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Pham Nuwen posted:I'd prefer a Lando roof This aesthetic is getting worse all the time!
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Rhyno posted:I honestly would have thought the generation that liked that poo poo were all dead by now. I had really hoped I would never see another newish car with one of those for the rest of my life.
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Darchangel posted:I had really hoped I would never see another newish car with one of those for the rest of my life. I didn't even know it was possible. I wish I had looked closer to see how they finished the edges around the tailgate opening. Then again, who cares, it's still garbage.
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Rhyno posted:I honestly would have thought the generation that liked that poo poo were all dead by now.
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They're still not that uncommon as a way to cover up hail damage. Then marketed to people with no taste.
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Darchangel posted:I had really hoped I would never see another newish car with one of those for the rest of my life. Iirc they're a way of salvaging hail damaged cars. At least, that's the explanation I've heard for it. Car gets tons of dents and damage from hail, throw a lovely vinyl landau top on it and then you've 'repaired it' and sell it to some poor schmuck. Edit: In trying to find who even sells landau topped cars, I found something much worse http://www.4hearse.com/ct.htm 
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Not disagreeing with the hail argument, I'm sure it's a legit reason. But somehow you just know those things were point-of-sale options and that's pristine metal under all that vinyl.
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ishikabibble posted:Edit: Yeah in comparison the other one doesn't look that bad, that's just how terrible this is.
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Finger Prince posted:Not disagreeing with the hail argument, I'm sure it's a legit reason. But somehow you just know those things were point-of-sale options and that's pristine metal under all that vinyl. Given the reason vinyl roofs disappeared is that they are immense water traps that lead to roof rust.... I very much doubt the pristine metal bit There has long been more than one reason to avoid a second hand car with a vinyl at all cost.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Given the reason vinyl roofs disappeared is that they are immense water traps that lead to roof rust.... I very much doubt the pristine metal bit This always cracked me up. I always wondered if was saving a buck for paint or if the adhesive wasn't compatible.
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Hey speaking of Porsches https://twitter.com/jimfromtheradio/status/1273600168403832834
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Why yes, I'd like a custom airbrushed tailgate on my brand new gladiator!  Driver looked like a 28 year old hipster
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That's kinda cute. Be real hard to make the Gladiator any uglier than it's own mother did.
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looking at how lumpy it looks around the edges, that could well be vinyl even if it's not, yeah nothing of value was lost
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Chris Knight posted:Hey speaking of Porsches As someone who used to work in Woodstock, that's exceptionally on brand for there.
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I once saw two adults on a smaller (125cc) scooter, but the passenger was facing backwards, holding a hand cart which was pulling a refrigerator. Seemed to be working out.
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Chris Knight posted:Hey speaking of Porsches https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/porsche-driver-charged-for-pulling-hot-tub-on-wooden-cart-1.4990472 968?
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you can tell they spent a lot of time on it, good effort
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taqueso posted:you can tell they spent a lot of time on it, good effort If they spent more than $20 on the wood, they’re idiots. A Home Depot truck rental is $19. Well, I mean they’re idiots regardless, but even more so if they were trying to save a buck by doing it.
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Those carts use bronze bushings instead of bearings. I bet that got hot.
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While it was inoperable for quite some time Bus 142 has finally been airlifted out of the Alaskan Stampede Trail. I imagine the locals are happy, as dipshit hikers kept dying trying to reach it. It would have been nice if it was left undisturbed but I think it’s a good thing it was removed.
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Frond posted:While it was inoperable for quite some time Bus 142 has finally been airlifted out of the Alaskan Stampede Trail. I imagine the locals are happy, as dipshit hikers kept dying trying to reach it. Was that the Into the Wild bus? Edit: yep https://www.dvidshub.net/news/372418/alaska-national-guard-airlifts-into-wild-bus-stampede-trail Midjack fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Jun 19, 2020 |
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Probably all they had to do was improve the crossing of that one river that people kept drowning in. Wikipedia says the bus was shot up a bunch so it probably wasn't much fun to visit anymore.
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lol the wiki article about it has already been updated. movie was not so great but the soundtrack by Vedder is great
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TotalLossBrain posted:Those carts use bronze bushings instead of bearings. I bet that got hot. 
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slidebite posted:The wheels on carts like that can be roller/ball and plain bearings, but either way not exactly rated for being trailer wheel The ones on mine are ball bearing x 2 each wheel, but neither they nor the tires are up to highway speeds. Or even city street speeds.
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BraveUlysses posted:lol the wiki article about it has already been updated. movie was not so great but the soundtrack by Vedder is great The soundtrack is good but I prefer the original version of “Hard Sun”. I am biased though as I am Canadian.
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BraveUlysses posted:lol the wiki article about it has already been updated. movie was not so great but the soundtrack by Vedder is great Vedder has a knack for writing about people getting themselves killed.
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Photos of the move:    https://i.imgur.com/M1jdU5H.mp4
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Fortnite 2 looking kind of bland honestly
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Code Jockey posted:Fortnite 2 looking kind of bland honestly Well it's an ugly part of alaska tbh. That area is all marsh and mosquitos north of the foothills of the alaskan range. Put that poo poo in the Chugach mountains and now we're talkin.
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How was he able to just drive in a big rear end old bus but people end up dead if they try to see it?
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The New York Times posted:How was he able to just drive in a big rear end old bus but people end up dead if they try to see it? He didn't drive it, it was already there. The bus had been used as accommodation by road construction crew and was dragged around with a bulldozer before being abandoned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stampede_Trail#Bus_142
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The New York Times posted:How was he able to just drive in a big rear end old bus but people end up dead if they try to see it? The famous dead dude didn't drive the bus there. EDIT: Beaten
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slidebite posted:Why yes, I'd like a custom airbrushed tailgate on my brand new gladiator! All I can see here is 
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It’s in ok condition considering it’s been there for 60 years.
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TotalLossBrain posted:Those carts use bronze bushings instead of bearings. I bet that got hot. I bought proper bearing wheels for my hand trolley a few years ago and every side of the packaging had NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE printed on it in the biggest letters that would fit.
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Memento posted:I bought proper bearing wheels for my hand trolley a few years ago and every side of the packaging had NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE printed on it in the biggest letters that would fit. that's just for liability, the real limits are miles away from that!
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Finger Prince posted:Not disagreeing with the hail argument, I'm sure it's a legit reason. But somehow you just know those things were point-of-sale options and that's pristine metal under all that vinyl. Oh they were at one point, and I'm sure some Cadillac dealer still offers it. But it's not pristine metal after a few months under that poo poo. slidebite posted:Why yes, I'd like a custom airbrushed tailgate on my brand new gladiator! I'm down for custom airbrushed tailgates, when well done. And they need to be on a proper minitruck - say, a Nissan Hardbody, Mazda B2000, Mitsubishi Mighty Max, 80s/early 90s Toyota pickup (Hilux for those outside of the US)... I'll take an old school S-10 if I absolutely have to, but I'd rather it be on Nippon minitruck sheetmetal. I'll carve out an exception for late 80s/early 90s Chevy full size pickups, but only if they have the full bodykit for the era. This... doesn't meet a single one of that criteria. 
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