I'm close to an hour North of the TCh and its quite different scenery. All that flat open country in the South is not for me. I need a few trees around.
Yes, its been dry for over a year now. We are hoping for plenty of snow this winter and then good rains to recharge the soil moisture. There is nothing out there right now.
Even better, they have no catalytic converter to set the grass/stubble on fire. Only thing I notice is the hard ride and I'm sort of blaming the steel belted radials. On rough roads it feels like it has steel wheels hammering over every stone or bump. I don't recall it being like that when I was a kid. Were bias ply tires that much smoother than steel belted radials? I've got half a set of good old stock bias plies I might try out one day just to see the difference.Nice, Ralph...I like the fact you're driving it as much as you can. One of the things I most enjoy about my '41 Merc is taking it out on gravel/dirt roads and cruising along at 30-35 mph just looking at the scenery. Yeah,it's dusty and sometimes rough but these cars have high clearance,big tires and were made when roads weren't paved in much of the country. They are at home in the sticks.
Terry
Its pretty reasonable. I license all my old ones as "antiques" which is quite a bit less expensive. Of course not much coverage for damage in the event of collision.. I only license them for the snow and salt free months so maybe six months max. I don't recall the exact figure for the Merc but I have the renewal for the 64 Chevy II right here and it is $79 for six months registration. I'd guess the Merc would be around the same or less.
