With a load of random junk in a car, you have to worry about it taking your head off in a crash. Not so much when in the the bed of a truck.
(I am not saying you don't have to strap stuff down, just that there is a steel barrier between your head and the crap you are hauling)
It's probably worth mentioning that the terms "quarter-ton", "half-ton", and "one-ton" were coined decades ago to refer to different classes of trucks, the hauling capacities of which have risen significantly over the years. For example, a Ford Ranger (which is a "quarter-ton" truck) has a loading capacity of 1260 pounds, or 0.63 tons, an F-150 (a "half-ton" pickup) 1940 pounds, or 0.97 tons, and an F-350 Super Duty (a "one-ton" pickup) 5700 pounds, or 2.85 tons.
Man, around here the new one series drivers seem to define an entirely new class of giga-douche
Originally Posted by Shawn
See? I wasn't just being a hater... they look like such douchebags. Douchiest car on sale today.
^ And i'd still buy one given the money. It's the most fun car for the money that can also be used as a family car. Right Wheel Drive FTW.
^ I wouldn't.
Sure it's really, really good to drive, but if you like your passengers you won't ask of them to squeeze into the back of it. Also, no bootspace FTL.
It'd be an excellent second car though
It's big enough for me, it's not like my current car is renowned for it's interior and bootspace. And it's still the cheapest rwd car on the market.
No amount of hyperbole can describe the awesome contained within this post.
I was talking about the 1-series coupe/convertible... are you sure that's big enough for any type of family?
I wouldn't buy one... isn't it only very slightly cheaper than the 3-Series?
The 5-door 1 series is 5000 eur cheaper than a comparable 3 series.
Why didn't the 612 have the Enzo engine?
Because they preferred the engine from the 575, which entered production before the Enzo; plus, the 575 is also a GT car, so the engine is tuned for a GT car's usage regime. The engine from the Enzo had to be worked on and tweaked before being slotted in the 599.
but it's EXTREMELY tight in the backseat....
It's not that much worse than my 190E, which isn't roomy in the back either. I need rear seats for my 4 month old daughter and the occasional friend. It's no car to fit pubescent teenagers in the rear for a 14-hour drive to the costa brava no.
I was actually pretty uncomfortable sitting in the backseat on a drive to austria (about an hour)... and it's a 4 seater.
The average dad (which means moms probably there looking too) isn't looking in the back and thinking, "yea, yea the kids'll probably fit"
Props for bein a man Adu
How come some 300SL's have droopy headlights and not the circle ones?
The 300SL Gullwing always had rounds I think. According to Wikipedia, the droopy vs. circle lights on the roadsters is because of the market the car was made for.
A friend of mine let me drive his MKIV Golf TDI with coilovers, injectors and re-programed ECU. I honestly don't see that hate for Diesels on TG. Sure it didn't rev out that high but being able to pull from 1000rpm to 5000rpm redline was quite entertaining and having that kind of torque made it feel loads quicker than my miata with similar power (and lower weight).
If I could afford a Passat Tdi wagon or if Audi A4 wagons with the TDI engine were sold in the US I'd seriously consider one.
^I'm seriously considering a MKIV Golf TDi for a daily driver/winter car. The diesel engine is bulletproof, you get great mileage, and it will run forever. The only problem is the repetitive maintenance that comes with an oil burner. And living in northern Indiana you gotta baby it in the winter.
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