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Did you know that Max's nationality actually isn't Dutch? But Belgian? Most people, including most Dutch don't know that. He has a Belgian mother and was born in Belgium.
Do yourself a favor with one thing though: Get yourself a manual!
All my builds are still street registered, pas all kinds of emission test and so on (yearly I might add). And I'm not talking about the American "street legal" title, because your rules are actually quite laughable compaired to ours. And it's the same for the Kiwi's as far as know? Maybe K KiwiBloke can chime in about that? The Australians have rules way more comparative to the rules we have in Europe. In essence the rules in the Netherlands are the same as German rules (which are probably the strictest in the world), but without the TÜV certification for each and every product you use.
Hey i wrench on my truck! A '97 Chevy k1500 5.7L. It just rolled over 284,000 miles but it still only uses a half a quart in 3000 miles. I don't go too crazy but i do brakes, plugs and other fairly simple stuff. I'm totally with you guys i miss, more than anything, a manual transmission. I know it's going to cost me more but my next truck will have a manual trans. I was always busy with other interests but if I had more time and money I'd learn and do more. When i was a kid my dad had a '67 Chrysler 300 with a 383 4 barrel. With a 727 torque flight auto trans. It sounded and drove so good! He kept bias tires on it and it just floated and gently bounced everywhere. I've always loved muscle cars and my dream car is a '69 Plymouth roadrunner with a 426 hemi. 4 speed Hurst! Oh yeah!!!! Primer grey with black racing stripes. Factory mag wheels.... man oh man I'm starting to druel. I like some of the fairlanes, chevelles, etc. but that RR is my fav.Yep, I blame the Americans But seriously: People in general are just getting lazy. Who wrenches on there own cars these days? Or checks the oil?
But as a counter: It is currently faster with an auto compaired to a manual transmission with a double clutch equipped model. Still doens't have the same feel though.