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If it's self driving, why do you need it shipped?

https://cei.org/blog/wrong-again-50-years-of-failed-eco-pocalyptic-predictions/

https://mohave.craigslist.org/for/d/lake-havasu-city-1956-citroen-2cv/7686325213.html 1956 Citroen 2CV (Deux Chevaux) project car. Comes with extra wheels. Some rust in the trunk, but it’s all there and it’s a solid car. Clean title in hand. $2500 , not mont

I always wanted to open a beach bar in the Dominican Republic. It would be designed to fold down easily. When the hurricane hits I'd fold it down and then open it it right back up again. I'd be the only open bar for weeks after. Talk about a gold mine.

Another 1000 miles. Visited Mom and Dad for a few days. Came closer to hitting a deer than I have in the last 25 years. Wet road, indecisive deer, but it stops straight and quickly. Back end thought about breaking loose but didn't. This was the first run with working cruise control. I found an excellent writeup on diagnosing the CC and was able to pinpoint the module, although it's the problem 90% of the time. https://www.benzworld.org/threads/guide-to-cruise-control-testing-and-repair.3127196/ 19.4 mpg this run. Anyone ever try to fix the rear window defroster? I might let that one go. And I've got the occasional high idle, very common Mercedes problem. The idle air valve appears to be working as does the cold start valve, so once again that leaves the control module. AND, the rear end howl is back, in force. The moly gear oil had it pretty much eliminated it for a long time so I'm not sure what's happening there. Don't think it's the carrier bearing, it's directly related to torque on the drive line (accelerating) but not speed. Let off the gas at whatever speed and it subsides. And another thing. A dinner guest while I was there explained the indecisive deer. Deer are, of course, prey animals. The wolves and other predator animals are smart enough to learn the behavior patterns of their prospective dinners, so the dinners have to be completely unpredictable in their evasion tactics. This works if you're trying to eat them, but is a hinderance if you're trying to avoid them. Hm, maybe that means that instead of trying to avoid the deer, you should actually aim for it. Anyone have an opinion on deer whistles?

My 2000 Yukon is almost an antique, so I figured this was ok. I'm looking for a homeowner grade OBD scanner. I just want to buy one tool that I can use on Ford, GM and Dodge/Chrysler 1995-2005. Harbor Freight sells one as do all the parts stores.

239 Flathead V8, original except for 12 volt. Original distributor with pertronix electronic ignition. I doubt it has ever been rebuilt.

How do they compare? On paper they are very similar. My only complaint with the SL is when passing another car, it's not snappy in the 60-80 range. My wife drives a twin turbo Ford Edge Sport and that thing is a rocket, accelerates like a motorcycle. But the SL is a wonderful traveling car combined with nimble handling in town, the perfect combination.

Please keep us updated. I only have a brief memory of my Dad's DS when I was very small, but I always wish he had kept it.

I needed the tinfoil for my hat.

Evapo Rust is magical. It's been 35 years and I still remember watching someone try to clean out an old fuel line, almost like they had some sort of mission to reuse it instead of replacing it. It never did work. But it taught me a lesson, and I have never regretted replacing an old fuel line.

Thank you, the strap did work out better than I expected, folds politely out of the way to pull the battery. I think I said it earlier, but I told my wife that I didn't know till I had one, but it's the car I always wanted. The other idea was to tape off the end of the chrome at the bottom of the hard top, it does seem to help with the wind noise.

That was the other thing, valve cover seals. Used OEM seals and new copper crush washers. I had to order a tiny little 1/4" torque wrench so I could get the correct 3 newton meters. Hasn't leaked a drop in over 1200 miles.

Thank you for the follow up. I pulled the cassette deck out of the boat (in dry dock with a split outdrive seal), a Sony XR-2300 from the early 90s. It had the correct orange LCD display and it was free. It fit cleanly in the DIN sleeve that came with the car. The install was non-invasive, and everything works including the power antenna hooked to the amplifier remote. I replaced the dash speakers with 3 1/2" Pioneer 3 ways. They do almost nothing but I refuse to cut up the car to put in larger speakers. I ran a rear channel and hooked up my mismatched 6x9s in the cheap pre-made boxes. They sound terrible and look just as bad. I thought they were out of phase so I switched one of them, it may sound marginally better but still pretty bad. I will look for a set of good free standing car speakers that I can set on the parcel shelf. But this buys me some time to look around for something better that will match the look of the car. Maybe an original Becker will drop into my lap.

