Rode some horses today
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My sister had a standard Miata, 2001 I think. It was a fun car.
When you shake someone's deep sense of self-worth, leaving a scar in their ego, they will persistently try to diminish you through petty arguments & obsessive captious criticism of your actions, just to soothe the wound.
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@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.
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@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.
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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.
When you shake someone's deep sense of self-worth, leaving a scar in their ego, they will persistently try to diminish you through petty arguments & obsessive captious criticism of your actions, just to soothe the wound.
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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@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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
When you shake someone's deep sense of self-worth, leaving a scar in their ego, they will persistently try to diminish you through petty arguments & obsessive captious criticism of your actions, just to soothe the wound.
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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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.
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@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.
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@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.)
Please love yourself.
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@aqua-letifer said in Rode some horses today:
@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.)
Or...Could buy a nice pickup or pickup and toy hauler.
Remember, this Jon's money we are spending. Act accordingly.
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@jolly said in Rode some horses today:
@aqua-letifer said in Rode some horses today:
@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.)
Or...Could buy a nice pickup or pickup and toy hauler.
Remember, this Jon's money we are spending. Act accordingly.
Well then hell, man, what you need is a Land Rover Defender for the day trips, and a Mercedes-Benz 170 3500 Sprinter for your van conversion. Get yourself some 300 watt solar with a battery-to-battery charger, and you can go off-grid for as long as you like. Water filtration, insulation and air fan are easier with that model, too.
