Random Thoughts Thread

[ocnblu]

One of my favorite topics over onto the YouTube is... tiny house tours.  Some of those "shed to house" vids are really good.  I would need open space around me though.

[balthazar]

The Tiny House Nation trailer-based 'houses' are ridiculous. At least get a 40-ft trailer and a 3500 dually… but wait; that's still ridiculous. 'My kitchen sink is the bathroom sink- how cool!'

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You've heard of 'one of 2' or even 'one of none' with regards to a particular vehicle combination. How about '270 of none' : 

Edited June 7, 2019 by balthazar

[G. David Felt]

11 hours ago, balthazar said:

[Dark Fate trailer] : so far, I'm not feeling it. And seeing Linda Hamilton looking 70 -not that she was a great classical beauty in T1- isn't helping.

I actually am, this is a hand off to a new generation.

A.I / M.L. is a reality, for those not accustomed to the acronym, Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning.

I am working on a project right now, it is real and will be coming to technology near you soon.

I am excited by the new robots and the final hand off from both Linda and Arnold to a new young cast. Having Cameron doing the movie, should be great.

[balthazar]

Hollywood almost always peaks within the first 2 in a franchise, then they jump the shark 

[ykX]

So Coyote engine is sold now in Walmart, hmmm should I stop on my way home?

Walmart

[ocnblu]

I don't like bump steer and I don't like tramming.  Makes the vehicle feel like it is not under control.

[Suaviloquent]

Embroiled in lots of thoughts, not many randomly 

[surreal1272]

6 hours ago, balthazar said:

Hollywood almost always peaks within the first 2 in a franchise, then they jump the shark 

That movie series definitely jumped the shark. Nothing worth watching again after T2, which was a great flick. 

6 hours ago, ykX said:

So Coyote engine is sold now in Walmart, hmmm should I stop on my way home?

Walmart

I recommend self checkout for that one. The cashiers there will try to put that in a plastic bag and you’re just going to rip the handles grabbing it. 

[balthazar]

2 hours ago, Suaviloquent said:

Embroiled in lots of thoughts, not many randomly 

Give us one to chew on, if you're game.

Edited June 8, 2019 by balthazar

[balthazar]

[ocnblu]

Cool I've never seen those headlights opened, always wondered abote them.

[G. David Felt]

@smk4565 this hurts, MB best selling GLC is not getting the love in the new release.

As they say, one step forward and one giant step backwards.

Mercedes-Benz GLC review: one step forward, one step back for this popular family SUV

http://flip.it/erXKDL

[balthazar]

Doesn't 'GLC' stand for 'Great Little Car'? :P
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[balthazar]

[riviera74]

12 minutes ago, balthazar said:

Sadly, when the Fiero died in '88, Pontiac's reason for existence was slowly asphyxiated.  We all know what happened in the next three decades.

[balthazar]

^ it certainly wasn’t singularly the Fiero.
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Edited June 9, 2019 by balthazar

[balthazar]

[ocnblu]

Tight-body little mamacita, no makeup: 

 

[balthazar]

Wheels too small, trim too plain, bed too short. ?

[balthazar]

'58 Bonneville Sport Coupe, Optional Fuel Injected 370 CI, claimed to have only 110 miles on it. Asking price was $65,000.
 

[G. David Felt]

Toyota’s bold new electric cars look nothing like your friendly Prius

http://flip.it/3Wq13u

Seems Toyota is joining the ev game and moving up ther time table to get them to market sooner. No frumpy Prius here.

[ccap41]

On 6/8/2019 at 11:45 AM, dfelt said:

@smk4565 this hurts, MB best selling GLC is not getting the love in the new release.

As they say, one step forward and one giant step backwards.

Mercedes-Benz GLC review: one step forward, one step back for this popular family SUV

http://flip.it/erXKDL

Seems quite phenomenal to me... 

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/mercedes-benz/glc-class/2020/2020-mercedes-glc-300-glc-63-first-drive-review/

 

[Drew Dowdell]

On 6/8/2019 at 10:10 PM, balthazar said:

^ it certainly wasn’t singularly the Fiero.
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My kinda car.  Only the CT6 and the K900 (oddly) get this kind of image of presence in my eyes in modern cars.  

[balthazar]

Not seeing what you're seeing there, DD.
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I don't know that I've ever seen one of these in person ~ 

[Drew Dowdell]

1 minute ago, balthazar said:

Not seeing what you're seeing there, DD.
 

On the Cadillac or the Kia?

[Drew Dowdell]

1 hour ago, Drew Dowdell said:

My kinda car.  Only the CT6 and the K900 (oddly) get this kind of image of presence in my eyes in modern cars.  

I"m not saying they have the same presence as the '72... only that they have the best you'll get in 2019.

[G. David Felt]

1 hour ago, ccap41 said:

Seems quite phenomenal to me... 

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/mercedes-benz/glc-class/2020/2020-mercedes-glc-300-glc-63-first-drive-review/

 

This just confirms that how an auto rides, drives and the overall layout inside of how a person interacts with an auto can be positive or negative. One persons like of how it drives on the road is another's person negative. At least we get to arm chair quarterback and debate these in a civil manner.  Thanks for the post! 

59 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

I"m not saying they have the same presence as the '72... on that they have the best you'll get in 2019.

I will agree with you that both of these cars have that same presence!

[balthazar]

I like the CT6 a lot- it has very nice presence. Kia’s not even in the same parking lot. It’s very generic IMO.

