Hell yes. I am being completely honest when I express my appreciation!
LOL I'd assumed you were being honest. I was just expressing that it sounded like a good night to get drunk to me.
At 230 years, the metal in the engine is really going to be suffering from fatigue - among other issues.
I don't know if it's possible to keep an engine (with these tolerances) alive that long, even with the very best of care.
They have old steam engines that are still running. I dunno any that are that old, but those are 'sloppy'. The level of tolerance in those is much sloppier. Things don't have to be as precise.
And, also, the chick thought she was gonna 'teach you a lesson' and make sure you had a shitty night. LOL That backfired.
You should know by now my default setting is on complete honesty. It works for me, and I dont have to remember anything but what really took place.
I don't really see how the metal would be too fatigued if it has not been run much, maybe a monthly start up and allowing the engine to get to temp just to keep everything lubricated, but that is not going to put much wear on the parts.
I assume that your plans for preserving them with them museum of cars you imagine does not include people taking them out on the roads
Time itself - plus it inevitably has to be run from time to time. So, it's expanding and contracting. 230 years is a long fuckin' time.
Shit... Never mind the metal - think of the onboard computers. Do you really think those are gonna work in 230 years? I'm skeptical. I'm very skeptical.
But, yeah... Metal fatigue is gonna take its toll. The precision these run at means they've got parts cycling thousands of times in a minute with tolerances like 0.0005".
Everything not metal would need to be replaced along the way. Even things like the rubber door seals.
My plan for the cars is that they continue to get use - use enough to maintain and show them. Unused cars die pretty quickly. So, we don't want that. I like people able to see them in their natural habitat. I like people seeing them go down the road.
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