On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 19:23:32 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2026-01-07, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2026-01-06 11:31 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/6/2026 10:46 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
Cute tail fins indeed.a Lap belts are on order so kids can ride in it. >>>> Dare I post a picture to Usenet?a I suppose you've had luck with it >>>> before:a https://postimg.cc/gallery/SKPy1qg
Looks good.a My '62 Corvair did not have belts, but they had the
brackets for simple installation.a Not sure if that was mandatory but >>> belts were just starting to appear in cars then.
I believe it was 1963 when seat belts became standard equipment. Our 63 >> Pontiac had them and IIRC there was a lap belt and a shoulder strap that >> could be clipped into that. I remember there used to be a clip over to
keep the unused belt out of the way. Soon after that the combination lap >> and shoulder belt was standard.
1968 in the U.S., although some states mandated it earlier.
Safety belts became compulsory in new cars in 1975 in the Netherlands.
Our car was older so we weren't required to have them.
On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 12:33:15 -0700, Ruprecht ||| <necht@heidel.berg>
wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 22:46:17 -0500
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 12/28/2025 12:59 PM, dsi1 wrote:
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> posted:
I just had to change a fuel pump and filter in the latest car
that I probably didn't need to buy. 1962 Mercury Comet with a
144 inline 6 and a 2 speed automatic transmission. It might
literally be the slowest vehicle that I have ever owned or
driven, but it's as cute as a button.
"Cute as a button" is an appropriate description. Those tiny
tailfins are so very cute indeed. We have a Ford Transit that
your Comet might be able to leave in the dust. It does have
pretty good gas mileage though. "Turkey" would be an apt
description for the Transit if you're talking about where it was
built and its acceleration capabilities.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iDzAzxQd1LVZ94Rj8
His bumper stickers are rad!
Are there people who are too right wing for you?
In article <10jmcfu$ua40$1@dont-email.me>, Bruce@invalid.invalid says...
Don't let Bryan find out that you're old, he flames old people in RFC.
On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 19:23:32 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2026-01-07, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2026-01-06 11:31 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/6/2026 10:46 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
Cute tail fins indeed.-a Lap belts are on order so kids can ride in it.
Dare I post a picture to Usenet?-a I suppose you've had luck with it >> >>>> before:-a https://postimg.cc/gallery/SKPy1qg
Looks good.-a My '62 Corvair did not have belts, but they had the
brackets for simple installation.-a Not sure if that was mandatory but >> >>> belts were just starting to appear in cars then.
I believe it was 1963 when seat belts became standard equipment. Our 63 >> >> Pontiac had them and IIRC there was a lap belt and a shoulder strap that >> >> could be clipped into that. I remember there used to be a clip over to >> >> keep the unused belt out of the way. Soon after that the combination lap >> >> and shoulder belt was standard.
1968 in the U.S., although some states mandated it earlier.
Safety belts became compulsory in new cars in 1975 in the Netherlands.
Our car was older so we weren't required to have them.
On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:44:51 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 12:33:15 -0700, Ruprecht ||| <necht@heidel.berg>There must be, just haven't met one yet.
wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 22:46:17 -0500
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 12/28/2025 12:59 PM, dsi1 wrote:
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> posted:
I just had to change a fuel pump and filter in the latest car
that I probably didn't need to buy. 1962 Mercury Comet with a
144 inline 6 and a 2 speed automatic transmission. It might
literally be the slowest vehicle that I have ever owned or
driven, but it's as cute as a button.
"Cute as a button" is an appropriate description. Those tiny
tailfins are so very cute indeed. We have a Ford Transit that
your Comet might be able to leave in the dust. It does have
pretty good gas mileage though. "Turkey" would be an apt
description for the Transit if you're talking about where it was
built and its acceleration capabilities.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iDzAzxQd1LVZ94Rj8
His bumper stickers are rad!
Are there people who are too right wing for you?
On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 13:42:01 -0700, Ruprecht ||| <necht@heidel.berg>
wrote:
On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:44:51 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 12:33:15 -0700, Ruprecht ||| <necht@heidel.berg>There must be, just haven't met one yet.
wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 22:46:17 -0500
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 12/28/2025 12:59 PM, dsi1 wrote:
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> posted:
I just had to change a fuel pump and filter in the latest car
that I probably didn't need to buy. 1962 Mercury Comet with
a 144 inline 6 and a 2 speed automatic transmission. It
might literally be the slowest vehicle that I have ever
owned or driven, but it's as cute as a button.
