Car poll
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Topic: Car poll
Posted By: Hiram
Subject: Car poll
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 11:12
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I had some car trouble today. Part of the exhaust pipe fell off. Here's a poll with some suitable songs. Let us know which one is your favourite and share stories of your car breaking down if you like.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 11:27
Queen, although I'm surprised Gary Numan isn't in the poll. 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 12:00
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 12:23
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I voted for Kraftwerk, but Gary Numan's Cars would be the first to come to mind, and when I think of Kraftwerk, I often think about Gary Numan due to similarities... Musically, man-machines and replicas... Yesterday I had an hours long conversation with a talkative neighbour who I had not spoken to much before, and then all the neigbours on walks joined in, and were talking about music and he brought up Rush. He said he didn't like Rush except for the song "Red Barchetta", which he thought of as a very interesting song thematically. A Barchetta is a Ferarri model, and red is the colour associated most with Ferarri. As for breakdowns, they can be so painful. I have gone through quite a few cars and had some horrible ones when I bought second-hand. One memorable time involving a breakdown was driving with a friend in his car where the car overheated and the engine was wrecked late at night on a highway in the interior of BC (BC is a big place) in the middle of nowhere -- we were 16. He dumped the car and we hitchhiked back to Vancouver with two guys (where we were is about a six hour drive away). We were lucky. They even invited us to join us in eating their cold baked beans. Another time my car broke down in winter far from home late at night, destroyed the engine. It was due to a bad servicing, but I never got my money back. My last breakdown involved a timing belt breaking which did very extensive damage to the beloved Audi's cylinders I had then -- the timing belt had been replaced a couple of years before. After that I bought a new Honda Civic (much cheaper to repair if things go wrong too). I'm going to buy an electric car soon. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Hiram
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 12:51
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Thanks for the comments and stories! I agree that the Gary Numan song would've been obvious, but I tried to build a kind of a story arc from the poll songs (and their titles). I've had luck with cars (knock on wood). Except for one flat tire years ago this was the only breakdown I've had on the road (more knocks). Once I had a gearbox break down (never trust automatic), also years ago, but it happened in front of my house.
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 12:52
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War needs a vote. Mike Keneally, The Car Song. Or Red Barchetta by Rush. |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 13:32
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Voted KC. I once had a flat tire. I ran over what I thought was a leaf, but it turned out to be a rock. Called AAA because my car jack was broke. They put my spare on, then I drove to Walmart to by two new tires. They wouldn't let me have just one tire because there would be uneven wear between a new tire and an older tire on the same axle. Oh well... Otherwise, only other problem was a bad sensor and I couldn't drive faster than 35 mph. No worries as there are many alternate routes I could take to get home. This was all in a 2001 Honda Civic which I still own. Almost 180,000 miles. Probably would have made 200,000 by now if it wasn't for the pandemic. I still work remotely, so not sure if I'll ever make it to 200,000. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 13:41
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Just find me an open car, I'll make the speed of light out of this place... |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 14:09
| DP Highway star just ahead of Kraftwerk |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 16:00
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I'll take Purple's Speed King over Highway Star anyday. BTW, no space for Roger Taylor's I'm In Love With My Car ??   .
------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 16:19
When something goes wrong with my car, I think of The Cars "Just What I Needed"  .Voted for DP. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 17:54
Ditto times two. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Logan wrote:Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: August 06 2023 at 18:47
Kraftwerk - Autobahn |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: August 07 2023 at 02:50
| Highway Star. I just heard it in the car. |
Posted By: suitkees
Date Posted: August 07 2023 at 03:26
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Instead of VROOOMing on the Autobahn I'll take my Bike... Otherwise, I was thinking of this one: The Nits - Cars & Cars ------------- The razamataz is a pain in the bum |