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Nothing like the cars from the '70s or earlier. Every once in a while driving, I'll pass a restored car from the 60s or 70s going the other way, and can smell t
by ams6110 9y ago
Nothing like the cars from the '70s or earlier. Every once in a while driving, I'll pass a restored car from the 60s or 70s going the other way, and can smell the exhaust for about a mile. And that's one car.
- jacquesm 9y agoNothing like a two-stroke moped. Those are the worst by far.
- foobarian 9y agoThat reminds me of the Wartburg [1]. Our neighbor had one where I grew up, and us kids used to call it the "Atom bomb" due to the mushroom cloud of blue smoke it generated when it started up or pulled in. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartburg_353 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartburg_353
- jacquesm 9y agoBetween those, the Trabants and the Serenas a morning in the former Eastblock would always look like fog. Heavy, worn out diesel engines of trucks and buses didn't help either. The situation is now much better than when I lived there but even so Poland still has a huge smog problem.
- odiroot 9y agoYep. That was the reason I chose a four-stroke myself. Also easier maintenance and less problems starting in bad weather.
- akgerber 9y agoThe worst people are those who drive two-stroke mopeds over the bridge bike paths in NYC.