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I like the old stuff. I have 5 vehicles between 1970 and 1982. I thought Novas were called Arcadias in Canada back then
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I have seen completely electric trucks, specifically F150s This would be a good option. Or you should consider going with diesel and you will notice huge fuel savings. There is a company that does complete Electric engine swaps in existing vehicles. But of course it's a pay now and slowly recoup your savings situation
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I have to drive my work truck. My wife has an Explorer because of the grandkids and the fact that we are to cool for a mini van LOL yes it is 150 200 a week to keep fuel in them but I want a lot of iron around me with the asshats on the road now
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I bought a 06 Silverado duramax, crewcab, dually with 3 miles on it. Too be honest I have not looked at another truck since then. I still have a 84, half ton and a 86 3/4 ton. One of these days I will find a 1965 semi since that is the year I was born. My newest farm tractor is a 79. I like the older stuff since I do 99% of my own mechanical work. Just the other day a neighbor complimented me on having the best looking corn around. He said he enjoyed seeing my corn look better than the guys with 180 thousand dollar planters. Ha ha I do enjoy the older stuff, and the challenge of doing it right without a computer.  Anything worth doing is worth doing right
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No offence, but you guys on that side of the Atlantic have zero idea about real high petrol prices!
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Flowerking is right. When I was in the UK, the price of diesel for the Jaquar saloon was outrageous. It's reached $3 USD here for a gallon of regular gas So are we comparing gallons to litres?? My friend has a 2006 Chevy Malibu SS which he keeps working by himself- he's an old American car motor head. I drive a simple Ford Focus 2012 that so far is getting about 35 mph. Somehow I really miss my Chevy Malibu 1966 It was the best car I ever owned (Virtual Symposium Group) use Virtual Symposium Group
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vintage - most newer vehicles all look the same and are run by computers. How about sport cars, muscle cars, or stock vintage? add classics, race cars and motorcycles to that list. Among other toys I have . . . 55 Ford Customline - very similar to the car my father drove us to school in. 74 Dodge Power Wagon 4x4 - 70 VW Bug Class 11 off road race car 84 Toyota Pickup - daily 73 Fiat 850 SCCA H-Production race car When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I am not into cars or trucks. I do love having sex in them though!!
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My daily driver is a 2017 Ford Raptor. My toy is a 1962 Pontiac Bonneville with a real 500 + hp Pontiac engine. So I guess you could say I have a mix of old and new. AB No Bozos
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LOL, I DRIVE vintage vehicles ! My everyday car is "Allen", a '96 Volvo 850 Station Wagon, in near mint condition with 260K on it, and I love it, but it is still to complicated for me to repair anything under the hood besides battery, oil refills, rad, brake resievor, and trans checking. I have replaced wipers so far, and thats it. My 2nd vehicle, which sits on the pad 95% of the time, is also vintage, a '94 FORD 350 CamperVan, which gets 7MPG in town,and about 14 on the road towing my trailer, which is why it sits so much. And for fun, I have a 2013 China made Trike motorcycle, which also sits alot, cuz it is to damm hot to ride it most of the time, and I can carry my wheelchair on it, yet! As to vintage cars in my past, have had 12 diff DeSotos, a '50 Chev 5 window cab 1/2 ton pickup, a '54 English Ford Prefect, 2 diff '62 Chev Bel-Aires, and many others I dont count as vintage since when I owned them they were merly old used cars. Of all, I would love to have my '69 Ford Fairlane GT 500 Torino Ranchero (yes, that is the official model name) back, as well as my '82 Dodge Omni Rampage, my '42 DeSoto Business Coupe (one of 113 made), and my '61 FORD / Bluebird motorhome again.
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I've had both old and new, restored and hot-rodded. I had two 2008 Challenger SRT when re-released in 08. I have a 68 Camaro and a 69 Nova. Both SS's with big blocks. I have a 2006 Subaru Baja Turbo for winter driving and when I need a bed/box to haul stuff. I have an BMW M5 for daily driving except in winter. I am looking for a Road Runner and also a 70's Challenger both hardtop and convertible. Hemis only!
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I got me a 1967 Ford F250 3/4T, 300ci straight 6cyl--with a T-18 "granny-gear" trans. Turns over about 5 Km/L... on a good day. But I don't have to smog it every 2 years... and since I replaced the rear-end with POSI-Traction, that truck will pull green trees right out of the ground... while idling. Not that I would--but I could. "Used to have a... blah, blah, blah", does not count as actually having vintage iron--not if you ain't got it now.  BTW: If ya ain't averse to Chrysler Products, you might could easily acquire my '75 3/4T Dodge Power Wagon. Got constant 4-wheel through an A-Process tranny & transfer case, 360ci V-8... full 8ft utility bed. It's old and ugly... and it also pulls green trees right outta the ground. It just does it three at a time. Did I mention it cranks out a whopping 3.4 Km/L ? Why no; no--I don't believe I did.  Solar...
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I have had many older vehicles. 1962 chevy corvair greenbrier sport wagon , 66 corvair convertible ,69 avanti II , 62 dodge lancer gt, 62 studebaker lark cruiser, 64 wolseley hornet from england , rhd, 80 amc eagle kammback unstppable 4x4 , 88 laforza magnum suv 78 gremlin 5 spd 258 6cyl, 74 pinto, 73 lemans, ,currEntly 89 volvo 240 387,000 miles on original drivetrain, 87 alfa spider , i'd think a late sixties pickup with a straight 6 and 5 speed added ,lower the rear gear and have truckiness with decent mileage ,lighter weight back then , no power crap to add weight .
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Not such a market for big trucks here my lady I drive a VW Golf mkIII - the SUV stayed with the ex... As for vintage, still trying to persuade myself into restoring my father's "Helga" ( a 1953 BMW R28 bike ) Cheers - P
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I have a 2014 Camry Hybrid. It gets about 40 miles per gallon, which is a bit less than 17 km/liter. Between that and scoring second only to the Tesla in safety testing (including both crash tests and crash-prevention), it was the right choice for my priorities. When I've driven rental cars since buying it, it drives me nuts if they don't have a reverse camera. If I could afford it, I'd get a Tesla, which does a great job at just about everything except fitting into a budget (or hauling stuff, but I rarely do that). I used to have a 1990 Corolla stick shift, which I bought new and drove until I crashed it in 2009. It got about 33 miles per gallon (about 14 km/liter) and spent a grand total of about four unscheduled days in the shop. On the infrequent occasions that I need to haul cargo, I either put a roof rack (sometimes with a cargo box) on the Camry, borrow a van or truck, or rent a truck. When I had the Corolla and needed to haul cargo, I either used a cargo platform that fit into the trailer hitch or rented a trailer. But the Camry isn't supposed to pull a trailer, thus the roof rack. I find it funny when people want electric vehicles but protest power projects. Lol. Where the frick do you think power comes from. Electrical power plants convert a very high percentage of the fuel's energy into electricity, and electric cars are very efficient at storing power in their batteries and converting battery power into propulsion. Gasoline and diesel vehicles are considerably less efficient. The efficiency difference is so large that an all-electric car charged exclusively from coal power plants (such as in Wyoming) still generate about one-third less greenhouse gas than a comparable gasoline car, even though the carbon content of gasoline is lower than coal. In regions where more power plants use renewable power sources, the difference is even larger.
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