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G650

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  1. 26 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

    True, but everyone wants to go faster.   

    Eh, I'm not sure about that is entirely accurate. In theory yeah, but people discount the 'in control' bit. I've built some motors pushing the 1400bhp mark that are essentially useless for the vast majority of drivers and would frankly scare the shit out of them. Everyone feels like they want to go faster until they cross that very fine line to too fast and then it's PTSD every time you are behind the wheel.

  2. 13 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

    I still can’t do a totally EV off-road vehicle. I’m all about a hybrid, though.

    A lot of construction and mining equipment is electric. They have small diesel motors, but they aren't what you would consider hybrid. More like EVs that carry their own charging plants.

  3. 1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Good post.  But you also revealed that the trannies you were buying were overdrive and lockup variants of the TH350/400, 4L80s and such, which I agree are sorta pieces of shit.  Or at least mortal equipment.

    I psychologically get nervous when a car gets close to 100k, even though I know that's NBD anymore.

    Plenty of them yes, but a lot of the bog trucks I built back when were original 350 as well.

    I'm right there with you on the 100k barrier, it's just so ingrained!

  4. 12 hours ago, Sam Lin said:

    Except when it isn't a fact. You are very unlikely to get any modern BMW engine to 300k, or even 200k, without what most would consider a major overhaul (rod bearings, turbos).

    Lol. Sure thing man.

  5. 29 minutes ago, Okie State said:

    Not sure I agree completely. Electronics seem to be the weak link in modern vehicles and they're becoming more and more prominent. If you read complaints, it's often related to computer glitches or electrical gremlins. As previously mentioned, electrical issues have seemingly killed one if our vehicles that may otherwise go another 100K miles.

     

    It's not really an agree/disagree situation, it's just a fact. Engines were 100k items before, transmissions about the same. Now they are 300k plus at least. Tires were 15k items, now 50k. Alternators, compressors, etc..The list is basically endless.

    People have very selective memories when thinking about old vehicles. It was the 80's before some semblance of longevity arrived via Toyota and Volvo, and the mid 00's before it really became modern in terms of lifespan. Even as late the 90's and early 00's all of our Chevy 1500s had two or three motors and transmissions over their lives. I wasn't exaggerating the amount of transmissions we've bought. Crate 350's too.

     

    9 minutes ago, elfenix said:

    between this and the prior thread on kevin's shit board, how many complaints about BMWs have there been?

    Dunno? I was looking at people arguing the merits of the Toyota philosophy mainly.

  6. 1 hour ago, nnm said:

    It costs $110 to get a passport. 

    That's the impediment to a trip to Hawaii?  Not the plane ticket?  Or the average $250/night hotel?  Or the fact that a basic dinner out for two in a neighborhood pub is an eye-watering $62, or that it is the most expensive place in the world to buy four rolls of toilet paper ($6)?

    OK, yeah, it's the passport.  

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  7. 14 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Well, Ferrari, Rolls-Royce and a couple of generations of drag racers might disagree.  You can quibble about torque converter ATs, but the TH400 was the pinnacle of the art.

    There's a reason most drag racers actually ran C6's.

    I've bought probably 100 turbo 350's over the years. I'm familiar with them.

  8. 22 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Actually, I was wrong, TH400.  When it was a plain, fluid coupled 3-speed, no lockup, no overdrive, it was damn near bulletproof.  Whatever my 69 Delta 88 had.

    It's the 4L80s and others that were pieces of shit.  I knew it was 4 in the designation that was problematic, and thought TH350 without looking it up.  But the 400 preceded the 350.

    They were all pieces of shit my man.

  9. 18 hours ago, HoustonHorn said:

    Is vinyl wrap or ceramic coating worth the money? If so, any recommendations?

    I've got clear on the front, I think it's worth it there. We did the ceramic coating on a power boat and sailboat. It was good for those but can't speak to on cars.

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