Upper Strut Mount Bushings. Remove and Replace. Knowing that it was a DIY added confidence. Stubborn nut fasteners and makeshift tools nearly sunk the attempt but determination prevailed.

Newspaper: Rescue squad members help a motorist whose car stalled on a flooded road…

Woot! Luckily they had a safety helmet and a USCG approved preserver for the dufus otherwise he’d of had to make a swim for it. Oh wait… it’s knee deep. Perhaps the clip is merely a re-enactment or training exercise. Surely this guy didn’t wait there in his waterlogged vehicle for frontpage humiliation to arrive.

In shallow water, much less treacherous, I tried a similar stunt with my AWD except we sailed through at speed with geysers of water thrown high while others took the more cautious approach. I paid for my thrill afterward when I learned that I’d lost a hubcap ($57). I was irritated that the deep water had taken it and even sorrier to shell out for an overpriced plastic piece.

However, my neighbor one upped that he’d stalled out in a flooded street. Had to be towed. Operator spotted an oil slick. A connecting rod had created a hole and departed the engine block. I haven’t inspected the carnage but am guessing that greenwater from the front bumper’s bow wave snorkeled into the air intake and hydraulic lock — busted the engine. ($17,000).

I guess I be the lucky one.

Honda et. al. are not resting. While the US Government pours design incentive money into Hydrogen Fuel Cell tech. The Japanese continue to engineer increasingly efficient Hybrids. Their technology is moving fast enough to make the current green car offerings – well… old tech. I would be hesitant to actually own one of these only because it will likely be obsolete on advent of the next generation (kinda like your 5 year old desktop pc paper weight). There will be a new improved engine version always raising the bar or setting the pace every few years. The gains are not incremental. We’re talking double digit percentage economy AND power advancement. Big problem with the Fuel Cell which hasn’t been thought through – There is zero infrastructure to support the distribution of alternative fuel. No way to immediately ramp up a way to store it, make it, transport it, sell it without spending zillions. I’m afraid that our boys (GM / Ford) are on the wrong tack.

The 1960 Chrysler Imperial Le Baron, IMHO, is the most beautiful, perfectly proportioned, graceful 4 door car ever created. Who says that 1959 Cadillac had the most flamboyant fins?

Cruisin’ main street in the roaster roadster is most
enjoyable after the sun goes down…

Oh Sure! Drop ME like a hot potatoe! S’man had just hit me up for us to go to lunch when the phone rings and his buddy, Grant, suggests that they make use of S’man’s brand new drivers license to go fly — effectively by-passing dear ‘ol Dad , who is no longer needed 🙁