just wondering how man here have new rides that correct for all your problems.
my daily drivers are a 1970 MGB roadster in fair weather, a 1973 Land Rover Series 3 3/4 ton ex military that drives like a tank, and an all weather 2004 Volvo S60. I prefer top down when I can.
Today's Commute Weapon Of Choice...
Same thing I've been driving since November '16: GMC Canyon with an extended cab. I don't have problems. I have Weather Guard tool boxes with drawers in the back and a hard Fibreglas cover.
(I don't have even 50,000 miles on it yet, but it does have the original tires and everything else original but the battery which was just changed last month)
I had a '57 MGA, '64 Volvo P1800, and a '65 Sunbeam Tiger. My fun convertible now is a '98 Mercedes SLK 230
Odd answer to an uncommon question.
This afternoon I took my 1985 Chevy 3/4 ton dually flatbed to pull my 24-foot stock trailer to pick up 400 freshly-cut rebar for monuments and a new metal stock tank 2-feet by 6-feet in diameter. The cage of the trailer assured the trip home would NOT involve a UFO shooting out above the highway. Air-conditioning is a 2-55 system. Two windows down at 55 mph. Plus or minus a couple of degrees from 100. Only a true studmuffin would be seen driving such a thing.
2004 Tundra SR5 with 339k miles.
same trans,engine
air conditioner runs so cold even I have to turn it down on rare occasions
3 days out of the week my commute is walking down the hall to my little office, which I guess is technically a corner office...
The other two days, if weather is nasty I take my beat-up Subaru Forester.
If weather is not nasty, I take a 20-year-old Honda sportbike that makes the commute a lot more fun.
Since we have recently relocated to an island, I depend on a ferry to get to work, and the motorcycle lets me jump the ferry line. Makes it a lot easier during tourist season. Last couple of weeks there was a 2+ hour wait during the afternoon; all the motorbike commuters just cruise right past them and get to be first on, first off for the boat.
@holy-cow oh when it gets to hot just adjust the side vent windows and BAM to wind will cool you down a few more degrees. Lol.
I use Moe and Joe today. Left and right foot.
What's everybody's "drive to church and other social occasions" vehicle. ICE and EV'S?
This is Radars @dougie cruisen' ride....
2004 Tundra SR5 with 339k miles.
same trans,engine
air conditioner runs so cold even I have to turn it down on rare occasions
I sold my 2007 Tundra last year. Great truck. I had just bought a new camping trailer and I was afraid to get too far down the road with a 15 year old truck. I bought a 2021 Nissan Titan. I looked for a new Tundra, but last year there were almost none to be found in the Metro Atlanta area. The few I did find had 6 cylinder engines and I was afraid to pull 8,000 pounds with a 6 cylinder.
Andy
a corner office...
well now...
jk
Nicely done!!!
@flga-2-2 bought an Isetta freshman year in college after I had to give my ‘56 speedster back-I traded my Buick for it but girls father intervened. I still hear stories about both cars at reunions.
| VEHICLE | STATUS |
|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ, USA 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 Super Speedster Manual LHD Manual · LHD · Restored-Original Phoenix, AZ, USA | $335,000 SOLD |
| Los Angeles, CA, USA 1956 Porsche 356 Speedster 2k mi TMU Manual LHD TMU · Manual · LHD · Restored-Modified Los Angeles, CA, USA | $175,500 SOLD |
It had to be 1956 or 1957 when I saw what must have been an Isetta on display at the Colorado State Fair. The crazy design stuck that picture in my head and it won't go away after all these years.
@holy-cow I wasn't real smart and could have kept the speedster - being nice doesn't pay but I sleep good. Fuel leak a year later and car burned beyond repair and likely ended up as junk.
