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trying to be a good girlfriend -- cars
my boyfriend and i have been dating for about 4 months now and i have decided it is about time i start to take more of an interest in his favorite hobby, cars. it would really make him happy.
the only issue is i know nothing! i tried to research it but the whole subject is so broad and i find it quite complicated to identify each car let alone know which ones are nicer. my boyfriend tries to explain everything to me but i rather make contributions of my own
is there any way i learn about cars a little bit quicker? like cars for dummies or anything?
by the way i already know that...
- a Hemmy is a type of powerful engine found in dodges
- chrystler and chevrolette are dealerships, not cars [i feel so dumb for not nowing that]
- they don't make camaros anymore [he has one, its his pride and joy, i would like to learn about these especially]
- nitrous is used to make cars go faster
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i am a girl and i love cars. i guess i always have so i have alot of knowldege about them. start by paying attention of whats around you when u drive and what knid of cars are out there the year model and the price range for that year or model. then you can easly google the technical things.
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Trust me hun I have been there. But I have learned way more then many guys from paying attention to everything he says. Now the Hemi is in many Dodge vehicles, the Charger, the Dodge 2500 pickup, and several other models. Chevorlet is again coming out with the Camaro but many critics are skeptical on how it will sell. They are trying to do what Ford did bringing the Mustang back into production with the new Mustang GT, which they specifically made to look like the older Mustangs from the 70's and 80's, but adding newer modifications to the exterior body of the car that still gives it the look of the newer cars out on the market. GM (General Motors- Chevorlet) is doing this same concept with the new Camaro. Using the older body style mixed with new mods in order to gain brownie points from all those old Camaro lovers and also the newer car lovers too. But again, critics are skeptical on how well they are going to sell on the market when they come out. I guess we will see. As for motors... Trust me, if I went into that I would be typing for HOURS on end! Here are some motors you will hear alot that are high end, badass motors made for nothing but speed. These motors are all motors produced in older models, some of which car companies have re-invented. Chevorlet made the Big Blocks and Small Blocks, Dodge made the Hemi (which they resurrected in their new vehicles to raise revenue, which they did successfully), and Ford has the 351 Cleveland. Now when it comes to newer motors it all depends on the make and model of the car so that would take far too much time to go into. Need anything else hun, then message my inbox.
~Sherah
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wow first off... umm i don't know where to begin with you. it's really something that takes a lot of time and homework to get into, and even more time to actually know what you're talking about and even more time to put this knowledge into practise. but first let's start with what we have here.
a hemi. hemispherically mounted engine, and a hemispherically mounted headunit. the hemi design was thought up well a long time ago, first used by belgian automaker pipe in 1905. the design is simple. mount the valves at an angle at which they are not parallel to each other but rather at a curve or hemispherical mounting so as to increase valve size and valve intake. the valves are like little doors that open and close in the engine letting in a mixture of air and gasoline. larger valves=more power. the problem is that hemi engines burn fuel much faster. but the upside is you get much more power. porsche has used hemi engines, as has BMW, toyota, mitsubishi, and even jaguar. chrysler (dodge, plymouth, and etcetera) made the engines most famous though because of their mass production of such engines in the late 1960's to 1970's and again in their cars and trucks of today.
chrysler is a car manufacturer founded by walter chrysler in 1925 with the remains of maxwell motor company. he set out to rebuild the company just as he had rebuilt willies jeep company earlier. and so in the middle of the roaring twenties came chrysler. a young upstart company with affordable 4 cylinder 5 seater cars. cars that the whole family could ride in and not have people sitting in the sun or rain like ford with it's model A and model T jump seats. so they had a good idea, and a marketable one to boot and they were off. they soon started up the plymouth branch and merged with a company known as dodge brothers. and soon everything was in play for them. then the great depression of the 1930's hit. the affordable cars produced by plymouth pulled them through and they survived into the 40's and 50's and to this day still produce a grand array of vehicles. though now they own almost half of mercedes benz and daimler motors and are in financial trouble i'm sure they'll stick around.
chevrolet was founded by louis chevrolet and william durant after durant was fired from general motors buick division in 1910. the two came together and came up with a formidable car to compete with GM. they came out with an engine known as the classic six. a car that could do 65 miles an hour, and seat 7 and they were off. they began production in canada. and william durant saved his pennies and soon bought out majority shares of GM's stock. making him the president of GM. and making chevrolet GM's main company. and the rest is history. from the corvette to the chevette they've been around and back again.
and no the camaro went out of production in 2002. it began production in 1967. it was designed to be a small but affordable sports car. and that's what it did. but it soon caught on like wildfire and sold, quite well too. the camaro is slated to be brought back in 2009 but i'm kinda skeptical myself. it's a car made by general motors chevrolet branch. that has been featured in pop culture and become an american icon.
nitrous oxide, NO2 is a gas mixture used in medicine as an anesthetic. it was first incorporated in drag racing back in the 1970's. it's unclear who first thought up the idea of using the gas in an engine but whoever first put it into practise changed the car world forever. it's a super cool gas that when fired into an engine cools the engine at an alarming rate and also burns very quick and allows the engine to move faster thus moving the car a lot faster. the only downside to it really is the fact that when cooling something that is normally very hot very fast you will damage parts. and when moving parts faster then they are supposed to be moved things tend to break. nitrous is a dangerous gas and when used in cars often causes more harm than good. and the fact is every major racing organisation out there has banned the use of it for professional racing simply because it's associated with cheating and cheaters never win.
you got a lot to learn kid, good luck.
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Hi. I know lots about cars, but it would take forever and a day for me to explain it all. My brother does show cars, and it rubbed off on me. So, just drop something in my inbox if you want on something specific.
Anyways, I wanted to let you know that they DO make camaros. They started remaking them in 2007. The very first was made in 1950-something, then they stopped. But remade them in 2007. Go to a Chevrolet dealership..you will most likely find one.
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