tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post5691556749873545912..comments2024-03-29T06:00:05.050-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Travel Penguin: Sunday Five - Driving Questions Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-4836070646477456462020-04-13T05:52:27.854-04:002020-04-13T05:52:27.854-04:00It did have a woodgrain dashboard and door sills, ...It did have a woodgrain dashboard and door sills, and woodgrain picnic tables and a cigarette lighter in the rear, along with reading lamps. It was quite powerful but handled like a row boat. It was at its best on an open road at high speed but it also guzzled the juice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-76306441694547577252020-04-12T14:39:04.920-04:002020-04-12T14:39:04.920-04:00Re #5, so you want a 57 Chevy?
Re #5, so you want a 57 Chevy? <br />Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-87251918692146923072020-04-12T13:23:02.500-04:002020-04-12T13:23:02.500-04:00Have you driven on the opposite side of the road? ...Have you driven on the opposite side of the road? not intentionally <br />Do you pay attention to the gas mileage on your car? when I buy a vehicle this is one of my first questions: the mpg. <br />Have you driven over 100 miles per hour (161 kh/h)? - no <br />Has Ms Garmin (GPS, or Sat Nav) ever given you wrong directions? Lots of times. So many times Someone does not trust her. <br />What is your fantasy dream car? Chitty-chitty-bang-bang. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-80794269497908637582020-04-12T13:15:41.857-04:002020-04-12T13:15:41.857-04:00With the top down a convertible is very easy to ge...With the top down a convertible is very easy to get in and out of, your next carTravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-49550022811514807162020-04-12T13:13:55.472-04:002020-04-12T13:13:55.472-04:00I don’t think there is enough Xanax for number 1I don’t think there is enough Xanax for number 1Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-44703905293241476782020-04-12T12:21:16.056-04:002020-04-12T12:21:16.056-04:001. Yes, not on purpose.
2. No. That's what BH ...1. Yes, not on purpose.<br />2. No. That's what BH is for.<br />3. Yep. !979, brand new Impala Station wagon. You can't tell how fast you're going in one of those, especially on a long empty stretch of desert in Nevada.<br />4. Often. You can really tell when you already know where you're going and how to get there.<br />5. A convertible anything.Deedleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220174067034720943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-11992349456780206582020-04-12T11:08:52.410-04:002020-04-12T11:08:52.410-04:001) No, and if you were in the car you'd die of...1) No, and if you were in the car you'd die of nervous exhaustion, so I likely never will.<br /><br />2) No (and somewhere my mother is not forgiving me for that)<br /><br />3) Twice that I can recall: once in Louisiana (illegally) and a few times in Germany (legally), both in brad new cars.<br /><br />4) Does the time she showed us parked in the English Channel count?<br /><br />5) Mercedes AMG-GT: https://www.mbusa.com/en/vehicles/class/amg-gt/roadster#ModelsWickedHamsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507325341606702301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-20595079184599141242020-04-12T09:38:42.501-04:002020-04-12T09:38:42.501-04:00the trunk could hold several bodies. going on vac...the trunk could hold several bodies. going on vacation with my grandparents was a treat.anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-40121799379336335952020-04-12T09:24:08.705-04:002020-04-12T09:24:08.705-04:00Thanks! I have a few nice pics from that trip. A ...Thanks! I have a few nice pics from that trip. A shoebox Chevy from the mid 50's - they have a lot of fans. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-30128424402867367102020-04-12T09:21:56.489-04:002020-04-12T09:21:56.489-04:00The first time I hit 100 miles per hour, was with ...The first time I hit 100 miles per hour, was with a nearly new Accord, on a lonely stretch of expressway, letting off when I passed that magic mark. I have seen the Maybach assembly line, the S class is built on the same line. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-6974286874413027072020-04-12T08:39:31.765-04:002020-04-12T08:39:31.765-04:00PS - I like the second pix of jay and the irish co...PS - I like the second pix of jay and the irish countryside.anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-18405866694513582962020-04-12T08:38:51.596-04:002020-04-12T08:38:51.596-04:00NO to all 4.
