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You have vehicles like people have pairs of shoes!!!?? BTW I've heard good things about the SHO models. Good vehicle??
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You have vehicles like people have pairs of shoes!!!?? BTW I've heard good things about the SHO models. Good vehicle??
DIRTJUNKIE
Member
No kidding, that’s insane. I must know age of AKAKTM and if some are shared with the wifey.
knucklebuster
Well-Known Member
Yes, 88-06. Mostly Product Support/Quality Assurance so we had to drive the cars that had customer complaints to verify issues and come up with resolutions. This car guy's dream job but kinda burnt me out and didn't do many of my own cars for quite awhile.Made me smile just to see that you exist and posted!
So I assume you worked for Mazda for a while?
First business trip was the Miata pre-production ride/drive to iron out any last second kinks with the R and D guys, before full production started. We got to flog the Miata and some of it's peers through many big bear and arrowhead twistys. Great memories
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knucklebuster
Well-Known Member
I give up, they're all ICE.... the Volt engine runs a generator instead of the driveline (shrug)One of these things isn't like the others.......
mtnbikej
J-Zilla
tick
Well-Known Member
OK, about my dad’s project vehicles: this story is worth sharing: last month he got cited by the city for parking a helicopter on his lawn.
Now, it wasn’t a helicopter, it was an airplane with the wings removed. and it was only on the lawn for an hour while he needed access to that corner of the garage. So the city waived the fine and just gave a warning. But that’s the kind of story I get when I go visit him.
Last year it was “Did you hear I bought another tractor?” Apparently he had an engine laying around from another project and it fit a 1950s Ford tractor.
One project I wish he’d finish: someone gave him an engine from an old Triumph Bonneville, and someone else gave him an old YZ490. He prefers 4-strokes.
knucklebuster
Well-Known Member
Haha Jason. The LTD was grandpa's car and it came to me when he could no longer drive. I was a poor college student at the time and only transportation was the honda 400ss and fall was coming fast in Indiana. 11mpg land yacht but it was perfect condition and grandpa's pride and joy.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
It's all dirty now!
UPSed
iMTB Hooligan
The LTD just reminded me of what would have been my first car. After my dad passed away, my mom decided to move us from Portland, OR to Bullhead City, AZ so we could live near her retired parents. When I turned 15, my grandfather bought me a '69 LTD with a 390. Being a retired Ford mechanic, the car ran as good as new but needed paint. Arizona is not kind to dark colored cars. I spent every day for what seemed like months, sanding and prepping it for paint. It was going to look awesome!
One day I came home from school and my car was gone. For whatever reason, my oldest brother decided he would take it to Vegas. I'm guessing his Jeep didn't get very good mileage. Well, he blew it up on his way home. Not sure how. I know he never had good luck with cars. Anyways, my grandfather wanted me to help pay for repairs. I was like WTF? I didn't blow it up!
I had the money as I was saving up for my first street bike but there was no way I was going to pay for something my irresponsible brother did. Don't really remember what happened to the car after that. All I know is I never looked back after buying my first street bike!
Runs with Scissors
iMTB Hooligan
I'll play...
1965 Pontiac Bonneville (389 CID, with fender skirts)
1966 Pontiac Grand Prix (421 big block and hubless rims)
1969 Ford F-100 Ranger (3 on the tree w/360 motor)
1972 AMC Gremlin (w/304 V-8 CJ-5 motor)
1973 Chevy Malibu
1976 Jeep CJ-5
1978 Olds Cutlass (POS)
1980 Diesel VW Rabbit
1983 Olds Cutlass (Also POS)
1984 GMC S-15
1994 Pontiac Sunbird
1998 Chevy S-10
2006 Chevy Colorado
2010 GMC Canyon
2016 Mazda CX-5
2017 Mazda3 Hatchback (daughter's car)
2021 Mazda CX-5
And these:
