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outsydthebox

Elio Addict
A 72 Pinto with an automatic trans! A guy owed me money (that I knew I would never get), so he gave me the Pinto...I got the "short end of the stick." That Pinto was soooooo slow, I literally had to hit the gas 3 seconds before the light turned green, or the car behind me would lay on the horn!
 

Richad

Elio Aficionado
Mine was a 65 Renault Dauphine. Speedometer went up to 65 blew the engine at 58mph. Towed to Renault who had dealers in 1968. They said son I'm sorry to say you need a new engine. I said how much will that be?, they said sorry to say it will cost you $110.00 My responce was OH NO
 

Reid3400

Elio Addict
thanks, have not a clue of the technical stuff, considering that the next time I need to use it,(if ever) it'll be easier for me to say "just those two little dots""
Try it, hold down the alt key and press 137 and let go. I find alt 248 very handy, 25°C or 77°F
 

BilgeRat

Elio Addict
A guy I worked for years ago had a Subaru 360 "pickup truck". The 360 stood for 360cc, two cylinder two stroke; when you were sitting in this critter, your knees were farther forward (by a couple of inches) than the headlights. I got stopped on US Route 6 (I didn't dare take it on I-80) between Ottawa and Marseilles, Illinois with a load of scrap radial engine cylinders doing 62 mph, with my foot flat on the floor. I told the cop that I saw the 62 on the speedo, but didn't believe it. He said if he hadn't seen it on the radar, he wouldn't have believed it either! He was a good guy, and let it slide. :-)
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Hotscoots

Elio Addict
Slowest car I've ever owned was a 1990 Volvo 240 wagon . Slowest vehicle was a 2001 Honda Wave that I imported from Thailand .

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Coss

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A guy I worked for years ago had a Subaru 360 "pickup truck". The 360 stood for 360cc, two cylinder two stroke; when you were sitting in this critter, your knees were farther forward (by a couple of inches) than the headlights. I got stopped on US Route 6 (I didn't dare take it on I-80) between Ottawa and Marseilles, Illinois with a load of scrap radial engine cylinders doing 62 mph, with my foot flat on the floor. I told the cop that I saw the 62 on the speedo, but didn't believe it. He said if he hadn't seen it on the radar, he wouldn't have believed it either! He was a good guy, and let it slide. :-)
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Those were so cool, and just a ball to play around with, I think that comes from being scared of hitting something head on; they also made a van.
I worked at a Subaru / Lotus dealer and we had one of the 360 pickups as a parts runner truck; I think we would fill the gas tank once a month.
 
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