Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics)

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Started snowing again here in El Paso. I think I might need to get a set of all-season tires if I'm stationed here for another year. O_o

I just gave a set away lol.

[bcj]

I was particularly stunned when people bought into the Hummer H2 and H3 mystique.
Not any commonality what so ever and overtly obvious about it.
Live axle pumpkins hanging out in the field of fire and all.

Dur! Got me a militant dessert powerhog! WOOO! Bang! Bang!

Yeah! Paid thousands extra an buyed a TRD!

[NoHaveMSG]

Don't forget "SR5" ! Now it is just a trim level badge carried over for "heritage."

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by bcj

I was particularly stunned when people bought into the Hummer H2 and H3 mystique.
Not any commonality what so ever and overtly obvious about it.
Live axle pumpkins hanging out in the field of fire and all.

Dur! Got me a militant dessert powerhog! WOOO! Bang! Bang!

Yeah! Paid thousands extra an buyed a TRD!

The H2 always reminds me of the episode of the Simpson's where Homer designs a car.

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by bcj

I was particularly stunned when people bought into the Hummer H2 and H3 mystique.
Not any commonality what so ever and overtly obvious about it.
Live axle pumpkins hanging out in the field of fire and all.

Dur! Got me a militant dessert powerhog! WOOO! Bang! Bang!

Yeah! Paid thousands extra an buyed a TRD!

I never understood the hype on Hummers, taking inspiration off a military grade vehicle sounds great in concept, but horrible in application. Same goes when a civilian tells me X product is "Military Grade", then I know is certainly crap.

I absolutely hated driving on the HMMWV, not only because they are the equivalent of being inside the SS Challenger as it was coming down the atmosphere while driving at the top speed of 50MPH, to which driving at such speed, the engine screaming sounds like the gates of hell just opened below your feet. They absolutely suck on asphalt surfaces. Can't tell you how many vehicle recoveries I had to be a part of whenever he had to drive 1, 2, or 8 hour convoys.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Kiske

I'd be super surprised if you called on any of those bikes any they were actually still available. Lots here (other than Harley dealers,) are ghost towns and it is the middle of winter! It has hell trying to find a bike last fall. Most dealer pages had the bike sold months ago but, left the ads up to get people to call anyways.

WowMotorcycles is the largest used bike dealership in the US, and literally has hundreds of bikes at any given time. Their online inventory is down from normal (they list 266 bikes right now) but I've always found it accurate with what is in stock, as it is linked directly to their inventory system.

That said, in these weird times there is no telling but last time I drove by their facility (last weekend) it was far from a ghost town.

[weederr33]

Now the snow is gone and it looks like nothing ever happened. Wat....

[ichitaka05]

This morning I lined up to get PS5 bundle at the local Game Stop. 4 bundles were available. I was 5th in line… better luck next time

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Now the snow is gone and it looks like nothing ever happened. Wat....

That happens two or three times a week for 5 months at a time here. It is the best.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

This morning I lined up to get PS5 bundle at the local Game Stop. 4 bundles were available. I was 5th in line… better luck next time

Couple of weeks after Christmas my son was making a return for a duplicate gift at EB Games. When he walked up to the counter the guy had a PS5 in his hands and was looking around at the shelves. My son asked him if it was for sale and the guy said yes. Apparently it had been on order and they had been holding it but the buyer had just called and cancelled. He walked out with one when he was still a few months down the list for an ordered unit!
The perfect right place at the right time scenario.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

I never understood the hype on Hummers, taking inspiration off a military grade vehicle sounds great in concept, but horrible in application. Same goes when a civilian tells me X product is "Military Grade", then I know is certainly crap.

I absolutely hated driving on the HMMWV, not only because they are the equivalent of being inside the SS Challenger as it was coming down the atmosphere while driving at the top speed of 50MPH, to which driving at such speed, the engine screaming sounds like the gates of hell just opened below your feet. They absolutely suck on asphalt surfaces. Can't tell you how many vehicle recoveries I had to be a part of whenever he had to drive 1, 2, or 8 hour convoys.

I would take them 1,000 times over what we had!

[ScoobsMcGee]

Probably another thread, but the rest of this forum frightens and confuses me. So much for the 400+ hp current gen WRX STI:

https://media.subaru.com/pressreleas...ent-subaru-sti

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I would take them 1,000 times over what we had!

I might actually take that over a HMMWV depending on the situation.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

Probably another thread, but the rest of this forum frightens and confuses me. So much for the 400+ hp current gen WRX STI:

Not surprised. GM released some more info on the upcoming Blazer EV (Spring 2023), and it will be an "SS" version, which means they are moving their performance versions of their car in that direction.