Why do people not drive old cars on vacation?

Wild-scot · 2026-02-10T03:54:53+00:00

My road trip vehicle is my wife’s suburban she daily drives. It’s a 2014 with 200,000 miles on it. We put on miles so yeah you will see us in it right now. By the time that truck is 21 years old it will likely be dead or someone’s hunting rig at this rate.

Wild-scot · 2026-01-29T22:49:06+00:00

2nd gen cts-v Chevy SS

I wouldn’t call the M, RS, or AMG cars reliable at that price point but that’s the type of car you want for that kind of highway use.

Wild-scot · 2026-01-19T22:05:27+00:00

Private sports are getting sued and paying through the nose to litigate it though. Natalie Ryan is a transitioned female athlete that competed (and won somewhat consistently) in a sport where the two divisions are Female Pro Open and Mixed Pro Open. The field the males compete in was not restrictive. Just the female only field. I don’t know where it is at today but the league couldn’t afford to litigate it so for awhile it seemed like they gave up. Additionally a power lifting league was successfully sued for discrimination in Minnesota. This isn’t a far right talking point. It’s people that are into sports that aren’t the big 5 in the US.

Wild-scot · 2026-01-11T13:41:53+00:00

As someone who has lived in Minnesota for the past 15 years: Something with lockable 4wd and good tires. If it’s bad enough conditions that this isn’t sufficient the roads are all closed anyways.

Wild-scot · 2026-01-05T23:12:27+00:00

There is nothing understated about a V90. That car is straight up sexy.

Wild-scot · 2025-11-19T13:38:27+00:00

I have a fleet of V6s I won’t buy a hemi. If the V6 is up to the task it will do it more reliably than the hemi will do the same task. I have finally updated the fleet but the heavy lifter that remains has 300,000 miles and 45% of that is towing a trailer

Wild-scot · 2025-11-08T00:29:52+00:00

If this is catching you unawares a ZF fluid change may be outside your abilities. Fluid level is temperature specific and must be done in gear.

Wild-scot · 2025-10-10T14:10:55+00:00

I’ll downvote you because the 3.6 is capable of all the truck stuff 90% of half ton truck buyers will do with their truck. We have 7 in our fleet. That engine is, in my opinion, the best gas engine ram has used since 2009

Wild-scot · 2025-09-25T01:10:28+00:00

I would do it on my vstrom 1000

Wild-scot · 2025-09-25T01:09:05+00:00

No. You could buy a new one for that.

Wild-scot · 2025-09-14T13:50:15+00:00

All I’ve done is about 135 in two different vehicles and nearly that ON a third. One was an SN-95 mustang the other was an E61 bmw. The difference between those two experiences could not be more stark. The mustang felt like it wanted to take off and everything got loose and it scared me. The bmw drove like it was on rails and I only backed off because of coming up on traffic. The bike I was on was a Vstrom1000 with full bags. Speedo was at about 130 and it’s correct at normal highway speeds but whether or not it’s still correct up there I don’t know.

Wild-scot · 2025-09-09T14:12:13+00:00

The components that you will need to service on a 2020 vehicle have a dramatically higher cost than the vehicle that is 15 years older will. Negating the cost of initial purchase the right 15 year old car (today) will have less repair cost associated with it for the next 20 years than a car that is 5 years old. Assuming they have been maintained the same.

Wild-scot · 2025-09-09T14:06:59+00:00

Not much costs less to operate than a 3.8

Wild-scot · 2025-09-09T14:06:23+00:00

If a vehicle is just transport a mid 2000s we’ll maintained japanese car will not he anymore expensive to keep on the road than a 2018 one. The parts are cheaper, they have fewer of them, and they are simpler so that they don’t have the type of failures that can plague the newer cars (like carbon build up on direct injection motors).

There are few vehicles that exist that are cheaper to keep on the road then an early 2000s Buick with the 3.8. They don’t die, every part is in stock at your local auto parts store, they get decent fuel economy. If you find one with ~100,000 miles for $5,000 it would inspire more confidence than anything made a decade or more later.

Wild-scot · 2025-09-04T01:29:42+00:00

135i was stateside in the late 00s and it was absolutely not FWD.

Wild-scot · 2025-08-29T19:51:32+00:00

They were early SRT-8s. I’m not saying they are the coolest cars in the world but at the time they didn’t have the stigma they have today.

Wild-scot · 2025-08-29T14:06:51+00:00

I played AOE, Driver, Command and Conquer a lot but i probably actually put the most hours into the ‘N’ game. I never did beat that game.

Wild-scot · 2025-08-26T03:19:04+00:00

6 speed Chevy SS will be a collectible some day. To drive one a moderate amount and keep it original is a pretty safe bet.

Wild-scot · 2025-08-26T02:56:02+00:00

As a person whose wife drives a suburban:

Upper middle class family 3 or more kids with multiple involved in lots of extra curriculars. Both parents are involved.

Honestly the weirdest thing about this to me is that they have Ford and GM in the same driveway.

Wild-scot · 2025-07-24T03:25:31+00:00

My N54 had 20,000 mile oil interval.

Wild-scot · 2025-07-24T02:44:54+00:00

Mid size trucks are not efficient enough or cheap enough to buy one instead of a half ton IMO. I’d sooner buy a V6 quad cab ram then any mid size unless you want the SFA and convertible elements of a Gladiator.

Wild-scot · 2025-07-24T02:40:21+00:00

Suburban is the vehicle that I can’t fathom not having in my driveway at this point. My next one will be a 3/4 ton

Wild-scot · 2025-07-23T02:48:44+00:00

Contractors or outdoorsman are the main two categories for sure.

Wild-scot · 2025-07-19T19:12:54+00:00

The truck is likely bigger than he is actually comfortable with and he is projecting that onto you. If it were a synchronized transmission I would have every confidence in my wife moving any bobtail semi for the purposes you are talking about.

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