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klankymen · August 31st, 2008, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tigger

The only ones I've seen here were in light industrial applications; generators, forklifts, etc. They make for a fantastically reliable and utterly unkillable power supply when good fuel consumption and longevity is needed and power isn't.

I wouldn't mind a little 1/4 ton pickup with a 4 cylinder NA diesel.

I doubt even the door of a pickup would weigh a quarter tonne...

Labcoatguy · August 31st, 2008, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by klankymen

I doubt even the door of a pickup would weigh a quarter tonne...

It's a load capacity descriptor, not a total vehicle weight term. More at http://trucks.about.com/cs/usedadvic...d_capacity.htm . Oh, and we're talking short tons here, none of your metric crap

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EDIT: It's a bit like saying you have a twelve-second car. It means it does a twelve-second run down the quarter mile, not that it has a lifespan of twelve seconds. Unless it's a twelve-second Alfa, in which case it probably does.

tigger · September 1st, 2008, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by klankymen

I doubt even the door of a pickup would weigh a quarter tonne...

Labcoatguy's got it.

In good old 'mericuh the smallest fullsize truck you can get is normally designated, at least in slang, a "half-ton"; roughly what they can carry in the bed. A quarter ton is something like a Ford Ranger, Chevrolet S10, Toyota Truck/Tacoma/Hilux.

klankymen · September 1st, 2008, 05:02 AM

oh all right... well, tonnes and tons are pretty similar, but a quarter tonne isn't that much... do you really need a truck for that?

@Labcoatguy: yeah, I know what a 12 second car is, I've seen the Fast and the Furious. Too bad there's no the Practical and the Gas Guzzlers.

KaJuN · September 1st, 2008, 05:58 AM

Well I finally conqured the water pump on my Disco. I would have done it sooner but it's not much fun working in 85 degree weather with the sun beating down so I was relegated to working in the evenings. After wrestling to get the old one off the new one went on very quickly and painlessly. And best of all...no leaks!

However, I also discovered a far more serious problem while I was under the hood. Fortunately the new part came in quickly and all is well now:

teeb · September 1st, 2008, 01:57 PM

3/4 of the BMW 1-series looks great. It's the last quarter of its length that I don't agree with.

matt2000 · September 1st, 2008, 02:02 PM

That wiring harness smoke looks great, I should order some.

Shawn · September 1st, 2008, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by teeb

3/4 of the BMW 1-series looks great. It's the last quarter of its length that I don't agree with.

I concur. It's because of the stubby boot, which I guess they couldn't help trying to shrink a 3er.

Dumb car I think anyway. The guys I've seen driving their brand new 135i coupes this summer with the top down have looked like such wankers. I hate to say it, but you just look extra douchey in a shrunken Bimmer like that.

Redliner · September 2nd, 2008, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by KaJuN

Lupin_IV · September 2nd, 2008, 05:00 AM

Anyone else find humor in a company named after a large cat making a car that resembles a catfish?

Spectre · September 2nd, 2008, 05:48 AM

Someone sent this to me today....

Richmondgal · September 2nd, 2008, 11:19 AM

I just thought of this...Driver's Licence by the end of this month.

NooDle · September 2nd, 2008, 11:44 AM

I just read this whole thread and I went LOLWUT at the diesel truck beating the Corvette

diesel ftw!

<< has a diesel engine

matt2000 · September 2nd, 2008, 02:11 PM

I just got insurance for my Land Rover (so I can pick it up). Only cost me £758 for a year and that's with both of my parents on the policy.

2 days ago a different company quoted me £1700, so I'm slightly chuffed.

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tigger · September 2nd, 2008, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by klankymen

oh all right... well, tonnes and tons are pretty similar, but a quarter tonne isn't that much... do you really need a truck for that?

Sure. There's plenty of stuff you can stick in there that you wouldn't want/can't fit in a car. Good for people who want better gas mileage than a fullsize truck but carry stuff they wouldn't want in a car.

klankymen · September 2nd, 2008, 10:22 PM

I guess you can carry around some real dirty shiznit if you're too lazy to lay out a blanket in the car... or even more dirty shiznit: ie a pile of manure. I wouldn't want that in the back of my car.... but as for size-wise? I can't think of much up to 250kg that wouldn't fit in the back of my dad's volvo....

public · September 2nd, 2008, 10:40 PM

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