A diesel engine...

[Geonz]

An eternal combustion engine.

[MomOnBike]

An engine in need of a tune-up. Carboration is poor (asthma), prone to over-heating, and liable to backfire a any moment. Not particularly fast, either. Still, it's the one I have. Gotta love those dual quads, though!

[mimitabby]

Yeah, Knot... me too. maybe I'm a Corvair.... lol

[Starfish]

From the description below, which I found on a car repair site...I'm an engine that falters in the cold! This paragraph describes me perfectly unless it is about 75-80 degrees out!

Well, a variety of things would cause sputtering and hesitation. When the engine is cold, the thickness of oil is greatly increased, and may not make it all the way up to the top of the valves and that would make the engine rumble and die. Colder temperatures also would make a throttle stick, causing hesitation. Your choke may be sticky. Maybe your temperature sensor is off, and is registering the 'cold' temp colder than it actually is. At any rate, plan an extra minute or two and LET YOUR CAR WARM UP before you drive it. It happens when its cold out.

[Trek420]

My first car was a '64 Plymouth Valiant. Slant 6 engine, man they just go and go and .... I sold it at 160,000 miles, that car's probably still on the road.

Slow to get started, powerful once she gets going, ran very smooth but tends to be in too big a gear. Give her oil changes, regular tune ups, that's about it.

Of course this was before power anything, interior was comfy but very basic.

Shocks and suspension kinda creaky though

[uk elephant]

By the amount of sweat I produce, I think I would be a steam engine.....slowly chugging away, dripping as I go.....and fueld by logs of chocolate.....

[Andrea]

My butt/legs have been referred to as my "big block v8" because of their size and my tendancy to be a predatory sprinter/attacker

[7rider]

My first car was a '64 Plymouth Valiant. Slant 6 engine, man they just go and go and ....

Slow to get started, powerful once she gets going, ran very smooth but tends to be in too big a gear.

Shocks and suspension kinda creaky though

Sounds like I'm a '64 Plymouth Valiant with a slant 6, then!!

[Dianyla]

My ex was into all things motor-driven and he always used to say that I'm like a four-stroke engine - lots of low end torque and a broad power band. Hills aren't a problem, just put-put-put until you get to the top. Now he on the other hand was a two-stroke engine with only two modes... idling while sputtering blue smoke and high-revving screaming chainsaw madness.

[Deanna]

My first car was a '64 Plymouth Valiant. Slant 6 engine, man they just go and go and .... I sold it at 160,000 miles, that car's probably still on the road.

Slow to get started, powerful once she gets going, ran very smooth but tends to be in too big a gear. Give her oil changes, regular tune ups, that's about it.

Of course this was before power anything, interior was comfy but very basic.

Shocks and suspension kinda creaky though

Hey my first car was a 64 Valiant! Did you have the push-button automatic?

I'd have to go with Diesel for myself.

[Trek420]

Hey my first car was a 64 Valiant! Did you have the push-button automatic?

I think that was the year before. Mine had the fancy shifter mounted on the steering column.