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Does anyone remember station wagons?

Boy, do I... :D

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A Monte SS ? My folks weren't as racy , Try a 65 Impala wagon.

Yep, mom had a '87 SS for a while and some 2-door trucks, then when I passed her in height she finally got a Merc Mountaineer. Dad had a '79 T/A, some 2-door trucks and a '72 corvette. I did a lot of now illegal front seat riding, and a little lap time driving.

I'd love to have a '65 wagon nowadays, also I'd like to have that '87 SS back.
 
I'm kinda partial to wagons. The first car I remember as a kid was a blue '66 Oldsmobile wagon, then later a '70 Ford wagon with a 429 (first car I ever drove). I guess those got me hooked, because for the past 18 years I've driven a wagon. 300 horsepower, turbocharged, intercooled, 6 speed manual transmission, all wheel drive, adaptive sport suspension. Super fun sports car disguised as a soccer mom mobile.
 
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I'm kinda partial to wagons. The first car I remember as a kid was a blue '66 Oldsmobile wagon, then later a '70 Ford wagon with a 429 (first car I ever drove). I guess those got me hooked, because for the past 18 years I've driven a wagon. 300 horsepower, turbocharged, intercooled, 6 speed manual transmission, all wheel drive, adaptive sport suspension. Super fun sports car disguised as a soccer mom mobile.

Nothing wrong with a long-roof ride! (y)
 
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72 vista cruiser my parents had
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after that got totaled by a drunk they bought the first diesel Oldsmobile wagon offered, a horrendous conversion of a gas engine to diesel...that one did not last long.
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Love that '72! That white roof sure is an odd color to have with the green body and wood paneling. I'm assuming that this is an internet pic, and that the roof, if painted, is something the owner did during restoration. If it's a vinyl roof, then maybe it's factory, after all. 🤷‍♂️ I had a '72 Cutlass convertible that was pretty close to the color of that pseudo-diesel wagon. And you're correct about that engine being horrendous. Absolute junk!
 
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Love that '72! That white roof sure is an odd color to have with the green body and wood paneling. I'm assuming that this is an internet pic, and that the roof, if painted, is something the owner did during restoration. If it's a vinyl roof, then maybe it's factory, after all. 🤷‍♂️ I had a '72 Cutlass convertible that was pretty close to the color of that pseudo-diesel wagon. And you're correct about that engine being horrendous. Absolute junk!

It is an internet pic but it was that color with the wood grain. it had a glass panel in the roof and I believe the rear seats where back facing. The olds we had was maroon with the fake wood grain that my mother put a huge horse head decal on both front doors...lol. After that they went to Mercedes diesel's 77 300D that we picked up at the factory in Germany then an 80 240D both non turbo. The 300d 5 cylinder i clocked at 0-60 in 24.8 seconds...lol but had enough torque to pull a horse trailer with 2 horses to shows.
 
Here's some info I find interesting. My local power provider recently held a meeting with public comment to "solicited public input regarding Demand-Response (DR) Standards and Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Standards as part of new requirements contained in the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, which amended Title I of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA)."

The big takeaway I see from the meeting summary is that my service provider has more than 139,000 meters and they determined there are approximately 440 EVs regularly charging within the service area. That means our EV/meter rate is about 0.3%. :oops: Presumably that means that 0.3% (or less) of households have an EV (no breakdown of fleet vs private EV provided). EVs are just toys.

The summary is that my local power provider will not be installing anymore charging stations this year. They currently have 6 spread over 19 county coverage area.
 
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Here's some info I find interesting. My local power provider recently held a meeting with public comment to "solicited public input regarding Demand-Response (DR) Standards and Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Standards as part of new requirements contained in the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, which amended Title I of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA)."

The big takeaway I see from the meeting summary is that my service provider has more than 139,000 meters and they determined there are approximately 440 EVs regularly charging within the service area. That means our EV/meter rate is about 0.3%. :oops: Presumably that means that 0.3% (or less) of households have an EV (no breakdown of fleet vs private EV provided). EVs are just toys.

The summary is that my local power provider will not be installing anymore charging stations this year. They currently have 6 spread over 19 county coverage area.

I hate to bring this up , but wouldn't 0.3% be 41,700 EV meters ?
If I was a betting man I think you meant 0.00316 % which proves EV's are not even a toy. ;)
 
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I hate to bring this up , but wouldn't 0.3% be 41,700 EV meters ?
If I was a betting man I think you meant 0.00316 % which proves EV's are not even a toy. ;)

Wow, that's much worse. Also, that's why I get paid the big bucks. :sneaky:
 
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