tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post4548990794392920044..comments2024-03-28T01:33:22.764-04:00Comments on The DiploMad 2.0: Car Itch, ScratchedDiploMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-18266183768808205722015-09-06T18:03:53.444-04:002015-09-06T18:03:53.444-04:00Ah, yes. But when our cars were big and powerful, ...Ah, yes. But when our cars were big and powerful, we were big and powerful. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08585685236795703190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-80099710022943848662015-09-06T18:03:33.736-04:002015-09-06T18:03:33.736-04:00Ah, yes. But when our cars were big and powerful, ...Ah, yes. But when our cars were big and powerful, we were big and powerful. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08585685236795703190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-54452000758277809842015-08-15T17:20:51.511-04:002015-08-15T17:20:51.511-04:00Ah, fraternal twins!Ah, fraternal twins!Pat Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239278034499766418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-22431705500973317282015-08-15T15:27:51.761-04:002015-08-15T15:27:51.761-04:00My first car was a blue 1972 Olds Cutlass converti...My first car was a blue 1972 Olds Cutlass convertible that looked exactly like yours, except the interior was white leather instead of black. May you love and enjoy your car as much as I did mine.DRJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-6125728310524272732015-08-14T15:44:47.972-04:002015-08-14T15:44:47.972-04:00Nothing wrong with the Olds, as Olds go.
Kudos to...Nothing wrong with the Olds, as Olds go.<br /><br />Kudos to Diplowife (ret.) on her taste in makes. Not that there's anything wrong with year and model, neither.<br /><br />It's a pity (to me, your mileage may differ--and, of course, they aren't my cars) that the colors are so sedate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-23320372445471669632015-08-14T12:46:40.217-04:002015-08-14T12:46:40.217-04:00Great anniversary gifts! Love the Cutlass. I have ...Great anniversary gifts! Love the Cutlass. I have a 69 442 that I love to drive. Get lots of thumbs up and conversations from folks at the gas station, etc. However, the best thing is that driving it makes me feel like a teenager again. I have to watch myself and try to resist the temptation to peel out and haul ass down the freeway. It just feels so cool to drive her. Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-24587441485695695922015-08-14T12:38:04.170-04:002015-08-14T12:38:04.170-04:00Also, that fixed date used to be a rolling 25 year...Also, that fixed date used to be a rolling 25 years. I think they were looking at all those potential mid-80's hot rods in Camaros and Mustangs out there and they freaked out at how much happiness could result.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-86387450545461224372015-08-14T12:36:08.740-04:002015-08-14T12:36:08.740-04:00Since you're spending money...
Get a new powe...Since you're spending money...<br /><br />Get a new powertrain from an Escalade then get a CARB exemption sticker for the swap.<br /><br />Easier testing procedure since there's less that can be wrong visually and the combination is better everything. More power, usable under more conditions, better mileage.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-87435907917911951932015-08-14T11:16:44.896-04:002015-08-14T11:16:44.896-04:00Yes, when I saw that Olds on the dealer website, I...Yes, when I saw that Olds on the dealer website, I immediately called him and headed off across the scorching desert . . . DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-38943605881923701872015-08-14T11:15:59.003-04:002015-08-14T11:15:59.003-04:00Thanks, PF. I love the old cars, too. I know the n...Thanks, PF. I love the old cars, too. I know the new ones are probably "better" in terms of speed, acceleration, braking, and even durability. The old ones, however, were human scale machines. A modestly intelligent person with a hammer, a screwdriver, a wrench, some duct tape, sweat, and swearing could fix a lot of problems, at least well enough to get to the next mechanic's shop. Now, of course, something goes wrong, and you have to call Bill Gates. The new cars are impersonal, cold, lifeless creations full of plastic and microchips. No soul.DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-67664611095392921532015-08-14T10:43:46.670-04:002015-08-14T10:43:46.670-04:00The Caddy is beautiful. But that Olds...DUDE!!! Sc...The Caddy is beautiful. But that Olds...DUDE!!! Score!KellyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342332734935313737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-22392688082853583432015-08-14T06:07:58.142-04:002015-08-14T06:07:58.142-04:00And they say gallantry is dead.........
