Re: [Amc-list] Might have to go back to commuting, urgh ....

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Commuting sucks!!! But if you gotta do it, a Rambler is best! :-) I mean 
hell, it IS an economy car, and you'll have one of the coolest cars on 
the road, and it'll be more fun to drive than a plastic econobox.



Frank Swygert wrote:
> If it's a 199/232 car there's no problems at all. A Rambler is no
> heavier than a Hornet or Gremlin and MUCH roomier, 

After 1970 they got 150 then 300 lbs heavier just from Federal safety 
reinforcement.

A tired, worn out 232 with auto trans will EASILY pull Los Angeles 
freeway duty -- I know, because that's what our 72 Hornet did til it got 
the rebuilt 258.


> There's nothing wrong with a 196 as a commuter as Tom can attest.

195.6 all worn out with auto trans? Probably a bit nerve-wracking to 
keep up with 70mph traffic. But Bruce's has a new head, right? Unless 
the rings are total crap it'll be fine.

0 - 60 in 16? or was it 18 seconds. It's slow, but AMC geared mine *just 
right*. Performance 45mph - 70mph is just fine, it's subjectively as 
good as my Classic wagon -- OK that's no breakneck performer but it has 
NO! problem in traffic even when loaded.

Put three, four people in the earlier rambler, and OK, that's a problem! 
But keep the junk out of the trunk and one passenger commuting (probably 
what it was designed for!) and it's totally fine.

Mine's got OD and the 3.77 axle, I admit. But I drop out of OD maybe 
twice on my 45-mile each way trip, so a 3 speed no-OD with correct axle 
etc would be equiv. to mine in OD, 'cept you'd have more passing torque 
in top gear.


Yours is 65, right? That's probably more like my Hornet than the older 
Rambler! 65 should be a "modern" car, even with the 195.6OHV.
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