"Cute as a button" is an appropriate description. Those tiny
tailfins are so very cute indeed. We have a Ford Transit that
your Comet might be able to leave in the dust. It does have
pretty good gas mileage though. "Turkey" would be an apt
description for the Transit if you're talking about where it
was built and its acceleration capabilities.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iDzAzxQd1LVZ94Rj8
His bumper stickers are rad!
Are there people who are too right wing for you?
It was a serious question, but maybe it was also a serious answer :)
On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:05:53 GMT
marika <marika5000@gmail.com> wrote:
All these promises sound like promises to use the citizens for back
breaking labor to extract various minerals, just like you see in most
sci fi movies
What say you to the new luxury Ukranian ski resort on the Polish border?
What did you say when Soros said 'enough fighting, we need to make money
on the rebuild now'?
Eh?
Ruprecht ||| <necht@heidel.berg> wrote:"One of the things that many people recognized about you was that you, during the revolutions of 1989, funded a lot of dissident activities, civil society groups in Eastern Europe and Poland, the Czech Republic," Zakaria said. "Are you doing similar things in Ukraine?"
On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:05:53 GMT
marika <marika5000@gmail.com> wrote:
All these promises sound like promises to use the citizens for back
breaking labor to extract various minerals, just like you see in
most sci fi movies
What say you to the new luxury Ukranian ski resort on the Polish
border?
What did you say when Soros said 'enough fighting, we need to make
money on the rebuild now'?
Eh?
I havenrCOt got much to say because I know nothing about it.
But, whoever is building stuff there anywhere, as long as it ishttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-32133736
appropriate for the environment, the locals want it there, the site
was honestly acquired, the site that is built is safe, and labor to
build it is fairly treated, get a liveable wage and have safe working conditionsrCanot sure why I would have anything to weigh in on.
I would more readily be able to address prices in America.
went shopping this morning (Trader JoerCOs, target, OllierCOs, dollar
store) and all were PACKED. So SOMEBODY has spending money. I donrCOt
know who they are but it sure as hell ainrCOt me. Even OllierCOs, $30 for
a nice heavy sweatshirt. I just got a similar one yesterday at a
thrift shop for $7 But there were some better deals:
Heavy socks (for running) at target $11 for a 3-pack
Same socks at OllierCOs $2 for single pair
And still nobody sells mittens.
On 1/6/2026 10:46 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
Cute tail fins indeed.-a Lap belts are on order so kids can ride in it.
Dare I post a picture to Usenet?-a I suppose you've had luck with it
before:-a https://postimg.cc/gallery/SKPy1qg
Looks good. My '62 Corvair did not have belts, but they had the
brackets for simple installation. Not sure if that was mandatory but
belts were just starting to appear in cars then.
On 12/28/2025 12:59 PM, dsi1 wrote:
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> posted:
On 12/27/2025 5:51 PM, dsi1 wrote:
The gasoline sold in Hawaii comes from a single refinery so it's
pretty much the same stuff. The gasoline in CA and WA states was not very good.
I had problems with water in the gas. Changing the gas filters in my cars on the
mainland was common. I suppose it's due to the high temperature shifts which
causes water and rust to form in the tanks at gas stations.
I just had to change a fuel pump and filter in the latest car that I
probably didn't need to buy. 1962 Mercury Comet with a 144 inline 6 and >> a 2 speed automatic transmission. It might literally be the slowest
vehicle that I have ever owned or driven, but it's as cute as a button.
"Cute as a button" is an appropriate description. Those tiny tailfins are so very
cute indeed. We have a Ford Transit that your Comet might be able to leave in the
dust. It does have pretty good gas mileage though. "Turkey" would be an apt description for the Transit if you're talking about where it was built and its
acceleration capabilities.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iDzAzxQd1LVZ94Rj8
I'd love a tall van like that for loading furniture, but I'd be afraid
how it would handle on high wind days. Maybe that's less of a problem driving slower on your rock, but around here, people are very aggressive
on the freeway if you are going slower than 70 MPH. I prefer to not
drive faster than 55-60 if I can help it.
Cute tail fins indeed. Lap belts are on order so kids can ride in it.
