Old cars as daily drivers Videos

+Clinton Hart I Agree totally..lol

sounds like something you could find on a porn site

+Charles Seper Well Mercedes got away with calling their CLS a "four-door coupe"...

Until a few months ago a 66 dart wagon was my only ride. Slant 6 225. It let me down far less often than the Volvo that it replaced. As a bonus I knew there were no car thieves that knew how to drive a 3 on the tree. Something I can't fathom is why people have a hang up about A/C and power gizmos. I know heat. I grew up a hill away from the Central Valley in California then lived in Dallas for 7 years. I had a car with A/C once and I never turned it on. They're the cause of a summer cold. There is a good argument for disc brakes though.

+Joe Miller My brothers first car ,was a Dart with a slant 6.

+Luke Marine the slant 6 was the apex of american engineering, no telling how far it might have gotten

+Luke Marine Nice man. I'd like to own a Dart with a /6 someday. Right now I have a '54 Plymouth Belvedere and a '70 Dodge A-108 that is basically my daily driver. It has a 318 in it. No power anything! Just give it some gas and oil. Hell with it. Hoping to travel the country in it in a few weeks.

+Lee Goins There is a whole plethora of degrees obtainable from American and other universities that one could hold...and still not know Jack. Especially, if you are a negative action student.

+halloranedwardThis is over, good bye.

+salemcripple BTW I already told you that GOVERNMENT DOES NOT OWN ROADS are you fucking retarded ?

+halloranedwardAre you fucking retarded? that's not even close to what i said. Just because it has to pass a certain law doesn't mean it's "government designed". That's like claiming your house is "government designed" because it has to pass building safety codes for your city. NO!!! The architect, and the engineer design the house to a specific code. However they reach that code is COMPLETELY up to them. BTW, the government DOES own the roads. Because WE are the government. We pay taxes to the government. Which they then use to fix said roads. And yes, it IS legal so long as you don't use it. For example, a nitrous oxide system? COMPLETELY legal on a street legal car, so long as you don't use the system on the street (race only). Those blue HID headlights. Again, COMPLETELY LEGAL, so long as you don't use them on the street. Sorry for the long post, but if you don't understand by now, you're obviously too stupid to find your way out of a plastic bag. This is over.

+salemcripple in other words, if you want to drive on public roads 9 which govt does not own) it has to be a govt designed/engineered manufactured auto. see? you just admitted it is a crime to make an american car. you may not sell one , saying "it's legal as long as you don't use it" is silly.

+Michael Bit is the law, since 1970.

+salemcripple And I applaud you.

I provided the government webpage with the paperwork required to have a home built car titled and made legal, with instructions on how to do so. That's all the proof that i need that halloranedward is full of shit. And as i said, i know people who have done it. All one has to do is look up "home made car" on youtube as proof. If it has a license plate, it has a title and a VIN. Which means it IS legal! +flight2k5

+halloranedward Prove it, site you're references, end the argument.

+salemcripple no, no its not

+halloranedwardIt is NOT  crime to make a home made car. You can build any car you want, and drive it! So long as it stays off road you don't have to meet any laws whatsoever. To drive it on the road, it's still NOT a crime. You just need to build it to current safety and emission standards, to which we all voted for. The government even tells us how to make a home made car legal //www.oregon.gov/odot/dmv/pages/vehicle/assembled.aspx if it was a "federal crime" to build a home made car, why would they have a website telling you how to do so? Also, i PERSONALLY know of three people that have done it. Built cars, have them 100% titled, 100% insured, have VIN numbers, and are 100% road LEGAL!

+flight2k5If i could afford one, i would. And yes, new stuff is mostly crap!

+Michael B doesn't it make you ashamed that the US has a law against the manufacture and sale of american cars ?

