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Carteret posted:That Ruckus looks terrifying. By terrifying you mean awesome. That looks like silly amounts of fun. I've always wanted a Ruckus and a ski kit may seal the deal.
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Carteret posted:I sold my Ruckus last year. It was fun and useful for Kansas City, useless and life threatening for Eastern North Carolina. I have an almost 40 mile commute, in Pennsylvania. Unless I got that ski thing I'd be garaging it for 4-5 months out of the year. Maybe not though, as we haven't really been having winter here. I also live in a sprawling suburban wasteland thats at least five miles of highway from anything. It'd be incredibly impractical for me in every way, but I still want one. They look like so much fun. I'm a big guy too so I'd definitely look like a tool. There's a couple in the area in the $1k to $1.5k range. Curse me for spending my tax return money in my head before I've even got it. Somebody talk me out of this please.
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Jan 20, 2013 04:24
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I'm about 6'1" and 250 lbs. I can imagine the poor thing straining beneath my bulk. Would it really be that bad for a fatso like me? I have fond memories of the old Honda Passport scooter I had as a kid. I get all nostalgic and start wanting a tiny motorcycle sometimes.
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Jan 20, 2013 06:31
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I wasn't aware of that. Its really hilly around here. Probably why there aren't many for sale nearby. Also explains why they are so cheap. 15 years and 100 lbs ago that little Passport hauled rear end. I regularly carted friends around on the back of it too. The poor thing succumbed to a couple summers of brutal abuse before it just gave up the ghost. The fact that the Ruckus looks tough as hell is the #1 reason I want one so bad. Those dual headlights make it look all road warrior and poo poo. I just have to remind myself that I'll look like a clown tooling around on one.
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Jan 20, 2013 06:54
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PainterofCrap posted:Oh then you want: Whoa, what the hell is that? It looks like fun. Big or little Ruckus I doubt I'll actually drop the cash for one. I have too much stuff I need to take care of with my GTP before I do something dumb like buy a stupid and awesome scooter. I'll just have to settle with fantasizing about tooling around on one wearing full leathers and an old school ghetto blaster strapped to my back playing Motorhead at full volume.  I just remembered my minibike I had before the passport. It was a cheap lovely '70s frame I dug out of a barn. Dropped a 2.5hp Briggs and Stratton on it with a centrifugal clutch. Dropped the skid brakes for disc and ran the throttle with a length of speaker wire. By that I mean there was a 3' length of wire tied to the carb that I had to yank straight back to make it go. I eventually got a twist throttle and that thing was my primary form of locomotion through middle school until some shitheel stole it out of my garage. I made many road trips in that with a jerry can strapped to the handlebars, a backpack full of whatever swill beer I could procure and of course that boom box. It blared Nirvana, Rancid and Tool most days. I'd almost settle for an old lawnmower powered mini to sport around the trailer parks and developments. I could even strap my Stampede on the back and make trips to the bmx park and go bash for a day. My little toy monster truck would, sadly be way faster that any itty bitty bike I would buy.
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Jan 21, 2013 03:48
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http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/mcy/3555666427.html Look at this bad boy. Looks exactly like my old one but with a 5hp Briggs. Mine had a purple and white glittery banana seat with a sissy bar though.  I could afford this. And it would be terrible.
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Jan 21, 2013 04:03
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That jeep is a drat shame. I think the current style is pretty handsome. To me a Jeep is relatively plain and function all. What the gently caress are they thinking?
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Feb 23, 2013 08:23
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My '88 Nova 5 speed didn't have a tach, giant temp and fuel gauges in its place. I wished it had one every day I had that car. If pretty much just shifted whenever it stopped accelerating.
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Apr 12, 2013 22:16
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Holy poo poo. I had no idea there was a obd2 Bluetooth dongle. With an android app no less! I was seriously considering picking up a scanguage but if the dongle/phone combo works well I'll be getting one this week. I'll have a good reason to use my nav cradle again. What exactly can this tell me? Will I be able to see SC boost pressure? Coolant and oil temp? Intake and exhaust temp?
