I'm now part of the madness

Excellent. 

... "A couple little things", he says, as he warms up his credit card...

Welcome to the Dark Side.

Isn't the Dark Side UK cars wired by Lucas ?  Welcome to the Madness !

 

Welcome.....  You are in the right spot to spend money.

 

Here's to many miles of happy motoring.

Believe it or not, there's probably nothing wrong with the gas gauge. Normal function for these precision instruments is for the needle to bounce all over while the gas is sloshing around in the tank. It should settle down to a reading that makes some sense with the car stopped. This is part of the, well, charm of the Speedster experience.

You've got about eight gallons to get down to 'R', with another two in reserve. The Speedster gets great gas mileage - for a car designed in the 1950s with a 1930s motor.

Save your pennies, though. You'll probably need some for those other 'very minor little things'.

 

Very nice.  The sporadic fuel guage has a couple of quirks.  Search here you'll find a solution. Or one of the pros will post.

I remember Murfreesboro, the first outpost of civilization, when I was at The University of the South Sewanee, Tenn.

Enjoy your speedster...

Art

Glad you got some driving time in! If you don't mind refreshing our memories, what size engine is in it? Don't worry, we can help you spend money on a couple of "minor things"....

And for those that know about old British sports cars-

Why do

the English

like their

beer warm?

 

Lucas fridges....

1600 motor

A 1600? Oh, the possibilities!

Ahh.. 1600. I remember my first motor...

Remember, we tried to warn you. The slide begins. WTTM :-)
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The 1600 is the most expensive Type 1 motor.

Its great cost lies in the fact that it has too many bits held on by bolts which may be unbolted, allowing other bits to be bolted on in their place.

 

Sacto Mitch posted:

 

The 1600 is the most expensive Type 1 motor.

Its great cost lies in the fact that it has too many bits held on by bolts which may be unbolted, allowing other bits to be bolted on in their place.

 

or...you could simply drive it and enjoy the wind in your hair (if you have any) and keep your credit cards securely in your wallet.

but...you probably won't do the latter since you're already here

welcome to the Madness, there is no escape...

Welcome!!!

Shucks...I used to drive with no function fuel gauge all the time, at least yours works!

Just watch the odometer. 120miles. Add 6 or 7 gallons.

in Navy (Hawaii) had a 61 VW POS. ran great..didnt come with a fuel gauge from factory...when U ran out it had a lever in  t ank, lift it and U have another gallon..

keep track of mileage and its almost dependable...

Here's my fuel gauge - the bottom light of the three.  It comes on when there are seven litres of fuel left.    Who needs a steenkin' fuel gauge...

 

Bob: IM S6 posted:

Here's my fuel gauge - the bottom light of the three.  It comes on when there are seven litres of fuel left.    Who needs a steenkin' fuel gauge...

 

Light? Who needs a steenkin' fuel light?

Does anyone remember these, from the days when VW's had neither fuel gauges nor trip odometers?

 

This one lives in my footwell and tracks my gas mileage, ever since my trip meter started going wonky. Sadly, I can remember when all VW's had one. Most people got one the second or third time they ran out of gas. Often, wives would buy them for their husbands.

I guess it could also be handy if you forget when you last changed oil.

Or, if you forget your zip code a lot.

 

Mitch, you have 16,000 miles on your car?

You go, boy!

 

Sixteen thousand, four hundred ninety-three, last time I gassed up.

Brother Jim would call that just nicely broken in.

 

Mitch, how does that work? Do you have monkey feet with no shoes so you can turn that little dial every mile

Marty what he does is push that button on the left with his big toe and it moves one up. 

I had a modern motorcycle with no gas gauge. Every time you gassed up, reset the trip odometer to zero and gas up between 130-150 miles. Has a reserve you could flip on if you pushed it a bit too far. Never any fun if you had to fumble for it when you ran out of has while rounding a curve at 80....

I would guess that he sets it every time he gets gas and then takes the difference the next time to calculate mileage.  I assume he also has a standard odometer as I can't think of any other way it would work.

A good guideline is 125 miles City, 200 miles Highway. I have gone as far as 250 and she took almost 10 gallons. 

How to tell if you need to add oil to your Jag? It stopes leaking. I have been there. 

True story as well.....Why are VW's the only German cars that leak oil. The factory was restarted after WWII by British Engineers as part of the rebuild effort of the Allies. 

 

 

 

Marty, what a great idea!

Lane's right - I've been reaching down there to reset it every time I get gas (my trip odometer has never been reliable).

But I could be doing that with my big toe! Not with my New Balance sneakers, of course. I'll need a pair of those fancy Italian driving shoes you wear...

 

Sacto Mitch posted:

 

Marty, what a great idea!

Lane's right - I've been reaching down there to reset it every time I get gas (my trip odometer has never been reliable).

But I could be doing that with my big toe! Not with my New Balance sneakers, of course. I'll need a pair of those fancy Italian driving shoes you wear...

 

Ooh, Marty Likey!

Well don't reach down there with your Italian leather driving gloves on....no telling what manner of stain you might get on them. You should just hire someone to follow you, and at every stop, hop out and check the level in your gas tank, and top off with unleaded gas. The problem would be the lead in the Swarovski leaded crystal gas can contaminating the unleaded gas.

Life just keeps presenting obstacles.

How's your stock of Grey Poupon holding up?

Boy.  You'se guys are tough!  

Questions of the day:

Must one change from driving shoes to street shoes before exiting the vehicle to walk on the ground?

Is it acceptable to keep the laces on the driving shoes always tied so that they can slip on and off easily, or must they be retied before each driving session?

These are the questions that don't keep me up at night.

Or you could just put on your combo drive and walk....Shudebakers :~)

 

 

Porsche driving shoes are always loafers. Italian driving shoes are laced. 

 

I am still looking for a nice pair of gloves aka, Marty style to with my IM.

Ray, looks like Ryan stole my gloves

Along with that very expensive plastic  beach chair.

majorkahuna posted:

Porsche driving shoes are always loafers. Italian driving shoes are laced. 

 

Not so fast Kahuna.........note the laces and the Porsche Design logo!

Not so sure that is a logo

majorkahuna posted:

Not so sure that is a logo

Then what is it?

Google "Porsche driving shoes" and look at what pops up.

barncobob posted:

in Navy (Hawaii) had a 61 VW POS. ran great..didnt come with a fuel gauge from factory...when U ran out it had a lever in  t ank, lift it and U have another gallon..

keep track of mileage and its almost dependable...

Yup, that was my rust (61) bus!