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Recently minted Car Guy here. Start with Ford or Chevy anything pre-1975, expect to spend 5000-7000 for a running older vehicle in need of maintenance and body

Recently minted Car Guy here. Start with Ford or Chevy anything pre-1975, expect to spend 5000-7000 for a running older vehicle in need of maintenance and body work. PArts are ubiquitous and you'll be blown away by how simple engines can be to understand and work on without all of the ECM/emissions-era add-ons under the hood to contend with. Learn to love calling the support line @ JEGS or Summit Racing before ordering parts to confirm your fitment before you pull the trigger. Don't even bother thinking about stepping foot in a modern parts store, they can't help you.

Johnny555 4y ago
you'll be blown away by how simple engines can be to understand and work on without all of the ECM/emissions-era add-ons under the hood to contend with But you’ve also gotta be selfish enough to think that your pollutants don’t matter and that 1970’s era smog wasn’t a big deal. And you have to hope that older cars are still grandfathered in to pollution regulations and they won’t be subject to mileage limits as cars continue to emit fewer (or no) pollutants.
- forgetfreeman 4y ago
  Oh I bet you're a real treat at parties. You over there pretending the vanishingly small handful of classic cars that still exist and are capable of being driven aren't a rounding error in the context of air pollution in general and global warming specifically? Let me guess, you also think eliminating dairy and meat production would result in a meaningful reduction in global CO2 emissions...
  - Johnny555 4y ago
    I’m not talking about registered classic or antique cars which have mileage or usage restrictions in most states that would prevent it from being a daily driver. And neither was the person you’re replying to that wants to avoid modern cars and keep his on the road indefinitely. And I’m not even talking about CO2 pollution which doesn’t form smog.
    - forgetfreeman 4y ago
      Then you dropped the plot on my comment in your haste to virtue signal. How about you go re-read it and try again?

Johnny555 4y ago

you'll be blown away by how simple engines can be to understand and work on without all of the ECM/emissions-era add-ons under the hood to contend with But you’ve also gotta be selfish enough to think that your pollutants don’t matter and that 1970’s era smog wasn’t a big deal. And you have to hope that older cars are still grandfathered in to pollution regulations and they won’t be subject to mileage limits as cars continue to emit fewer (or no) pollutants.

forgetfreeman 4y ago
Oh I bet you're a real treat at parties. You over there pretending the vanishingly small handful of classic cars that still exist and are capable of being driven aren't a rounding error in the context of air pollution in general and global warming specifically? Let me guess, you also think eliminating dairy and meat production would result in a meaningful reduction in global CO2 emissions...
- Johnny555 4y ago
  I’m not talking about registered classic or antique cars which have mileage or usage restrictions in most states that would prevent it from being a daily driver. And neither was the person you’re replying to that wants to avoid modern cars and keep his on the road indefinitely. And I’m not even talking about CO2 pollution which doesn’t form smog.
  - forgetfreeman 4y ago
    Then you dropped the plot on my comment in your haste to virtue signal. How about you go re-read it and try again?