I'll post some when I get back there next weekend. I'm back up in Atlanta area this week and next, to finish closing things out. Heading back Friday the 26th, for good.
There's a shop in downtown Roswell, just about 200 meters south of where all the restaurants/bars are, that specializes in old cars. It's just a 2 or 3-bay shop, but he's got all kinds of classics out there all the time. I believe it's Roswell Auto Tech.
The very fact that your Dad kept it, indicates that it meant something to him. If my Dad kept his 66 Plymouth Fury and I had it now, you better believe I'd at the very least be holding onto it, sitting in it every once in a while, recalling all the memories he made with me in it, and letting my...
I was privileged to have driven Eleanor, not a clone but THE original one from the movie this past summer. Only one of 3 remaining from the movie, valued at $1.3million. What a thrill it was!
Wow, what a find! 65-69 Fastbacks have always been my favorite cars.
Funny coincidence, my current client is the VERY proud owner of one of the last three remaining Eleanors that were used in the filming of "Gone In 60 Seconds". It is signed 3 times by Carrol Shelby (one on the dash, and on...
I used to build custom bikes, once built a wide tire hardtail (also Paughco frame) with a kickin shovelhead motor. Thing was fast as sin, soon as I twisted the throttle there was no rear suspension to absorb the torque and it freaking took off. The look was cool, the ride sucked. I felt every...
It all depends on how it was ridden. Hot dog any engine and you'll start seeing problems early. Buy one from an old geezer (I humbly fall into that category now) and you'll stand a better chance that it was tended to properly. Mine is an old bike with a 2008 motor, and 62K miles. Runs like a...
I just bought a leftover 2017 Mercedes Sprinter. Already have 12K miles on it and I love it. Didn't think I'd like a van, after being in a loaded Dodge Ram Megacab but this thing rocks, and has all the space I need and then some. Worth every penny.
I bought my wife an ML350 last year for her birthday, and we love it. However, it's a gasser not a diesel. I do believe Ford has made a dent in MB's sales with their Transit, which I can get for less than the Sprinter. But after driving one, they are noisy and nowhere near as comfortable or...
I had a friend who owned a late 2000's model and loved it. He now has a 2015 and says because of all the mandated emissions equipment, he's always having problems and the fuel mileage is not nearly as favorable as the older one.
Because of all that I'm learning about these, and how the...
After reading up on some of the problems MB is having in their Sprinters with the Bluetec engines, I'm now having second thoughts on buying one. Exhaust temps of 1800 degrees? Overly complicated exhaust/emissions system (to meet ridiculous gub'mint standards) that tend to fail? Exorbitantly...
StuP, what problems did you have with them? And, by running a fleet, perhaps were some of the issues caused by the vans' drivers who drove them like they didn't have to pay for them?
I've decided it's best for my business to have a Sprinter van. I've rented the Dodge Ram Promaster, the Ford Transit and driven the Sprinter and hands down I like the Sprinter best. Does anyone here have one, and can you tell me what your thoughts are on it? Did you buy it new or used? Are...