Recent content by Tuna

My signature block says this, but I'll resay it now. Retired fighter pilot - USAF. Retired technical writer for the FAA. 42-years total service to the US Government. I also tried writing mystery novels. I have 5 on Amazon but nobody is buying them so I'm not making any money from that!

At the time I bought my V-Wagon, I needed a car that could haul my mountain bikes and the V-Wagon was it. The V3 with the extra HP would have been nice but it didn't come in a wagon. Oh Well. So far, I haven't had the desire to pull the trigger on a BlackWing. I'll keep driving my V-Wagon a...

I had D3's on my C4 Corvette and loved them. So, after 2-years of hating the SuperCar tires the D3 was what I chose. Turned out to be a very good choice. My V2 has Michelin tires and they are very good also. Only issue I have with the V-Wagon is the tires are not run-flats and it didn't come...

In chapter 1, on page 55, the author noted one of the 'shortcomings' of the CTS-V1 - axle tramp or wheel hop. I noted that on my '04 V. A hard launch would generate a serious amount of wheel hop. There were a few aftermarket items created to cure that with one being different half-shafts left...

My copy came in today. Can't wait to get into it.

I've had a '21 Stingray and was very pleased with it. My wife decided that a Hysteria Purple C8 was the way to go, so we now have an '25 Eray in the garage. It's not past the 500-mile mark yet, so I can't really say how much performance difference is, feels like a lot! Maybe next week. We...

My V-Wagon is 14-years old today. I special ordered it in 2010 and took delivery Pearl Harbor Day later that year. Still a joy to drive! A Cadillac wagon with Recaro seats, no sunroof and a manual trans!

Still showing off. Saturday, Oct 5th, the V-Wagon was at Putnam City's First Baptist Church car show. The only V there and almost 14-years old.

I took the V Wagon to a Coffee and Cars show last Saturday. Parked near a CT4 V. A lot of people stopped by to talk to me about the Wagon.

I like a manual trans also but I'll take the C8 with its 8-sp auto. The C8 is a great cross-country car - comfortable, great mileage. The C8 has a lot of nannies but then so does the BWs. I don't have a BW and probably never will, but I do have a CTS V Wagon with a manual that I may never get...

.Just finished a 1000 mile road trip in our 2011 V Wagon. 500 out and 500 back with a day in between with family. I was rocking and rolling with the speed limits in OK and TX and cruising at 77 to 84 for the drive down. Averaged 17.5-18.5 MPG. That was a little lower than I expected...

The second car I bought with my own money - '69 RoadRunner, 426 Hemi, automatic. I haven't owned that many cars since I tend to keep them for a while. I had the RR above for 12 years. Below are some of the others I've owned.

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There is an Oklahoma Chapter and joined their FaceBook group and hope to learn more about them and what they do.

My first HUD was in 1975 when I started flying the A-7D fighter jet for the Air Force. Everything was on that HUD and I rarely looked at my instruments. Fast forward 23 years and I bought a new C5 which had a HUD. Both Corvettes I have have HUDs and I use them all the time. Too bad my V2...