+Michael B that is correct. it is a federal crime for anyone ( including tesla) to manufacture an american automobile. of course tesla can "manufacture and sell" anything they want, they could sell crack if they wanted, because they are a fully govt owned monopoly. they make cars that cost you 1,200 bucks more than they charge for them.

+halloranedward Any car built for the American market, or road must meet Federal standards. Tesla motors has meet those standards, and can "manufacture and sell" their cars.

+halloranedward I got a VIN # from DMV and I drive it most of the year...

+Lee Goins not for a new car, it is a federal crime to manufacture and sell an american car. since 1970 ,

+halloranedward well, they gave me a VIN # for the rail....now all I know is the car is legal.

+Lee Goins damn, it has been a federal crime to design, engineer, manufacture, and sell any american car in the US since 1970, you would go to prison for selling one. call the DMV and ask

+halloranedward damn, their bought and sold all the time...it has a VIN # and it's street legal.Why don't you just call the DMV and ask....SMHPlease go troll elsewhere...

+Lee Goins american automobiles have been illegal since 1970. the law has never ever been repealed. not once. "oh yea"

+Lee Goins try to sell it. oh yea. liar.

+halloranedward if that's true, please explain how I built a sandrail from the ground up, put insurance and tags on it and drive it 7 months out of the year??Oh yeah, with 2 Master degrees, I do know Jack Shit.

1 new stuff isn't crap2 I don't see you riding around in one of these.

A feature of this car that really surprised me was that it was a two door car where the rear windows could be rolled down.  That's an old convenience that a lot of modern cars could really do with.

+MistaCappuccinoand they have not gone away ! government still hasthe authority to charter or own monopolies, ford fought and won. lot's of other car businesses got the benefit of ending the trust, and tech exploded ,

+halloranedward Wow, interesting stuff. Makes me realize how widespread monopolies were back in those days.

+MistaCappuccinoI gotcha ! all good ! did you know that for a while the model "T" WAS illegal ? ford fought for and won the right to sell an auto without paying a royalty to a govt chartered monopoly !!! //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Licensed_Automobile_Manufacturers

+halloranedward Yes, but originally you stated the Model A is against the law, which made me think that you meant that it was originally against the law and still is to have a Model A. Confused me =P

+MistaCappuccinoI don't know how ignorant a person can be,.... yes, I did know that the model "A" was built before 1970, which is the year it became a federal crime to build an american vehicle, if you attempted to build and sell a vehicle like the model "A" or any other vehicle other than what has been designed by the government , you would go to prison ,

+halloranedward Yeah well the Ford Model A was built before 1970, if you didn't know already. How ignorant can a person be?

+MrHillbillyjoethat is incorrect. since the year 1970 it is against the law to manufacture any auto that does not meet federal specifications, you can buy this antique and drive it ( with insurance and registration, ) however it is a federal crime to design it, manufacture it or sell it new, now do you understand ? ,,,,,, I would recommend the book " pioneers engineers and scoundrels" by Beverly Rae Kimes If you would like to learn jack shit about anything.

+halloranedward You don't know jack shit about anything do you. You can drive what ever you want, whenever you want as long as it has insurance on it and current registration.

+halloranedward What an uneducated statement. It is legal, as long as it's registered properly. If it wasn't legal, why would he be driving it every day for a year? 

it's against the law.

+genesis coupe I see. Yeah if that was the case where I'm from in SD then I probably wouldnt heavily modify my car either. Not worth getting crushed or impounded. 

Alright, not a risk I am willing to take my genesis coupe has all bolt on parts with a tune. So I can easily bring my car back to stock in a matter of hours. But that's as far as I'm willing to go. Just gonna have to buy a more powerful car I guess. Repeat offenders here in my county get their vehicles confiscated or worst crushed.

+genesis coupe its a risk you take driving a modified car. I have all the same mod's  minus the turbo kit so its not like he's the only person driving around with a heavy modified car.  come to think about it for the 8 years i've owned evo's I've only been ref'd once. it helps when you dont "daily" the car. but for people who daily heavily modified cars, your comment is correct. 

