Well after 2005 anyway. But thats pretty kool, had no idea.Originally Posted by Wiscon_Mark
Well after 2005 anyway. But thats pretty kool, had no idea.Originally Posted by Wiscon_Mark
The ohh shit effect, it's what makes a subaru a subaru.
APRIL 2007 ROTM
2006 Legacy GT Limited
2003 Legacy L-SE - Sold to Belarus
I have a 1996 Chevy Suburban, 3/4 ton diesel...bought used then had it painted, this is a great SUV i've used it to move, haul 7 people plus camping gear, get to town after a heavy snow and haul my gear to jobsites for remodeling. i bought the Legacy after i moved for commuting (66 miles one way) point is that a big vehicle is sometimes a requirement.
AWA
absolutely. I don't think anyone in their right mind wants SUVs completely banned.
Maybe a screening process, or something, to see that you'll actually use it for SUVish purposes (hauling, towing, farming, etc). THe goverment actually offers huge tax breaks to SUV buyers. All they have to do is say that they're using it for utility, and they give them 5000 bucks or something like that back in taxes. Of course, people lie.
~Mark [SLi Admin]
2015 Dodge Charger AWD
2008 Subaru Tribeca Limited, 7 passenger w/ Navigation
Former vehicles:
03 Forester
95 Legacy Outback
Unfortunately, though, we'd have to be fair and make sure that the rich snobs looking at Porsche Carrera GTs are actually able to handle the vehicle without killing themselves.
Maybe make them attend a driving school or something like that.
Honestly, that would make me extremely happy.
But that would turn most rich snobs away, and it's rich snobs like that who keep those car companies going. It's a catch-22, just like the slew of performance Subarus and their corresponding performance parts that have now come out thanks to all the punk-ass kids buying WRXs.
See my Subarus...
There's too many mole hills and not enough mountains around here. I better get to work.
i work at a porsche dealer, and a Cayenne will do better than my subaru in just about any situation. and cayenne turbos are absurd but it is kinda cool to drive a 2 ton car that has 450hp and is faster than every car on the road. and comfortable as hell.
if people have the disposible income to have an impractical, inefficient, and expensive vehicle then that is their business. we on the other hand chose to drive subarus, i do because i like them, and i can afford one (maybe 2, see my other post in the general forum). and i am ok with that.
2 tons? That's pretty damn heavy.
~Mark [SLi Admin]
2015 Dodge Charger AWD
2008 Subaru Tribeca Limited, 7 passenger w/ Navigation
Former vehicles:
03 Forester
95 Legacy Outback
you're considering 2 tons as heavy?
my car weights 3400 i believe...
my friend's HALF TON dodge weighs over 7,000 lbs.
god that's warped.
i need to start lookin at the labels of the cars i see in teh shop every day.
a mini cooper weighs damn near what my car does.
there's something wrong there.
being used to that, driving today was so fun cause it was tiny! (identical but LHD)
I WANT A TINY CAR! lol! a loud, fast, drop top roadster.
rally racing... because football, baseball, and basketball only require one ball.
2000 Impreza 2.5RS Blue Ridge Pearl (Finally!)
1998 Legacy GT Wagon, Quicksilver, 5MT. A few goodies. (Gone to a new owner and some needed TLC.)
1968 Ford Bronco Project
Your car is 3200lbs, not 3400. And I find it hard to believe that a Mini Cooper is nearly the same weight.
I looked it up, it's 2,524 lbs.
2 tons=4000lbs...I think some people aren't thinking of that.
And 1/2 ton pickup means it's capable of carry 1/2 of a ton in the bed, not it weighing 1/2 ton which would be in Ariel Atom territory
~Mark [SLi Admin]
2015 Dodge Charger AWD
2008 Subaru Tribeca Limited, 7 passenger w/ Navigation
Former vehicles:
03 Forester
95 Legacy Outback
i'll have to ask john about it tomorrow. we were working on one today and he mentioned it. i was shocked for obvious reasons. (i doubt that the fact that it was an 03 cooper S matters)Originally Posted by Wiscon_Mark
(i know full well)Originally Posted by Wiscon_Mark
nooooo crap. cmon mark, jesus.Originally Posted by Wiscon_Mark
what i'm saying is, since when does it take 7,000lbs of truck to move 1,000lbs????
my s10 was considered a half ton truck IIRC.
rally racing... because football, baseball, and basketball only require one ball.
2000 Impreza 2.5RS Blue Ridge Pearl (Finally!)
1998 Legacy GT Wagon, Quicksilver, 5MT. A few goodies. (Gone to a new owner and some needed TLC.)
1968 Ford Bronco Project
It's an old term anyways (half ton)
I believe the payload on our Odyssey is 1200 lbs
The Subaru is 900 lbs.
~Mark [SLi Admin]
2015 Dodge Charger AWD
2008 Subaru Tribeca Limited, 7 passenger w/ Navigation
Former vehicles:
03 Forester
95 Legacy Outback
most people don't realize that 1,000lbs isn't an astounding amount.
16 cubic ft of water is 1,000lbs. (16.027)
~119 gallons.
I wonder what the volume was when i did this?
(clicky)
20 bags of speedy-dry... etc
cement
fertilizer
seed
paving blocks
etc
(you can see why i went to a wagon from a truck, some things i can't give up. )
rally racing... because football, baseball, and basketball only require one ball.
2000 Impreza 2.5RS Blue Ridge Pearl (Finally!)
1998 Legacy GT Wagon, Quicksilver, 5MT. A few goodies. (Gone to a new owner and some needed TLC.)
1968 Ford Bronco Project
a cayenne turbo weighs in at about 5900lbs...... 0-60 in 4.8 seconds!!! AMAZING i love my job
http://www.fast-autos.net/roadTests/6/
BTW 5900lbs = 2.6tons