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Apr 18, 2013 04:51
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Thats alot of owls. I count 11 if those things on her tits are indeed owls. Time for a radical owlectomy.
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May 11, 2013 17:54
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 York, PA. Always classy.
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May 15, 2013 17:09
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I like the idea of the cops having some fun with interesting patrol cars. I'd rather that funding go into hiring more officers to patrol for real crime and maybe improve the response time for emergency calls though.
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May 21, 2013 04:13
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Sudden Infant Def Syndrome posted:I wish it was Dio themed RJD's spirit would make it burst into flames before the paint even dried. Having said that, I want a Holy Diver themed custom van more than anything
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Sep 7, 2013 06:16
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West SAAB Story posted:Forget that man.. its like a rainbow in the dark. There's no sign of the morning coming  I thought I could count on the hipsters to bring the custom vans back. Fixies and vintage clothes are less of a financial commitment than 35 year old vans with with glorious lightning wizard amazon titty babe airbrushing, front to back shag carpet and moon shaped bubble windows, I guess.
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Sep 7, 2013 07:21
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I kinda like the turbo badge on the Optima. It takes me back to the 80's when cars advertised turbos on every available piece of real estate. Starions were the best for that. It was even stitched into the seat belts.
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Oct 7, 2013 01:17
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I've only had two cars with ABS my old '96 Saturn and my '04 GTP. It was fairly jarring when it kicked in on the Saturn but the Pontiac is fairly unobtrusive. It definitely helps if you actually know how to drive and are aware of what ABS does. Ridiculous badging and ABS related note,  Pontiac advertised ABS on the wheel caps for long while, even after it was a commonplace feature on almost every car. Most of the GM 3800 series cars loved to announce the supercharger too. My own car has a tiny badge on the trunk.
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Oct 8, 2013 04:20
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opengl128 posted:If GM could have, they would have. I'm pretty sure GM did include chrome clad wheels on at least some of the newer malibus. By chrome clad I mean steel wheels with a chrome plastic cover molded on. Alot of Ram trucks have those. I kinda wish I had them on my car cause the chrome plating is falling off of my wheels in huge chunks.
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Oct 8, 2013 06:51
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My '89 Subaru XT had a factory clarion stereo. The speakers were blown to hell and the buttons on the dash were falling off by the time I got it. I did have an older Clarion flip down cassette head unit I used in my Saturn for a few years and that thing sounded drat good. I havent seen a clarion head unit worth a second look for a long time though. Seems like they are out of the game for the most part. I like the look and sound of Pioneer stuff now. I've got a lower end Pioneer double din touchscreen in my GTP and its treated me very well. In the late 90's to early '00s building a system was a lot of fun. Stock stereos have gotten pretty good and not many people seem to have the desire to build a good system these days. I sort of pine for the days when it was a big deal to go get a nice new amp or head unit and play show and tell with my buddies.
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Oct 12, 2013 08:56
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I had a lot of Kenwood stuff back in the 00's. I had the first model with the motorized flip around faceplate. It all sounded great and was built very well back then but I've still noticed a dropoff in their quality as of late. I stand by my Pioneer stuff these days. My only complaint is that if you don't buy a fairly high end model up front they want you to buy seperate modules for satellite radio, Bluetooth and nav. This can be avoided by just dropping the extra coin up front for an up level unit. I use my smart phone and iPod for all that but those add on modules add up. I still say that for the money a pioneer offers the best bang for the buck.
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Oct 12, 2013 09:59
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Is there any advantage at all to filling tires with nitrogen? I seem to lose a few psi every couple of weeks so it seems like going to the trouble of going to a shop to get topped off would outweigh any advantages.
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Mar 16, 2014 04:43
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PA seems to be alright as far as inspection goes. Most shops aren't overly picky and emissions is on a county to county basis. I'm in an emissions county but its not a big deal. My sisters dad used to own an inspection certified shop so I could get some of the total shitpiles I used to drive taken care of. The dealerships and "legit" shops I've used would let minor stuff slide too. The system seems to work as far as keeping the really dangerous poo poo off the roads and not loving with the average motoring Joe. I can't imaging what its like to deal with California horse poo poo, or even having to be constantly watching for rolling hazards in the non inspection states.