Dare I post a picture to Usenet? I suppose you've had luck with it
before: https://postimg.cc/gallery/SKPy1qg
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> posted:
Cute tail fins indeed. Lap belts are on order so kids can ride in it.
Dare I post a picture to Usenet? I suppose you've had luck with it
before: https://postimg.cc/gallery/SKPy1qg
That's a big steering wheel! It probably helped a lot for cars without power steering. For a compact car, it seems kind of large. The 2 door model looks to
be a rebodied Falcon. Anyway, it's a pretty neat car. Oddly enough, I've owned
2 Mercurys. One was a 1971 Carpi, which was made in Germany. Somehow, the car was
made with an interior that looked classy but would fall apart and rip after a few
years or so. The other Mercury was a high quality, premium, American or Canadian
built car. It was just a great and wonderful car.a
On 2026-01-10 8:15 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> posted:
Cute tail fins indeed. Lap belts are on order so kids can ride in it.
Dare I post a picture to Usenet? I suppose you've had luck with it
before: https://postimg.cc/gallery/SKPy1qg
That's a big steering wheel! It probably helped a lot for cars without power >> steering. For a compact car, it seems kind of large. The 2 door model looks to
be a rebodied Falcon. Anyway, it's a pretty neat car. Oddly enough, I've owned
2 Mercurys. One was a 1971 Carpi, which was made in Germany. Somehow, the car was
made with an interior that looked classy but would fall apart and rip after a few
years or so. The other Mercury was a high quality, premium, American or Canadian
built car. It was just a great and wonderful car.a
Fer sure. Back in the days when power steering was an expensive option people needed a much larger steering wheel for the leverage to assist in cranking that steering wheel.
I keep wondering about the driver testing view on hand over hand
steering wheel return. Back in the standard steering days they wanted applicants to do a two handed steering wheel return because if you let
go it would tend to straighten out on its own and it could be dangerous
to get your hand in the way. Just about every new car comes with
standard steering these days.
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I think young people would
have a hard time diving cars and trucks like we had 50-60 years ago, Standard transmission, manual brakes and steering, no power windows, no
air conditioning, AM radios and no tape decks of USB sticks, paper road maps instead of GPS. My gawd they would be screwed,
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I think young people would
have a hard time diving cars and trucks like we had 50-60 years ago, Standard transmission, manual brakes and steering, no power windows,-a no air conditioning,-a AM radios and no tape decks of USB sticks, paper road maps instead of GPS. My gawd they would be screwed,
On 2026-01-11, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2026-01-10 8:15 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> posted:
Cute tail fins indeed. Lap belts are on order so kids can ride in it. >>>> Dare I post a picture to Usenet? I suppose you've had luck with it
before: https://postimg.cc/gallery/SKPy1qg
That's a big steering wheel! It probably helped a lot for cars without power
steering. For a compact car, it seems kind of large. The 2 door model looks to
be a rebodied Falcon. Anyway, it's a pretty neat car. Oddly enough, I've owned
2 Mercurys. One was a 1971 Carpi, which was made in Germany. Somehow, the car was
made with an interior that looked classy but would fall apart and rip after a few
years or so. The other Mercury was a high quality, premium, American or Canadian
built car. It was just a great and wonderful car.a
Fer sure. Back in the days when power steering was an expensive option
people needed a much larger steering wheel for the leverage to assist in
cranking that steering wheel.
I keep wondering about the driver testing view on hand over hand
steering wheel return. Back in the standard steering days they wanted
applicants to do a two handed steering wheel return because if you let
go it would tend to straighten out on its own and it could be dangerous
to get your hand in the way. Just about every new car comes with
standard steering these days.
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I think young people would
have a hard time diving cars and trucks like we had 50-60 years ago,
Standard transmission, manual brakes and steering, no power windows, no
air conditioning, AM radios and no tape decks of USB sticks, paper road
maps instead of GPS. My gawd they would be screwed,
Standard transmission? What third-world country did you live in?
In 1957 more than 80% of new cars in the U.S. had automatic
transmissions.
On 2026-01-11, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I think young people would
have a hard time diving cars and trucks like we had 50-60 years ago,
Standard transmission, manual brakes and steering, no power windows, no
air conditioning, AM radios and no tape decks of USB sticks, paper road
maps instead of GPS. My gawd they would be screwed,
Standard transmission? What third-world country did you live in?
In 1957 more than 80% of new cars in the U.S. had automatic
transmissions.
