The service department would lie to her and once said there was nothing they could do although it was still in warranty. When an older and more serious individual got involved they suddenly decided they would come get it as it wouldn't go at all. I was so very happy when she finally got rid of that damn thing.
A dealer oil change was $300 then and they told her no one but them could change the oil. The local oil change place said that's nuts, we do it all the time. They also told her it had to use the run flat tires it came with that were total junk. Grandpa and one of the local tire shop owners told her that was untrue and a set of regular tires solved that problem.
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When there is literaly a lighting with your name on it
Never had a BMW but several Mercedes. Great cars and reliable if you did the maintenance. They get pricey when they get older,. Buy it used at a steep discount with around 30K, drive it 125K and move it along.
Here's a some what time dated original joke I teased a buddy who had a BMW with. That was right after Cheney/Bush invaded Iraq.
-Why is a Mercedes Benz fundamentally a better car than a BMW?
-There's no 'W' in Mercedes Benz.
Did you know all the squirrels in Quebec City are Black?
If you look close, you can see the tiny little switchblade!
Sirhr
If NSFW… I’ll take down…. But some memes just have to be made…
Sirhr
Sirhr
MB came in at 240 problems per 100...just below Chrysler and Jag. But they did edge out Ford.
I grew up in a small town, 700 people, in NW Missouri. There was a house across the street from my Grandparents that had about a dozen mature walnut trees.............all the squirrels in that area were black............
New Mercedes are nothing like the old ones (1980’s through 2000 or so.)
Maggot is talking about the S and E class cars that were true tanks and, if you kept up maintenance, we’re about 0 problems.
The new stuff is electronic nightmares… too complex. Never keep past the warranty. A Bama Benz is NOT a Stuttgart Benz. And the arrival of the C-class was about the end of the solid car.
If I could find a low mileage 1989ish 500 or 560 SEC (and someone to work on to competently), I’d drive it to my grave and be buried in it!
What Maggot described was exactly how my 500SEL was… 40k miles dirt cheap to buy. Drove to 125k when it started to get spendy, moved on to a SL320 convertible… low miles… then moved home to VT where service sucks and no more Benz’s.
Sirhr
This is wild. Youre having a casual dinner and .....
Ill bet dollars to dimes some one sues the restaurant.
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Watch as a rogue wave crashes into a restaurant leaving ...
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Ill bet dollars to dimes some one sues the restaurant.
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Watch as a rogue wave crashes into a restaurant leaving ...
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Chilly going to the office
New bar for the 362C
Took my grandson to his dental cleaning….
….and to Pizza Hut
New bar for the 362C
Took my grandson to his dental cleaning….
….and to Pizza Hut
I gathered...and remembered. The problem is finding one at a dealership. At one time Volvo was considered practically bulletproof. Just another piece of Eurotrash now. Still beat MB, though.
Fun fact that's a fox body just like mustang ,thunderbird, and Fairmont
1978 Mercury Monarch for sale by owner - Fall Branch, TN - craigslist
Dare to be different!!! Super Rare. They made 585 of these in '78 with a 4-speed. low HP 302 (135hp?) but runs down the road nice and smooth. Car is from Vegas.........NO RUST! According to Marti...knoxville.craigslist.org
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They have a kit to bolt a 460 in that engine bay nice
