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so thats why she is so noisy,mine averaged 35 mpg yesterday on a slightly lower altitude run with reasonable throttle and no jack rabbit starts( didn't use eco either,don't like it)

very underappreciated car,the ones with 401s were real sleepers

yep.i only seen 6 cyl mavericks,I knew of 2 v8 comets,one an auto,the other standard shift.

my boss had a hornet v8,it was featherweight as well! Faster then a Rallye Nova or comet v8,the comet was a sold performer for the day

a good greenhouse for starting the ever legal MaryJane!

In town,when you are blasted and rolled with soot?

I stand corrected I meant a Gremlin,the only example I know of around here is an ratty Pacer.

NASCAR used to use late 50s Ford SLA suspensions,now for old truck rebuilds "Crown Vic" front end suspensions were the thing.

Pacer X 304 v8 was pretty badass back in the day,those cars were so light that smog v8 would send them down the road.

lok at all the Rams with wrecked exhaust systems( they sound like shit) you can get a ticket for too loud an exhaust,Ran construction equipment with those rattly little Cummins diesels,grew to hate that racket,when Ford first put the little Cummins in their single axle dumptruck the chief...

a furniture company in Staunton had a couple of "Greenbriers" forever,don't be to sure when the 600# people crusher engine is removed there is a whole lot more room for "crush" zones'

because they were perceived as low cost( until the dealers got greedy) and the fleet owners snapped them up a poor person couldn't afford one,our local phone company had one he tried to take off road,the results were disastrous. dumb ass me I paid 4000to 5k over MSRP 20K for a used AWD Maverick...

the Mustang 2 was bad enough-we called it the Mustang too" horrible little attempt,the sick ass little 4 cyl would hit almost 7 grand in a minute or two,yech.

really cant you hit 90 on the on ramp? the 22s have 250 hp seem like they have seven league boots on the 10% grades,spoiler don't junk this truck up or add big tires( the magic starts going away,my favorite thing is adding a little throttle when the overrated trucks with giant tires come up on...

seen the escape hybrids go 200K no problem,if you watch the assembly line procedure you would marvel at any vehicles being trouble,brace your self the axles or ball joints may be next( they have a if problematic recall)

the trouble is on something like the Maverick it would cause more harm then good in a collision,a few sheet metal attachment point is not very sturdy the front ends should be made of urethane or some thick resilient substance and for petes sake bring back glass headlights.

our convenience of travel sure has upset the natural world,had to take a woodpecker out of my grill,knew it was in there had to find a place to stop,it seemed mostly alright gently took it out and placed on shoulder,the bird was was just as sudden as the deer "blur",one reason I wont ride around...

tinkeritis some of these folks pour mothballs and different junk in their gas tanks and add unnecessary oil additives (except for gm v8s use the thicker oil).one thing that caused confusion in years gone by was viscosity the old timers liked "green top quakerstate-turned to sludge in 50 miles)...

the most important thing to do to protect your engine( block heaters work great) is to disable the automatic engine shut off when at a stop a good gearhead can accomplish this with a laptop,i dont think i would even use the 0 weight,this engine stop feature gives your engine too many zero oil...

I am wondering if you have modified your trucks front end and it kills someone are you liable? it seems a lot effort has been put into modern vehicles to protect pedestrains.