On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:19:36 GMT
marika <marika5000@gmail.com> wrote:
Ruprecht ||| <necht@heidel.berg> wrote:
On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:05:53 GMT
marika <marika5000@gmail.com> wrote:
All these promises sound like promises to use the citizens for back
breaking labor to extract various minerals, just like you see in
most sci fi movies
What say you to the new luxury Ukranian ski resort on the Polish
border?
What did you say when Soros said 'enough fighting, we need to make
money on the rebuild now'?
Eh?
I havenrCOt got much to say because I know nothing about it.
"One of the things that many people recognized about you was that you,
during the revolutions of 1989, funded a lot of dissident activities,
civil society groups in Eastern Europe and Poland, the Czech Republic," Zakaria said. "Are you doing similar things in Ukraine?"
Soros responded: "Well, I set up a foundation in Ukraine before Ukraine became independent of Russia. And the foundation has been functioning
ever since. And it played a rCo an important part in events now."
But, whoever is building stuff there anywhere, as long as it is
appropriate for the environment, the locals want it there, the site
was honestly acquired, the site that is built is safe, and labor to
build it is fairly treated, get a liveable wage and have safe working
conditionsrCanot sure why I would have anything to weigh in on.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-32133736
European leaders should do "whatever it takes" to save Ukraine, says billionaire investor George Soros.
Echoing the famous phrase used by Mario Draghi to shore up the eurozone,
the investor and philanthropist says that rather than fretting about
Greece, European leaders should be focusing on the crisis unfolding in a country that shares the same values as the rest of Europe.
"Here is a country that wants to be European, is sacrificing lives for
that principle, and yet Europe is ignoring it. Europe needs to wake up
before it's too late," he told the BBC's In the Balance programme.
https://www.georgesoros.com/2015/01/08/a-new-policy-to-rescue-ukraine/
3. European Investment Bank project bonds could yield re410 billion or
more. These funds would be used to connect Ukraine to a unified
European gas market and to break up Naftogaz, the Ukrainian gas
monopoly. These changes would greatly improve UkrainerCOs energy
efficiency and produce very high returns on investment. It would help
create a unified European gas market and reduce not only UkrainerCOs but
also EuroperCOs dependence on Russian gas. The breakup of Naftogaz is the centerpiece of UkrainerCOs reform plans.
Because you have to first break it, and then you "fix it"...
I would more readily be able to address prices in America.Ominous...
went shopping this morning (Trader JoerCOs, target, OllierCOs, dollar
store) and all were PACKED. So SOMEBODY has spending money. I donrCOt
know who they are but it sure as hell ainrCOt me. Even OllierCOs, $30 for
a nice heavy sweatshirt. I just got a similar one yesterday at a
thrift shop for $7 But there were some better deals:
Heavy socks (for running) at target $11 for a 3-pack
Same socks at OllierCOs $2 for single pair
And still nobody sells mittens.
On 1/10/2026 7:55 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
Back seat in Jeep is a simple bolt-in.At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I think young peopleMy wife's 1996 Wrangler had a stick shift, no power steering or
would have a hard time diving cars and trucks like we had 50-60
years ago, Standard transmission, manual brakes and steering, no
power windows,-a no air conditioning,-a AM radios and no tape decks
of USB sticks, paper road maps instead of GPS. My gawd they would
be screwed,
windows, no A/C and no radio. It also had no back seat. Then when we
had a kid. No one would install a back seat because of liability
issues. When it blew a head gasket, it was time to let it go.
Ruprecht ||| <necht@heidel.berg> wrote:
On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:19:36 GMT
marika <marika5000@gmail.com> wrote:
Ruprecht ||| <necht@heidel.berg> wrote:
On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:05:53 GMT
marika <marika5000@gmail.com> wrote:
All these promises sound like promises to use the citizens for back
breaking labor to extract various minerals, just like you see in
most sci fi movies
What say you to the new luxury Ukranian ski resort on the Polish
border?
What did you say when Soros said 'enough fighting, we need to make
money on the rebuild now'?
Eh?
I havenrCOt got much to say because I know nothing about it.
"One of the things that many people recognized about you was that you,
during the revolutions of 1989, funded a lot of dissident activities,
civil society groups in Eastern Europe and Poland, the Czech Republic,"
Zakaria said. "Are you doing similar things in Ukraine?"
