I bought a new car (the "I wanna be like Gugs" thread)...

[lurch70]

what a depressing thread ... http://forums.webmd.com/.efb4c81

i also read that the last gen Passat Wagon can do 3 across. you should be able to find some gently used ones.

 

[dorian gray]

lol...why was that depressing? Minivans? They rule. I'd buy one of the new Nissan Quests right now......if I had a job
I *do* like VWs. I'll check it out.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

My father-in-law just bought a Nissan Note. Everyone in the family is pretty excited to have something other than a Kei car to take on long trips. But I swear, this vehicle is the most uncomfortable thing I've ever been in.

And why doesn't a single vehicle over here have cruise control? The car dealer told me it's because Japan doesn't have any roads on which you can stay at a constant speed for any considerable length. That's bullshit so I'm still looking for an answer to that.

 

[dorian gray]

haha his explanation is what first came to mind

what the hell is a Nissan Note? Sounds gay.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

If you stay off the highway that's mostly true but you can drive on the highway for more than 1,000 miles at a constant speed. Earlier this year I drove a good 8 hours straight and fuck did I ever wish for cruise.

The Nissan Note is this thing

 

[lurch70]

what's uncomfortable about the Note?


also

 

[dorian gray]

I would've deftly jumped over the tractor trailer

also, yeah, the Note looks like a pretty nice vehicle.

also, I've been drooling over the MB GLK350 lately. I don't know why. Looks interesting, I guess. The rest of MB's SUV line just look like a Toyota or something.

also, in that pic of the Note....is there a tornado or something? Why are the trees being bent back by 200 mph winds?

 

[Thanatopsis123]

The seat is uncomfortable, there isn't ample leg room, and the arm rests are so skinny they could be replaced with fucking wire clothes hangers and nobody would notice.

He bought the absolute bare bones version and it shows. The dealer let us borrow another Note while his was being sent here and it wasn't too bad. But this one, my god. I drove it the other day just to run an errand and by the end, I felt like I needed to see a chiropractor.

 

[lurch70]

in this video some Italian chick talks about tightening nuts

 

[lurch70]

The seat is uncomfortable, there isn't ample leg room, and the arm rests are so skinny they could be replaced with fucking wire clothes hangers and nobody would notice.

He bought the absolute bare bones version and it shows. The dealer let us borrow another Note while his was being sent here and it wasn't too bad. But this one, my god. I drove it the other day just to run an errand and by the end, I felt like I needed to see a chiropractor.

sounds like a Trabant.

 

[einride]

let me tell you something about "absolute bare bones"

i rented a renault 4 gtl to drive on croatian mountain roads. it was the "gtl" version so it has the biggest engine (34 hp)

it also has a steering wheel, a 4-speed gearbox (with a fuck-off weird shift lever in the dashboard where you have to yank and pull to get a gear in, which gear is a bit of a fun surprise) and brakes (barely)

i've never been that close to dying while simultaneously having so much fun

 

[dorian gray]

hahahahahaha

 

[lurch70]

 

[MFJ]

god damn right, lurch

 

[dorian gray]

No vehicle even comes close to the safety and utility of minivans, yo!
You know you can haul 4'X8' sheets of building material in them, you know? And then flip the seats back up and haul 7 kids to their hockey game....while getting 28 mpg?

 

[lurch70]

 

[dorian gray]

Well, yeah.

 

[lurch70]

went to this Exotics Rally on Saturday in Times Square with my dbs buddy ... nuts! Ice-T was in the house all night.
i tell you, the amount of punani you can get just by association with this sort of crowd is reeediculous. no wonder most of these guys are single.

pics from said event
https://picasaweb.google.com/aurels...&authkey=Gv1sRgCJy7jNuyztqeWw&feat=directlink

 

[dorian gray]

Saleen S7 ftw

Was the teen with you the "relative" you were talking about?

 

[lurch70]

haha, yeah one of them. this was the "highlight of his trip" his words ...

he was ecstatic. my buddy was nice enough to give him a ride into the city from home also ... that required a few diaper changes also.