chit chat thread
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Haven't been paying much attention to car news, but heard that Hyundai was coming out with a new "mini truck". So disappointed:
The bed fit's half a mountain bike... at an angle... I looked it up and the bed of a Subaru Brat was 2 inches wider and 8 inches longer. This is not a truck, it's a hatchback with part of the roof missing.
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Haven't been paying much attention to car news, but heard that Hyundai was coming out with a new "mini truck". So disappointed:
The bed fit's half a mountain bike... at an angle... I looked it up and the bed of a Subaru Brat was 2 inches wider and 8 inches longer. This is not a truck, it's a hatchback with part of the roof missing.
"Are you tired of things in your trunk being protected from the elements?!"
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I’m very excited to see how triple V8s sound at full honk.
All it needs now is some zoomies!
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All it needs now is some zoomies!
I’ll pass it along to the board. There’s actually concern about these being pretty loud already, they’re not known for being the quietest outboard around. That looks insane
It’s pretty wild to see them pulling 30-40+ people off of the dock, then going and pulling barefoot pyramids at 40+ mph (the team has two 900hp triple rigs like this). The power makes them crazy versatile. My favorite though is when you end up with this pulling a single 8 y/o around on a ski trainer or something, it’s hilarious.
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is that transom going to remove itself from the boat on the first hole shot?
Dan
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is that transom going to remove itself from the boat on the first hole shot?
Man, I hope not. Would be a crappy start to ski season.
In all seriousness though, these boats are built specifically as multi-engine towboats, so they’re pretty well reinforced and don’t have any problems taking the load as long as they’re kept up and aren’t rotted out. The transom itself is probably 4ish inches thick and has half inch aluminum plates reinforcing it on either side as well. A demonstration of what they’re actually capable of pulling:
80 person pyramid:
Barefoot line (pulled at probably 42ish mph):
Fun fact: I’m almost positive both of these records were set in Wisconsin.
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USAIR was a blast today. Evo is even faster this year with the changes the gf made.
makes a person want to not bother with old cars lol.
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makes a person want to not bother with old cars lol.
Some day EVO 10's will be old too
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Some day EVO 10's will be old too
They already are. Basically from 2008, build quality feels like 1998
still better than the 80s shitboxes lol
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They already are. Basically from 2008, build quality feels like 1998
still better than the 80s shitboxes lol
Mods ( so BagelMan I guess...) polish off that ban hammer....
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Mods ( so BagelMan I guess...) polish off that ban hammer....
Ban away, they are objectively better lol
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Ban away, they are objectively better lol
Who doesn't love the charm of dated suspension geometry, rust, crumbling plastic, NLA parts, and multitudes of rattles and squeaks that come with older cars??
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Ban away, they are objectively better lol
When does the for sale thread go up?
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When does the for sale thread go up?
Never
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Now this guy gets the true meaning of scale BMW models.
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Man, I hope not. Would be a crappy start to ski season.
In all seriousness though, these boats are built specifically as multi-engine towboats, so they’re pretty well reinforced and don’t have any problems taking the load as long as they’re kept up and aren’t rotted out. The transom itself is probably 4ish inches thick and has half inch aluminum plates reinforcing it on either side as well. A demonstration of what they’re actually capable of pulling:
80 person pyramid:
I didnt realize it was a tow boat, it looks so small for the 3 motors I assumed it might be 900hp strapped to a crappy bass boat or something.
Dan
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Got my second vaccine shot today. Time to go rage.
In two weeks you will be permitted to remove your mask momentarily for a photo at the top of Mt. Everest.
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