Gearheadotaku wrote:integraguy wrote: And I'm sorry, but if this is your idea of a legitimate rant, you might be ready for the Clint Eastwood wing of the local old farts home......and I'm not even 40 yet...... In other news, I still feel pushrods are the best type of valvetrain. Now get off my lawn
They are pretty darn good - and they are newer technology than overhead cam stuff - it's true.
I agree with the rant, for what it's worth.
Datsun1500 wrote:z31maniac wrote: I mean they quit selling leaded fuel years before I was born, why should "regular" be something that I've never even seen?When were you born? Leaded gas was available in 1995 at the circle K in Flagstaff AZ. I used to put it in my old VW van.
I remember Leaded gas still being available out west a few years back as well. (Albuquerque, NM). Since old cars never rust out there, there was a need. (here in the rustbelt, a 5 year old car is considered a classic)
Two of the 4 cars I own are FI, and require premium as a result. I get excited when I fill up one of the other two and I get to use "cheap" gas. There is no regular in my world.
I am 40... I can remember putting leaded into my first car
RossD wrote: I'm 29 and I dont remember ever seeing leaded gas at the pumps. It's not regular for me. But I do feel your pain; I tried telling someone that a standard transmission is a manual, which isn't really the standard anymore.
I'm on the opposite side of that fence. I want to throat-punch anyone that calls a manual transmission a "standard". I challenge anyone who uses this nomenclature to go to any sizeable new car lot and find 5 cars with a clutch pedal (hard mode: no Mustangs or Miatas).
The exception to this is in the context of a standard shift pattern vs a dogleg, and that context I have only ever seen on this board. Heck, the only car I'm aware of that was even offered to the public with a dogleg tranny in the last thrity years was the E30 M3, and on that it was an expensive and unpopular option.
Well, manual shift means that you can shift by pushing buttons on or around your steering wheel to lots of people. Ugh. I even went to look at a G35 that had a "manual" transmission of this nature. I was not happy.
oldtin wrote: Still remember Ethyl. One local station has 105 octane at the pump.
So do I! I was still a bit of a kid, but I do remember wondering when one would buy ethyl.(Parents bought it in the winter some times.) You have a station that sells 105 octane? For the street? He's not selling aviation fuel is he?
ReverendDexter wrote:RossD wrote: I'm 29 and I dont remember ever seeing leaded gas at the pumps. It's not regular for me. But I do feel your pain; I tried telling someone that a standard transmission is a manual, which isn't really the standard anymore.I'm on the opposite side of that fence. I want to throat-punch anyone that calls a manual transmission a "standard". I challenge anyone who uses this nomenclature to go to any sizeable new car lot and find 5 cars with a clutch pedal (hard mode: no Mustangs or Miatas). The exception to this is in the context of a standard shift pattern vs a dogleg, and that context I have only ever seen on this board. Heck, the only car I'm aware of that was even offered to the public with a dogleg tranny in the last thrity years was the E30 M3, and on that it was an expensive and unpopular option.
That's surprisingly easy. Mazda lot, check the 3's.
Porsche offfered dog-leg trannies; I think a few Alfas did--not sure, though.
'Ethyl'? I remember when unleaded was referred to as 'white gas' in my neck of the woods. I run 87 octane (what I call regular) in the Trooper. The race car also gets 87 octane regular (yet another reason to love rotaries!). I run whatever the highest octane is (usually 93) in the Jensen and call it 'high test'.
Now you kids get off my grass before I turn all curmudgeon on ya.
pinchvalve wrote:Datsun1500 wrote:I remember Leaded gas still being available out west a few years back as well. (Albuquerque, NM). Since old cars never rust out there, there was a need. (here in the rustbelt, a 5 year old car is considered a classic)z31maniac wrote: I mean they quit selling leaded fuel years before I was born, why should "regular" be something that I've never even seen?When were you born? Leaded gas was available in 1995 at the circle K in Flagstaff AZ. I used to put it in my old VW van.
1982.
All I know is I've never seen a pump with an Irregular label.
I'm buying the stuff on the left: you know, the one labelled regular.