If he gets pulled over and the cop sees he isn't emissions legal bye bye modded Evo hello suspended registration and back to stock Evo. See if thts not the case my question is how?

+genesis coupe he drives a 2014 so he wont have to smog for a while

+Luis Tapia Just held my cruise control button and toggled through the different maps

+Wasiu Adeyeye I did :(

+370Zforme A lot better than a little lean! Haha

+Heel Toe Just a little richer than it normally is

Wideband

+stanlyhernandez Yeah I do

My favorite car of all of Drag Week was that Mopar Dodge Dart with a 340 4 speed running up like 8k rpm.

How can I locate the rules and restrictions for the different classes?

I love the Colt! Probably one of the only Japanese cars at the event?

Can we get more details on the Colt? What's under the hood?

There was a 70s Honda Civic too, and it was fast.

sweet!. life in the fast lane.

DD class is my fav for sure!

Did Elana get a makeover?

I liked this assembly

Nice ride

Nice Volvo! Can't break one.

American vehicles log more miles than any other. Look it up. The ford 302, Chevy 350, and lastly and leaslty, the dodge 318. American v8 power and cummins and international, and cat and damn, we rock! Yanmar is badass too.

+George Chambless Hey, thanks for the kind offer... we sure do go through a lot of those items! Cheers from Canada!

Sweet!

+mrsgstd Hey, thanks for the information! Cheers.

Aha,your making a ratcar out of it?Keep the rust and spray a clear coat over it?Ok,would not be my choice,but alright..

+Computer Addic Hi! Thanks for the note... I'll keep going til the Frazer is roadworthy, but I'm not going to restore it. I like it the way it is... besides, then I don't have to worry about it getting scratched. Cheers!

+NZ Salt Flats Racer Hey, thanks for the note! Glad you liked it. Cheers from Alberta!

Can't wait!

+Eric W Haha! Will do, eh?

wv jetta is not riliable and the diesel engine sound like ass pop pop pop pop and only gets 29mpg the prius is quier has the espace of the fusion and the most important gets 51 MPG reability is exelent and the air conditionating works with the battery so you can have sex whith your girlfriend and the engine is off nobady nows you are there i make my point think about,pop pop pop pop pop or ssssssssssssss

I've owned VWs since 2000 and I've yet to have one stand me for something that broke of the manufacturing. I don't count busting an oil pan on the parts that fell off the Semi in front of you a failure of engineering. All of our VWs have been flawless with over 100k miles put on each in less than 4 years time. Exception vehicles, the diesels have been the best of them all with fuel economy.

What kind of car did you get? I have a non clean diesel and it's less noisy than many of the SUVs I work with. MIne has returned 40-42 lifetime, I routinely drive it 740 miles - non stop - on a single tank. Thats 50MPG. In town the worst has been 38. The Prius is a joke in comparison. I have 100k miles and my car has never failed to start nor has it stranded me.

Poor reability? You got to be kidding me? Don't listen to what people say i bought a golf (not diesel) and it's straight from Germany it's year 2000 and i bought it 5 years ago i still drive it today with no problems whatsoever..Now then ones that r built in mexico are the problem..U can tell by the WIN number and onthe door side where the car was built...

there is nothing "new" and there is no efficiency since a car stills burns gas, now the future generations have to pay what old consumists people did to the planet, please "BIG BRAND COMPANIES" get rid of the massive consumption of gas, break the bonds between oil companies and automobile companies. Do not disappoint people with hibird expensive cars.

My uncle bought a camry that was on transmission #2 by 47,000 miles. A bad water pump and a bad strut are NOTHING in comparison. There was no 1989 TDI. Did you mean 1998 TDI? How fast did he get to 50k miles? If the car is 8 years old the water pump was due; as was the timing belt. If it was in a year that's excessive wear. Give us more details.

