They will come to you.Oh, I am an equal opportunity insulter!
Drips Oil Drips Grease Everywhere
Fix It Again Tony
Constantly Having Every Vehicle Recalled Over Lousy Engineering Techniques
Gay Mans Chevy
I've got more, but they escape me at the time!
That is one I never heard!
Everything okay?
I thought id heard them all too, but leave it to the coffee shop to teach me something new!
What is amazing, European build Fords are another story. Some of the coolest Fords did come from Europe. Escort and it's replacement are totally different quality over in Europe. The one Ford that was actually developed in the States and qualifies as one of the top sports/GT cars of all times is the GT40, as developed for the LeMans race. After some early development problems, it absolutely dominated the race kicking Ferraris as$. True it was developed from a european inspired car, but it was actually built and tested in the States. Some of the British enthusiasts here on the forum can probably attest to that, European Escort back in late 60s and 70s was an excellent choice for numerous rallyes around Europe. What not many Americans know about was the specially developed Rally car which would probably dominate European rallyes, but Ford quit before the car was fully developed-the RS200. 1980s Escorts, same thing, sweet cars, the American versions, although recognizeable developement of its European counterparts, not so good. Some may remember a marque called "Merkur", there was a Scorpio (Ford Scorpio in Europe)and XR4i, (Ford Sierra),both actually European Fords. Unfortunatelly when Americans tried building European designed Fords, they used substandard parts and didn't put quality in their workmanship. This is why Ford doesn't have the quality it does in Europe, and that's on Americans. Trucks are pretty good, the older ones though.
Out of the 40 something vehicles I have owned, my single venture into Ford land (a 1990 F 150) ended up at the very bottom of my reliability list. That was a 5.0/auto and when the 5.0 decided to leave this world in a big way at 57K miles, I sold it for junk. It was always hunting gears, the abs system wouldn't lock the rear wheels up at a stop (think about that on ice), and the paint was falling off on the way home from the dealer. It was repainted on recall but since the actual cause of that wasn't addressed, the repaint quickly followed the original.I was just needling Karl. It's what I do.
I only built one high performance engine. A 302 Ford, with a 2.75 - 9" rear I never got close to top speed. After that got stolen, I never built another one.
I drive exclusively Chevys now. My cousin works at a Chevy dealer. Loyalty to family is more important than brand loyalty. Except for Lionel, that's a horse of another color!
Like I tell my grandsons "Always do the right thing, regardless of risk or reward" "Sometimes good things happen for you if you do, sometimes" Sometimes "no good deed goes unpunished"
The Chevys I've bought have been the most reliable cars I ever owned. Not even my BMW came close to my Chevys. My Fords, Lincoln, and Mercury. forget about it, no contest.
"Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie and Cheverolet!"
with a German CEO -- but trucks aren't cars). The only exception was an old beat up used Mazda GLC I bought in Germany for around 750 USD worth of DM after ,y Golf was totalled in a 64 car pileup on the Autobahn (A92 by Landshut on Feb 27 1992 in the fog -- no I didn't cause it -- I was in the middle of the pileup) and I needed cheap car while things worked their way through insurance and stuff. Oh, and we did have one Volvo after the VW dieselgate and we bought a Volvo V60 with Sweden delivery but that car was wiped out by an idiot who turned into her from a side street. It was replaced with a Jetta since we could basically pay cash for it. Since 88 everything was a VW with one Audi, and the used GLC and the Volvo thrown in.
Yep, same with my vehicle choice. Mostly European, German cars fit like a glove. Had two Japanese vehicles: Subaru Forester 2003 which was eating itself from rust. Had a Nissan 300Z (1990), which was cool to drive around tight corners, but again quality issues caused a fast resale. Big on VW, currently an old Audi 100 (spare) as a go to work and groceries car. Back in 2004 went against my dads advice about getting a house...got a 1988 Porsche 911 Carrera instead, hey you only live once and i can blame him for it, since he sent me a Matchbox model from Austria when i was about 7, that dream was fulfilledI've never had a Ford but living in Germany did see a lot of European Fords.
One reason that the European Fords in America weren't the same is that they had to follow the US Highway Safety rules and stuff as well as emissions. Back in the 80s they were much more stringent than in Europe. (Newer European standards are more similar to the US standards). So they had to add the catalytic converters, better crumple zones, big bumpers, etc. Also, there was the unfortunate attitude (that still exists -- VW doesn't send hardly any of their cool cars to the SU for example) that Americans only want fat-•ss boat type cars with power everythimng, super soft and comfortable ride, etc. So they "dumb down" the cars for the American market.
My sister had a friend back in the early 90s who had the Merkur in the US. Living in Germany at the time and just in the US for a visit I was well versed with the various "Sierra" type cars on which it was based. (Wasn't the Scorpio a bigger version of the same general design?) I took a ride in it and it was quite nice but still fat and ungainly in comparison with the big bumpers and "luxe" they had added.
Personally I've only had German cars since 1988. (My Dodge RAM are German since they were made by Daimler Chrysler
I personally have no room for a Chevy -- I find GM arrogant and the cars butt ugly. But it's personal opinion and I'm not judging others. Ford doesn't interest me either.
. Regretting to this day not getting a 1991 Mercedes TE station wagon for allmost a steal of a price. Had also an Eagle Medalion after my dad (Renault 21), excellent car and the only downside was the eventuall impossibility finding parts in the States for it.
A major problem, especially since the market for more sporty European vehicles is pretty big. No Scirrocco for example. So American driving enthusiasts are stuck with Asian models.
If you spell it backwards, Driver Returned On Foot.
Don't worry, i sometimes also have -"Nothing in my brain"I'm kind of embarrassed that I get that joke!
Chet you can’t go wrong with that 3900. Probably the best GM engine since the SBC,
Real Jeep, not the luxury "Mall Crawlers" i see in Phily, New York area.Well, maybe some of us, but certainly not all. I'm still a believer in Enzo Ferrari's supposed quote, "Jeep is America's only true sports car" maybe if he didn't even say that. But if he did, certainly only applies to CJ Jeeps.
Power disc brakes and power steering but that's it and the AC is take off the top and tie down the windshield. It still had the 381 sbc in it for that photo and perhaps British vernacular, the "coach work" is all aluminum and fiberglass. The engine grew another 60 cid for the latest version. Never fails to put a rather large poop eating grin on my face and has been doing so since the first sbc (a 327) went in in 1973.
Yes. Cardiologist visit and she's good for the colonoscopy. Some reason she needed that before they could proceed.
Yes but the new GLI is one of the cheapest sport sedans available now in manual
in the US. But in general VW model for the last decades has generally been to Americanfy and stoopidify their cars in the US market. I mean, I like the wife's Jetta (2019 SEL Premium) for what it isbut its not exactly a VW feeling car to drive (though more so than a lot of cars and still feels like it from the inside seat). Despite the wife being from Japan and my dad having been a long time Honda guy, Japanese cars have never done it for me... Too much bling and buttons and gratuitousness. Again, this is just me and my personal feelings. Not knocking anyones car here. My car is a 2016 Audi A3 e-tron sportback PHEV which I got after VW bought back my diesel Jetta Sportwagen and I got a really good deal since they weren't selling well as no one knew what they were. Not the highest performing car as it has a version of the same VW 1.4l turbo but adds the electric motor for instantaneous power as needed but its highly efficient, relatively tight feeling, and the cockpit feels right to me 