1970 Honda CB350
1975 Yamaha DT175 Enduro
1977 Yamaha XS-650 twin
1980 Yamaha XS-1100 (wheelie in 3rd gear...)
1981 Honda Gold Wing GL-1000
1982 Yamaha Virago 700
1983 Honda Gold Wing GL-1100
1965 Pontiac Bonneville (389 CID, with fender skirts)
1966 Pontiac Grand Prix (421 big block and hubless rims)
1969 Ford F-100 Ranger (3 on the tree w/360 motor)
1972 AMC Gremlin (w/304 V-8 CJ-5 motor)
1973 Chevy Malibu
1976 Jeep CJ-5
1978 Olds Cutlass (POS)
1980 Diesel VW Rabbit
1983 Olds Cutlass (Also POS)
1984 GMC S-15
1994 Pontiac Sunbird
1998 Chevy S-10
2006 Chevy Colorado
2010 GMC Canyon
2016 Mazda CX-5
2017 Mazda3 Hatchback (daughter's car)
2021 Mazda CX-5
And these:
1970 Honda CB350
1975 Yamaha DT175 Enduro
1977 Yamaha XS-650 twin
1980 Yamaha XS-1100 (wheelie in 3rd gear...)
1981 Honda Gold Wing GL-1000
1982 Yamaha Virago 700
1983 Honda Gold Wing GL-1100
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mtnbikej
J-Zilla
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
So the shoulder is not too injured to wash a giant dirty truck?Actually it’s all clean now.
mtnbikej
J-Zilla
I paid the price for a few days afterwards.
Danimal
iMTB Addict
I watched the guys at work tow a semi with trailer up a dirt hill backwards yesterday with a ram diesel 4x. Mentioned they do it often on the semis that don't have two drive axles.
Them Rams got torque for days.
Then they to tow it out too.
Not to mention they go up steep muddy hills no problem, while I sit in the passenger seat all puckered....
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
Olds Cutlass FTW!!! Twice!
Rumpled
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I was gonna ride up Maple to the peak, but heard some yahoo was gonna take his new truck up there - jk
More capable? You've had at least one Dodge before, right?
Or, are you talking about what that small diesel can do?
mtnbikej
J-Zilla
The bomb holes up at the peak had me concerned.....kinda like the ones on Main Divide before Bedford. The new truck handled them like a champ.
I hadn't driven up Maple Springs in my own vehicle in 20+ years. My '15 Ram never saw the dirt.
This is my 2nd baby diesel....the '15 has the Gen 2 EcoDiesel....the '22 has the Gen 3.
CBone
iMTB Rockstah
Wow. Ferrari 430!
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
Had to look that one up. Wow! Beautiful, brawny beast!
buggravy
iMTB Addict
Not just a 430. a 430 Scuderia. Oooff.
buggravy
iMTB Addict
A couple handfuls of years ago for my birthday my wife got me a few laps around an autocross course in a 430 Spider. An autocross course is a pretty confining space for a Ferrari, but there was at least a straight where you could touch a little over 80 mph, so basically wring it out in 2nd gear and barely get into 3rd. Despite not being the ideal environment, it was my first time piloting a Ferrari, and a very rad occasion.
tick
Well-Known Member
So my status flipped to “Vehicle Built” as of Wednesday, and our estimated delivery date flipped back to TBD the same way yours did.
Maybe I should hitchhike to Ohio?
Danmtchl
iMTB Rockstah
When I lived in Lake Isabella, my dad had a Lotus Esprit Turbo and a 911 Turbo, and on the back side of the lake there is a long straight and we pegged the Speedo on both cars and I got to do it in the Lotus . That was one the funnest times I’ve had with my dad.
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UPSed
iMTB Hooligan
With the end of my lease coming up, I've been contemplating what to do. I haven't completely fallen in love with my C-HR so not sure if I want to keep it. So, with gas prices continuously on the rise, I thought about getting something more economical. Like 28mpg isn't good enough, right?
Ironically, Thousand Oaks Toyota texted me a few days ago saying they want to buy me out of my lease. They say I have a ton of equity and I can use that to move into something else. I told them it would have to be a pretty dang good deal for me to give up my car. I leased it in the beginning of the pandemic and paid next to nothing. Right now, my C-HR is actually worth more than I paid for it.
So, I'm looking at a Corolla hatchback that gets an estimated 41mpg on the highway. It's the SE Nightshade Edition. We're going to take a look at it this weekend and see what kind of deal they're going to offer. You know how dealerships are. Anyways, here are a few pics.
Ironically, Thousand Oaks Toyota texted me a few days ago saying they want to buy me out of my lease. They say I have a ton of equity and I can use that to move into something else. I told them it would have to be a pretty dang good deal for me to give up my car. I leased it in the beginning of the pandemic and paid next to nothing. Right now, my C-HR is actually worth more than I paid for it.
So, I'm looking at a Corolla hatchback that gets an estimated 41mpg on the highway. It's the SE Nightshade Edition. We're going to take a look at it this weekend and see what kind of deal they're going to offer. You know how dealerships are. Anyways, here are a few pics.
DIRTJUNKIE
Member
Awesome memories for you with your dad.
I hope you shifted better than Richard Gere did in Pretty Women.
