Re: V-8s -- reliable as a freakin' rock!

Posted by PackardV8 On 2013/4/12 11:03:13

75 to 80 is about what most people are running here on Tn. Interstate, even in the close urban areas where posted limit can be as high as 65. THe cops here are pretty good. They let it slide for 5 to even 10 over the limit on just about any roads. But they'll nail u to the cross for anything that remotely resembles careless driving, and they should.

I'm ofen running 70 to 75 in slow lane and have good number of cars in the fast lane passing me. I rarely run in the fast lane anymore except to pass.

Noone has to settle for a driver quality resto. Noone has to build a trailer queen. To each his own. But the queens whether V8's or S8's or any engine type definately need to stay on the porch. Every once in a while i witness a very nice 60's GTO, or MoPar muscle etc out on the I'state or hi-speed 2-lane blacktop. They look like they just came from the showroom floor. BUT they are polking along at 20 mph UNDER the posted limit. It doesn;t bother me but i've heard civilians who don't understand complain about it.

THis problem seeems to extend to farm tractors and motysickles too. Especialy motysickles, late model HD's. I don;t understand it. The roads around here are loaded with pot bellied babyboomers on very late model HD's trying to wear long hair and buy el-cheapo chia-rican made leather jackets bought from fleabay or some local outdoor fleamarket and they're polking along at the blinding speed of 35 mph in a 50 mph zone.

Talk to a few of them once in a while and ask about how well it performs out on the I'state in O'drive with a 200 pound hen sitting behind them. They reply " OH NO!!!! I never ride on the I'state!!!! That's too dangerous"

It just makes me wanna shit.