Bingo. 300 so no need for more comments but back in the 80s I thought my neighbor had the perfect car. A diesel eldorado. Fwd, roomy, good mileage etc. I gave him all my 8 track tapes and he gave me his fuzz buster. Made the mistake of ordering my diesel olds.
Was this the 6.2-liter V8 . . . ?
When I was briefly working as a civilian mechanic at the depot in the 1990s, there was a machine shop that only rebuilt those engines, which powered GMC 4x4 pickups, K-blazers . . . is that what theyâre called? . . . and HMMWVs
If I remember correctly the diesels in Cadillacs were the 5.7, which was basically an Olds 350 with injectors in the spark plug holesâŠ(sarcastic tone) 
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Yeah 5.7 but the 81 was the updated heavier duty version. Still not great.
I did my part!
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I clearly remember when blue-collar guys would visit or move to Europe in the 1990s, one of their first comments was that the work trucks were underpowered, lacked ac and had skinny tires 
One of the things I noticed was that many of the semi trailers had soft sides instead of solid walls. Maybe the weight but then seemed like a lot unloaded on the street and not at a dock. Still not sure why exactly.
I remember when satellite radio played 40s on channel 4, 50s on 5, 60s on 6. Now channel 4 plays hip, cool tik tok songs such as dojo cat.
The stations are still there but buried way up high in no mans land. I consider them the golden oldies.
I wonder how long until they ditch 70s on 7 to play hip, cool music instead.
Thatâs the demographic shift that affects what gets played.
But as I stated before, the likes of Guns n Roses, Nirvana, or the Macarena will never be considered oldies in my old mind.
If your handle is âold-daysâ, you should still be listening to terrestrial radio - like me! 
I would never pay monthly for something that I have either in my physical collection, or can tune in for free.
I have satellite radio in my company truck. I donât pay for it. I did have satellite radio 20 years ago. I was an early adopter, it is nice on long drives but you loose the local flavor on the radio.
I will say it has exposed me to music i never would have listened to if it wasnât for satellite radio.
I very rarely listen to the radio, in the early days of my driven I listened to my cassette tapes, then CDâs and for a very long time now, Pandora (free)⊠I basically stopped listening to the radio when 103.3 KDF the Rock changed over to country⊠lol
I had satellite radio in a rental truck when I was driving 120 miles a day round trip going to help out at an out of state shop while the GM was out for 2 months⊠It was alright, but I like Pandora much betterâŠ
I listen to the radio mostly around town. But when Iâm traveling, Iâll listen to Spotify. I can pick the genres I want, and the sound quality is exceptional. Spotify and GPS are the main reasons I upgraded my radio in the Highlander to have Apple Car Play. And I made sure my wifeâs new car had Apple car Play. And my next vehicle will have Apple Car Play.
My truck has both Apple car play and Android car play, I added wireless play (MA1 IIRC)⊠Pandora is on my phone and is already connected and playing by the time I get the dogs seat belt leash hooked and the garage door open⊠It has XM but I am not paying for it⊠lol
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I pay about $24 a month so my wife can listen to her music in her car. I only get it on holidays when they activate mine as a promotion. I usually only listen to talk though and not music. I have my cd for don ho, seekers, etc that I prefer to listen to.
Back to topic:
More ammo against wide, lower-profile tiresâŠ
But they only tested, measured, and reviewed new model cars, they donât know what theyâre talking about. 
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Just because you live in the '60s doesnât mean tire technology does. And those âwide tiresâ were probably 70 series, which you love.
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The concepts I highlighted still apply, in 1968 or 2025.
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Great how you ignore âperhaps the front end alignment was incorrect â.
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Perhaps so.
But itâs also great how you(collectively by the way) insist on refuting simple physics:
The wider an object moving in a particular direction is, the more likely it is to meet forces that try to influence its trajectory in another direction.
Welcome to the future where a 5,400 pound Chevy Silverado is faster in the 1/4 mile with 13.9 seconds, will out corner on any road, has a way higher center of gravity can haul the same 5 people with way more room in the back, plus has 4 real doors, gets better fuel mileage, can tow whatever, can haul a load in the bed etc etc etc etc etc⊠Keep the dreams alive ChrisâŠlol
My slow a$$ Tacoma truck with a Camry engine can pull a low 16 second 1/4 time and it will out corner and out brake that GTO alsoâŠ
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