Boats and cars

GadgetGuy said:
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Caseydog, you mean THIS car? I call it the Stupid Car! It's a real danger when it's involved in a crash!! The wholr top is gone all the way back just before the end!! Don't get this vehicle! If you have one, then try to get out of it!!! Trade it in or something, JUST GET OUT OF IT!!!! 😱
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Again, it was engineered by Mercedes Benz. It also did as well as or better than other small cars, such as a Honda Civic.

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I think that I started a trend here. Since I mentioned getting THIS car next year, there has been a strong wave of talk from lots of members here. Like McDonald's, I'm lovin' it!!

I've done some reseach online about this car & got some good info on it! It's a reasonably cheap vehicle that's very reliable, gets good gas milage, & it's a peppy little aninal, giving you very good performance in the city & on the highway! It's reliability record is very phenominal! It has a fuel & energy-saving 4-cylinder engine that really gives you good performance on the road!
 
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GadgetGuy said:
View attachment 90076I think that I started a trend here.Since I mentioned getting THIS car next year, there has been a strong wave of talk from lots of members here. Like McDonald's, I'm lovin' it!!

I've done some reseach online about this car & got some good info on it! It's a reasonably cheap vehicle that's very reliable, gets good gas milage, & it's a peppy little aninal, giving you very good performance in the city & on the highway! It's reliability record is very phenominal! It has a fuel & energy-saving 4-cylinder engine that really gives you good performance on the road!
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Well, all of our discussions got moved into the boats and cars thread, LOL, which had already been around for quite awhile.

I drove this car for 2 weeks as a rental in the Santa Ana mountains and it had no problem going up and down winding roads. I think my one complaint was that it didn't have much trunk room, and when I go on vacation I tend to pack pretty heavily. We had to put some of our suitcases in the backseat, but since it was just me and my husband that wasn't a big deal, really.
 
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Well, all of our discussions got moved into the boats and cars thread, LOL, which had already been around for quite awhile.

I drove this car for 2 weeks as a rental in the Santa Ana mountains and it had no problem going up and down winding roads. I think my one complaint was that it didn't have much trunk room, and when I go on vacation I tend to pack pretty heavily. We had to put some of our suitcases in the backseat, but since it was just me and my husband that wasn't a big deal, really.
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The rear seat backs can be folded down to make more room for cargo or to go shopping for food, clothes, small appliances, etc. The donut (spare tire) is stored under the floor panel of the regular cargo area. I have all the kitchen appliances that I need, so the only thing that I'd be using the back space for is for groceries from the market. But with no cargo on the folded back seats, the vehicle can seat up to 5 people (including the driver) comfortably. Oh, & as for this thread, I never even knew that it existed here. :whistling:
 
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GadgetGuy said:
The rear seat backs can be folded down to make more room for cargo or to go shopping for food, clothes, small appliances, etc. The donut (spare tire) is stored under the floor panel of the regular cargo area. I have all the kitchen appliances that I need, so the only thing that I'd be using the back space for is for groceries from the market. But with no cargo on the folded back seats, the vehicle can seat up to 5 people (including the driver) comfortably. Oh, & as for this thread, I never even knew that it was here. :whistling:
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Yes, the folding seats is a typical feature in vans, SUVs, etc. I am not sure what category the "toaster" falls into, LOL. I typically rent cars when we go on vacation because we tend to go places that are a few thousands miles from where we live and often there are multiple destination points. For that particular vacation, we flew to Arizona and hung out there for a week, then drove to California and stayed over there for a week, then back to AZ and turned in the rental car, then we flew to Mexico for two weeks, then flew home from there. So given that it was winter I had to pack 2 large suitcases just for me with long pants, sweaters, jackets and shoes (it gets cold in AZ and parts of CA at night in the winter), then warm weather clothing for Mexico, and hubby had a large suitcase as well. Even if we had folded down the seats those 3 suitcases would not have fit, which is why we just stuck one in the backseat. Oh yeah and we had our laptops and a travel carryon as well, LOL.

Like I said, I do like the vehicle, but I was driving in areas where there wasn't any snow. I don't know how it would handle in snow, being as it's so close to the ground? My son had thought about buying one and that was his concern, as we can and do get quite a bit of snow here in Akron. I think over in MA there is typically a lot of snow as well! My son ended up getting an SUV instead. Not trying to talk you out of it or anything, but maybe if you could try to take a test drive in January when there is a lot of snow on the ground you can find out how it does with several inches or more of snow on the roads.
 
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In about 2012 or so, in another part of town, I lived across from a woman who had just gotten the Kia Soul. She offerd me a ride to the supermarket. From that short ride, the car rode smooth & there was plenty of leg room in the front passenger seat. But yes, I WILL test-drive it for myself when I go to look at one. :whistling:
 
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TastyReuben said:
You’ll just have to make due with this:

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I recently saw a pic of Sam's granddaughter holiday in Scotland aboard her multi million dollar yacht.
I have the Walmart story book.
Sorry a bit off t.

Russ
 
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I recently saw a pic of Sam's granddaughter holiday in Scotland aboard her multi million dollar yacht.
I have the Walmart story book.
Sorry a bit off t.

Russ
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Sam Walton was a great entrepreneur. His kids got rich when he died. They never did a lick of work in their lives, and are now worth tens of billions of dollars from his accomplishments. Walmart now has 14,000-plus employees that receive government food stamps to feed their families.

His granddaughter probably thinks the world is coming to an end if they run out of champagne on her yacht. :ohmy:

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Back years ago right before the post Clinton/Bush 2 tenure economy downturn, one of the Wal-Mart heirs ordered a personal submarine for his yacht from the company Craig worked for at the time. He made the deposit, then never made another payment. Poor guy lost his deposit and didn't get his sub.
 
medtran49 said:
Back years ago right before the post Clinton/Bush 2 tenure economy downturn, one of the Wal-Mart heirs ordered a personal submarine for his yacht from the company Craig worked for at the time. He made the deposit, then never made another payment. Poor guy lost his deposit and didn't get his sub.
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Sam Walton drove a 1979 Ford pick-up truck even when he was worth billions of dollars. His kids inherited his money, and probably wouldn't go anywhere near a Ford pickup truck.

Sam's truck is now in a museum.

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