OT What Was the 'Coolest" Car Your Parents Had?

[Stevenson]

Not so much nowadays from what I understand. They have been dumbing down the cars for a while now becoming a luxury brand instead of an enthusiast brand.

They used to make some real nice cars, but I am not certain they have any advantage over Audi or Mercedes now. At least Mercedes still races at the top levels of Motorsports, not that too much of it trickles down...

I can attest to this. I just got rid of a nice BMW because it was just a pain in ass. For example, weirdly, everything took two pushes. Had to push the start button twice to start it, and to turn it off. Had to pull the handle twice to open the door. Had to hit the button twice to open the moonroof. It wasn't broken, just designed that way. The first push was always some intermedient setting. They overthought it. I'll never buy one again.

 

[riverman]

is 'tire out' the same thing as run over?

well I cetainly hope we don't find Slyroadkillpizzadog ....he's probably hung up somewhere

 

[yankeesince59]

Those AMX's with the high horsepower 380 were pretty quick cars as I went up against one with my 427 Cougar and I was surprised how quick it was. He got the same view many people got though and that's a view of my taillights.

Yeah, the AMX was very light and from zero to 60, very fast...but after I got up to 70 or above it became squirrely as hell...., and all over the road.

 

[Lanny]

...I got lucky...my draft lottery number was 353...never served, but in retrospect, looking back, I wish I had...getting married at 19 was a dumb move.

They didn't have the lottery when I was drafted.

 

[THE HCP]

I have no idea...I've dated girls who've had them back in the day..Benz and BMWs.....I'm a Toyota or Nissan guy ...Toyotas frickin' last....my son is a Subaru guy...BMWs I've driven were great...tight transmissions...great suspension...great engines..quiet...the Mercedes I drove were clumsy, didn't corner well, had lots of creaks and moans...shitty gas mileage and noisey engines...would never own one...also in the shop getting something fixed with overpriced parts all the time....no idea about new German cars

Question for you, do you LOVE to drive? Like I DO! I actually look forward to driving. No matter where I am going or what time it is. I want to get in my car and drive. For some people a car is how you get from one place to another. So that would be a huge determining factor on what's important to you.

 

[THE HCP]

When we went to Central Oregon a week ago, I absolutely had a BLAST driving this road......so much so, went back down and did it again. I think the joy of driving a finely tuned performance vehicle far outweighs the costs of maintenance.

 

[THE HCP]

Sorry to go on and on, but there is no better place than the old Columbia River Gorge Highway......When I am rallying on that road, it's like I'm in a damn movie. Total escape for me. And just so you know, I drive like a grandma IN town.

 

[riverman]

Question for you, do you LOVE to drive? Like I DO! I actually look forward to driving. No matter where I am going or what time it is. I want to get in my car and drive. For some people a car is how you get from one place to another. So that would be a huge determining factor on what's important to you.

Yes I do, but I'll say I don't have the driving stamina I had before when I was young....and I'm a great driver....now at 66 I cramp up after a couple hours on the road and need to take a break...circulation ain't what it used to be I guess. I don't drive without a purpose anymore much unless I need to drive my Xterra to keep the battery charged.....I was really into motorcycles most of my youth and those I'd drive just to drive and absolutely loved...

 

[riverman]

Sorry to go on and on, but there is no better place than the old Columbia River Gorge Highway......When I am rallying on that road, it's like I'm in a damn movie. Total escape for me. And just so you know, I drive like a grandma IN town.

Watch the Last Run with George C Scott...it's a thriller with him driving a BMW racing through winding European coastal and mountain roads with the camera shots from the wheels....first film to do that...great old film....hope I remember the title correctly

 

[andalusian]

Love driving. Since Covid started and I no longer spend the weekends meeting my "car" friends - I am using the time to drive a lot more. I have been on a Lake kick recently.

Saturday morning took an old Alfa to Lake Hodges.

Sunday morning took an old Mazda to Lake Sutherland.

 

[THE HCP]

I've told you before how much I loved Alfas.

 

[THE HCP]

The owner of the detail shop I used to run had this exact car!!!! He used to let me take it to the beach. GOD DAMN it was nice to drive.

 

[THE HCP]

Yes I do, but I'll say I don't have the driving stamina I had before when I was young.....

I was just reading about a pill they have to help with this sir. #BAM

 

[riverman]

I've told you before how much I loved Alfas.

Most Betas do!

 

[riverman]

I was just reading about a pill they have to help with this sir. #BAM

Let's just say my slender ass has sitting limitations...I don't have built in airbags like you do! BAM! When did the doc give you that reading material? Have a prostrate exam?

 

[yankeesince59]

Love driving. Since Covid started and I no longer spend the weekends meeting my "car" friends - I am using the time to drive a lot more. I have been on a Lake kick recently.

Saturday morning took an old Alfa to Lake Hodges.

Sunday morning took an old Mazda to Lake Sutherland.

It's beautiful out there...of course, it is here too, but in a different way.

 

[ABM]

Brand new 1975 Chevy Nova SS. I accidentally let it roll down our driveway and crash into the neighbor's rock wall.. Mom was SO pissed! Dad was, like, "OK, son...honest mistake."

My Dad was the coolest person on the planet.

 

[Stevenson]

I've told you before how much I loved Alfas.

That makes three of us. I just sold my '69 Spider. Loved it, but it needed someone more mechanical than me.

 

[stampedehero]

My father loved his Packard. Look that up on google. WW2 era

 

[stampedehero]

My father loved his WW2 era 1939 Packard. He had a milk/ice cream business that I grew up into. When I was very young my cousin and I started his Divco milk truck and ran it into the wall as I lifted the clutch pedal. What a sight! He was standing on the other side of the wall. I think I was grounded for three years.

 

[Lanny]

My father loved his Packard. Look that up on google. WW2 era

I recall the Packard and I was born after WWII.

 

[Shaboid]

My father loved his WW2 era 1939 Packard. He had a milk/ice cream business that I grew up into. When I was very young my cousin and I started his Divco milk truck and ran it into the wall as I lifted the clutch pedal. What a sight! He was standing on the other side of the wall. I think I was grounded for three years.

My grandpa (Papa) had a Packard and he will still talk about it for an hour or two if you mention it. He loved that car. I think it was a 1936 if I remember correctly. For fathers day we bought him a miniature of it a few years ago and his face glowed like he was 16 years old.