Re: How Many Miles?
 

Notice how many 240 and 280 Zs running around???? NONE! Not one of
those twenty year old rice burners running!
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Lon wrote:
>
> A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
> Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today. I also
> like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
> straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
> For service under extreme duress, I gotta vote for the old International
> straight 6. I helped rebuild one of those, all during the while
> wondering how that poor baby managed to even spin with all that was
> wrong with it.

Re: How Many Miles?
 

Ever notice when we here "honestly" to get ready for a really big
lie?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Lon wrote:
>
> 'snot really that bad, just typical 100 degrees or more, relative
> humidity in the single digits, and a speed limit of 75 that following
> will get you run over, plus multi-mile long grades that are much steeper
> than they appear to the casual observer.
>
> Honestly never really had a problem with overheat with nothing more than
> a trailer tow package and a cooling system kept in tip top shape.

Re: How Many Miles?
 

Ever notice when we here "honestly" to get ready for a really big
lie?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lon wrote:
>
> 'snot really that bad, just typical 100 degrees or more, relative
> humidity in the single digits, and a speed limit of 75 that following
> will get you run over, plus multi-mile long grades that are much steeper
> than they appear to the casual observer.
>
> Honestly never really had a problem with overheat with nothing more than
> a trailer tow package and a cooling system kept in tip top shape.

Re: How Many Miles?
 

Ever notice when we here "honestly" to get ready for a really big
lie?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lon wrote:
>
> 'snot really that bad, just typical 100 degrees or more, relative
> humidity in the single digits, and a speed limit of 75 that following
> will get you run over, plus multi-mile long grades that are much steeper
> than they appear to the casual observer.
>
> Honestly never really had a problem with overheat with nothing more than
> a trailer tow package and a cooling system kept in tip top shape.

Re: How Many Miles?
 

We still see a few of them around here, but keep in mind the newest of
these cars are over 20 years old now and being the sort of cars they are
an awful lot of them got driven to death pretty quickly.

The best car in the world is going to have a tough time surviving and
idiot 18 year old boy driving it!

Jeff DeWitt

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Notice how many 240 and 280 Zs running around???? NONE! Not one of
> those twenty year old rice burners running!
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today. I also
>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>>For service under extreme duress, I gotta vote for the old International
>>straight 6. I helped rebuild one of those, all during the while
>>wondering how that poor baby managed to even spin with all that was
>>wrong with it.

Re: How Many Miles?
 

We still see a few of them around here, but keep in mind the newest of
these cars are over 20 years old now and being the sort of cars they are
an awful lot of them got driven to death pretty quickly.

The best car in the world is going to have a tough time surviving and
idiot 18 year old boy driving it!

Jeff DeWitt

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Notice how many 240 and 280 Zs running around???? NONE! Not one of
> those twenty year old rice burners running!
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today. I also
>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>>For service under extreme duress, I gotta vote for the old International
>>straight 6. I helped rebuild one of those, all during the while
>>wondering how that poor baby managed to even spin with all that was
>>wrong with it.

Re: How Many Miles?
 

We still see a few of them around here, but keep in mind the newest of
these cars are over 20 years old now and being the sort of cars they are
an awful lot of them got driven to death pretty quickly.

The best car in the world is going to have a tough time surviving and
idiot 18 year old boy driving it!

Jeff DeWitt

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Notice how many 240 and 280 Zs running around???? NONE! Not one of
> those twenty year old rice burners running!
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today. I also
>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>>For service under extreme duress, I gotta vote for the old International
>>straight 6. I helped rebuild one of those, all during the while
>>wondering how that poor baby managed to even spin with all that was
>>wrong with it.

Re: How Many Miles?
 

You might notice the age of the cars I'm driving:
http://www.----------.com/wawanesa06.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
> We still see a few of them around here, but keep in mind the newest of
> these cars are over 20 years old now and being the sort of cars they are
> an awful lot of them got driven to death pretty quickly.
>
> The best car in the world is going to have a tough time surviving and
> idiot 18 year old boy driving it!
>
> Jeff DeWitt

Re: How Many Miles?
 

You might notice the age of the cars I'm driving:
http://www.----------.com/wawanesa06.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
> We still see a few of them around here, but keep in mind the newest of
> these cars are over 20 years old now and being the sort of cars they are
> an awful lot of them got driven to death pretty quickly.
>
> The best car in the world is going to have a tough time surviving and
> idiot 18 year old boy driving it!
>
> Jeff DeWitt

Re: How Many Miles?
 

You might notice the age of the cars I'm driving:
http://www.----------.com/wawanesa06.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
> We still see a few of them around here, but keep in mind the newest of
> these cars are over 20 years old now and being the sort of cars they are
> an awful lot of them got driven to death pretty quickly.
>
> The best car in the world is going to have a tough time surviving and
> idiot 18 year old boy driving it!
>
> Jeff DeWitt