Random Thoughts Thread

[balthazar]

[G. David Felt]

17 hours ago, regfootball said:

anyone with pointers on how to get rid of skunk smell from a car, let me know.  grrrrrrr .  was not me who hit the skunk remains

Wile Tomato juice works for animals, I have heard from others that Freebreeze works well for skunk in an auto.

I have always used the following for external:

Skunk ordor is hard but not impossible to get rid of.

1. Measure and pour the distilled vinegar into a garden sprayer.
2. Add liquid dish detergent to the garden sprayer. ...
3. With the garden sprayer, begin spraying underneath and all around the car. 
4. Repeat one hour later if the smell remains.

There is also the Amazon option, never used any of them but lots of spays / solutions.

https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Miracle-Remover-Neutralizing-Formula/dp/B000NJJKCM/ref=asc_df_B000NJJKCM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=218421090408&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7157794200968826516&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033284&hvtargid=pla-353328822856&psc=1

[G. David Felt]

Like a Blacker than Black auto? BMW has painted their X6 in the blackest black available. The auto only returns 1% reflection.

https://carbuzz.com/news/blacker-than-black-bmw-x6-wont-avoid-the-police

Yes LiDar can still see it.

 

[G. David Felt]

 

[G. David Felt]

2002 Ford Cougar rebuilt as a Replica 2012 Bugatti for $125,000

https://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/d/winter-springs-2012-bugatti-veyron/6967909699.html

Still has the original Cougar V6

[A Horse With No Name]

[Drew Dowdell]

1 minute ago, dfelt said:

2002 Ford Cougar rebuilt as a Replica 2012 Bugyati for $125,000

https://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/d/winter-springs-2012-bugatti-veyron/6967909699.html

Still has the original Cougar V6

It's not going to fool anyone, but it's a pretty cool conversion. 

[A Horse With No Name]

2 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

It's not going to fool anyone, but it's a pretty cool conversion. 

Agreed...I actually like it.

[balthazar]

^ Modern Bentleys are incredibly generic; exterior styling sorely lacks detail.
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[G. David Felt]

4 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Agreed...I actually like it.

I would consider buying it for $12,500  

[A Horse With No Name]

4 hours ago, balthazar said:

^ Modern Bentleys are incredibly generic; exterior styling sorely lacks detail.
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I will take one of those vintage Mustangs, and a nice vintage F series to go with it.

1 hour ago, dfelt said:

I would consider buying it for $12,500  

I wouldn't, i could buy a decent used Mustang GT or Miata for that. Kit cars always seem to have tons of issues.

 

[G. David Felt]

11 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

I will take one of those vintage Mustangs, and a nice vintage F series to go with it.

I wouldn't, i could buy a decent used Mustang GT or Miata for that. Kit cars always seem to have tons of issues.

I think it is a wash between a kit car built and a rusty used mustang.

[A Horse With No Name]

17 minutes ago, dfelt said:

I think it is a wash between a kit car built and a rusty used mustang.

I want the mustang fresh off of the assembly line like it would be in the advert. heck, give me a Falcon Sprint convertible for  a weekend car.

 

[Drew Dowdell]

5 hours ago, balthazar said:

^ Modern Bentleys are incredibly generic; exterior styling sorely lacks detail.
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Did they do much leasing back then? I always had the impression that was something that gained popularity in the 80s

[balthazar]

I don't have an answer to that one, but I suspect that yes; it was uncommon relative to today.

[riviera74]

Leasing cars does not explode until the 1980s because subsidized leases do not become commonplace until then.

[balthazar]

[balthazar]

[G. David Felt]

@balthazar Thought you of all people would appreciate this!

[balthazar]

100% true.

[Potluck]

On ‎9‎/‎10‎/‎2019 at 8:06 AM, dfelt said:

In other news, seems a number of key states have officially fallen into a recession from mid-west to east coast. 

Pennsylvania alone shed 8,000 manufacturing jobs this year.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-09-09/a-manufacturing-recession-could-cost-trump-a-second-term

Seems a wide diverse group of manufactures from auto company suppliers to farm equipment manifactures are in contraction.

If the strike lasts more than a week, it could send Michigan into recession. 

http://www.autospies.com/news/A-General-Motors-UAW-Strike-For-More-Than-A-Week-Could-Send-Michigan-Into-Recession-100200/

 

[G. David Felt]

1 hour ago, Potluck said:

If the strike lasts more than a week, it could send Michigan into recession. 

http://www.autospies.com/news/A-General-Motors-UAW-Strike-For-More-Than-A-Week-Could-Send-Michigan-Into-Recession-100200/

 

Very true on that and this just hit that tends to reinforce the recession I believe we are heading into: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/17/business/overnight-lending-rate-spike-ny-fed/index.html

[balthazar]

[balthazar]

I openly cheer anachronisms. I could only hope this picture was taken in like 1980 (I have no idea but probably in the 1940s).

