Car Talk

Cushi · February 22, 2018

A small glimpse of the car culture that I love so much. Car footage ends at 6:46

Zephyr · October 25, 2018

Traded a $2000 boat i bought at auction for his mustang. Original paint and interior. I added stripes tho

Not a true Boss but had period correct racing mods. One family owned, Ford salesman bought off showroom floor. I even got dated kodak color pics when new along with racing awards.

Had to let her go. Still remember my mom digging her nails in the dash as i drifted uphill...that look of impending doom. Old personality

pnutts · October 28, 2018

Had to study controls on my 2015 f150 w 5.0L engine.

There is a button on end of gearshift.

Press once - trailer tow mode.

Press twice - MUSTANG mode. ( Same engine & Tranny as 2015 V8 Mustang )

Very Noticeable Difference.

Officially it is the Sport mode but MUSTANG mode is more appropriate. 😎

pnutts · October 28, 2018

Went down 401 on Friday.

In normal mode. At 110 KPH ( 68 MPH ) I got 10.0 L/100 Km ( 27.5 M/Imp Gal 23.4 M/US Gal )

On the way home - came back old #2.

Between Woodstock and London at 50 MPH ( 80 KPH ) ( Twaz on US mode ) on gently rolling hills and a one village with 2 stop lights,

I squeaked out 24.2 M/US Gal - ( approx 29 M/Imp Gal )

This is 15% better than it is rated for.

Qapla · October 28, 2018

Last year, after the hurricane season left things hanging from trees, I ended up getting my passenger side mirror broken on my truck. I looked for a replacement and found that I could get a pair of powered mirrors for less than one OEM manual mirror - so, I opted for the power ones.

Got them mounted without issue and they look just like the original.

I finally was able to obtain the driver door switch to operate the mirrors.

Now, if I can just figure out how to wire them

Miss Bea · October 28, 2018

Last week, while on an adventure, my car, (2016 Legacy) on the passenger side, the carpet was wet. Found out accidentally. It was the floor rug I had on the Wearher Tec. It was a bit wet. We pulled out the rug and the Weather Tec rubber mat, and you could splash the water on the carpet. That is attached to the car!

I sort of got sick. ( Subaru replaced my 2014 Legacy because of a leak problem.)

This was simple. A spider web blocked some drain. They said it is pretty common on all sorts of vehicles. And they cleaned it out.

I’m wondering if we can do this sort of maintenance ourselves.

Qapla · October 28, 2018

My guess would be that it was the drain line for the A/C

Most of those drain under the car - so, as long as you can get to it, you can clean it just fine

Miss Bea · October 28, 2018

8 minutes ago, Qapla said:

My guess would be that it was the drain line for the A/C

Most of those drain under the car - so, as long as you can get to it, you can clean it just fine

Well, it got my attention.If we hadn’t pulled out that Weather Tec mat, my car would have been ruined! The rug would have rotted!

Thanks...

Margaret · October 28, 2018

My first car was a Buick Special Deluxe, red exterior and white leather interior

pnutts · October 29, 2018

Not for the faint of Heart.😨

Officially my 2015 F150 XLT w 5.0L Does Not have GPS nor Climate in bottom right corner, nor open/close front windows from transponder fob.🤐

Guess what? Same unit as those higher priced models that do. Mine is SYNC 2 Touch. 🤠

Reprogrammed APIM ( 1 digit ) to activate GPS, plus a couple other things- had to buy maps though, should be here this week - Postal Strikes! Yikes!

" " " to show Climate in corner. Not dual zone and only some buttons work on screen e.g. heated seats - but does show level

of fans, etc. Haven't tried A/C button, etc. Rest are greyed out.

Open/close windows 5 moderations - 1 digit each. Works if you hold your tongue right. Key fob open/close front windows. 👌

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Cushi · October 29, 2018

On 10/25/2018 at 9:38 AM, Santiago2020 said:

Traded a $2000 boat i bought at auction for his mustang. Original paint and interior. I added stripes tho

Not a true Boss but had period correct racing mods. One family owned, Ford salesman bought off showroom floor. I even got dated kodak color pics when new along with racing awards.

Had to let her go. Still remember my mom digging her nails in the dash as i drifted uphill...that look of impending doom. Old personality

She was a beauty. What year was that?

pnutts · October 29, 2018

Say got same size engine in my truck - 302 = 5.0 L. That make my truck Boss in Mustang ( S ) mode?

That bullet holes in back panel? 👨‍⚖️

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Cushi · October 29, 2018

1 minute ago, pnutts said:

That bullet holes in back panel? 👨‍⚖️

Looks like rust to me.

Zephyr · October 29, 2018

1 hour ago, Brother Jack said:

Looks like rust to me.

Yep...was rust.

I did have a expedition with bullet holes tho. Made for a great conversation starter with cops and CBP officers.

Tortuga · October 29, 2018

24 minutes ago, Santiago2020 said:

Yep...was rust.

I did have a expedition with bullet holes tho. Made for a great conversation starter with cops and CBP officers.

Were they going in or out?

Zephyr · October 30, 2018

On 10/28/2018 at 10:46 PM, Tortuga said:

Were they going in or out?

In...went through 3rd row seats.

It was a vehicle i bought at auction labeled as a "theft recovery". You can get vehicles from insurance auctions pretty cheap if you don't mind some cosmetic damage.

Cushi · November 6, 2018

SoCal4me2 · November 14, 2018

Graduated HS in ‘71. First car, ‘61 Falcon 4 dr, 6 cyl, auto, about 6 inches slack in steering wheel before it even began to turn. 2nd ticket, 90 in a 65. When you’re young and stupid you’re not afraid! 2nd car a ‘66 Shelby GT350H, 3rd car added to car 2, another ‘66 GT350H. 4th car a ‘70 Nova SS 350 that the prior owner had put a 454 Crate engine in. It had to be chained down because it regularly ate motor mounts if it wasn’t. Then came the whale of a Pontiac Grand Am 4 dr; the ‘72 Mercury Capri; and then the ‘69 911S that came and stayed for 13 years. Sold it to prove to myself that it was not a material impediment to spiritual progress. And don’t get me going on the ones that I almost bought, that were the right price and I was just not sufficiently focused on. **SIGH**