James the ...And they say gallantry is dead.........<br />James the LesserJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-84291278771386304792015-08-14T01:23:11.492-04:002015-08-14T01:23:11.492-04:00Excellent Oldsmobile Bob, the old cars are so much...Excellent Oldsmobile Bob, the old cars are so much better as they have CLASS. I always wanted a Pontiac Parisienne myself, my Grandfathers car of choice when he lived in Pacific Palisades for 10 years. Big old American muscle cars go for silly prices in Australia, even unrestored models. Having lived and worked in the USA I know that what 2-5 grand in cold cash will buy you in the States will go for 20-50 grand in Oz.<br /><br />As I said I love the old cars better, maybe because growing up around the coal mines we couldn't afford anything but old bangers which Dad and his brothers would basically rebuild and run till they died then do it again with another. In fact Pop bought his first ever NEW car in 1979, cash on the barrel. He was pleased as a dog with THREE tails for a long time.<br /><br />My first love of course are motorcycles, always have been. As I have got older I have culled some of the more outrageously fast machines but I have kept three which are respectively 34, 40 and 44 years old and I have no plans to let them go, even though hopeful harrys keep sniffing. Even my favourite truck (ute) is nearly 30 years old and has its second engine installed and it is super reliable. I've had much more modern vehicles but they just aren't as good and when they fail, which every one has, they cost mucho dinero to repair. Nuts to that. Some of my early cars and trucks could be repaired with a hammer, chicken wire and chewing gum (and were). Enjoy your Olds.Popular Frontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-84524736952212095862015-08-13T22:27:58.491-04:002015-08-13T22:27:58.491-04:00Civilization, i.e., Texas, exempts cars over 25 ye...Civilization, i.e., Texas, exempts cars over 25 years old from emission tests, I think. Dr. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212623761436127174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-50314267261647750892015-08-13T21:10:10.594-04:002015-08-13T21:10:10.594-04:00Driving my dad's 98 Caddy Deville now. I love ...Driving my dad's 98 Caddy Deville now. I love it more than any car I've ever owned including my 70 911sckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089310708763037289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-74626529035501706822015-08-13T21:08:29.137-04:002015-08-13T21:08:29.137-04:00Will you adopt me? I can cook...Will you adopt me? I can cook...leeluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981890968657705310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-69145836685595166942015-08-13T20:55:53.678-04:002015-08-13T20:55:53.678-04:00Ha! Must try!Ha! Must try!DiploMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316439950882822419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-33647583445421658912015-08-13T20:19:41.966-04:002015-08-13T20:19:41.966-04:00P J O'Rourke suggested a hankie soaked in Pine...P J O'Rourke suggested a hankie soaked in Pine-Sol up the tailpipe for the smog tests...JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448124833598565813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-5800937293651056092015-08-13T19:41:58.638-04:002015-08-13T19:41:58.638-04:00I would love to have my 1953 Buick Skylark again. ...I would love to have my 1953 Buick Skylark again. It was gorgeous and was mandarin red. Thirty coats of lacquer and the latest technology, such as a radio that changed channels with the push of a button. I sold it for $600.<br />http://cars.oodle.com/detail/1953-buick-skylark-convertible/3971302756-norwalk-oh/?cm_mmc=OODLE_PREVIEW-_-www-_-NA-_-NAMichael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400985529434569506.post-73293834702047817112015-08-13T19:22:39.559-04:002015-08-13T19:22:39.559-04:00First of all, congrats on the 37 years of matrimon...First of all, congrats on the 37 years of matrimony to the Diplowife(ret). Next, those two new family members are smooth looking.whitewallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03469746790747742992noreply@blogger.com