Old cars vs New cars

[cfz2882]

TPM

my '07 GMC canyon has that-it is handy,was suprized my base model truck had it-mine only tells there is a low tire,more modern TPMs probably tell which tire is low

 

[wayupnorth]

My '13 Silverado gives you the warning, which tire and how low it is. I had a nail in one that lost a couple pounds a week. Once it got to a certain level, it warns you. When I bought it, I told them to just set everything on auto and what needs to warn me does. Back up sensors work great but you need to still watch all your mirrors, especially your rear view one inside.

 

[lordkenmore]

A video that gives a 40 year overview/review of a 1970s Cadillac. I have some nitpicks, but it's interesting. Although I feel a little old--some of the features on this car which are new to the reviewer are things I remember, like a floor mounted high beam switch...

 



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[DADoES]

 
Seriously??  None of that stuff he's ranting & raving about is odd to me.

 

[askolover]

I've watched some of his videos before.  He could pass for Jay Leno's son!

 

[vacerator]

"77 Eldorado"

the convertible was the most expensive. The msrp of a 1975 was over $10,000.00.
8,950 were built that year.

A downsized 1979 custom built Eldorado convertible was featured on the tv game show Sale of the Century.

 

[iheartmaytag]

Convertibles were and became even more expensive because 1976 was the last production year of a factory convertible.  After the 1976 model year, a convertible was obtained by sending a newly produced hard top to another factory where the top was removed, the frame reinforced and a rag top installed.  This process added heavily to the sticker for those wanting a convertible. 

 

 

 

 

 

[cuffs054]

LordK, your comment made me laugh! Floor mounted dimmer who doesn't remember them. Rear door handles? Even the Toronado had them. Loved the "light sentenials" on the fenders and the brake light monitor he totally missed. Ah, those were the days. The trunk in my 70 Olds 98 was so deep I couldn't reach the spare tire nut without climbing in the trunk. I don't know what he'd think if ever came across the floor mounted radio station selector.

 

[gusherb]

Honestly none of those features struck me as odd and yet I've never driven a car older than a 1990 and haven't been in anything older than the 80s. Guess I just pay attention.

My Altima tells you what each tire's pressure is as well, comes in real handy when you're driving down the road and it suddenly goes flat from a nail so you know which tire it is before getting a chance to get out and look at it.

 

[askolover]

My DTS and Escalade both had individual tire pressure monitoring also but my Lincoln MKS doesn't tell which tire.  It's ok though because it has a couple of other options the previous two Caddys did not....like butt massagers!  I wonder if Doug DeMuro has ever checked his blinker fluid?

 

[lordkenmore]

"10 Things We Miss Most About Old Cars"

 

 

[lordkenmore]

A follow up video. "10 More Things We Miss Most About Old Cars"

 

 

[norgeway]

I still catch myself

Stomping the floor to dim the lights, stupidest thing they ever did was move the dimmer switch from the floor where it belongs!

 

[vacerator]

"dimmer smart switch"

GM called it when they moved it integral with the turn signal lever.
My '77 Grand Prix had it. My ex had a '78 Phoenix which did not. After we went through yanking the V6 out of it that had a rod knock, dropped in an Olds 260 V8, the floor dimmer switch shorted out and burned up all the wiring. The car would have burned up, bu I cut the battery cable as it was beginning to burn and it went out. We sold the car for the good engine and trans.

 

[lordkenmore]

dimmer switch from the floor where it belongs!

 

I wonder where the best location would be? I am so locked into having it on the turn signal--every car I've ever driven has had it there--but I can see one argument for having it on the floor--it can be operated while the driver's hands stay fully on on the wheel. Although floor mounting could be bad if the driver needs to work a clutch at the same time he or she needs to dim a light.


 

I remember my parents got their first car with turn signal dimmer switch in the early 1980s. It may have been that switch that prompted my father to comment he wondered what would happen when a modern switch wore out and need replacing. Although, interestingly, all the switches still worked (and were original) when the engine on that car blew.

 

Other interesting memory: a few years ago, a bus I was riding had headlight failure. The bus was basically a large van, and as I recall the driver was able to stagger back to the garage by holding the high beam on (I think probably a "flash to pass"position).

 

[twintubdexter]

Lord Kenmore...

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">I remember my dad's "fishbowl window" Chevy truck had the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">starter</span> on the floor let alone the headlight dimmer. If your parent's first car was an 80's then you're a very young person...I hate you 

</span>

 

 

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Kudos to you Norgeway</span>

 

[ea56]

I preferred the headlight dimmer on the floor too! Also, I think that the old sealed beam headlights that were the standard for years were better too. All cars used essentially the same headlight bulbs. They were universally available, easy to replace and they didn't blind oncoming drivers like these new halogen headlights. And additionally, there were no plastic covers to get cloudy, yellowed and hazey, requiring either repair or replacement.

It used to be that the controls on cars were fairly standardized too. It was easy to get into another car and you pretty much knew where all the controls were and how they functioned. There is much to be desired about the old cars.

And Joe, I too remember the starter being on the floor of some cars too. I learned to drive stick in a 39' flatbed Chevrolet truck, and the starter was on the floor. There was also a throttle on the dash so you could set the throttle and drive without using the gas pedal. This was helpful for farmers and ranchers when they need to use the truck in the fields, like for dropping off bales of hay.

And don't even get me started about visibility, or the lack thereof in the new cars. I love my 07' Honda Civic, but the blindspots are the pits! I've never owned a car with worse visibility, from all angles!
Eddie

 

[lordkenmore]

If your parent's first car was an 80's then you're a very young person...I hate you

 

Not necessarily. What if one's parents were 80 at the time of purchasing their first car? LOL And you hate me? Join the special "We Hate Lord Kenmore Club" which is large, and growing with each and every last one of my posts. LOL

 

Actually, I probably worded my comment above poorly. They bought first cars in the 60s, but this 80s purchase was the first that had a turn signal dimmer switch.

 

[twintubdexter]

Lord Kenmore....

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">You know I was just kidding of course...and maybe they just waited to get the senior discount.</span>

 

[wayupnorth]

I never think to ask for a seniors discount, although I am old enough, oh well, part of getting older, you forget to ask and then its too late. I have had cars with dimmer switches on the floor, my first, a 63 Rambler. I do like the little left finger dimming or bright is much easier.I wished you had a blind them switch for those jerks that have to put 12 high beams on to blind you.[this post was last edited: 9/9/2017-21:16]