So you R1150GS riders: the RT is basically the same bike but in street form, no? A guy in my parking garage has a GS. I oogled it last night. Suspension, engine and driveline all look pretty much the same to me.. just knobier tires and different plastics.
They can have my GS when they pry it from my cold dead hands. The appeal for me anyway on the streets with a giant chooky is that i dont have to behave as a other motorcyclist do. Dirt bike riders to me anyway are the lab puppies of the bike world. Everyone only just tolerates them licking/slobbering on you & pissing just about anywhere if they get excited...the GS is evidence that this person still exists into their 40's & 50's.
Gus - replied to your PM - but I have to throw out this disclaimer for this thread: while us young car-nuts will spew out all sorts of info and opinions (that we've only glammed from car shows and magazines, foreign ones at that), we collectively know NOTHING about small modern diesels and have no direct experience!
Richard's older-than-him MB doesn't count! (is it even a D?)
Our car market has been essentially diesel free for a long time. The Vdub you asked me about specifically is pretty much the only diesel-car that was available here in the last decade. So while it was a good car here and got great mileage compared to its petrol counterparts, it didn't have any direct competition.
Tks mate...diesel small cars are really turning up in droves here. Even holden (australias GM) is soon to release one. I will take a drive in a VW one shortly & let you know what i think. Power in a car is not of interest to us...thats why i own 2x 1100cc bikes.
Ding Ding Ding. Biggest peice of crap. You wouldn't beleive GM could turn a Toyota into such a big peice of horse crap but they did it. Obviously not my car, but it's the new gf's car. If she sticks around first thing that has to be done is her getting a different car.
Ding Ding Ding. Biggest peice of crap. You wouldn't beleive GM could turn a Toyota into such a big peice of horse crap but they did it. Obviously not my car, but it's the new gf's car. If she sticks around first thing that has to be done is her getting a different car.
I dont know what sort of toyota you guys get in the US but if you want australias most reliable car/4x4 with parts & service absolutely anywhere from sydney to beyond the black stump...then get a toyota.
I get the feeling Richard might fall under the same category (occasionally) as Cra$h: EuroSnob.
Gus, it's the same here - although Toyota cars have all the sex appeal of a smelly old sneaker and are occasionally missing useful bits like tachometers, they are indeed still some of the most reliable cars on the road. Honda has managed to put some "pep" in their step, but Toyota has done reliability to a fault - in the US it is the car of old pensioners. *Except for light trucks - same here as well as Oz. Little 'yota's go just about forever, or until the bodies rust off the frame. Go to any mountain bike/kayak/climbing spot/young-person-sporty parking area and well over 50% of the vehicles will be toyota trucks.
Lee, I'm all over that tach when you're done with the Corolla! I'm serious, if you're gonna junk the car, it would be the hands-down funniest gift for my boss to receive the tach face cut out of another car.
I get the feeling Richard might fall under the same category (occasionally) as Cra$h: EuroSnob.
You'd have to add White trash to that to make it accurate for me. German or American cars...Italian too...I'd say that's about it for me. Seriously though the Japanese car reliability thing always gives me a chuckle. Show me a 20 year old Toyota and I'll show you a pile of junk. Hell show me a new Toyota and I'll show you a lot of cheap plastics, then take off some panels and show you some cheap high guage (numerically) wiring being held down in places by masking tape.
You'd have to add White trash to that to make it accurate for me. German or American cars...Italian too...I'd say that's about it for me. Seriously though the Japanese car reliability thing always gives me a chuckle. Show me a 20 year old Toyota and I'll show you a pile of junk. Hell show me a new Toyota and I'll show you a lot of cheap plastics, then take off some panels and show you some cheap high guage (numerically) wiring being held down in places by masking tape.
I know lots of 20+ year old nissan's that are in excellent shape and still running on race tracks, doing cross country trips, etc every day. Some with over 200-300,000 miles on their original engines without a rebuild. Yeah many of the older japanese cars rusted out but the news ones don't have that problem as bad. And the old ones still ran fine even when the body panels where rusted off.
I've owned three toys and every one of them well over 100,000 miles when
sold. Easy on the wallet. Keep the oil changed and the engine tuned and she'll
run forever. Of course there was this time I was driving down the freeway
when white smoke blew out of the tailpipe of my '93 4Runner Warranty
recall and fixed for free
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My boss drives a corolla. It's got a manual transmission. And no tachometer.
I had a '99 Ford Ranger XL Sport pickup that was the same way. I never needed the tach though. The power pretty well evaporates about 1200 RPM shy of redline anyway.. But then I didn't have AC in that tub either!
As for the Toyota cars vs the rest arguement.. I agree for the most part. Reliable sure, but < Homer Simpson voice > booooooring! < /voice >
Their trucks are nice, but expensive. On my last trip to the dealers I was in the market for a compact, light-duty 4x4 pickup. I shopped Toyota and Ford. Everyone told me that I was crazy for even looking at the Ford, because it was going to be a POS. I didn't listen. The 'yota was just too small in the cabin (extended cab is mandatory on those things!) and was something like $5k more expensive, even when the Ranger was better equipped. I cheaped out and bought the Ford. 8 months later I'd been to my dealer for warranty service 9 times and my co-workers were all saying "I told you so!".. I hear the newest incarnation of the 'yota Tacoma is much better on size.. but then it's even more expensive now too.
Heh, I've known about mbworld, but thus far I've resisted. I'm just in too many forums. It might be time to join though. I've been looking for a dead pedal for my car for a few years now...finally found one in the right color but it was carpeted and I want the non carpeted version...maybe posting on another forum will broaden the market so I can find one sooner...ok, here's hoping marlinspike isn't taken.