Edited June 10, 2019 by balthazar

[Drew Dowdell]

8 minutes ago, balthazar said:

I like the CT6 a lot- it has very nice presence. Kia’s not even in the same parking lot. It’s very generic IMO.

*shrug* I think the K900 commands attention when seen in the steel. 

[G. David Felt]

1 hour ago, Drew Dowdell said:

I"m not saying they have the same presence as the '72... only that they have the best you'll get in 2019.

G80 seems to have the same presence:

G90 2020 sure has a presence

WOW, they also have a G90 Special Edition that sure has presence! 

[Drew Dowdell]

Eh... the G80 doesn't do it for me, but the G90 does..just not as much as the K900

The Korean version of the G90 is better

 

 

[balthazar]

^ rims remind me of the 1990s BMWs with BBSs.
It'd be nice (and shocking) to finally see something totally stirring & aspirational, design-wise, but that seems relegated to concepts only.

[G. David Felt]

7 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Eh... the G80 doesn't do it for me, but the G90 does..just not as much as the K900

The Korean version of the G90 is better

 

 

Agree that Korean G90 is Awesome looking!

Just now, balthazar said:

^ rims remind me of the 1990s BMWs with BBSs.
It'd be nice (and shocking) to finally see something totally stirring & aspirational, design-wise, but that seems relegated to concepts only.

Your talking about the Korean G90 sedan right?

This to me blows out the Mercedes-Benz cars even the S-Class. 

[Drew Dowdell]

12 minutes ago, balthazar said:

^ rims remind me of the 1990s BMWs with BBSs.
It'd be nice (and shocking) to finally see something totally stirring & aspirational, design-wise, but that seems relegated to concepts only.

Bring back fender skirts. 

[G. David Felt]

24 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Bring back fender skirts. 

Which style do you like best?

Outside Skirt

Flush Skirt

Modern Skirt?

[Drew Dowdell]

2 minutes ago, dfelt said:

Which style do you like best?

Outside Skirt

Flush Skirt

Modern Skirt?

A subtle flush one.  That modern one doesn't work.  The car needs to have a more fuselage style and can't have the flat face wheel opening.

[G. David Felt]

8 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

A subtle flush one.  That modern one doesn't work.  The car needs to have a more fuselage style and can't have the flat face wheel opening.

LOVE THIS CADILLAC! That car was Awesome, yes not perfect, but still very awesome even with all the chrome.

[balthazar]

:feeling mildly depressed about the State of the Automotive Styling Union:

[Drew Dowdell]

6 minutes ago, dfelt said:

LOVE THIS CADILLAC! That car was Awesome, yes not perfect, but still very awesome even with all the chrome.

That'd be stainless steel.....

[oldshurst442]

Going Green Part II

From this:

 

To this:

 

Forgetting about the scandal, I think both commercials are fantastic and extremely well done.   

 

[ocnblu]

There is a regular poster who posts his opinion, which is what we all do, but then if Drew comes in and posts a different opinion, that poster will immediately change his opinion to match Drew's.  Makes me LOL and it happens in quite a few threads.

[balthazar]

2 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

To this:

It is usually fun to see non-production concept cars in commercials.'cause the only electric VW builds now is in the same body shape they've been producing since -IIRC- 1977.

BUT VW really should 'batten down all it's hatches' before this sort of thing -if it became regular- mars the EV push :
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/audi-recalls-first-electric-car-165340036.html

Edited June 11, 2019 by balthazar

[ocnblu]

5 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Bring back fender skirts. 

 

[oldshurst442]

@ocnblu

You can and usually do get overexcited for nothing...

Audi..has had prior fire problems with their gasoline powered cars too...

And not just with their mid-engine stuff either...

 

And I could EASILY find Lamborghinis that catch on fire...Lamborghini because they are part of the Volkswagen Group...same as Audi...

 

Edited June 11, 2019 by oldshurst442

[balthazar]

Honda Clarity- the Aztek of the 20-teens. Abysmal design.

[oldshurst442]

I support the...mini skirt, on my car. 

Here are a couple of  fine examples of how I like my mini skirt, on my car.

Old skool

and modern

 

There is another variant to this...the short shorts does an equal great job

 

[Drew Dowdell]

Linden NJ, 1979

[Robert Hall]

That pic of an E-body assembly line made me wonder—on an assembly line of multiple models, did the wrong interior ever get installed in a car (like an Eldorado interior in a Toronado). 

[balthazar]

I strongly doubt it.

Worst assembly mistake I ever saw (and really the only significant one) was a Buick Skylark X-Body car. This would have probably been in the late '80s.  No one carried cameras back in those days, so I have no evidence, but can still picture it in my mind, burgundy color, a buddy & I circled the car & laughed at it. The defect?

It had 2 doors on one side and 1 on the other, and damn if it didn't look totally factory. In hindsight, I would proclaim that to be impossible… but if the body side was stamped as a whole piece and the shell welded together- technically it might be possible…but even if welded up that way- how the hell did it get past the plant gate?

Edited June 11, 2019 by balthazar

[surreal1272]

5 hours ago, ocnblu said:

There is a regular poster who posts his opinion, which is what we all do, but then if Drew comes in and posts a different opinion, that poster will immediately change his opinion to match Drew's.  Makes me LOL and it happens in quite a few threads.

Funny. I LOL at posters who continually troll threads about cars or subjects they claim to have no interest in yet can’t stop going to even when they say that they are done with it.

 

 

Oh the irony.