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Heheh so for the last week i've been doing a process for a new job, some phone interveiws and such and in the end what won it for me since it was a pretty close match between me and this other guy was the fact I drive a SUV with enough space to carry stuff and the other guy had a tiny little hatch back.
So my SUV got me a new job
I think im going to start singing I love the SUV song
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Hi Athens, I'm glad you're happy
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Originally Posted by His Dudeness
You're going to kill the planet, you know.
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You know that idiot cash boy is going to start bashing in on this thread soon.
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we will see, he might have learned his lesson messing around with my threads, I doubt he wants me to tail every post of his again making his life missrible and getting him banned 5 times a day some with out even getting a single post off so ya I think Ca$h will pass this by.
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Hi Athens!
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Originally Posted by Cubeoid
Hi Athens!
Please quit following Athens around and saying "Hi Athens" in response to every post Athens makes.
Try using the private message feature.
On Topic: I loved my '00 GMC Jimmy when I had it. Tons of power and handled very well. Mileage wasn't too bad, I usually averaged around 17 mpg.
SUVs can carry quite a bit of cargo. A lot more than any station wagon that's for sure.
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ya you figure Ca$h would love a SUV with all the bullshit that comes with him
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Originally Posted by Railroader
Please quit following Athens around and saying "Hi Athens" in response to every post Athens makes.
Try using the private message feature.
You should really put Cubeoid on your IM list.
He is never persistently annoying about you responding to him right away.
He never repeats himself over and over again.
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Originally Posted by Kevin
You should really put Cubeoid on your IM list.
He is never persistently annoying about you responding to him right away.
He never repeats himself over and over again.
Ever.
Promise.
Are you being sarcastic
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WARNING DON'T!
TRUST ME RAILROADER DON'T! You will regret it!
WDLove can be interesting too hehe
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But you obviously hate Mother Earth.
Congrats on the job.
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While my Dodge Dakota isn't a SUV but a truck, I have to say its come in so handy. I had a Jeep wrangler which had 0 storage capability. Awesome fun vehicle but no true utility purpose. Traded it in and picked up this baby. The only down side is the mileage I don't travel much so it seems to be ok.
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Originally Posted by Dakar
But you obviously hate Mother Earth.
Congrats on the job.
I love the enviroment, most of my driving is freeway, it isnt that much worst then my prelude on gas. Its also how you drive. I used to just beat my prelude using up much more gas then if I drove it nice. I don't think im using up any more fuel then before. And I am keeping the engine in top shape as well. Kinda got no choice because of the AirCare Program. In the last 20 years Vancouvers Air Quality has gotten better and better every year and its because of programs like AirCare. I bet my Charokee uses burns cleaner then the average car in cities with no AirCare type programs.
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Dude, it was a joke, hence the winky face. I don't actually want to see that war start.
BTW, big fan of the Prelude. I wish I had a chance to drive one of the old ones with four wheel steer.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
SUVs can carry quite a bit of cargo. A lot more than any station wagon that's for sure.
But less than a minivan.
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Originally Posted by wallinbl
But less than a minivan.
We're Mac users. A sense of Aesthetics is important.
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Originally Posted by Dakar
Dude, it was a joke, hence the winky face. I don't actually want to see that war start.
BTW, big fan of the Prelude. I wish I had a chance to drive one of the old ones with four wheel steer.
Try even older, the 2nd Gens are really really fun to drive!
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Originally Posted by wallinbl
But less than a minivan.
Ya but can a minivan take it all the same places a SUV can
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Originally Posted by Athens
Try even older, the 2nd Gens are really really fun to drive!
I was a huge fan of VW Scirocco.
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Originally Posted by Athens
Ya but can a minivan take it all the same places a SUV can
Perhaps that's useful in Canada , but in my area, we've paved nearly every inch. The only thing an SUV helps with is driving over curbs and medians because you're more important than the other people in traffic.
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Originally Posted by Dakar
Wow, what a coincidence.
for handling the 2nd Gen preludes where ahead of there time. They with out a doubt was one of the best. In those articles you will find more then one reference of the Prelude only being second to the Porche 944 at the time. And I can tell u from driving a 2nd Gen, they handled fantastic. Good solid reliable cars too, lots of them from 84 all the way to 87 still on the roads today.
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Originally Posted by Cubeoid
Hi Athens!
Fanboi ?
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Originally Posted by Athens
Ya but can a minivan take it all the same places a SUV can
Last time I looked the roads were paved. But maybe that's different in BC.
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Originally Posted by Athens
for handling the 2nd Gen preludes where ahead of there time. They with out a doubt was one of the best. In those articles you will find more then one reference of the Prelude only being second to the Porche 944 at the time. And I can tell u from driving a 2nd Gen, they handled fantastic. Good solid reliable cars too, lots of them from 84 all the way to 87 still on the roads today.
Honda always did build good cars (I drive a Civic now... 'Course, by the time I can afford a Corrado or the last generation Prelude, they'll be too old to worth purchasing).
There's two things I remember about my Scirocco. The insane weight transfer (bodyroll) in handling, and the most aggressive 5th gear I've ever seen in a car.
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Originally Posted by Athens
It looks like part of the other page concludes there.
But still cool stuff.