@VALsacount2 not all plains that you've mentioned are used everyday, but yes they spread and burn fuel, but lets start with the most conventional and most used, so please, convergence will turn against oil companies and the incompetency of automobile factories will be the best starting point to make this possible.

I'm 6'3" and over 240. I drive a Jetta TDI and with my seat set to my liking I can sit behind it. I'd say the VW or the Audi, NOT The Prius... not sat in a 2010 but the 2nd gen models (09-earlier) had horribly short seats that put my knees in the dash in the passenger seat.

Whats the weight of the boat? If it's less than 6300LB my Jeep CRD can pull it + 3 adults and get over 20MPG. You don't need an H1 for a commuter car and this video was about daily drivers/commuters NOT special needs such as "I need something to pull my large ass boat."

I've had a Jetta TDI and now own a Prius. The TDI is a great engine, but VW doesn't have the reliability of a Toyota. The VW has lots of torque with I miss, but the Prius isn't too bad either since it uses the electric motor to assist the engine in fast exceleration.

Also the Leaf has a 100 mile range *tops*, my Jetta has up to 800 mile rage. How is the smaller, less safe in a crash, electric better? A: It isn't, but you wouldn't know because you believe in marketing HYPE over science FACT.

they actually all look pretty good. must be stored in garages that are climate controlled...

Nice

A few 420 cans....

+motorman 0057 I ran with an older crowd....  a 14 y/o chasing 18 and 19 y/o made me grow up too fast! 

+Pistol Pete My Dad had a 71 Chevy Chevelle. i remember the seat belts in that. use to clean the car. the web says 1966 they passed the law that cars must have seat belt. but then i was to young to know 

When did seat belts start ? I remember driving to Rockaway Beach up Cross Bay Blvd in Queens..  Once you pass thru Howard Beach it is a straight away...   Always remember seeing the residual wrecks from someone "eating a tree" as they said...

I'm interested to see how the 2015 turns out

+vidurc you welcome man! i can't wait for Detroit Auto show a lot of great stuff are coming out this year:)

+David BMW Really? Didn't know that. That's pretty cool

+vidurc well 2015 model will come with both IRS and LIVE REAR AXLE if you're dragster!

Well when the 2015 comes out it'll be pretty impressive. They're already aiming at the boss 302's lap times for the standard GT model. Should be interesting to see what they can achieve when they've fine tuned everything all these years.

Exactly any true car guy knows to get the live rear soild axle ! Thats what ford is known for strong ass rear ends!

+coldwarmotor Yeah, the smell comes right through the screen.

+bg147 I know, right? Weird.

+Moletastic69 Haha! A real hot rod, as it were...

+yost123 Thanks for the tip! Hi from Stel!

+Jonathan VanVerdegem Thanks for the note! I do plan on taking lots of road trips in this car, so you never know!

+coldwarmotors I'm repairing, currently, the dryer from 1998 which sits next to the maytag washer (A806) from 1974, which only had its first repair (to my knowledge, and it was still working), in the spring of 2014.  rebuilt timer...decided to treat it to new belts, a new starter for the fluorescent light and a lid switch only to get the light working in the bin.

+RanchWagon Forde Oh, I like a classic refrigerator, for sure! Got a couple of my own, too! Cheers.

+RanchWagon Forde I have a General Electric fridge in the basement...i believe from 1959, unless the date/serial number scheme is wrong...It is old, either way and works great without ANY trouble, probably like your gem.

+Retroman Great stuff! I'd sure like a Hawk; one of my favorite Studes! Cheers from us here at CWMC.

+yost123 Stel says hi! I may or may not tidy up the body after I get the car roadworthy; it wouldn't take too much. Unfortunately, the grille is damaged and it wouldn't be worth painting the car unless i had a better grille. No hurry, though; I don't mind it the way it is. The carpet was totally rotten and is going to be replaced, along with the rest of the interior. Cheers!