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Rode some horses today

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  • HoraceH Offline
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    Horace
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    #16

    Very cool thing to do with the boy. I'm sure he loved it.

    Education is extremely important.

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    • HoraceH Offline
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      Horace
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      So how fast did you go?

      Education is extremely important.

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      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

        Yeah my son was ever so slightly disappointed to find out it was a 2019.

        The mid-engine does 0-60 in 2.8 seconds.

        This one is a meager 3.6. Lol

        JollyJ Offline
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        @jon-nyc said in Rode some horses today:

        Yeah my son was ever so slightly disappointed to find out it was a 2019.

        The mid-engine does 0-60 in 2.8 seconds.

        This one is a meager 3.6. Lol

        Too fast. You need something more practical, like an SUV. May I suggest...

        https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/2021-dodge-durango-srt-hellcat-0-60-in-3-5-seconds/

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • MikM Offline
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          He needs some bad shades.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • brendaB Offline
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            #20

            Setting the expectations for the 16th birthday? 😀

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            • jon-nycJ Online
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              jon-nyc
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              #21

              @Horace Probably didn't quite break 100. But this was on relatively busy Westchester roads.

              Where we tested it is on acceleration. Man does this thing growl when you punch it. We rented a Mustang GT and a Camaro SS before but this puts them to shame.

              Only non-witches get due process.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                #22

                Brenda - ha!

                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                  @Horace Probably didn't quite break 100. But this was on relatively busy Westchester roads.

                  Where we tested it is on acceleration. Man does this thing growl when you punch it. We rented a Mustang GT and a Camaro SS before but this puts them to shame.

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                  @jon-nyc said in Rode some horses today:

                  @Horace Probably didn't quite break 100. But this was on relatively busy Westchester roads.

                  Where we tested it is on acceleration. Man does this thing growl when you punch it. We rented a Mustang GT and a Camaro SS before but this puts them to shame.

                  If possible, you should rent a Tesla and see how it compares.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    jon-nyc
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                    #24

                    His bestie's dad drives one. They will accelerate well but without that growl. Not the same.

                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                      His bestie's dad drives one. They will accelerate well but without that growl. Not the same.

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                      @jon-nyc said in Rode some horses today:

                      His bestie's dad drives one. They will accelerate well but without that growl. Not the same.

                      Style over substance, then.

                      When I drove the 'Vette, I was impressed with the sound and growl. That's purely psychological, of course. If it sounds more powerful, it must be more powerful. Numbers be damned.

                      As D'Oh (remember him?), or was it Klaus, commented on TOCR, there's a lot of money spent on tuning the sound of the exhaust and engine. Never understood that, and you can get off my lawn.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        jon-nyc
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                        #26

                        For the record it fits in the garage fine.

                        I’m just sayin’

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                        Only non-witches get due process.

                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                        • RainmanR Offline
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                          Man, that redefines cool!
                          So I'm curious. When you lay down at night to go to sleep, in the back of your mind, isn't there a little bit of "damn, maybe I should just buy one." ??
                          I would just dwell on it, until I somehow rationalized buying one, or even leasing. To hell with common sense.

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                          • jon-nycJ Online
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                            jon-nyc
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                            #28

                            Not really. It’s so damn impractical. I am thinking about a new car though. But I need to carry bikes on it.

                            But maybe I’ll rent something awesome every couple of months while the boy is in this phase and we aren’t traveling.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

                            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                              Doctor Phibes
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                              I'd be willing to lend you my Ford Focus weekends for a very reasonable price. It's a chick magnet.

                              I was only joking

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                              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                Not really. It’s so damn impractical. I am thinking about a new car though. But I need to carry bikes on it.

                                But maybe I’ll rent something awesome every couple of months while the boy is in this phase and we aren’t traveling.

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                                @jon-nyc said in Rode some horses today:

                                Not really. It’s so damn impractical. I am thinking about a new car though. But I need to carry bikes on it.

                                But maybe I’ll rent something awesome every couple of months while the boy is in this phase and we aren’t traveling.

                                Dude, I gave you an SUV that will outrun the Vette, 0-60. Don't know top end speed, but my DIL's with the same engine supposedly can do 200 mph (she's only had it up to 160).

                                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  jon-nyc
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                                  Funny thing is we had signed up to rent a hellcat. The boy has been in a Camaro SS and a Mustang GT (Both in Miami in Feb) and wanted the American Muscle trifecta. They called me after I reserved and said they didn’t have the Dodge but could give me the vette for 50$ more.

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    #32

                                    Awesome @jon-nyc Seems like a fun time!!

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                                    • jon-nycJ Online
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                                      jon-nyc
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                                      #33

                                      By the way, the boy and I saw the C8 today, mid-engine.

                                      It was sweet looking.

                                      My son says 'he's driving it like it's a Prius though'. lol

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                        By the way, the boy and I saw the C8 today, mid-engine.

                                        It was sweet looking.

                                        My son says 'he's driving it like it's a Prius though'. lol

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                                        George K
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                                        @jon-nyc said in Rode some horses today:

                                        My son says 'he's driving it like it's a Prius though'. lol

                                        You've raised him well.

                                        I was behind a Prius yesterday. He was doing 31 mph.

                                        Speed limit was 40..😠

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          jon-nyc
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                                          #35

                                          My wife drives one. Just like that.

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

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