As far as I know, mine was an 83 body with a GTI dropped in from some other model. Can't be that engine because the rated top speed was 110, and I was able to get mine to hit the limiter at 118.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
SUVs can carry quite a bit of cargo. A lot more than any station wagon that's for sure.
Getting back to reality- a Volvo V70 has a greater cargo capacity than a Chevy Equinox- just the first two I checked.
"Most SUV's have a greater cargo capacity than most Station Wagons" would have been a more accurate statement.
As would "most SUV's have nowhere near the cargo capacity of most mini-vans."
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I have a Volvo 850 Wagon, mainly so we can take the dog (in her crate) on family trips. So many SUVs seem to have all their space in height, and not in length- a large number of them don't appear deep enough to put the crate behind the seat.
Granted, I haven't stopped anyone in a parking lot and asked if I could try to put the dog crate in the back... it's just an estimate.
(And since it was brought up, I have a Corrado too. Can't refrain from mentioning that. )
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Wow, last time I flamebaited Rob, I got banned from the Lounge...
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Originally Posted by C.J. Moof
(And since it was brought up, I have a Corrado too. Can't refrain from mentioning that. )
How many miles have you put on that sucker?
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Hit 140K last week. I got it at.....123K, as I recall. I just hope I can keep it if we have a 2nd kid. I managed to never have the first one in it until he was big enough for the forward facing car seat, but I doubt a rear facing car seat will fit in it. Good thing is my wife loves the C as much as I do...
The Volvo is at about 128K, I think. Yes, I have a thing for high mileage cars from companies that start with letters at the end of the alphabet.
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Originally Posted by Athens
Heheh so for the last week i've been doing a process for a new job, some phone interveiws and such and in the end what won it for me since it was a pretty close match between me and this other guy was the fact I drive a SUV with enough space to carry stuff and the other guy had a tiny little hatch back.
So my SUV got me a new job
I think im going to start singing I love the SUV song
Sing it as you tip over. And keep in mind that most of your paycheck will probably be going to the gas pump. Have fun, and try not to kill anybody.
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Originally Posted by Athens
we will see, he might have learned his lesson messing around with my threads, I doubt he wants me to tail every post of his again making his life missrible and getting him banned 5 times a day some with out even getting a single post off so ya I think Ca$h will pass this by.
Fat chance. SUVs are still just as stupid as they were a month ago. And yeah, sure... a cherokee getting the same MPG as a prelude. And pigs fly too. Your complete and utter inability to have a rational thought never fails.
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Originally Posted by His Dudeness
You know that idiot cash boy is going to start bashing in on this thread soon.
Did you get a banana seat for your paper delivery vehicle yet? Or win the game by getting the ball?
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Sweet. Seemed like it took a while, though.
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I had to work this morning. Now I have to work for the afternoon. Peace.
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Hey Rob why do you continue to post here even though you have been banned?
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Originally Posted by Kevin
Hey Rob why do you continue to post here even though you have been banned?
Same reason you, Railroader and Athens keep baiting him methinks.
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<dumb question>
Originally Posted by Kevin
Hey Rob why do you continue to post here even though you have been banned?
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Originally Posted by C.J. Moof
Hit 140K last week. I got it at.....123K, as I recall.
Yeah, from my brief searches I've noticed that it's pretty much impossible to find any with under 100k miles, and that was like 4 or more years ago.
They may not have been a popular car, but they certainly were very well loved by their owners.
Originally Posted by C.J. Moof
The Volvo is at about 128K, I think. Yes, I have a thing for high mileage cars from companies that start with letters at the end of the alphabet.
Nerd.
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$5 on Athens, in a 5-3 bid, win determined either by popular consensus or by threadlock default.
Gentlemen, the flag is down.
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But less than a minivan.
Which is why I own a 2003 Chevrolet Venture.
Full 4'x8' sheets of plywood and room for a few kegs with the hatch closed!
Originally Posted by Paco500
Getting back to reality- a Volvo V70 has a greater cargo capacity than a Chevy Equinox- just the first two I checked.
"Most SUV's have a greater cargo capacity than most Station Wagons" would have been a more accurate statement.
As would "most SUV's have nowhere near the cargo capacity of most mini-vans."
An Equinox is a station wagon. It even says it on the DMV registration.
Also, see me response above re:mini-vans.
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Originally Posted by wallinbl
Sweet. Seemed like it took a while, though.
Like fish in a barrel.
A damn near sure thing.
Easy as cake.
I'd hate to be as predictable as Rob.
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Originally Posted by Athens
Heheh so for the last week i've been doing a process for a new job, some phone interveiws and such and in the end what won it for me since it was a pretty close match between me and this other guy was the fact I drive a SUV with enough space to carry stuff and the other guy had a tiny little hatch back.
So my SUV got me a new job
I think im going to start singing I love the SUV song
Hi Athens,
Congratulations on the new SUV. I almost purchased a Volvo SUV, but in the end just too expensive and poor gas mileage. Love my Cross Country. Sure you remember my concerns and help. Hope that you will chat and do me a favor.
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Originally Posted by festeringwounds
Did you get a banana seat for your paper delivery vehicle yet? Or win the game by getting the ball?
Yep, there's fag boy, just as I thought. And that paper delivery just put another 2000 in the account. For one week.
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