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Maintenance nightmare?!? Adjusting the valves and points every now and then was all the ones I had ever asked for. In addition to regular fluid changes, of course. And there was no 6-month rule for the oil, so if anything they had less maintenance requirements. Triumph? Never had one, never...

What a contrast between the B's beautiful metal dash and the new ones' sea of plastic and a touch screen. Much like that even Ray Charles could tell an MGB from other cars while, to me at least, the newfangled one just looks like most new cars do. But I'm partial. My first car was a metal dash...

One huge reason to leave early was that it allowed me to get out of the general L.A area before the freeways completely clogged up. Being dark it also made Latigo easier to drive since I could see any upcoming headlights, but on the other hand, didn't want to use the Jake brake and wake any...

I really have to consider myself lucky. In CA there were lots of nice twisty roads in the Santa Monica Mts., and here there are several somewhat nearby. For example, if heading for Denver, Hwy 17 has a really good stretch. Can almost check the trailer's taillights in a couple of the curves. And...

That does puzzle me. You're required to speak and read English to get a CDL, yet...

So I should've lost my CDL because I definitely could have hurt or killed somebody driving on the road leading to my house? But does it only apply to CDL drivers? I would imagine that people texting while driving puts many more lives at risk. And they may not even really know how to drive in...

Which still doesn't mean that he can't drive well.

Maybe so, but he still drove that road very well, I think. To me, a 'tard is more like the guy that tried to pass me in the middle of an S-curve one day. In the right turn my trailer tires were a bit over the fog line and the left steer tire about three feet from the guard rail. Then, in the...

If you check out Latigo Canyon Road you'll find that it's comparable to the Tail of the Dragon. Just add RVs and the occasional tractor trailer. A weekend without a motorcycle crash was almost a rarity. I would generally leave very early in the morning to avoid meeting any vehicles.

Okay, not familiar with the restrictions on that road. Ironically, where I lived there was a perfectly good and reasonably straight road that did get restricted to anything over 8,000 lbs., because of the grade, which made some tractor trailers use the 10 miles of the very curvy road I lived...

I dunno. Looks like he did as much as humanly possible to stay in his lane with that length trailer. And stopped when there was approaching traffic that "wouldn't fit". Having lived on a very similar road, and sometimes pulling doubles, I can relate. Except two turns were so tight that both...

Well there's your problem. You should never buy a vehicle that's limited. For example, my 3500 Tradesman is quite versatile, but I still only use it for towing. And the Omaha thing was a misteak. I really wanted python.

Seems like you have failed miserably so far, getting little 1500 pickups instead.

It is kinda comforting to have a couple of diesels with no electronics whatsoever.

Maybe that's a pity thing for known multi-door buyers. Or, they want the the vehicle to be at the dealer asap, before the orderer succumbs to an alligator?

I only know about customer service/the tracker for two out of maybe 15 orders, when I did try to follow the progress. Or lack thereof. I learned a lot trying to find out about a '19 Challenger order. Primarily not to believe anything that customer service said. That time it became kind of a...

I wouldn't go by what that site claims. It seems to be about as accurate as the crystal balls and dart boards they used in the past.

Well, yes. She keeps it under 100 for the very most part. And doesn't pass at nearly the speeds I do.

Best I can tell, bugs (and birds) can't really deal well with things that move at over 100 mph. There are far fewer bugs on my 3500 even though it sees much more bug rich environments, and many more miles. But it generally gets driven at only 80 mph. Come to think of it, my girlfriend's...

I have indeed surpassed the 22 year limit that for whatever reason (okay, there were several) I though was going to be the end of me. Of course, at the time, being 17 or 18, that seemed like a very long way into the future. But either I survived against all odds, or this is being written by an...