Soros responded: "Well, I set up a foundation in Ukraine before Ukraine
became independent of Russia. And the foundation has been functioning
ever since. And it played a rCo an important part in events now."
But, whoever is building stuff there anywhere, as long as it is
appropriate for the environment, the locals want it there, the site
was honestly acquired, the site that is built is safe, and labor to
build it is fairly treated, get a liveable wage and have safe working
conditionsrCanot sure why I would have anything to weigh in on.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-32133736
European leaders should do "whatever it takes" to save Ukraine, says
billionaire investor George Soros.
Echoing the famous phrase used by Mario Draghi to shore up the eurozone,
the investor and philanthropist says that rather than fretting about
Greece, European leaders should be focusing on the crisis unfolding in a
country that shares the same values as the rest of Europe.
"Here is a country that wants to be European, is sacrificing lives for
that principle, and yet Europe is ignoring it. Europe needs to wake up
before it's too late," he told the BBC's In the Balance programme.
https://www.georgesoros.com/2015/01/08/a-new-policy-to-rescue-ukraine/
3. European Investment Bank project bonds could yield re410 billion or
more. These funds would be used to connect Ukraine to a unified
European gas market and to break up Naftogaz, the Ukrainian gas
monopoly. These changes would greatly improve UkrainerCOs energy
efficiency and produce very high returns on investment. It would help
create a unified European gas market and reduce not only UkrainerCOs but
also EuroperCOs dependence on Russian gas. The breakup of Naftogaz is the
centerpiece of UkrainerCOs reform plans.
Because you have to first break it, and then you "fix it"...
I would more readily be able to address prices in America.Ominous...
went shopping this morning (Trader JoerCOs, target, OllierCOs, dollar
store) and all were PACKED. So SOMEBODY has spending money. I donrCOt
know who they are but it sure as hell ainrCOt me. Even OllierCOs, $30 for >>> a nice heavy sweatshirt. I just got a similar one yesterday at a
thrift shop for $7 But there were some better deals:
Heavy socks (for running) at target $11 for a 3-pack
Same socks at OllierCOs $2 for single pair
And still nobody sells mittens.
How am I supposed to visit a luxury ski resort if I cannot find any
mittens?
marika wrote:
Ruprecht ||| <necht@heidel.berg> wrote:put socks on your hands
On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:19:36 GMT
marika <marika5000@gmail.com> wrote:
Ruprecht ||| <necht@heidel.berg> wrote:
On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:05:53 GMT
marika <marika5000@gmail.com> wrote:
All these promises sound like promises to use the citizens for back >>>>>> breaking labor to extract various minerals, just like you see in
most sci fi movies
What say you to the new luxury Ukranian ski resort on the Polish
border?
What did you say when Soros said 'enough fighting, we need to make
money on the rebuild now'?
Eh?
I havenrCOt got much to say because I know nothing about it.
"One of the things that many people recognized about you was that you,
during the revolutions of 1989, funded a lot of dissident activities,
civil society groups in Eastern Europe and Poland, the Czech Republic,"
Zakaria said. "Are you doing similar things in Ukraine?"
Soros responded: "Well, I set up a foundation in Ukraine before Ukraine
became independent of Russia. And the foundation has been functioning
ever since. And it played a rCo an important part in events now."
But, whoever is building stuff there anywhere, as long as it is
appropriate for the environment, the locals want it there, the site
was honestly acquired, the site that is built is safe, and labor to
build it is fairly treated, get a liveable wage and have safe working
conditionsrCanot sure why I would have anything to weigh in on.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-32133736
European leaders should do "whatever it takes" to save Ukraine, says
billionaire investor George Soros.
Echoing the famous phrase used by Mario Draghi to shore up the eurozone, >>> the investor and philanthropist says that rather than fretting about
Greece, European leaders should be focusing on the crisis unfolding in a >>> country that shares the same values as the rest of Europe.
"Here is a country that wants to be European, is sacrificing lives for
that principle, and yet Europe is ignoring it. Europe needs to wake up
before it's too late," he told the BBC's In the Balance programme.
https://www.georgesoros.com/2015/01/08/a-new-policy-to-rescue-ukraine/
3. European Investment Bank project bonds could yield re410 billion or
more. These funds would be used to connect Ukraine to a unified
European gas market and to break up Naftogaz, the Ukrainian gas
monopoly. These changes would greatly improve UkrainerCOs energy
efficiency and produce very high returns on investment. It would help
create a unified European gas market and reduce not only UkrainerCOs but >>> also EuroperCOs dependence on Russian gas. The breakup of Naftogaz is the >>> centerpiece of UkrainerCOs reform plans.
