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Scott Dorsey wrote:
> > scosio > wrote: > >The best car is very subjective. > > No, but the WORST car is the Trabant. It's so bad, it's cool. How about the Yugo? Who would have thought that anything from Yugoslavia could possibly fall apart? ;-) -- Paul Hovnanian ------------------------------------------------------------------ At some point it becomes necessary to behead all the architects and begin construction. -- Abi-Bar-Shim (Project Mgr. - Great Pyramid) |
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Paul Hovnanian P.E. > wrote: >Scott Dorsey wrote: >> >> scosio > wrote: >> >The best car is very subjective. >> >> No, but the WORST car is the Trabant. It's so bad, it's cool. > >How about the Yugo? Who would have thought that anything from Yugoslavia >could possibly fall apart? My friend used to have a Yugo, but now he has a Bosnogo and a Serbo, and a Montenegro in his garage. Even so, the Trabant is the winner. I was talking with a couple of former East German electrical engineers this summer, and one of them was heavily into Trabant racing. ONE: The Trabant is actually a very reliable car, because there is so little to go wrong with it. TWO: Yes, and anything that fails can easily be replaced. ONE: They are the most reliable cars I know. TWO: Of course, sometimes they catch fire. ONE: Yes, that's true, you need to carry an extinguisher. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:09:36 -0600, "*" > wrote:
> > >OurCarGuy > wrote in article . com>... >> >> Ashton Crusher wrote: >> > On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:29:52 -0600, "*" > wrote: >> > And there is a reason Taxi's love Crown Vics .... >> > and it's not because they have to repair them all the time.... >> >> >> That's precisely the point my mechanic was making. He once told me >> that he used to work for an auto dealer in Houston and had an ongoing >> agreement with a local cab company that, whenever someone traded in a >> Town Car, Grand Marquis or Crown Vic, it would immediately be sold to >> them. >> > >I believe you would also find this - as with police "preferences" for the >Ford RWD cars - is predicated more on the need for a roomy back seat to >accomodate passengers - the base of their business - than for any other >parameter. > >It is no secret that taxi service is actually GOOD for a vehicle - allowing >them to fully warm up and spend most of their life running at design >temperatures for the engine, transmission and rear axle. > >When I worked on a fleet of slant-six taxies, they consistently went 200K >without so much as removing the rocker cover. > The slant six in any vehicle application was notorious for lasting forever. |
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In the past two of the best police and highway patrol cars we early
70s Mercury Marquis, and mid 70s Chevrolet Police Nova. Some departments liked them so well they kept them twice as long as other brands. |
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J J wrote:
> In the past two of the best police and highway patrol cars we early > 70s Mercury Marquis, and mid 70s Chevrolet Police Nova. > Not on this planet. The top rated police cruiser in most surveys I've read is the '69 Dodge Polara. Chevy didn't even register more than a blip in terms of police car sales until AFTER Mopar was out of the business in the late 80s. |
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rpbc wrote: > The best cars are the lower line General Motors and Toyota vehicles. Most > reliable, most for the money, best service record, cheaper replacement > parts when needed.... generally. Especially the lower line General Motors which ARE Toyota vehicles. Or were. |
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Philospher wrote: > Which is the best car in the world.It is your choice,but if you have > the information the choice becomes easier.We can see solar cars by the > end of 2007.Japanese car makers are working hard to bring new features > to the cars.What are the features everyone is looking for.Do you have > the answer : > http://www.latest-cars-in-the-world.blogspot.com The subject of your message Best Cars In The World isn't supported by your blog which talks only about the latest gadget laden cars. |
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John S. wrote:
> Philospher wrote: > >>Which is the best car in the world.It is your choice,but if you have >>the information the choice becomes easier.We can see solar cars by the >>end of 2007.Japanese car makers are working hard to bring new features >>to the cars.What are the features everyone is looking for.Do you have >>the answer : >>http://www.latest-cars-in-the-world.blogspot.com > > > The subject of your message Best Cars In The World isn't supported by > your blog which talks only about the latest gadget laden cars. > I agree completely, and that may be a first for me and John S. ;-). |
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* wrote: > When I worked on a fleet of slant-six taxies, they consistently went 200K > without so much as removing the rocker cover. I guess your mechanics were unaware that you were supposed to adjust the valve clearances at least once a year? nate |
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N8N wrote:
> * wrote: > > >>When I worked on a fleet of slant-six taxies, they consistently went 200K >>without so much as removing the rocker cover. > > > I guess your mechanics were unaware that you were supposed to adjust > the valve clearances at least once a year? > > nate > Probably, although if this was after sometime around '78 the slanty got hydraulic lifters. But a slant-6 will STILL go 200k without a valve adjustment- it just sounds like a sewing machine. Unlike an air-cooled VW where the valves stretch and the lash decreases until a valve burns if you don't adjust them, a slanty's valve lash will just slowly increase due to wear on the rockers and pushrod tips. Excessive lash won't hurt the engine, its just noisy. |
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