two remarks: the first thing I would think of if a car pulled to one side or the other would be that you need a "wheel alignment". Most people here do that at least when replacing tires, so that the new tires will wear evenly. More modern cars typically require a "four wheel alignment" today. Second comment has to with hearing the motor/mufflers. Starting in the late 60's luxury cars started to add a second muffler, almost at end of exhaust pipe called a "resonator". it was round, maybe 3 inches wider than the actual tail pipe. An other difference was most mufflers were oblong/oval and wider in dimension. The purpose of the resonator was to further eliminate the sound of the engine. American luxury cars at that time strived for silent operation and isolation from road feedback both in steering response and ride quality....hence the slang term "float boat" or "land yacht". Then in the mid 70s (into today???) another element was added called a "catalytic converter". in urban areas the catalytic converters are occasionally cut/stolen by theifs, as they contain some precious alloys (platinum, I believe).
I didn't think of a wheel alignment, thank you for the tip! But I don't think that's the cause, since the pull only appears when braking. I guess misaligned wheels would pull to one side constantly. I think an alignment job would be helpful anyway!
I have a question for you. Being in another country where American big old luxury cars are probably not common, do you get a lot of looks and smiles and thumbs up from others? One thing I get here in southern California when I take either of my two old Cadillac's out for a drive is other drivers yelling nice car, giving me a thumbs up. I'm amazed at the number of younger guys who will tell me they love them.
No, I do not. But I think it is also due to cultural differences. Most Europeans wouldn't yell such things, they just look … or rather stare. I can imagine how most Americans would act upon seeing nice cars, or generally speaking, things they like. You seem to be more open and communicative about things you like and don't like. I really like that, but here in Austria or even Europe, most people are a bit more reserved, I'd say. But honestly, I don't like to be the center of everybody's attention - even though I regularly put videos up on RUclips. My intention here is more like to (hopefully) help others, especially with this car. When I bought it, I couldn't find a lot of information about maintaining it, repairing stuff, where to get parts or even shared parts across different brands within GM.
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amazing scenery, the 360 view is also excellent!
What a scenic ride!!! Thanks for taking us along!
My pleasure, I'm happy you liked it!
That was a nice ride! Always look forward to your videos!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
A very different video for you, and I'm glad you did it. Nothing like a drive in a beautiful car on fantastic scenic roads.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice ride ,drive a seville too only here is alot more traffic .
two remarks: the first thing I would think of if a car pulled to one side or the other would be that you need a "wheel alignment". Most people here do that at least when replacing tires, so that the new tires will wear evenly. More modern cars typically require a "four wheel alignment" today.
Second comment has to with hearing the motor/mufflers. Starting in the late 60's luxury cars started to add a second muffler, almost at end of exhaust pipe called a "resonator". it was round, maybe 3 inches wider than the actual tail pipe. An other difference was most mufflers were oblong/oval and wider in dimension. The purpose of the resonator was to further eliminate the sound of the engine. American luxury cars at that time strived for silent operation and isolation from road feedback both in steering response and ride quality....hence the slang term "float boat" or "land yacht". Then in the mid 70s (into today???) another element was added called a "catalytic converter". in urban areas the catalytic converters are occasionally cut/stolen by theifs, as they contain some precious alloys (platinum, I believe).
I didn't think of a wheel alignment, thank you for the tip! But I don't think that's the cause, since the pull only appears when braking. I guess misaligned wheels would pull to one side constantly.
I think an alignment job would be helpful anyway!
AMAZING AMOUNT of firewood cut/stacked! That is not at all common in the states!
I have a question for you. Being in another country where American big old luxury cars are probably not common, do you get a lot of looks and smiles and thumbs up from others?
One thing I get here in southern California when I take either of my two old Cadillac's out for a drive is other drivers yelling nice car, giving me a thumbs up. I'm amazed at the number of younger guys who will tell me they love them.
No, I do not. But I think it is also due to cultural differences.
Most Europeans wouldn't yell such things, they just look … or rather stare.
I can imagine how most Americans would act upon seeing nice cars, or generally speaking, things they like. You seem to be more open and communicative about things you like and don't like. I really like that, but here in Austria or even Europe, most people are a bit more reserved, I'd say.
But honestly, I don't like to be the center of everybody's attention - even though I regularly put videos up on RUclips. My intention here is more like to (hopefully) help others, especially with this car. When I bought it, I couldn't find a lot of information about maintaining it, repairing stuff, where to get parts or even shared parts across different brands within GM.