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@justin-shepherd is this true ?
@Hixster I mean, only the Mustang has been continuously produced since 1964, the Camaro has stopped production twice. Haha.
Sometimes you wonder who would patronize a quick lube joint- it's car owners like this who keep places like Jiffy Lube in business!
New bio-fuel source may "Save The Planet"(tm):
While it needs further development this may well be The Answer!
@chucktobias I had a bad case of biofuel the other day when my lunch didn't agree with me.
😫 I hate when that happens, but maybe in the future we'll be able to put the stuff to work!
@chucktobias I dunno. Methane is a very simple molecule (in fact it is the simplest hydrocarbon with only one carbon atom). That means two things: it doesn't have a lot of energy. About 2/5 of propane and about 1/6th of gasoline. And it has a very low boiling point. For it to be in any way viable as a fuel, it would have to liquefied. (just look at the size of the tank in the video and they went a few dozen feet?) Methane doesn't liquefy at room temperature at all.You would need to cool it to around -100 and then you can pressurize it with around 150psi. That would require a high tech cooling system, and if when that fails .... well we know how well people looks after their cars. It's not very efficient. Fuel prices have a long way to go up before anybody starts thinking about this seriously.
@chucktobias I know! my first reaction was it's a joke. And then I thought you got serious on me 😖
@bingray yeah....ya got your built-in audio system, heating and cooling, and a spare guest bed. Just need an exhaust hose vented to the outside.
Scotty, I was gonna email it but thought it was funny enough (at least to me), to give a laugh on here.
Befriending a local mechanic and got myself trapped in an hour long back in forth over whether you're still alive or not. He's rad but stubborn and after what felt like an 11 hour manic conversation, he's batcrap insane just like me.
Asked him if he liked you and all heck broke loose. He adores you but started lamenting that you're dead. Thought he was jerking my chain and crap testing ME until he started getting distressed lmao I kid you not.
I had to explain that your favorite past time beyond cars IS passing away. You just habitually return for the LiveStreams cause you care about us.
The looks of genuine confusion on this glorious man's face were priceless. If I could Rembrandt style paint it for you guys I would.
He wouldn't let it go that you were dead. I had to get into Val Kilmer and everything. Which just opened the flood gates for how much he also loves Val. Had no idea Val passed away.
This man is either one of the most stubborn creatures I've ever come across. Completely possessed by your antics. Or he's the biggest comedian I've ever met.
He's brilliant too. Prides himself on being the greatest mechanic he's ever met. It took every fiber of my being not to ask "But could you go up against Scotty?" Because I would've passed away before that conversation ended.
This far in life I've learned something philosophical: men who deeply choose the mechanical lifestyle are hyper intelligent, hysterical and more insane than the state of our beautiful US of A right now.
My favorite that I know personally (not the younger one above) has straight up allegedly caused people to pass away because he's a hard-core bailbondsman (and mountain raised bondsmen from where I'm from just don't mess around.)
STILL, with that being said - if your crapbox could wobble into his garage without blowing up. You put a $20 bill in his hand, ask how his day is. And he slaps an inspection sticker on your car and sends you on your way.
A rival garage took issue with him being one of the most compassionate people to walk planet earth over dealing out Inspections and got his license taken away. That rival garage went outta business under mysterious circumstances - and Mr. Compassionate got his Inspections license back and just kept on rocking and rolling. Finding out that he retired tore me up but he's still out there just kickin' back.
Wanted to share some car stories. Wanted to ask if we can have a Cool Cars/Kool Kars Thread too. (Was gonna ask in the question I'm typing up but hey I'm already here.) The Thread will be about cool cars we see for the bros and sistas that see one and snap pics to save. Our cars, cars in public or unique ones we find online. I think it's a cool idea and it's something everyone could easily participate in.
Hope this post is okay. If it's not, do what ya must. I know people usually post memes but I thought the first one was a funny story. Hope the second story isn't too dark. Wanted to ask about the Thread suggestion anyway.
Thanks for reading if you're still awake haha
@bingray Scotty is alive and well. However he's posted so many videos with crazy titles like "R.I.P." and "Terrible News" etc. some people might get confused and spread rumors.
@bingray did you check our Forum Guide? look under 'Special Topics'
@mountainmanjoe It's been awhile since i read it but I'll check it out. Dang if you're saying that then it already exists doesn't it? I only ever see News and this thread pop up, just figured they were the only ones thanks
@chucktobias Hate to break it to ya but Scotty has indeed passed away. The LiveStreams are clearly A.I. The A.I. Scotty on here replying to people tries to type uniquely Scotty style like he used to, but you can see it slip up from time to time. That's why A.I. Scotty seems to reply on a schedule, that's how it's programmed.
It's incredible how many new videos the real Scotty queued up for post mortem posting. Classic Kilmer. He was dedicated. We'll miss him forever.
@MountainManJoe your name didn't hyperlink in the other one. Anyway found it, Member Rides right? So are we not allowed to just post cool cars we saw in public anywhere? Just asked a guy with a sick Challenger if I could take photos for my dad. The color on it is crazy!! Wanted to share but guess we can't if it's not our car that's the rule right?
Also how do we private message? I've wondered about that forever. Just saw that we are able to but like how? There's no buttons near the usernames or anything unless I'm missing something.
Don't need to DM anyone right now, I've needed into the past. But wanted to ask since we're already talking about the forum stuff here. Didn't see an explanation for how to in the forum either. If ya got time, it's no big deal.
@bingray this is a car help forum, not a social media site. If you have a question about the car you saw that you need answered, you could post that in the questions and make it educational for everyone.
@MountainManJoe
Just realized I'm over thinking this. If I turn it into an automotive meme with a car joke across it - suddenly it will fit right into this thread. That's divine timing levels of funny. Thanks
what happened?
@chucktobias images are broken for me 🙁
@imperator - Strange, they came up for me when I posted this. I edited and tried adding the direct image URLs again.
@chucktobias working fine now. Up to about 20 years old I would have tried the "under"
@hixster - I have experienced the truth of the 2nd image all too many times over the years!
@chucktobias ok they are there now.
@chucktobias "under" seems to work... at least some of the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa1XNebPPBQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGZ-Y1pChiA
A couple of fellas decide it's a really good idea to drive a 1929 Model "A" Ford with a leaky head gasket, rusty cooling system, and a hinky cylinder on a 400+ mile drive from Los Angeles to Arizona through the desert. "It works but it's not fixed..."
Tired of the difficulty of changing spark plugs on your Subaru boxer engine? Had your fill of having to pull the engine out of the car to replace head gaskets? The solution: convert it into an inline 4!
@chucktobias sweet Jesus they cut the engine in half and welded it back together
@imperator - Those guys are completely insane - I love it!
@chucktobias they are completely unhindered by things like engineering and micrometer tolerances. This takes talent, knowledge, and guts.