[G. David Felt]

Frozen Pizza Anyone, DiGorno and Tombstone truck hits overpass and send pizza flying everywhere for a 4hr clean up.

https://twitter.com/myARDOT/status/895357793007534080

https://t.co/9hVsA3y897

 

[G. David Felt]

?  6x6 USA builds these trucks and I guess they were never designed to go up a small hill.  

 

On 9/9/2019 at 10:01 AM, Robert Hall said:

It's already common knowledge the Bronco will be based on the Ranger, so it will be RWD/BOF.  

Now the baby Bronco (rumored to be Bronco Scout) will be FWD CUV since it's based on the Escape. 

Seems pictures of it in camo and an oops uncovered shell hit the news.

https://www.motor1.com/news/371560/ford-baby-bronco-spy-shots/

Seems Ford Bronco is testing in Australia

https://www.motor1.com/news/368204/ford-bronco-test-mule-australia/

[G. David Felt]

This one is a weird looking Canyon what is speculated to be Bronco test mule.

https://www.motor1.com/news/360657/weird-colorado-test-mule-ford/

Seems Hertz has decided to start renting 480 and 720 hp Camaro's from Hendrick Motorsports.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a29103703/hertz-chevy-camaro-rentals-hendrick-motorsports/

 

[ccap41]

1 hour ago, dfelt said:

Seems pictures of it in camo and an oops uncovered shell hit the news.

https://www.motor1.com/news/371560/ford-baby-bronco-spy-shots/

Seems Ford Bronco is testing in Australia

https://www.motor1.com/news/368204/ford-bronco-test-mule-australia/

That appears to be a "baby Bronco" as you can see the independent rear axles and it also has those FWD proportions. 

[G. David Felt]

56 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

That appears to be a "baby Bronco" as you can see the independent rear axles and it also has those FWD proportions. 

Yes, first link is the Baby Bronco, second link is the full size bronco. Truly global auto's  

[balthazar]

[daves87rs]

10 hours ago, dfelt said:

Frozen Pizza Anyone, DiGorno and Tombstone truck hits overpass and send pizza flying everywhere for a 4hr clean up.

https://twitter.com/myARDOT/status/895357793007534080

https://t.co/9hVsA3y897

 

Pizza party?

[balthazar]

[G. David Felt]

Interesting read on the Q2 XT4 sales from Cadillac.

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/09/cadillac-xt4-sales-numbers-figures-results-second-quarter-2019-q2/

[balthazar]

[balthazar]

Corny, I know.

[G. David Felt]

During one of our storms back in 2015 a almost 3,000 unit shipment of BMW and Mini's that arrived in Vancouver BC sat on the dock awaiting transport when this storm hit covering them in heavy sea water mist and rain. As such, the Halifax recall sent all these cars to a salvage yard and now 4 years later they still sit there. New undriven cars. Makes one wonder what kind of deal you can get if you could get them to sell it to you on one of the M series.

https://jalopnik.com/nearly-3-000-recalled-brand-new-bmws-and-minis-have-jus-1838295850

[balthazar]

[daves87rs]

5 hours ago, dfelt said:

During one of our storms back in 2015 a almost 3,000 unit shipment of BMW and Mini's that arrived in Vancouver BC sat on the dock awaiting transport when this storm hit covering them in heavy sea water mist and rain. As such, the Halifax recall sent all these cars to a salvage yard and now 4 years later they still sit there. New undriven cars. Makes one wonder what kind of deal you can get if you could get them to sell it to you on one of the M series.

https://jalopnik.com/nearly-3-000-recalled-brand-new-bmws-and-minis-have-jus-1838295850

Sad....

[balthazar]

[G. David Felt]

Got this cadillac marketing flyer in the mail today. Everything is 0% interest or some.serious cash on the hood on every model they sell.

Wow, $11,000 off an Escalade. 

[Drew Dowdell]

^^^ Clearing out the 2019s for the 2020s to arrive. 

[daves87rs]

Also notice the cash on the hood is on the top models as well....

[balthazar]

Met this dude Saturday: 

while I was out back building this wall/door for my container:

Edited September 23, 2019 by balthazar

[G. David Felt]

44 minutes ago, balthazar said:

Met this dude Saturday: 

while I was out back building this wall/door for my container:

WOW,  That is huge, what type is it?

[balthazar]

I think it's a Wolf Spider. I let him scamper free.
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Edited September 23, 2019 by balthazar

[daves87rs]

Wow...spider.....

[balthazar]

[balthazar]

[ccap41]

On 9/22/2019 at 9:32 PM, balthazar said:

Met this dude Saturday: 

while I was out back building this wall/door for my container:

 

RIP.

On 9/18/2019 at 1:32 PM, dfelt said:

?  6x6 USA builds these trucks and I guess they were never designed to go up a small hill.  

 

Good ole 2WD... Or the jackass doesn't know how to engage 4WD. 

They definitely cheapened out on only 2 of the 4 rear wheels being powered. 

[balthazar]