Unless I'm in the TDI.
Hotlinked.
Regular gas is for regular cars. Premium gas is for premium cars. If you don't know if your car is regular or premium, use diesel.
njansenv wrote:
So Canadian "regular" does NOT contain any ethanol?
no ethanol = good in my book
Gearheadotaku wrote: no ethanol = good in my book
No kidding, especially for winter/longish storage purposes. Stabil works well, but having a friend bring down a couple of gallons for winter storage of the toy would be nice. And fresher than the aviation gas I use now.
ReverendDexter wrote:RossD wrote: I'm 29 and I dont remember ever seeing leaded gas at the pumps. It's not regular for me. But I do feel your pain; I tried telling someone that a standard transmission is a manual, which isn't really the standard anymore.I'm on the opposite side of that fence. I want to throat-punch anyone that calls a manual transmission a "standard". I challenge anyone who uses this nomenclature to go to any sizeable new car lot and find 5 cars with a clutch pedal (hard mode: no Mustangs or Miatas)...
That was kind of my point. What was once a standard feature of an automobile is now anything but standard. The automatic has now replaced the completely manual transmission as being the standard transmissions.
I just can't help to call a manual transmission a standard transmission. Just like the thread's O.P. calls leaded gas regular even though it's anything but regular.
Now let's segway over to "album" release.....
Names and language are dynamic, hence the changes in dictionaries, references, etc...it's just change.
Now, get off my lawn!
z31maniac wrote:pinchvalve wrote:1982.Datsun1500 wrote:I remember Leaded gas still being available out west a few years back as well. (Albuquerque, NM). Since old cars never rust out there, there was a need. (here in the rustbelt, a 5 year old car is considered a classic)z31maniac wrote: I mean they quit selling leaded fuel years before I was born, why should "regular" be something that I've never even seen?When were you born? Leaded gas was available in 1995 at the circle K in Flagstaff AZ. I used to put it in my old VW van.
these kids! 
I'm on the opposite side of that fence. I want to throat-punch anyone that calls a manual transmission a "standard".
...because in the old days, all cars came with the standard transmission, which was a manual. Like my Dad would say. :)
njansenv wrote:
Green nozzles for gasoline piss me off, especially when I'm towing 32' of trailer behind me and I'm trying to find a diesel pump as I approach the pumps. But I would like some of that 94 octane please. Around here, I think we actually get 85 octane at the pump. 87 is "mid-grade".
Did you know that a Dodge 3/4 ton pickup comes with an automatic as standard, but you can save around a grand by going for the optional stick shift? I did my part to "save the stick".
ReverendDexter wrote:RossD wrote: I'm 29 and I dont remember ever seeing leaded gas at the pumps. It's not regular for me. But I do feel your pain; I tried telling someone that a standard transmission is a manual, which isn't really the standard anymore.I'm on the opposite side of that fence. I want to throat-punch anyone that calls a manual transmission a "standard". I challenge anyone who uses this nomenclature to go to any sizeable new car lot and find 5 cars with a clutch pedal (hard mode: no Mustangs or Miatas). The exception to this is in the context of a standard shift pattern vs a dogleg, and that context I have only ever seen on this board. Heck, the only car I'm aware of that was even offered to the public with a dogleg tranny in the last thrity years was the E30 M3, and on that it was an expensive and unpopular option.
Mercedes Benz 190E 2.3 16v has a dogleg shift
Keith wrote: Did you know that a Dodge 3/4 ton pickup comes with an automatic as standard, but you can save around a grand by going for the optional stick shift? I did my part to "save the stick".
IIRC, that's actually how the term "standard" was coined. The manual was always cheaper than the automatic, so that's what was installed in the budget models. I still remember my dad bragging about how he could finally afford a car with an automatic in it.
Keith wrote: But I would like some of that 94 octane please.
Not if it is a husky or mowhawk you don't.
Also, AFAIK all Canadian gasoline must have 5% ethanol content now. On top of that, they changed the density requirements or something, which forced Chevron in BC to stop selling pure 94 octane with no ethanol last year :(
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