Anyone drive an older car?
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Comments (3)Many Thanks for the tips. I'm learning more each day and will share as I progress. Just found out that all five seals on the transmission are shot so I'm biting the proverbial bullet and will open up the transmission to inspect the gears when I replace the seals. If the shims are installed with the tranny in neutral, I'm going to need about a dozen of the thick ones. That seems a bit excessive so I'm starting to suspect that I may have severe gear wear. More when I get it open. I may get to know Bill very well before this is over. ;-) Again, thanks....See MoreHas anyone used a car transport company??
Comments (11)Do not deal with a transport broker. They sub out the actual transport usually to the lowest bidder. If there is damage to your vehicle as a result of the transport, you will have a difficult time getting paid for the claim. You get what you pay for. There are a plethora of individuals that transport cars, some more reputable than others. I strongly suggest you use a reputable company that does the work themselves i.e does not sub out the work. It may not be the least expensive but you will have some recourse should an issue arise. Check out towing companies. Many have transport divisions. Require the seller or transporter to take pictures of the vehicle from all angles as well as underneath BEFORE they load the vehicle. Make sure they email the pictures to you at that time. This way you have date and time stamped documentation. Ask if there is GPS tracking on the transport vehicle and ask if you can access that info in realtime. Many companies offer a customer login for this purpose. At the very least, the transported should be able to email you a screenshot of the transport vheicle GPS location at any given time....See MoreCar you drive = financial status
Comments (16)After two back surgeries & wearing a steel "chair" brace for a year- then 4 cardio by-passes, DH could almost feel the stripes on the highways & he was looking for comfort. We bought a Cadillac in 1980- a used '79 w/10,000 miles. DH named it Silver Cloud...yes, he always names cars. We drove that baby until it quit in 2003, spending less than $4,000. in mech. repairs to keep it tip top. It's last day on the road, odometer read 324,000 miles. Now stored in the barn; DH hopes to restore it one day...it will never happen, but it's not costing a cent to store & he gets to hang onto his hopes 'n dreams. That's pretty cheap transportation! In April '97 we decided to get one just for my use & were car shopping. While DH chatted with salesman I roamed; spied a dark blue '94 Fleetwood w/only 10,000 miles on it. After I "tried it on," called DH over & told him the seat settings made it fit perfectly...my main criteria for after soundness ; ) He drove it to check out the mechanical aspects & declared it excellent. Looking thru glove box we found prev. owner's name, phone # & maint. records. We put down a $100. deposit & that night, DH called the gentleman who'd owned it. Just like with the '79, the salesman had been truthful. The next morning we called & told them to begin paperword & detail it. Never in my life had I insisted on buying a car & DH was as shocked as I was about it...but for some reason, I felt we needed that car! It must have been one of those "God Whispers," for in June DH was in ICU, on a heart pump with only ONE artery open & it was 90% blocked! We were flown 600 miles by air ambulance with two specially trained nurses to "man the pump," to NW Lousiana. Already on the transplant list there they quickly moved him to the top. Two of our adult kids drove the car down to me, visited with DH, and flew home. There until late November, it was a huge relief not to have the worry of mechanical problems; a concern I'd surely have had with the ol' '79. And with so much else happening in out lives, not sure if I'd been able to handle that too. Now has DH's scooter carrier on the back & is still running great! It was not, nor has it ever been a status symbol for us; in fact we'd like to have a pick-up, but their gas mileage is too poor (and we're too old 'n poor to be buying vehicles, besides, we're sill getting 22 MPG on Big Blue.) Suzi (Sorry I'm so word-y!)...See MoreSelf driving cars
Comments (24)Self driving autos do hold the promise of reduced accidents. However, it is my opinion that more work needs to be done on how to handle a failure. I also believe that accidents will still abound as long as there is a mix of human and automatic drivers. Humans have the capacity to do the unexpected and sometimes emotional charged actions. Forcing an automatic car to navigate in a human environment seems tough. Humans take so many cues from their surroundings and can process changes thereof, a situation that a programmed automaton might not be able to assess. For example, what happens to a self driver during a snow-fall? Highway features and markers begin to disappear. What about a downpour when the center-line is hard to see, has a sheet of water over it, and has the same reflectivity as the rest of the road surface? It seems to me that self driving cars will be successful only when those are the only vehicles allowed. This eliminates the human randomness and all vehicles on the road are obeying the same set of rules. This would affect road design; Features would be added that were designed to aid the automatic auto. I would not be happy with preceding restriction. I enjoy, too much, the freedom of driving to a remote part of the country and taking in the view. or maybe, live in a remote cabin for a month or two. Its an uncertain future ahead, but self-driving vehicles will increase. I see it as a boon for the trucking industry. An automatic truck driver doesn't need sleep, food, potty stops, or gets tired. It could cover as much distance in one hop as permitted by the fuel in its tanks. It doesn't need health insurance or a contribution to its retirement fund. It has no family dependents. Another segment is freight trains. These would be a natural for automation....See Moreaviastar 7A Virginia
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