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Mustangs, Chargers, and Camaros Banned from Coffee & Cars in Texas
Organizers say the American muscle cars have been banned because owners would not follow the no-revving and no-burnout rules.Coffee & Cars has been holding monthly car meetups in the Houston, Texas area since 2004. The events have always been open to all makes and models until recently. Now Mustang, Charger, and Camaro owners are no longer invited, according to a post on the Instagram page run by the show organizers.
The model-specific ban is due to the fact that despite repeated warnings, drivers of these cars continue to rev their engines and do burnouts at the events, organizers say. This drew the ire of the locals as well as the police. Coffee & Cars felt that this extreme step was necessary to prevent the entire show from being shut down.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a...camaros-banned-from-coffee-and-cars-in-texas/
Mustang to F350 diesel, on factory 35's, to be accurate.
But even the wife's Escape is a better commuter vehicle than the Fusion it replaced. Both of us prefer the elevated driving position and better visibility of the design.
Size wise other than height the Mustang is the bigger vehicle compared to the Escape. The Fusion was bigger than the Mustang.
Don't get me wrong I love driving my car but if it comes to commuting or errands the taller vehicles feel better. If the F350 wasn't so hard to park places it'd be my choice for those tasks.
Different strokes for different folks but it seems the country is also agreeing that a nice mid size SUV has more utility than the cars which is why they are disappearing.
SUVs are a more ergonomic shape. Cars used to be shaped like that until people started worrying about aerodynamics and going for the long and low look.
These sedans would be called "SUVs" today.
KennethS
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Does anyone remember station wagons? Drives and handles like a car, can haul as much (or more) gear and people as an SUV.
First time visiting this thread, so I don't know if this has been previously posted, or not. Good video within the article.
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/smoke-water-watch-submerged-tesla-151300014.html
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/smoke-water-watch-submerged-tesla-151300014.html
CreepinDeth
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Sooooo…..
It will now be safe for Prius owners with shopping cart wings and Hondas with fart pipes??
KennethS
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As Zorba said, capacitor technology isn’t there yet.
I work at an electronics manufacturing facility and one of the main production test failures is due capacitor leakage. And that’s with MILSPEC components that cost us a significant premium for enhanced screening.
This was the wagon I grew up in (Picture from the internet, but it was the EXACT same car). I miss this land barge every day.
305 V8 and a Turbo 350. Had 289,000 miles on it when it finally succumbed to the New England rust.
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Actually, this belonged to a good friend of mine. It was the first speeder he bought while living with his aunt and uncle. He ended up selling it after moving away from home to fund a trip with me. The damn XP-38's had just come out, so it tanked the value, but fortunately it was enough.
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Oh yeah - my parents had Buick Estate wagons. I spent many an hour in that rear-facing back seat staring death in the face.
And breathing fumes from the rear window that could roll down. Did you get sleepy back there?
And breathing fumes from the rear window that could roll down. Did you get sleepy back there?
Wow - that explains why those long trips went by so quickly…
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Wow - that explains why those long trips went by so quickly…
It explains a lot more than that
my parents never went for the wagon. The childhood family cars we had was a diesel Mercedes, then a Honda Accord, a Ford Taurus, and then got into the SUV craze with the first year Ford Explorer, tried minivan life with an Aerostar, and then an Expedition, and once I was out of the house they stepped back down to midsized stuff but no sedans other than my dad's occasional curiosities like the M3's and M5.
So your parents loved you enough to provide an extra door? That hurts. I'm gonna go slap momma.
Mine almost always had two door vehicles.Ever shut your little kid fingers in a door like this?
So your parents loved you enough to provide an extra door? That hurts. I'm gonna go slap momma.
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Ever shut your little kid fingers in a door like this?
A Monte SS ? My folks weren't as racy , Try a 65 Impala wagon.
So your parents loved you enough to provide an extra door? That hurts. I'm gonna go slap momma.
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Ever shut your little kid fingers in a door like this?
my moms car always did, but it didn't stop me from shutting a finger in a door when I was in first grade. After getting a call from my teacher, my parents had to teach me how to show people my black middle fingernail without flipping them off.
My dad bought more fun stuff and I was happy to crawl in the back to feel like the coolest kid in middle school.
(stock photo, but I got a whole new perspective on my dad when he came home from work with one of these one day when I was 12)
My kids go over the side of the tub and down the back tire when I drop them off.