Getting fed up of high-perf , being happy with less
Geez...I resemble that remark!!!! and proud to have lived this long!! :BangHead: :rofl: :steering: :poke:
I should've said I'm 65. I just missed the original musclecar era., but I've owned my share. I always wanted to build a fast street-strip car. But family responsibilities never allowed a completed project. Now, retired, I have my 11.4X '87 (original owner) Mustang and 11.8X '71 Duster clone (74 Dart Sport). Both street legal, and yes, impractical. I enjoy them both.
I don't know man. So far, my knees are holdin out, so I'm not comin down. lol I love to shift and I'm gonna have a manual as long as possible. When and if I need to go automatic, I have several slant 6 transmissions behind the shop. lol
I'm fortunate enough to have my physical abilities, too. I taught myself to powershift VW bugs back in the late 70's. They weren't fast, but I know that the secrets to a quick shift are; preloading the shifter, and concentrating on getting the clutch out at least as fast as it's pushed in. (And of course, the gas never leaves the floor!)
There's a lot to be said about the old quote, "It's better to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow". My '74 4 cyl. stick shift Mustang was an absolute blast to drive. Aforementioned shifting technique, and a passenger would use the tunnel mounted brake lever to chirp the tires on the shifts!
And, in respect to old school muscle, my '70 Challenger R/T with 383, pistol grip 4 spd and 3.91 gear (factory), demanded respect when driven using above technique. Not possible, because of the parking brake pedal location, but no brake tricks were needed to chirp them, for sure!
But I get the opinions expressed. That's why our daily is a '07 4 cyl., 31 mpg Accord. Heading to Chicago via Virginia and Kentucky in a month. We (my wife and I), took it to Florida for 3 weeks in February.