tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post238089324158588211..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Aw, that's a shameMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-2726457215273782572017-05-16T14:54:24.716-05:002017-05-16T14:54:24.716-05:00Never had "fine Corinthian leather", but...Never had "fine Corinthian leather", but I do miss some of the interior styling of some of those older cars. No dual sourcing of the interior with Fisher-Price back then.<br /><br />Don't miss the mileage, safety, or exterior styling, though. The 1950s were great, but not much good between then and the 1990s, IMO.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-80563275203241863222017-05-15T20:07:51.345-05:002017-05-15T20:07:51.345-05:00I knew Gino would have been a sucker for that fine...I knew Gino would have been a sucker for that fine Corinthian leather. 3john2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05359114327414576258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-67306156083290152902017-05-15T15:27:33.571-05:002017-05-15T15:27:33.571-05:00My 75 Cordoba was only getting 4Mpg (6 hwy). 400 c...My 75 Cordoba was only getting 4Mpg (6 hwy). 400 cid.<br /><br />They wouldn't let you make a car like today... But damn I loved that thing.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-46965590954782736542017-05-15T14:58:40.033-05:002017-05-15T14:58:40.033-05:00Second point; imagine how much lower prices could ...Second point; imagine how much lower prices could be if the left hadn't stonewalled drilling off the coast of California, off the coast of Florida, in ANWR, hadn't stonewalled pipelines....how many Islamic attacks would never have been funded, how much military spending we wouldn't have had to do.....this stuff matters.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-69861289701987959302017-05-15T12:18:21.288-05:002017-05-15T12:18:21.288-05:00Good point, Bubba. My '64 Galaxie with a 289 c...Good point, Bubba. My '64 Galaxie with a 289 cubic inch V8 got 16 mpg with a tail-wind. Today my 4-door sedan has a 3.6 litre V6 (and just try to give engine measurements in litres back in the day) with plenty of power and gets 28 mpg. <br /><br />Plus, cup-holders.3john2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05359114327414576258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-57087809986251617222017-05-15T10:35:55.873-05:002017-05-15T10:35:55.873-05:00Get the petroleum price low enough, and those coun...Get the petroleum price low enough, and those countries might have to do the hard work of developing a real economy. God only knows what they'll go through on the way, though.<br /><br />One thought on the situation in 1973 is that most cars got far lower mileage than even my family's family haulers today, so that hit them harder for the most part.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-25470739531812562052017-05-15T09:55:56.768-05:002017-05-15T09:55:56.768-05:00If you consider inflation, the gas price is maybe ...If you consider inflation, the gas price is maybe a little more than it was in 1973, but better than it was in 1974 (when OPEC started the first oil crisis). It went from the equivalent of about $1.93 to about $2.53. We are planning another long trip in the summer for more college visits and we expect the costs to be quite reasonable.<br />Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-6784280556208158502017-05-15T09:38:34.879-05:002017-05-15T09:38:34.879-05:00I was thinking a little along these lines this wee...I was thinking a little along these lines this weekend. We burned about three-quarters of tank of gas over the weekend taking some foreign guests around the Twin Cities and down to Red Wing - and scarcely gave it a thought other than to check the gauge from time to time. I was thinking that $2.25/gal seemed pretty obscene when I remembered working at a gas station and pumping it at .34/gallon (back when gas stations also paid people to pump your gas for you), but $2.25 today feels a lot better than $4!3john2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05359114327414576258noreply@blogger.com