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[Rice]

Kinda has that mother goose look to it.

 

[JohnVee]

Denver Pyle (Uncle Jesse on Dukes of Hazard) was born on Christmas and died on Christmas. 77 years apart. Kinda weird.

Now, off to Lexus to let them fix something in the ES350 front end for the 3rd time in 2 months. Gonna be pissed if it's what I think it is...

Gonna eat the hell out of their snacks and drinks while I'm there! Maybe drive an F-Sport, too?

 

[izzyandsue]

Long but interesting clip for those interested in 36 hours of Uwharrie. I may do 3.6 hours....

 

[jamesurq]

I think I need a shower after that Bauer Power hour...

 

[jamesurq]

Not Toyota. But still cool.

 

[onemanarmy]

wow. Number 1. Incredible odds.

 

[izzyandsue]

Very inspiring article:
The best overlanding vehicle is the one you already have.

The best overlanding vehicle in the world - OutdoorX4

 

[lt1fire]

Very inspiring article:
The best overlanding vehicle is the one you already have.

The best overlanding vehicle in the world - OutdoorX4

I love that mag..... its like the overland journal for the everyday guy. Not saying I don't love overland journal but i'll never be the type of guy to drop the kind of money on some of the things they test (and never seem to test a budget option). Well I shouldn't say never.... the lottery is always an option

 

[weejub]

Kansas + Wichita State > NC + Duke


Edit:

Wichita State < Miami

+

I can't do math, obviously

 

[Rice]

Exploding manhole covers? That's some good reporting there Lou.

Explosions reported in downtown Greensboro

 

[Rice]

Eh, about as aerodynamic as a 40.

 

[roadstr6]

The manhole lid thing happens sometimes. Methane builds up. A lighnting strike on a service pole runs to ground down in a manhole system and POW! I am an engineer for AT&T and we have actually had to abandon sections of cabling and entire manhole runs because of this issue. The sections I am talking about are along South Tryon Street near Tyvola Rd by the golf course. The golf course was built on an old landfill site. Landfill=methane. From what I am told the last time the manholes blew, one of the covers was never found. The covers we use weigh around 250 lbs!

 

[Rice]

Not so uncommon here either .... I was mostly poking fun at a dim-wit reporter saying the man hole cover exploded.

 

[mtweller]

Myth busters just did an episode on "exploding manhole covers". Was pretty cool, they blew some covers sky high.

 

[lt1fire]

What vehicles have you owned in your life?
Just thought it would be interesting to see everyone's past vehicle history history (i would imagine some of them would be very, very long)

These first ones in red were really cars I used to buy with friends, race and then sell or put motors in them and sell, this was in the mid to late 90s where you could buy muscle cars for the huge sum of $500-750 without engines and $750-1500 running. If we had known that the stupid collectors car market was about to explode on them I would have kept them all)

69 Camaro
71 Buick GS
68 Firebird
(there were many more but really me and my friends joint owned them all so I just posted these ones up here)

Now for the ones I actually owned for more than a month or so

98 Chevy blazer 2 door
88 Mustang GT 5.0
94 Jeep Cherokee sport 5 speed
94 Ford Probe GT (nitrous sleeper, blew the motor sky high)
94 Pontiac Firebird Formula GT
94 Mustang GT
99 Camaro Z28 (the fastest car, 500+ HP)
99 Pontaic Grand Prix GTP (managed to get over 320 HP before a 90 year old man T-boned me)
2001 Ford Focus
2005 VW TDI Jetta
2005 Toyota Matrix
1995 Ford Ranger 2.3 ltr 5 speed
1992 Toyota Land Cruiser (you all know this one)
1987 Mercedes 300SDL (Highest mileage one ever 447k)
1984 GMC Suburban 4x4 6.2 diesel
2006 Mazda 6
1995 Chevy Suburban 4x4 6.5 Turbo Diesel

 

[roadstr6]

'77 Dodge Colt GT (First car @16 y/o.)
'78 Plymouth Arrow Pickup
'86 Mustang GT
'85 Nissan Sentra
'90 Mustang LX 5.0
'91 Chevy S-10 Blazer
'93 Mustang LX 5.0
'90 Nissan 240SX
'94 Infiniti G20
'96 S10 ZR2 4X4
'98 Jeep Cherokee Limited
'88 Honda Accord
'00 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited
'00 Honda Accord
'93 Mustang GT
'74 Triumph TR6
'60 Triumph TR3A
'69 MG MGB
'73 MG MGB
'76 MG MGB
'03 SVT Terminator Cobra
'84 Jeep CJ8 Scrambler
'07 Jeep JK Rubicon Unlimited
'03 GMC Envoy
'03 Dodge 1500 2WD
'69 FJ40
'78 FJ40
'84 FJ60
'04 LX470

I still own the ones in red. Of the cars I sold, I miss the '69 MGB and the '03 Cobra the most.

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[stevezero]

1978 doo doo brown Toyota Longbed 2wd
1983 1/2 nissan 720 series pickup (lowrider, convertible top, shaved stuff, ground effects, dancin bed thingie, etc etc etc...beach mobile)
1978 Chevy Malibu 2 dr landau. My grandmothers car, had 23000 miles on it when i got it in 1989.
1987 4runner
1993 Ford Explorer 4x4 (Had to buy this as a company vehicle)
1994 Toyota x-cab 4x4 sr5. Rolled/totalled at 4 months old
1995 GMC sonoma xcab (ordered new, returned on lemon law)
1995 GMC Safari van. Fully loaded family hauler to replace the sonoma
1995 Dodge Avenger ES (wifes car)
1998 Dodge Avenger ES (wifes upgrade in 1998 after the lease was up)
1998 Dodge Intrepid ES (replaced the gmc safari. great road trip car)
2000 Toyota xcab 4x4 sr5 with camper shell (replaced intrepid that was totaled)
1997 Lexus LX450 (replaced the 2000 xcab
1988 4runner DLX/SR5 (Daughters vehicle that I drive cause she cant)

Still have those in Red.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

1987 Toy LC (big red)
1987 BMW 635csi
1987 Toy LC (moonshine)
1998 VW Jetta
1991 BMW 525i
1989 VW Jetta
2003 VW Jetta
1985 CUCV M10008 (parted out)

Soon to have:
1991 GMC Safari 1 ton van (to be parted out)

 

[izzyandsue]

Interesting overlanding meet

Mid-Atlantic Overland Festival | inspiring you to explore your world

 

[angerhater]

vehicles;
77 toy Celica gt fastback
85 mr2
88 chevy caprice
94 mercury capri convertible
86 mr2
91 fj80
92 fj80

wifes;
2000 mazda millennia
2006 infiniti g35
2012 infiniti m37x

bikes;
84ish Suzuki dr400
82 Yamaha seca 550
86 Kawasaki kinja 600r
2002 bmw r1150rtp
1997 Honda goldwing