You know you're old when...

JJ 911SC · 04-08-2023, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Buug959

LB

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wdb · 04-08-2023, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sygazelle

1966 or so Saab 96?

Mine was a 1968 Saab 95 (the wagon) with a V4. That's a photo I found online.

Ric in RVA · 04-09-2023, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Buug959

WAC

Reset my MGB's in snow storm with a dime and a match book.

Used the dime to loosen. The striker to clean the points (needed a new capacitor) and the cover to set the gap.

Drove it a few more months before I did the full tune up...

Buug959 · 04-09-2023, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ric in RVA

Reset my MGB's in snow storm with a dime and a match book.

Used the dime to loosen. The striker to clean the points (needed a new capacitor) and the cover to set the gap.

Drove it a few more months before I did the full tune up...

Necessity truly is the mother of invention. Wait... what? You had your MGB out in a snowstorm????

SpeedBuggy · 04-09-2023, 01:58 PM

Actually built a 1984 HD Softail, pulled the electronic ignition out and replaced with points and condenser. Last of the four speed with kick and electric start.

Points and condenser made it easier to kick start and ended the battle with the crappy electronic ignition.

Esteban · 04-09-2023, 06:23 PM

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Buug959 · 04-10-2023, 05:14 AM

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Well maybe minus the Twizzlers and blanket but, yeah, that's about right.

JJ 911SC · 04-10-2023, 08:05 PM

When the last time you bough bicycle tires they were on a rack not in a box...

M5Rick · 04-11-2023, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

When the last time you bough bicycle tires they were on a rack not in a box...

What gets me is why they seemingly call everything 'hybrid' now, I mean a rubber tyre is rubber.

M_Six · 04-11-2023, 01:26 PM

It's the bike that's hybrid. Part road, part gravel, part commuter, etc. The tires are made for anything except the most extreme conditions.

M5Rick · 04-11-2023, 02:05 PM

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It's the bike that's hybrid. Part road, part gravel, part commuter, etc. The tires are made for anything except the most extreme conditions.

Thanks M_Six, another suitable alternative name could be an all terrain bike.

Rocket455 · 04-11-2023, 02:12 PM

You know you're old when...you see a new Mercedes E Class and C Class parked next to each other and really can't tell the difference without looking at the badging.

NealfromNZ · 04-13-2023, 03:38 PM

When you go to work wearing a shirt given out at a conference and one of the staff points out it’s older than they are are 😀

True story this week

Buug959 · 04-20-2023, 06:44 AM

IC

AtomicRob · 04-20-2023, 01:41 PM

You know you're old when you prefer driving in Eco or Comfort mode because otherwise the car accelerates faster than you need to, and the suspension is too rough in Sport mode... (confession, that is usually me...)

cmyx6go · 04-20-2023, 02:52 PM

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You know you're old when you prefer driving in Eco or Comfort mode because otherwise the car accelerates faster than you need to, and the suspension is too rough in Sport mode... (confession, that is usually me...)

I'm old, but I'm not that old. Sport and Sport + all day, every day.

Esteban · 04-20-2023, 02:53 PM

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I'm old, but I'm no that old. Sport and Sport + all day, every day.

^ The rock 'n' roll mama!

PcarFan · 04-20-2023, 04:57 PM

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I'm old, but I'm not that old. Sport and Sport + all day, every day.

I'm the same way. My body might be getting older, but in my mind I'm still young

I drive in sport mode 99% of the time. The only time I might take it off sport mode is sometimes when I'm on the hwy.

I also like to hear the exhaust, so I have to have a performance exhaust on my cars, either OEM or aftermarket.
When I'm driving I like to know that the car is working, if I can't hear the exhaust I start to worry that something is wrong

Even the wife's X5 has an M performance exhaust, and I think she likes it

M5Rick · 04-21-2023, 08:58 AM

What about the steer weighting, it's no disgrace if you put it on max SS or Sport + even in the city

zgood4u · 04-21-2023, 11:47 AM

In the past week picked up 2 M240I's, 1 coupe 1 vert and it's sport or sport+ for me, these cars are fantastic.

3798j · 04-21-2023, 03:51 PM

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Esteban · 04-21-2023, 03:57 PM

Good one. ☝️

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