Randy wrote: "Everyone waxes nostalgic about the wonder cars of the 60's but most of them were nothing but pigs."
Well, there were a lot of really cool cars in the 60's - in terms of styling, the "cool factor", and technological improvements of the time. But, in terms of reliability, modern cars are MANY MANY standard deviations better than those old cars. 60,000 miles was practically worn out back then on MOST cars. AND 100,000 miles was definitely worn out. Think about all the maintenance that had to be done too. Tune-ups every 15,000 miles AND these were real tune-ups not just replacing spark plugs every 30,000-50,000 miles. Back then you had points and condensers to replace, and distributor caps and rotors, and carbs that got out of whack, and repacking wheel bearings every 15,000 miles. Boy, I am glad those days are over. The thing I think is funny is how much horsepower has been gained in the last 2 decades. We think of these cars from the 70's as being hot rods, but nearly all of them have less horsepower than a Honda Accord does now. For example, remember Starsky and Hutch's 75 and then 76 Ford Gran Torino? It looked cool, it was supposed to be fast. The 351 Windsor by 75 was so detuned, that it produced 160 horsepower. A current Toyota Camry has 178 horsepower from its FOUR CYLINDER engine. Even if it the Starsky and Hutch car had 460 that was optional as the police interceptor, it only had 202 HP. Or the 1977 Trans Am that Smokey drove in Smokey and the Bandit. Those cars looked cool (and I still want one), but it had a 6.6L 400 engine that produced 180 horsepower. How dull. The 2012 Honda Accord 2.4 liter FOUR CYLINDER produces 177 Horsepower. If you get the 3.5 V6, it has 271 HP. (that surprises me!) Donald H. Snook McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn & Herrington, P.A. 300 West Douglas P.O. Box 207 Wichita, Kansas 67201 0207 Tel. (316) 263-5851 This confidential message may be subject to the attorney-client privilege or protected by the attorney work-product doctrine. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify me. http://www.mtsqh.com/ _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com