First world problems....

[MTMan]

Funny as time goes hearing what car guys have to say and reading threads how it seems more first world problem complaints. If you're old enough to know what I'm talking about, post up here.

One that gets me is when guys say a modern vehicle needs more power, is slow, or is underpowered. I get what they're saying but I remember vehicles coming out under 100 hp. A 1982 Toyota pickup had around 97hp. A Ranger that year 73. Don't mention a 74 Mustang 118?

Or what about car stereos. The worst F150 OEM stereo sounds far better than cars many of us grew up with.

Just sayin.....

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[Highway 11]

I love the 2.7 in my truck. But the most fun I've had in a truck was when I had a barebones XLT rental with the 3.3.

It's better to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.

 

[roadPilot]

Chevy Chevette ... 44 rwhp!

 

[lrb_35128]

Chevy Chevette ... 44 rwhp!

Makes the 60hp in my '76 Honda Civic Hatchback seem beastly...

The OEM AC radio with two mono-cone paper speakers weren't an issue after a call to Crutchfield.

 

[Buyer2021]

If you're old enough to know what I'm talking about

Yeah, at 73 I'm more than old enuf

A 1982 Toyota pickup had around 97hp.

Just to stick with F150's .....

1982 F150 available engines yielded 117-225HP

compare to

2022 F150 available engines yielding 250-400+HP

^that's^ including available diesels.

 

[MTMan]

I'm old enough to remember when a column shift was old fashioned and the sporty cars had the auto shifter in the floor. Never thought I'd see the day where a kit would come out to take you back. My right arm is in such bad shape with my RSD I wouldn't buy a column shift again but here we go. Just had to add this to this thread.
https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/thr...umn-shifter-conversion-kit-coming-soon.42269/

 

[Old Hat]

"One of my AC vents doesn't blow as hard as the others"

Nevermind many cars didn't even have AC back in the day and now they all do.

 

[MTMan]

My dad was telling me about a vehicle that had one option and that option was you had to choose between a radio or a heater.

 

[Graygoose2021]

"One of my AC vents doesn't blow as hard as the others"

Nevermind many cars didn't even have AC back in the day and now they all do.

 

[MTMan]

Those were the best!

 

[v8440]

I had a '76 4 door power nothing slant 6 dart. Rubber floor mat, automatic trans was about the only option. That was pretty frugal.

 

[Old Hat]

Don't forget foot well vents. They worked great as long as you were moving!

 

[MTMan]

What was that in?

 

[956AvalanchePlat1]

What was that in?

Its from the flintstones car......3000 B.C.....theu wrote complaints on stone cave walls

 

[Old Hat]

What was that in?

A '69 Impala. Finding a photo of these once common footwell vents was difficult. My '67 Mustang w/o AC had them, as did all my Chevy's from the 60's. But my '67 Mustang with AC did not. I believe cars with AC did not get them. All mine had only one pull knob, not two.

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