Car Talk 5: The Juice is Loose!

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[user not found] wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:29 pm
Huckleberry wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:06 pm

If people bought vehicles based on their realistic off-road needs, Jeep would have gone out of business decades ago.
If people bought anything based off of their realistic needs, capitalism wouldn't exist in its current form.
:dat:

here, have a corolla. Its what you deserve. :flaccid:
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:37 pm
dubshow wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:30 pm

:dat:

here, have a corolla. Its what you deserve. :flaccid:
You get a beige Corolla, you get a beige Corolla, EVERYONE GETS A BEIGE APPLIANCE!
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D Griff wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:49 pm
[user not found] wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:47 pm

I wouldn't go that far. :lol:
:lolol:

Probably not, but I daily the '84 bicycle now, so :thisisfine: :notsure:

Reality is I have zero need for off road capabilities.
Bike hauler, home Depot hauler, over night camping with :tits:, pretend it's a Jimny etc. Plenty of reasons to buy one
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:02 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:41 pm

Play stupid games win stupid prizes
I hear Castro was actually pretty great. :notsure:
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:57 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:49 pm

:lolol:

Probably not, but I daily the '84 bicycle now, so :thisisfine: :notsure:

Reality is I have zero need for off road capabilities.
Bike hauler, home Depot hauler, over night camping with :tits:, pretend it's a Jimny etc. Plenty of reasons to buy one
Hmmm... red interior: check. :manuel: check. :scrooge: check.

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D Griff wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:05 pm :ohdang: this one is actually :nice: https://augusta.craigslist.org/cto/d/no ... 85523.html
The Hagerty classic car insurance will literally cost tens of dollars every 6mo
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:08 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:05 pm :ohdang: this one is actually :nice: https://augusta.craigslist.org/cto/d/no ... 85523.html
The Hagerty classic car insurance will literally cost tens of dollars every 6mo
I gotta get the :poorvette: in tip-top shape before I think of messing with my reliable daily.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:10 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:08 pm

The Hagerty classic car insurance will literally cost tens of dollars every 6mo
I gotta get the :poorvette: in tip-top shape before I think of messing with my reliable daily.
Both my cars have an equal possibility of being broken, even at the same time :aintcare: but kinda care.
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:29 pm
Huckleberry wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:06 pm

If people bought vehicles based on their realistic off-road needs, Jeep would have gone out of business decades ago.
If people bought anything based off of their realistic needs, predatory lending wouldn't exist in its current form.
:iono:
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D Griff wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:10 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:08 pm

The Hagerty classic car insurance will literally cost tens of dollars every 6mo
I gotta get the :poorvette: in tip-top shape before I think of messing with my reliable daily.
Meh. No vehicle is truly fixed. They are just inbetween states of needed repairs.
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:30 pm
Huckleberry wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:29 pm

:iono:
Predatory capitalism?

It's all the same. Making the sheep buy things they don't need.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:05 pm :ohdang: this one is actually :nice: https://augusta.craigslist.org/cto/d/no ... 85523.html
That thing is sweet.
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max225 wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:41 pm

Play stupid games win stupid prizes
I hear Castro was actually pretty great. :notsure:
Sanders 2020
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Huckleberry wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:32 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:10 pm

I gotta get the :poorvette: in tip-top shape before I think of messing with my reliable daily.
Meh. No vehicle is truly fixed. They are just inbetween states of needed repairs.
I want wheels on the ground driveable before I consider :plac: my nice daily for a dumb 30 year old Ford shitbox.

These are kind of cool though, good form factor, :manuel: probably pretty robust for not a ton of money.... they seem less impacted by crazy 4X4 values.
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D Griff wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:05 pm :ohdang: this one is actually :nice: https://augusta.craigslist.org/cto/d/no ... 85523.html
You could slit someones throat in the passenger seat and no one would be able to tell anything ever happened.
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max225 wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:26 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:05 pm :ohdang: this one is actually :nice: https://augusta.craigslist.org/cto/d/no ... 85523.html
You could slit someones throat in the passenger seat and no one would be able to tell anything ever happened.
:lol: After looking at the seats, this is POTD, QFT.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:29 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:26 pm

You could slit someones throat in the passenger seat and no one would be able to tell anything ever happened.
:lol: After looking at the seats, this is POTD, QFT.
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This thing is a real eye catcher......but has been parked in a Dairy Queen lot all winter with no top.
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Irish wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:36 pm Image

This thing is a real eye catcher......but has been parked in a Dairy Queen lot all winter with no top.
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Same.. weird block.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:38 pm
Irish wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2020 6:36 pm Image

This thing is a real eye catcher......but has been parked in a Dairy Queen lot all winter with no top.
Pic not working for me
:dat: :(
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This thing is a real eye catcher......but has been parked in a Dairy Queen lot all winter with no top. Asking $15 K I think. I thought had more pictures of it but... :iono:

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Irish wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:42 am FIXED

This thing is a real eye catcher......but has been parked in a Dairy Queen lot all winter with no top. Asking $15 K I think. I thought had more pictures of it but... :iono:

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:nice: :dill: if it works, those are :waxer: now.
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I didn't realize these regals cane with some :nice: seats in GS trim


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