Because you have to first break it, and then you "fix it"...
I would more readily be able to address prices in America.Ominous...
went shopping this morning (Trader JoerCOs, target, OllierCOs, dollar
store) and all were PACKED. So SOMEBODY has spending money. I donrCOt
know who they are but it sure as hell ainrCOt me. Even OllierCOs, $30 for >>>> a nice heavy sweatshirt. I just got a similar one yesterday at a
thrift shop for $7 But there were some better deals:
Heavy socks (for running) at target $11 for a 3-pack
Same socks at OllierCOs $2 for single pair
And still nobody sells mittens.
How am I supposed to visit a luxury ski resort if I cannot find any
mittens?
On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 06:01:54 -0600
Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> wrote:
On 1/10/2026 7:55 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
My wife's 1996 Wrangler had a stick shift, no power steering or
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I think young people
would have a hard time diving cars and trucks like we had 50-60
years ago, Standard transmission, manual brakes and steering, no
power windows,-a no air conditioning,-a AM radios and no tape decks
of USB sticks, paper road maps instead of GPS. My gawd they would
be screwed,
windows, no A/C and no radio. It also had no back seat. Then when we
had a kid. No one would install a back seat because of liability
issues. When it blew a head gasket, it was time to let it go.
Back seat in Jeep is a simple bolt-in.
All Wranglers came equipped to have one.
Maybe what they didn't want to do was match your price point.
On 2026-01-10 8:15 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> posted:
Cute tail fins indeed. Lap belts are on order so kids can ride in it.
Dare I post a picture to Usenet? I suppose you've had luck with it
before: https://postimg.cc/gallery/SKPy1qg
That's a big steering wheel! It probably helped a lot for cars without power
steering. For a compact car, it seems kind of large. The 2 door model looks to
be a rebodied Falcon. Anyway, it's a pretty neat car. Oddly enough, I've owned
2 Mercurys. One was a 1971 Carpi, which was made in Germany. Somehow, the car was
made with an interior that looked classy but would fall apart and rip after a few
years or so. The other Mercury was a high quality, premium, American or Canadian
built car. It was just a great and wonderful car.a
Fer sure. Back in the days when power steering was an expensive option people needed a much larger steering wheel for the leverage to assist in cranking that steering wheel.
I keep wondering about the driver testing view on hand over hand
steering wheel return. Back in the standard steering days they wanted applicants to do a two handed steering wheel return because if you let
go it would tend to straighten out on its own and it could be dangerous
to get your hand in the way. Just about every new car comes with
standard steering these days.
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I think young people would
have a hard time diving cars and trucks like we had 50-60 years ago, Standard transmission, manual brakes and steering, no power windows, no
air conditioning, AM radios and no tape decks of USB sticks, paper road maps instead of GPS. My gawd they would be screwed,
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-01-10 8:15 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> posted:
Cute tail fins indeed. Lap belts are on order so kids can ride
in it. Dare I post a picture to Usenet? I suppose you've had
luck with it before: https://postimg.cc/gallery/SKPy1qg
That's a big steering wheel! It probably helped a lot for cars
without power steering. For a compact car, it seems kind of
large. The 2 door model looks to be a rebodied Falcon. Anyway,
it's a pretty neat car. Oddly enough, I've owned 2 Mercurys. One
was a 1971 Carpi, which was made in Germany. Somehow, the car was
made with an interior that looked classy but would fall apart and
rip after a few years or so. The other Mercury was a high
quality, premium, American or Canadian built car. It was just a
great and wonderful car.a
Fer sure. Back in the days when power steering was an expensive
option people needed a much larger steering wheel for the leverage
to assist in cranking that steering wheel.
I keep wondering about the driver testing view on hand over hand
steering wheel return. Back in the standard steering days they
wanted applicants to do a two handed steering wheel return because
if you let go it would tend to straighten out on its own and it
could be dangerous to get your hand in the way. Just about every
new car comes with standard steering these days.