BTW, a German girl has told me that Antrieb isn't to drive like as in what you do when you get in a car but rather to drive like what an engine does in a car, i.e. propel.
BTW, a German girl has told me that Antrieb isn't to drive like as in what you do when you get in a car but rather to drive like what an engine does in a car, i.e. propel.
Yes I've heard the same thing unfortunately. Oh well, still a cool and easy name to remember.
I got to say, I'm kinda disappointed Andy's kid isn't haulin' around truckloads of photo gear...I always imagined I'd have all the gear I wanted if my parents were pro-photography, looks like no matter what I'd still be the broke photographer who spends all his money $1000 at a time (bank must wonder what the heck is going on with my account...$1000, then like 75 cents, then 1000, then once down to 3 cents).
I got to say, I'm kinda disappointed Andy's kid isn't haulin' around truckloads of photo gear...I always imagined I'd have all the gear I wanted if my parents were pro-photography, looks like no matter what I'd still be the broke photographer who spends all his money $1000 at a time (bank must wonder what the heck is going on with my account...$1000, then like 75 cents, then 1000, then once down to 3 cents).
I'm now reduced to a crappy cell phone for pictures :cry My fleabay camera broke a few days ago
Just be like "Yo pops, quit foolin' wit yo damn self, you know you gots da monies up in da crib, bitches - no disrespect - so why i rockin da sd710IS ja know?" And he'll be like "Why don't you speak english...but you make a convincing argument, here is an sd710is, and a 1dsmk2 with a 16-35 2.8L, 24-70 2.8L, and 70-200 2.8L IS"
Good find Gus! I was nearly born in the original version. My uncle had one and MamaIt did a good deal of riding around in the car, as it was the easiest for her to get in/out of thanks to the fully adjustable air suspension. Very, very cool car. Perhaps the only french car I've ever liked.
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They can have my GS when they pry it from my cold dead hands. The appeal for me anyway on the streets with a giant chooky is that i dont have to behave as a other motorcyclist do. Dirt bike riders to me anyway are the lab puppies of the bike world. Everyone only just tolerates them licking/slobbering on you & pissing just about anywhere if they get excited...the GS is evidence that this person still exists into their 40's & 50's.
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Ding Ding Ding. Biggest peice of crap. You wouldn't beleive GM could turn a Toyota into such a big peice of horse crap but they did it. Obviously not my car, but it's the new gf's car. If she sticks around first thing that has to be done is her getting a different car.
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I don't know about that. She thinks she is at least so not gonna argue with her about it.
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My boss drives a corolla. It's got a manual transmission. And no tachometer.
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You start with a Toyota and end up with horse crap...I'm missing where GM did any turning
Gus, it's the same here - although Toyota cars have all the sex appeal of a smelly old sneaker and are occasionally missing useful bits like tachometers, they are indeed still some of the most reliable cars on the road. Honda has managed to put some "pep" in their step, but Toyota has done reliability to a fault - in the US it is the car of old pensioners. *Except for light trucks - same here as well as Oz. Little 'yota's go just about forever, or until the bodies rust off the frame. Go to any mountain bike/kayak/climbing spot/young-person-sporty parking area and well over 50% of the vehicles will be toyota trucks.
Lee, I'm all over that tach when you're done with the Corolla! I'm serious, if you're gonna junk the car, it would be the hands-down funniest gift for my boss to receive the tach face cut out of another car.
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I know lots of 20+ year old nissan's that are in excellent shape and still running on race tracks, doing cross country trips, etc every day. Some with over 200-300,000 miles on their original engines without a rebuild. Yeah many of the older japanese cars rusted out but the news ones don't have that problem as bad. And the old ones still ran fine even when the body panels where rusted off.
www.zxstudios.com
http://creativedragonstudios.smugmug.com
sold. Easy on the wallet. Keep the oil changed and the engine tuned and she'll
run forever. Of course there was this time I was driving down the freeway
when white smoke blew out of the tailpipe of my '93 4Runner
recall and fixed for free
I had a '99 Ford Ranger XL Sport pickup that was the same way. I never needed the tach though. The power pretty well evaporates about 1200 RPM shy of redline anyway.. But then I didn't have AC in that tub either!
As for the Toyota cars vs the rest arguement.. I agree for the most part. Reliable sure, but < Homer Simpson voice > booooooring! < /voice >
Their trucks are nice, but expensive. On my last trip to the dealers I was in the market for a compact, light-duty 4x4 pickup. I shopped Toyota and Ford. Everyone told me that I was crazy for even looking at the Ford, because it was going to be a POS. I didn't listen. The 'yota was just too small in the cabin (extended cab is mandatory on those things!) and was something like $5k more expensive, even when the Ranger was better equipped. I cheaped out and bought the Ford. 8 months later I'd been to my dealer for warranty service 9 times and my co-workers were all saying "I told you so!".. I hear the newest incarnation of the 'yota Tacoma is much better on size.. but then it's even more expensive now too.
Has everyone seen that Top Gear with the Toyota truck? I think I posted it in this thread a few months back.
Oh and Richard I found a MB forum for you. http://www.mbworld.org/forums/index.php I'm Antrieb and hang out in the W201 section.
BTW, a German girl has told me that Antrieb isn't to drive like as in what you do when you get in a car but rather to drive like what an engine does in a car, i.e. propel.
Excellent. Sell the emblems, and then you can pay me back
PS: Nice pic - did you take it?
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Eyebrows coming off this weekend when I get the car
Fixed that for ya smurfette.
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PS..the bucket is for your current car keys.
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oooh, I want one.
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
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