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Started by FoMoJo, August 26, 2014, 05:59:31 AM

FoMoJo

It looks like a pedestrian walkway.
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Morris Minor

Christian that looks like something from the DDR.

The garage at my parent's vintage 1955 house was minuscule - by the 1990s his cars basically did not fit. Average sizes went up.
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Galaxy

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/lincoln/aviator/2020/2020-lincoln-aviator-vs-2020-cadillac-xt6-comparison/

"I won't waste your time. I'm not going to yank your chain. No dillydallying here, heaven forbid. If you're shopping for an American three-row luxury SUV, it would be a regretful mistake to buy a Cadillac XT6 over the Lincoln Aviator."

Yikes! 

NomisR

Quote from: cawimmer430 on October 07, 2019, 08:45:16 AM
This is the entrance to a communal garage. I don't think my A-Class would even fit through here! A small car like a DKW Junior from the 1960s probably could make it...






i don't think round nick can make it..

12,000 RPM

Quote from: Galaxy on October 07, 2019, 11:40:38 AM
https://www.motortrend.com/cars/lincoln/aviator/2020/2020-lincoln-aviator-vs-2020-cadillac-xt6-comparison/

"I won't waste your time. I'm not going to yank your chain. No dillydallying here, heaven forbid. If you're shopping for an American three-row luxury SUV, it would be a regretful mistake to buy a Cadillac XT6 over the Lincoln Aviator."

Yikes!
$73K for a fancy Traverse. Madness
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Eye of the Tiger

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Laconian

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on October 07, 2019, 01:16:08 PM
$73K for a fancy Traverse. Madness

Boomers feeling flush with their reverse mortgages...

And WTF, 4800lbs? I had no idea these fuckers got so porky!
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giant_mtb

Quote from: Laconian on October 07, 2019, 02:04:38 PM
Boomers feeling flush with their reverse mortgages...

And WTF, 4800lbs? I had no idea these fuckers got so porky!

I think pretty much all the larger, 3-row CUVs are 4,000+ pounds.  Add in some extra sound deadening, luxury materials, and more gadgets...yeah.  They're tanks.

Laconian

This is almost 5000lbs though.
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Eye of the Tiger

 :pee: Traverse is a fat piece of shit.
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giant_mtb

Quote from: Laconian on October 07, 2019, 02:30:14 PM
This is almost 5000lbs though.

2020 Ford Explorer/Curb weight
4,345 to 4,727 lbs

2020 Buick Enclave/Curb weight
4,359 to 4,685 lbs

2019 Lincoln MKT/Curb weight
5,036 lbs




12,000 RPM

Yea 4800lb for this sounds about right. This is another reason I prefer the 2 row crossover. Shit like the RDX & Corsair can weigh less than 4000lbs with AWD.

Sidebar, one of my coworkers got a new Blazer. Looks really good in person, but the visibility still looks awful. Wish they had called it something else, like the Malibu Sportcross :lol:
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cawimmer430

Quote from: FoMoJo on October 07, 2019, 09:55:47 AM
It looks like a pedestrian walkway.

At first glance it does. But it's actually an entrance to the communal garages. I assume that this building was build in the 1950s where cars were smaller and those with larger cars could park them on the street.




Quote from: Morris Minor on October 07, 2019, 10:21:33 AM
Christian that looks like something from the DDR.

The garage at my parent's vintage 1955 house was minuscule - by the 1990s his cars basically did not fit. Average sizes went up.

It does look very East Germanyish. A Trabant or Wartburg could certainly squeeze through there!
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cawimmer430

Quote from: NomisR on October 07, 2019, 12:53:45 PM
i don't think round nick can make it..

What is a round nick? ;)
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: cawimmer430 on October 08, 2019, 06:00:26 AM
What is around nick? ;)

Dogs, bass guitars, old trucks and furry porn mostly.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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NomisR

Quote from: Soup DeVille on October 08, 2019, 06:16:00 AM
Dogs, bass guitars, old trucks and furry porn mostly.

and land..

giant_mtb


Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: Soup DeVille on October 08, 2019, 06:16:00 AM
Dogs, bass guitars, old trucks and furry porn mostly.

Well, I sold two of the trucks.
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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: giant_mtb on October 08, 2019, 08:36:08 AM
I think LAND is FSBO.

You want it? I don't. Me and my kidney stones have decided that I am allergic to the heat around here.
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NomisR

There's so many tiny houses available to buy on Amazon though. 

Laconian

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on October 08, 2019, 09:41:09 AM
You want it? I don't. Me and my kidney stones have decided that I am allergic to the heat around here.

Kidney stones caused by heat?
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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: Laconian on October 08, 2019, 11:29:58 AM
Kidney stones caused by heat?

Chronic dehydration? I start sweating once the temperature is over 70. At 90+, I can't drink water fast enough.
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giant_mtb

Ahhhahahah my brother and his bf just traded in their 4Runner for an LR4 because their 4Runner wasn't "reliable" and had some clearance issues.

#california

ie, they don't know how to drive and need computers to do it for them.

Laconian

Oh boy, that LR4 is going to teach them what unreliability looks like.
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: giant_mtb on October 08, 2019, 09:29:16 PM
Ahhhahahah my brother and his bf just traded in their 4Runner for an LR4 because their 4Runner wasn't "reliable" and had some clearance issues.

#california

ie, they don't know how to drive and need computers to do it for them.

Clearance issues?
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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giant_mtb

Quote from: Soup DeVille on October 09, 2019, 03:51:13 AM
Clearance issues?

"clearance issues"

They are the, uh, Overland Expo type.

12,000 RPM

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Soup DeVille

Quote from: giant_mtb on October 09, 2019, 05:25:57 AM
"clearance issues"

They are the, uh, Overland Expo type.

There's your answer. Pretentious snots like that need to buy an old Land Cruiser for full wannabe points though...
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Soup DeVille

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on October 09, 2019, 05:31:39 AM
Blech. Overland. Safari. Gulf/Martini liveries. #4DaGram

That third one doesn't really seem to fit.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Subaru dealership came back $500 off from my cut off to make the Outback happen... :hmm:
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