Layover adventures

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Glacier Bay:
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Gustavus:
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Blast from the past:
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JordanD said:
I flew with a guy 7 or 8 years ago who had two of them and he was REALLY into them, like could tell me all these random facts and how “halfway through THIS model year they changed the such and such.” I can be into some weird cars, but that struck me as such an odd car to be super into.
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My mom had one. It was fine but the one thing I remember is it had pretty bad visibility with all the swoopy lines and thick door pillars and stuff.
 
Roger Roger said:
My mom had one. It was fine but the one thing I remember is it had pretty bad visibility with all the swoopy lines and thick door pillars and stuff.
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I drove one as a courtesy car once and it absolutely validated everything I thought about that car, none of which were good.
 
JordanD said:
I flew with a guy 7 or 8 years ago who had two of them and he was REALLY into them, like could tell me all these random facts and how “halfway through THIS model year they changed the such and such.” I can be into some weird cars, but that struck me as such an odd car to be super into.
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Oh also, “back in my day we didn’t have all the neurodivergent BS!!”
 
///AMG said:
Did you notice any differences in climate now that it is a full 2 feet lower in (TDZ) elevation? That was my handiwork. Leave things better than you found them is my motto
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Here I was thinking the trees had just gotten taller since I was flying in there regularly.
 
Roger Roger said:
At least 1 and it’s a manual
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My first wife had one. It wasn't too bad to drive but kind of meh trying to keep up with traffic.

I think in our entire relationship the thing about her that might have impressed me the most was her ability to parallel park that thing on some of the steepest streets in San Francisco.
 
BobDDuck said:
My first wife had one. It wasn't too bad to drive but kind of meh trying to keep up with traffic.

I think in our entire relationship the thing about her that might have impressed me the most was her ability to parallel park that thing on some of the steepest streets in San Francisco.
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#notaeuphemism
 
JordanD said:
I flew with a guy 7 or 8 years ago who had two of them and he was REALLY into them, like could tell me all these random facts and how “halfway through THIS model year they changed the such and such.” I can be into some weird cars, but that struck me as such an odd car to be super into.
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He was probably torn between PT Cruiser lineage, the Civil War and IPAs.

I'd rather talk about cars.
 
JordanD said:
I flew with a guy 7 or 8 years ago who had two of them and he was REALLY into them, like could tell me all these random facts and how “halfway through THIS model year they changed the such and such.” I can be into some weird cars, but that struck me as such an odd car to be super into.
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i can kind of understand that, no one thinks of saving boring regular cars so it’s kind of neat to grow an appreciation for something that was widely ignored
 
bp said:
i can kind of understand that, no one thinks of saving boring regular cars so it’s kind of neat to grow an appreciation for something that was widely ignored
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I’m always weirdly impressed and blown away when I see something like a 1993 Toyota Corolla that’s still in pristine condition.
 
JordanD said:
I’m always weirdly impressed and blown away when I see something like a 1993 Toyota Corolla that’s still in pristine condition.
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As a resident of the rust belt, I'm always impressed when I travel to places where rust isn't really a thing and see something from the 90's still on the road in great condition. When the world ends, the cockroaches and most of the 92-96 Toyota lineup will be left.
 
Max Power said:
As a resident of the rust belt, I'm always impressed when I travel to places where rust isn't really a thing and see something from the 90's still on the road in great condition. When the world ends, the cockroaches and most of the 92-96 Toyota lineup will be left.
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The FBO in HLN used to have two pristine crew cars straight out of the 80s, a Lincoln Town Car and my favorite a Ford Tempo with a manual. It was 15 years ago so I don't know if those classics from my youth are still around.
 
For the car geeks, three museums stand out, one is a long time favorite.

- National Automotive Museum- RNO A bright spot in a rather meh overnight, most of the cars once belonged to casino magnate Bill Harrah. He had 1500 cars at one point and it nearly bankrupted him. Lots of cars from the early era (1900-1915, the Brass Era) that are the only one left. One favorite is the "Jerrari", a 79 Jeep Wagoneer with a Ferrari V12 adapted to it with functioning 4wd.

- Martin Auto Museum- PHX An eclectic assortment of all kinds, the best part is that 90% of the vehicles are NOT hidden behind velvet ropes. Many you can sit in, further giving you an idea and appreciation of that era of automotive history. Stuff from the 1900's to the 2000's of all makes and models and styles.

- The Lane Museum-BNA Another eclectic mix of vehicles, including the biggest collection of Tatra outside of Europe. Worth the journey in BNA
 
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