[V8] Future of....misc. ramblings

[Kent McLean]

Roger wrote:
> I needed to turn onto Route 3 heading east for around 150 yards and go across onto Route 131 which three miles later goes past my driveway.

Are you across the street from the barn with the US flag painted on its side?  I think I can see your V8 in the left bay of the garage. (Google is evil.)

2nd car:  I bought a 2000 Jeep Wrangler for cheap and put a plow on it. My driveway does a u-turn off the street to pass in front of the house, then turns again to park 3 cars. Between the house and stone wall, there’s not a lot of room to maneuver. It does great, except for the 4-cylinder being under powered. My point is that that Jeep sits idle for months, yet starts right up. Super simple to work on. (Lots of room in the engine bay. You slide a piece of webbing off a rod and the glovebox drops down to exposed 2 wires, one labelled “12V” and the other labelled “keyed power” or some such. I was gobsmacked when looking for power to drive the plow.)  And the big surprise: as crude as it is, it is great fun to drive.  I'd shoot for a 10 year old Wrangler with a 6-cylinder, automatic so the Mrs. can drive it.

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Kent McLean
lots of ex-Audis, now a ’06 Grand Cherokee, a V8 Quattro wagon that works for me