Since last post I have put over 2000 miles on the Mercedes, including a 1200 mile round trip to Denver to do a Colorado School of Mines campus tour. My son drove it a bit, I'd doze off and wake up irritated that he was driving 55 mph across Wyoming. Then I'd look over and see that he was going closer to 85. On the way back we did 540 miles in 7 1/4 hours start to finish. I like this car more every time I drive it. We had the hard top on for the Denver run and it will likely remain in place till next spring. It was good to have an upcoming road trip as it motivated me to get a lot of little things done. I tore the dash apart (again) and fixed the defrost diverter, repaired the climate control board, balanced the wheels, ran a USB power socket off the battery, added and replaced some sound insulation below the parcel shelf, replaced the wiper blade inserts, repaired the broken battery hold down strap - known issue with theses cars, and probably a few other things I don't remember now. Now it's on to bigger things: smoke test revealed a vacuum leak around the throttle rod, which might explain the 15 mpg. (*edit, 16.4 mpg) Do you know anyone who'd be interested in rebuilding the throttle body? And I have to pull the perfectly good, non leaking radiator to replace the AC compressor. Had to cut a little hole in the defroster duct and do the work with needle nose pliers. Used a strap hinge to repair the battery strap, I consider it better than new as it now if folds out of the way to remove the battery. Memory card didn't like this one, but I've gotten proficient at pulling apart the inside.

I misread the title of this thread, first glance I thought it was asking Where can I get firsthand experience driving these old cars. The oldest thing I've driven is my 1949 Ford F-1. Near as we can tell, my direct line ancestors bought the first car they ever owned in 1947, a long awaited brand new 1947 Ford sedan. My Dad would have been 11. They then proceeded to drive it many thousands of miles across the southwest. But I would like to learn more about these older cars, especially how to drive them. I have an abstract knowledge of priming, spark advance, hand cranking. But if it came to practice the results would likely be unsatisfactory.

Thank you for taking such good care of this car. Amelia Earhart's 1923 Kissel 6-45 is on display in the Forney Transportation Museum in Denver, CO. I saw the car many years ago and just recently made it back down there and they still have it along with some other interesting items, a Big Boy locomotive and a Levi's edition AMC Gremlin, for example.

I can't believe someone hasn't jumped on this yet, what a great car for a reasonable price. I'm glad it's on the other side of the country for me.

My Mom and Dad had one of these in the early 70s, they still talk about. 100 mph all day long, and ready to go again the next day.

What causes it to stick in the first place?

It's easy to underestimate what it takes to get some of these old machines going again. Cost and time always run beyond what you planned, even when you think you have it worked out. A certain Lincoln K, for example, even the most experienced can run into issues they never expected. There are times when it's not fun. If you're willing to grind through it pays off in the end, but it's not for everyone. With any luck I'll be able to say the same when I'm your age. It's good to have a constructive way to spend the hours. Now that I'm sort of retired, I don't even have time to sit through a movie, too many things need attention.

I'm working on a Buick, before that was a post war Ford truck. I was marveling at how many more parts the Buick had over the Ford, your 5x ratio is probably pretty close.

Went back and looked at. Forgot to bring a flashlight. Turns out I didn't need one. When first saw it, I had stopped by the shop where it's housed looking for something else and in a hurry. I just walked by the car and on my way out gave my number so the shop owner could pass it along to the car owner. From 10 feet it's not a bad looking car. Nice color, no wreck damage. But even just a casual look over revealed a bad paint job that was starting to peel, rust bubbles under the paint around the wheel wells and what appears to be sheets of bondo starting to crack out of the rocker panels. It had obviously been dragged out of a field, the underside had the tell tale patchy rust and even came complete with weeds hanging off the rear axle. And no AC. So I'm over this one. Almost made a mistake. Walk into a sale with your eyes open!

I don't know if the Raceabout and the Runabout used different colors, but I have seen this 1913 Runabout in person and it's a very nice shade of pale yellow.