Rode some horses today

[brenda]

@Mik said in Rode some horses today:

I have for decades been a left lane type A driver. Ever since I retired I have eschewed that sort of thing. Just not in any hurry.

Where's the fun in that?

I drive too fast, but often just to go with flow, which is safer IMO. I just roll along with all the other criminals.

[Kincaid]

@jon-nyc said in Rode some horses today:

Looking good! I think this model looks great. Almost as good as a current Ferrari.

Oddly enough I am a bit of a purist and like the last model that had pop up headlights - even though the interior is sooooo 90's aero, smooth, and round.

Because I am jonesing so bad for a convertible, I have been thinking about a '96-02 Corvette, or a '68-74 if I could get one in my budget. Preferably with chrome bumpers.

[Jolly]

A buddy had one that looked like this:

283/4speed. Ride like a buckboard, but was a lot of fun to drive...

[Jolly]

As a less expensive alternative:

A used Miata is a blast to drive and they are pretty reliable. The standard is harder to find than the auto. The older ones are starting to achieve a following and you see them advertised in Hemmings nowadays.

[jon-nyc]

My sister had a standard Miata, 2001 I think. It was a fun car.

[Kincaid]

Sadly, most Miatas already have 150-250k miles on them, because they were loved so much.

[Kincaid]

@Jolly said in Rode some horses today:

A buddy had one that looked like this:

283/4speed. Ride like a buckboard, but was a lot of fun to drive...

I was at a car show a couple years ago and expressed admiration for a late 50's 'Vette. The guy let me sit in it. I was pretty shocked as most people have a fit if you even breathe on their car at a show. It was a model prior to roll up windows but I was shocked it had about as much shoulder room as an MG Midget.

[Klaus]

@jon-nyc said in Rode some horses today:

I am thinking about a new car though. But I need to carry bikes on it.

I've tried various different variants of how to carry bikes on a car.

Unless you have a truck or a big trunk and no other luggage, I think there are only two decent ways to carry bikes.

1: On the towing hitch.

or, if you have a sufficiently big trunk and don't mind removing the front wheels (which is very easy thanks to quick release or thru axle)
2.

[jon-nyc]

I’ve been using a yakama bike rack that straps on to the back of my hatchback (Honda Fit/Jazz). Supposedly it holds three bikes but the sum of all three of our bikes exceeds the weight limit so the most I've done is two. Usually it’s just the boy’s bike.

My next car will use the trailer hitch method.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in Rode some horses today:

I’ve been using a yakama bike rack that straps on to the back of my hatchback (Honda Fit/Jazz). Supposedly it holds three bikes but the sum of all three of our bikes exceeds the weight limit so the most I've done is two. Usually it’s just the boy’s bike.

My next car will use the trailer hitch method.

Be bold. Be different. Get something not practical for the city.

Something like a four door, four wheel drive Tacoma would last forever and tow a small trailer, something like a Casita. Or, if you want to tow a larger travel trailer, look at a Tundra or F150. Lots of trailers on the market now that have a "toy box" built into the back of the trailer (a toy box is a space in the rear, that has an outside door and is big enough for bikes, a couple of smaller motorcycles or an atv).

Gee, it's kinda fun spending your money...

[Mik]

@jon-nyc said in Rode some horses today:

My sister had a standard Miata, 2001 I think. It was a fun car.

The Miata is as close as you can get to an MGB. But it runs.

[jon-nyc]

We went back to the exotic car rental place yesterday and got this:

Quick AF but the real treat was just how amazingly well this thing grips the road. Getting back into the SUV after was a major let down.

[George K]

Sweet.

You should rent a Tesla S and try "Ludicrous Mode" for comparison.

[Jolly]

Once had a rapid transit ride with a doc in one of those. I think we slowed down to 100 for one of the curves in the road. Grippy is right.

My DIL drives a Dodge. One like this:

Won't grip the road as well, but if the place has one, you might enjoy the ride.

[jon-nyc]

Jolly we’ve been wanting to. We’ve rented a mustang and a Camaro so the charger/challenger is logically next.

The exotics place doesn’t carry the muscle cars. Regular rental places often have Mustangs and camaros as their convertible option. But the dodge doesn’t come in a convertible.

[George K]

How did the Porsche compare to the 'Vette?

[jon-nyc]

The Vette was a convertible which I love. Both quick as hell, too much time between the rentals for me to say which was quicker.

Porsche definitely handled better.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in Rode some horses today:

Jolly we’ve been wanting to. We’ve rented a mustang and a Camaro so the charger/challenger is logically next.

The exotics place doesn’t carry them. Regular rental places often have Mustangs and camaros as their convertible option. But the dodge doesn’t come in a convertible.

The Hellcat is pure muscle in a four door. They say they'll run 200mph, but I don't know. I think my son has kicked it up to 170 on the track.

[Jolly]

How 'bout a twofer? The boy will be going off to school in a few years...The Miata is not a powerful car, but they are fun to drive. Kind of like a MG that doesn't break.

Dad could break it in for him...

[Aqua Letifer]

@jon-nyc said in Rode some horses today:

I’ve been using a yakama bike rack that straps on to the back of my hatchback (Honda Fit/Jazz). Supposedly it holds three bikes but the sum of all three of our bikes exceeds the weight limit so the most I've done is two. Usually it’s just the boy’s bike.

My next car will use the trailer hitch method.

Far superior.

(And by the way, that's a normal progression, strap rack to hitch rack. Pretty much everyone makes that mistake.)