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Recently I went to the local u pull it salvage yard. It was loaded with the luxury cars of the past. I saw Cadillacs, Lincoln’s, Jags, BMW, and Lexus. They all end up the same place with a value of zero.
Don’t waste your money. Status symbols are a phantom that will keep you poor with the financial vultures waiting to eat the carcass. Cars should be measured by capabilities (will it tow your boat?) and reliability. If you need a 60000 dollar diesel truck to tow your travel trailer, then it’s worth every penny.
On the other hand, a honda minivan with a vacuum cleaner installed in it -give me a break!
Recently I went to the local u pull it salvage yard. It was loaded with the luxury cars of the past. I saw Cadillacs, Lincoln’s, Jags, BMW, and Lexus. They all end up the same place with a value of zero.
Don’t waste your money. Status symbols are a phantom that will keep you poor with the financial vultures waiting to eat the carcass. Cars should be measured by capabilities (will it tow your boat?) and reliability. If you need a 60000 dollar diesel truck to tow your travel trailer, then it’s worth every penny.
On the other hand, a honda minivan with a vacuum cleaner installed in it -give me a break!
How about a resto on a fox body mustang with the 5L motor. There are many of these available with gobs of performance parts. Everybody loves good old fashioned american muscle.
How about a resto on a fox body mustang with the 5L motor. There are many of these available with gobs of performance parts. Everybody loves good old fashioned american muscle.
I love the reliable POS for many reasons including:
1) I don’t like being beaten by a machine.
2) Miles are virtually free except gas and oil since the depreciation has already occurred.
3) Don’t care about the dings
4) Lot’s of parts available cheap (2000 expedition).
6) Lot’s of forums with people who know all about pattern failures.
7) Financial freedom – not indentured to a car loan or bank
8) You avoid the hassle of purchasing a new car – painful, complicated process.
9) I am not afraid to take a wrench to it and void a warranty.
10) You learn to appreciate what you have if you repair it yourself.I love the reliable POS for many reasons including:
1) I don’t like being beaten by a machine.
2) Miles are virtually free except gas and oil since the depreciation has already occurred.
3) Don’t care about the dings
4) Lot’s of parts available cheap (2000 expedition).
6) Lot’s of forums with people who know all about pattern failures.
7) Financial freedom – not indentured to a car loan or bank
8) You avoid the hassle of purchasing a new car – painful, complicated process.
9) I am not afraid to take a wrench to it and void a warranty.
10) You learn to appreciate what you have if you repair it yourself.quality = reliability to me.
It is taking the extra steps, spending the time and the money while something is cracked open to give a high probability of a long service life. It is also about having the skills, tools and experience to recognize what needs to be done. It is the whole package. very difficult to achieve all these things.
quality = reliability to me.
It is taking the extra steps, spending the time and the money while something is cracked open to give a high probability of a long service life. It is also about having the skills, tools and experience to recognize what needs to be done. It is the whole package. very difficult to achieve all these things.
I had a 1985 olds and the front spring got away from me. I will remember that for a long time. The wall mounted tool is obviously the best for struts but I wonder what the best method is for conventional springs? The olds had such a soft spring that you could not just lower the control arm to release the tension. I was using a compressor that installed on the inside of the spring. I thought I had the right tool for the job. Suspension is the most dangerous work on a car in my book. I think it takes a lot of experience to do correctly. Plus there are plenty of subpar tools out there which makes the problem even worse. Good vid, glad you left the fail in to remind us to take the struts to a machine shop for overhaul.
I had a 1985 olds and the front spring got away from me. I will remember that for a long time. The wall mounted tool is obviously the best for struts but I wonder what the best method is for conventional springs? The olds had such a soft spring that you could not just lower the control arm to release the tension. I was using a compressor that installed on the inside of the spring. I thought I had the right tool for the job. Suspension is the most dangerous work on a car in my book. I think it takes a lot of experience to do correctly. Plus there are plenty of subpar tools out there which makes the problem even worse. Good vid, glad you left the fail in to remind us to take the struts to a machine shop for overhaul.
I enjoyed the Sonoma series. I felt like I was in the room watching the repair. I love watching different types of engines go together. It’s interesting to see how different manufacturers put things together. My favorites are the domestic V8’s but I can get into the 4’s as well.
Nice job. The series brought me a lot of enjoyment.
I enjoyed the Sonoma series. I felt like I was in the room watching the repair. I love watching different types of engines go together. It’s interesting to see how different manufacturers put things together. My favorites are the domestic V8’s but I can get into the 4’s as well.
Nice job. The series brought me a lot of enjoyment.
I am loving the Sonoma series and was very happy to get my latest fix (part 5) this evening. I just recently wrestled a 5.4 L V8 triton motor onto a big 4R100 transmission. 2 big heavy objects that just won’t go together. Load leveler helped but I had to really choke up on the chain because I was hitting the body of the vehicle on the top side. I have mated a manual transmission (4 speed toyota celica transmission to a 20R motor) up to an engine one time in my life and that was enough. I was convinced that you really need a good transmission jack with all the angle adjustments to do it without the frustration. When my mustang needed a clutch it went straight to the local tranny expert. Best 700 bucks I have ever spent.
I am loving the Sonoma series and was very happy to get my latest fix (part 5) this evening. I just recently wrestled a 5.4 L V8 triton motor onto a big 4R100 transmission. 2 big heavy objects that just won’t go together. Load leveler helped but I had to really choke up on the chain because I was hitting the body of the vehicle on the top side. I have mated a manual transmission (4 speed toyota celica transmission to a 20R motor) up to an engine one time in my life and that was enough. I was convinced that you really need a good transmission jack with all the angle adjustments to do it without the frustration. When my mustang needed a clutch it went straight to the local tranny expert. Best 700 bucks I have ever spent.
I am waiting to see how you get that manual transmission to line up on the install! An automatic is tricky enough, but I can’t imagine doing a manual tranny the same way. Seems like it would really fight you. My bet is that you are going to remove it – but we will see.
I love the engine pulling videos – they are my favorite ETCG videos by far.