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On a lot of older cars, there's certain things a person will need to know if you allow them to drive it. There were several for my 70 (RIP) that I forgot. Not just things like "don't hit your head on the center grille when the hood is up"
Do any of you have to give out special instructions before you lend the car to anyone? What are they?
My 91 has a few such as:
1: You must slam the drivers door a little harder than normal because the replacement seals are too thick. No adjusting the door striker doesn't help because if you back up on it, it will have too much wind noise
2: Know that the speedometer is inaccurate by a lot. If it says 65, you're going 71. Allow for it. If you get a ticket, don't tell the cop about the speedometer, or he'll probably give me a fix it ticket. I know this can be fixed. Just a matter of doing it.
3 (this one is fixed), but for several years the factory alarm was broken. So the special instructions were "don't use the power locks" because if you do, the alarm will go off a few seconds after closing the door. You won't be able to start the car or shut off the alarm until you put in the code on the door buttons. Of course I'd have to give that code to the person using the car.
4 Don't use the fog lights. There's a problem in the system and there's a possibility that you will lose the (use of) the headlights while the fog lights are on. This can be dangerous. It happened to me.
5 don't reset the trip odometer while the car is moving. It can strip the odometer gears and both odometers will not work anymore. If fact, just don't reset the trip odometer period.
Do any of you have to give out special instructions before you lend the car to anyone? What are they?
My 91 has a few such as:
1: You must slam the drivers door a little harder than normal because the replacement seals are too thick. No adjusting the door striker doesn't help because if you back up on it, it will have too much wind noise
2: Know that the speedometer is inaccurate by a lot. If it says 65, you're going 71. Allow for it. If you get a ticket, don't tell the cop about the speedometer, or he'll probably give me a fix it ticket. I know this can be fixed. Just a matter of doing it.
3 (this one is fixed), but for several years the factory alarm was broken. So the special instructions were "don't use the power locks" because if you do, the alarm will go off a few seconds after closing the door. You won't be able to start the car or shut off the alarm until you put in the code on the door buttons. Of course I'd have to give that code to the person using the car.
4 Don't use the fog lights. There's a problem in the system and there's a possibility that you will lose the (use of) the headlights while the fog lights are on. This can be dangerous. It happened to me.
5 don't reset the trip odometer while the car is moving. It can strip the odometer gears and both odometers will not work anymore. If fact, just don't reset the trip odometer period.