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I think young people
would have a hard time diving cars and trucks like we had 50-60
years ago, Standard transmission, manual brakes and steering, no
power windows, no air conditioning, AM radios and no tape decks
of USB sticks, paper road maps instead of GPS. My gawd they would
be screwed,
Once we learned how to drive a manual, we had a long string of sporty
cars with 4 and 5 speed manual. With that arrival of our second baby,
that was no longer a viable option. We got vans, and station wagons,
and SUVs. That's okay, I've had my share of fun-to-drive manual cars.
I can move on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuTRThThcw8
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I think young people would
have a hard time diving cars and trucks like we had 50-60 years ago,
Standard transmission, manual brakes and steering, no power windows, no
air conditioning, AM radios and no tape decks of USB sticks, paper road
maps instead of GPS. My gawd they would be screwed,
Once we learned how to drive a manual, we had a long string of sporty cars with
4 and 5 speed manual. With that arrival of our second baby, that was no longer
a viable option. We got vans, and station wagons, and SUVs. That's okay, I've had
my share of fun-to-drive manual cars. I can move on.
On 2026-01-11 11:21 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I think young people would
have a hard time diving cars and trucks like we had 50-60 years ago,
Standard transmission, manual brakes and steering, no power windows,-a no >>> air conditioning,-a AM radios and no tape decks of USB sticks, paper road >>> maps instead of GPS. My gawd they would be screwed,
Once we learned how to drive a manual, we had a long string of sporty
cars with
4 and 5 speed manual. With that arrival of our second baby, that was
no longer
a viable option. We got vans, and station wagons, and SUVs. That's
okay, I've had
my share of fun-to-drive manual cars. I can move on.
After many years of driving cars and trucks with manual transmissions
and now having an automatic I sometimes miss the manual. I don't miss it
in stop and go traffic. I still have the motorcycle and I occasionally
drive my friend's BMW Z4.
On 1/12/2026 9:22 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
After many years of driving cars and trucks with manual transmissions
and now having an automatic I sometimes miss the manual. I don't miss
it in stop and go traffic. I still have the motorcycle and I
occasionally drive my friend's BMW Z4.
I don't want it for my daily driver, but would be fun once in a while.
Same with a convertible, about 10 days a year. When it is 90+ I want the
AC on.
I'm driving a hybrid now.-a Not a big change, but when you hit the START button, you get silence and a ready light.
I'm driving a hybrid now.-a Not a big change, but when you hit the START button, you get silence and a ready light.
On 1/12/2026 8:56 AM, Ed P wrote:
I'm driving a hybrid now.-a Not a big change, but when you hit the
START button, you get silence and a ready light.
If I were to ever buy another car, it would be a hybrid, but we have too many cars as it is. Have have a 2011 Chevy Aveo5 with very low miles,
but a wrecked front fender, and it needs exhaust work. It's a manual. I think when the weather gets better I'm going to clean it out and donate
it to the local NPR affiliate. They stress that they want them in any condition. We have 3 other cars.
Such an airy, capacious cabin, the right place to sail down the road
in!
On 1/12/2026 11:06 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
On 1/12/2026 8:56 AM, Ed P wrote:
If I were to ever buy another car, it would be a hybrid, but we have
I'm driving a hybrid now.-a Not a big change, but when you hit the
START button, you get silence and a ready light.
too many cars as it is. Have have a 2011 Chevy Aveo5 with very low
miles, but a wrecked front fender, and it needs exhaust work. It's a
manual. I think when the weather gets better I'm going to clean it out
and donate it to the local NPR affiliate. They stress that they want
them in any condition. We have 3 other cars.
The particular model/trim I wanted only comes as hybrid. It is
comparable to my last car.
I did not do all the $$$ factors, but bought what I wanted with goodies. That said, it will burn about 30 gallons or $240 less in fuel.-a Not a
big money payback, but burning less oil is good.
My average for 7000 miles is about 44 mpg but on some short trips I've
been over 50.
Aster Iske <not@that.dot> posted:
Such an airy, capacious cabin, the right place to sail down the road
in!
This car had twin cams, 4 wheel disk brakes, and a 5 speed. That's
simply amazing for the time. I also had an Alfetta GTV. It was a
hi-tech car but it wasn't a good experience. If your aim is to do
evil, you want to stay away from this car.
What these cars have in common is that the back seat was quite
comfortable for my young son. The 1970 Barracuda my parents had was
not a good place for me and my brother. It was like a horror chamber
- I would never treat my kids that way!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KZ0GnAbYRI&t=3534
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