Re: Packard Ride vs New Machines
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Well, I think that is going to be a difficult apples-to-apples comparison to make, since passenger cars (what Packard made) aren't 19 feet long and two-and-a-half-tons heavy anymore.
A guess a Chevy Suburban is the closest thing to any Packard, and for what a new Chevy Suburban costs you can buy a pretty nice Packard these days. I don't know where to go on this one.
Posted on: 2018/3/16 15:15
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Re: Packard Ride vs New Machines
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I have never had the chance to ride in a Tesla but I have commented to many people that the torsion ride of the 55 Caribbean is pretty impressive on the potholes and rough surfaces that we call roads here in Western Pennsylvania. I think it is actually quieter going over bumps and railroad tracks than the newer Audi and BMW's that I have driven on the same roads.
I drove the car to Hershey on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last Fall and it cruised smoothly at 60-70 mph. The car was fitted with gas filled shocks at the suggestion of Kamters and rolls on American Classic radials. It would be nice if it handled and stopped like a new BMW but those vehicles never draw waves or thumbs up received while cuising in the Packard with the top down......and I have never had an identical car parked next to the Caribbean in a restaurant parking lot.
Posted on: 2018/3/16 15:56
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Re: Packard Ride vs New Machines
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My '56 Carib gives what I consider a superb ride quality, better than anything else of that era that I've driven. But honestly, can we expect a purely mechanical suspension to match one where sensors and computers are making thousands of decisions and adjustments a minute (or is it per second?) to the suspension components?
Posted on: 2018/3/16 17:39
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