Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Ro
Times have changed, gents.
|
Absolutely: Cars and trucks today are magic carpets compared to the 70's/80's/90's and you really don't have to do a thing other than follow the manufacturers recommended maintenance schedule.
Performance is another factor. A Ford Focus sedan eats every sports car I have ever owned alive, with the a/c on.
I can remember vapor lock, packing wheel bearings, timing lights, getting out and locking hubs, changing oil and pouring it down a storm drain....on and on. Remember the water station on the Grapevine?
Times have indeed changed, and for the better.
My son and daughter know how to do mechanical things because they grew up on a farm and we worked on all the farm equipment together. Jack worked two summers in HS at a friend of mines auto repair shop but that is about it other than the routine stuff we did to our cars.