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Apr 21, 2014 03:49
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Raluek posted:California doesn't have safety inspections. They just check that the original smog equipment is still present when they do their sniffer test. Keeps you from doing some more interesting motor swaps, but why would you want to own something newer than 1975 anyway? Well color me informed. I've always assumed that they scrutinized the hell out of anything with wheels out there. I always thought that from reading about the guys that have trouble making something with relatively non threatening mods road legal. So a screeching, wobbling jalopy gets ok'ed as long as its got all the necessary emissions equipment? Is it an annual thing or just when a title changes hands? My impression of the non inspection states comes from seeing photos of horribly unsafe poo poo heaps on these forums and the frightening tales of barely functioning death traps my sister saw during her time in Florida. Now that I think about it most of the scariest stuff that I can recall seeing had Florida plates. I just imagine going there and having to dodge mad max style heaps as they crabwalk across the lanes. Every other minute one careens over the center barrier trailing flames and oily smoke.
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Apr 21, 2014 05:22
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Galler posted:Reddit raised ~$55,000 to make that happen. Ok. Now how do we raise the money to sponsor a car with the porn frog or grenade logo on it. I'll donate a few bucks to support my favorite internet forum. Reddit doesn't get to have a race car when SA has the best car forum on the internet.
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Apr 29, 2014 06:16
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Octopus Magic posted:That'll definitely make this site relevant again, a 10+ year old meme. It'd be more for fun than anything. Nobody that watches racing knows what that stupid loving dog is anyway, or anything that we'd come up with for that matter. It'd be a fun gently caress you to reddit anyway. Because that place is poo poo.
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Apr 29, 2014 17:48
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Saw this vette with a rad wide body kit. Unfortunately I didn't get a shot of it from the side. I can assure you all that it was horrid.
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 Thats my car. I hate my job so I've been doing goofy poo poo lately to see what I can get away with. I plan to get there early tomorrow so I can get a parking space right by the office.
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Aug 31, 2022 09:31
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I've already gotten an extremely positive reaction from my union brothers and sisters. I expect a visit to HR tomorrow. Last I checked drawing boobs on your car doesn't violate a single article of the contract.
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Oh no. No.... My dumb rear end was trying to diagnose a misfire. hosed with the fuel injectors and it went wrong. Finally hosed off all the fire extinguisher powder to reveal horrors...  How hosed am I
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Nov 24, 2022 14:13
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I was gonna dump a can of seafoam in the tank and top it off to see if that would help the misfire situation. Last ditch attempt before having to buy parts or take it to a shop. I only noticed the smoke after I turned the car off next to the pump. Didn't want to start back up obviously. Putting it into neutral would have rolled it right up to the door of the store. Thankfully Sheetz has extinguishers at the pumps. Used my official OSHA training 🙂
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Nov 24, 2022 14:41
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A guy called ihop comments on my choice of gas station food and explosion danger. A banner day to be sure. A sad actual fact is that I emerged from the haze of extinguisher powder to pick up my nitro cold brew with cream and large mozz sticks.
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Nov 24, 2022 16:53
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orange juche posted:I call those the radiator ventilator, because so many morons leave them on and then back into your car in the parking lot, punching a nice hole in your grille and radiator and pretend you were parked too far forward when they were using their bumper to feel for cars. There should seriously be a law about that. Imagine how many otherwise minor rear end collisions ended up totaling a car after impaling the bumper, condenser, radiator etc on 18 inches of bullshit that doesn’t need to be there. Also, the next time I’m walking through a parking lot and smash my shin against a hitch it might be the time that I yank the fucker off and huck it through the rear window.
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Oct 2, 2023 05:06
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 I was already having a poo poo-assed day so it's a good thing this loving RV wheel cover thing appeared in the middle of the highway to cheer me up! Cracked radiator and plenty of shredded plastic splash guards.
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No. 6 posted:Someone defaced the side of your car, too Fun with dry erase markers! Scratch Monkey posted:He got that Hotwheels flame design Kind of! 
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