#5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...NO to all 4.<br /><br />#5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1j-ntxzjsQ. my grandfather had one. I got to drive it after I received my license. that's when america made REAL cars!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-68328657740760779002020-04-12T07:52:00.751-04:002020-04-12T07:52:00.751-04:00Have you driven on the opposite side of the road? ...Have you driven on the opposite side of the road? Not because I wassuppsoed to ...<br /><br />Do you pay attention to the gas mileage on your car? I do, like a fiend, because the info is always RIGHT there.<br /><br />Have you driven over 100 miles per hour (161 kh/h)? Yes, shortly after buying anew car I found a stretch of old, out of the way highway, and floored it... at just 100, I let off the gas. Once and only once.<br /><br />Has Ms Garmin (GPS, or Sat Nav) ever given you wrong directions? I am a GPS-less driver. Carlos, on the other hand, nearly always gives wrong directions.<br /><br />What is your fantasy dream car? Audi Convertible ... or if I REALLY hit it big, a Maybach.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-25878549173556996122020-04-12T07:22:06.276-04:002020-04-12T07:22:06.276-04:00It is never too late to live out those high school...It is never too late to live out those high school fantasies, well at least some of them, Porsche now offers a hybrid (so does Ferrari)https://www.kbb.com/porsche/panamera/ . When you take delivery in Germany, there are sections of the autobahn with no or very high speed limits (that is how I have driven 108 miles per hour legally.). Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-79514121056914386792020-04-12T07:18:09.675-04:002020-04-12T07:18:09.675-04:00I had never heard of Humber, looks like luxory. I had never heard of Humber, looks like luxory. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-69603984779175951622020-04-12T07:10:18.996-04:002020-04-12T07:10:18.996-04:00I would be too!
I would be too!<br />Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-55845830803601460662020-04-12T04:18:54.694-04:002020-04-12T04:18:54.694-04:00Have you driven on the opposite side of the road? ...Have you driven on the opposite side of the road? Never. The idea terrifies me.<br />Do you pay attention to the gas mileage on your car? Yes. And having a Prius, I really enjoy that.<br />Have you driven over 100 miles per hour (161 kh/h)? Never. I think I may have hit 90, but maybe not even that high.<br />Has Ms Garmin (GPS, or Sat Nav) ever given you wrong directions? We have one know we called Dora the Explorer until she screwed up so many times we began calling her Ditzy Dora.<br />What is your fantasy dream car? I don't have one. When I was in high school, I wanted a little orange and black Porsche. Now, all I want is a cute, reliable hybrid.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-33929137766993932672020-04-12T03:55:07.973-04:002020-04-12T03:55:07.973-04:001. No. I would have when I was younger but not now...1. No. I would have when I was younger but not now.<br />2. Frequently and often, especially as our fuel costs so much more than yours.<br />3. 96 mph when I was 19. Very dangerous but I can't recall if we had speed limits on open roads then.<br />4. "The girlie" has at times done wrong by us, but not seriously.<br />5. This one. https://fatllama.com/rentals/potters-bar/hire-rover-p5b-coupe-35-litre-1969-03083638 For ten years I owned one like this, a Humber Super Snipe https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/-/24087530 A poor man's Jaguar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-72239210868661053182020-04-12T00:13:48.040-04:002020-04-12T00:13:48.040-04:00And a guy here in New Hope as a Rolls Royce. He...And a guy here in New Hope as a Rolls Royce. He's quite a campy queen too.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-59796401854652831712020-04-12T00:11:42.420-04:002020-04-12T00:11:42.420-04:00Well....this will be short. No to all of them. And...Well....this will be short. No to all of them. And i only ever look at the gin gauge dear.<br /><br />My dream car would be a vintage French Citroen. My grandfather had one. The only one i ever saw here...in PA anyway. I love those cars.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com