In Kill Bill Part 2, the Bride (Uma) drove a Ghia. Effortlessly cool even if the movie was not.

The Tigers were fun if not a little bit unbalanced. The Alpine was better behaved in the twisties and the Tigers has some difficulty getting all that horsepower to the ground. But fun.


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Bucolic wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:24 pm In Kill Bill Part 2, the Bride (Uma) drove a Ghia. Effortlessly cool even if the movie was not.

The Tigers were fun if not a little bit unbalanced. The Alpine was better behaved in the twisties and the Tigers has some difficulty getting all that horsepower to the ground. But fun.


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My cousin had a Tiger and I guess I was about 12 at the time--it was such a blast to ride with him all around the back roads near us! Thing was fuckin' FAST! (for 1967) 0-6 times supposedly were competitive with the two Top Dogs at the time: The Sting-Ray and the X-KE. Interior was English-weird, and it had 3 tops: A removable hard top, a soft top, and a toneau cover that turned it into a 1-seater. Inusurance was insanely high for the time.

khlavkalash wrote: Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:42 am

Eris wrote:I just want a real Toyota HiLux again.

ISIS is probably recruiting

Be nice. I love my new Tacoma.

JohnNewell wrote:

khlavkalash wrote: Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:42 am

Eris wrote:I just want a real Toyota HiLux again.

ISIS is probably recruiting

Be nice. I love my new Tacoma.

If it's not clear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_(vehicle)
I would love to have a Tacoma. I have to settle for being a passenger in one during hunting season, and that's okay.

Here's an early review of the new Ranger:

JohnNewell wrote: Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:20 am

khlavkalash wrote: Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:42 am

Eris wrote:I just want a real Toyota HiLux again.

ISIS is probably recruiting

Be nice. I love my new Tacoma.

I had a 2003 Tundra. I spent 11 years being disappointed with it, and traded it in on a 2014 Silverado. I've had it 4 years now and, much to my shock, I've never loved a truck more, and, it's a CHEVY, which I swore I'd never own again after my 1981 Citation! It simply does everything I want it to do well, and reliably. Yeah, it's big, but it's comfortable, even the back seats. Hard to park but that's about it.

khlavkalash wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:47 pm The small truck segment is gone thanks to CAFE. Small trucks have more stringent fuel standards.
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/ ... on-wagons/

Not CAFE - just a failure of imagination. Oh, and the usual fossil-fueled inertia that keeps the formerly-big-three US automakers leading from behind.

1997-2002: Ford Ranger EV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Ranger_EV
1997-1998: Chevy S10 EV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_S-10_EV

ETA... Ranger EVs are still on the road. Here's a video from Dec 2018:

/ETA

I'd roll that Rivian. It would be fun to tow the "rolling coal" assholes out of EV charging stations with it. However, like most things, I probably can't afford it.

Sex on wheels.

https://www.jaguar.com/about-jaguar/jag ... -zero.html

And then there is this, starting production soon.

https://youtu.be/HCdKezPKPIM


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