Ever seen one of these driving?

[huskyfan23]

I wish my X wasn't my beater, I would much prefer an Enzo Ferrari as a beater

 

[Hokie]

We've got some punk here that has one with 20's... (Can we say compensation for something?) Stupid rich kids driving waaaaaaay to expensive rides in college. Oh well, I think my '99 X Sport is pretty daggum nice. And his will never see dirt and he would probably cry like the baby he is if he scratched it where I wear my "trail pinstripes" with pride.

 

[diablo5969]

Originally posted by Stephen
Ugh god, I just saw those spinning wheels for the first time the other day on the Beltway, they were on a Navigator.

Now's not a time for generalizations. A lot of them are ugly, but there are some that are pretty cool

I'd get them. Of course, not on the Explorer though. I'd have to have something that was worthy of them

 

[N2MUDN91]

If any of you pick up the" TruckinMagazine" its always in there with 22's giovanna's sp?

 

[huskyfan23]

Yeah, I believe I saw it in a Robb Report or Dupont Registry with the Giovanni's.

 

[DocVijay]

Hey, let's lay off the rich kids. It's not their fault they drive nice cars. No, actually you're right, let's make fun of them because their parents are wealthy enough to buy them a car like that. If I were driving an expensive car, it's be OK, but anyone else that drives one is a spoiled brat.

Seriously though, so what if they have a nice car. Just let them be. Who cares. Smells like jealousy to me. I drive an X and I'm very happy with it. At some point I may have a much nicer car. Until then, I'm not going to feel inferior every time someone drives by in a much nicer car.

Also, so what if they never take them off road. Big deal. I bet many of you have bought some Nike Air Jordan's and never used them to play basketball. Get the connection?

Anyhow, let's not get too off topic (boy am I calling the kettle black! )...


There is an Avalanche around here that has those black spinning wheels. They really threw me off the first time I saw them. What about brake cooling? They seem to be a solid disc rim. Not very conducive to air flow. They are kinds cool though as long as it's on the right vehicle. I'll try and get a picture tomorrow. The guy owns a shop here near the university.

 

[Stephen]

Well I dont think they're making fun of kids that drive expensive cars, just kids that think they're better than everyone else because they have an expensive car they didn't even work to pay for.

And the spinning wheels, yuck

 

[huskyfan23]

What a great deal http://www.dubwarehouse.com/wheels.asp?name=Davin RS3.3 24x10 SP

 

[Hokie]

Originally posted by DocVijay
Hey, let's lay off the rich kids. It's not their fault they drive nice cars. No, actually you're right, let's make fun of them because their parents are wealthy enough to buy them a car like that. If I were driving an expensive car, it's be OK, but anyone else that drives one is a spoiled brat.

Seriously though, so what if they have a nice car. Just let them be. Who cares. Smells like jealousy to me.

Ok, maybe it was an over generalization... But i'm speaking from experience. I grew up in Charlottesville (think UVA) and the whole school has a 'flaunt it if you've got' attitude (or fake it if you don't). The greek system sometimes is based on what you drive or how much $$ your parents have. I hate to think such a great school can be so overrun by image. I know 30 people at UVA and my mom and sister went there, and this is the general opinion of them all.

(This is one reason why I turned down UVA and went south to VT)

So maybe he's not a rich punk... I dunno... He did cut me off Friday (so maybe just a punk? )

 

[donkey boy]

Don't forget. Many versions of the G-Wagons over in Europe are ute-vehicles. I personally know this version of the G-Wagon pretty well

Empty weight 2200 kg (4850 lb)
Total weight
3000 kg (6614 lb)
Payload 800 kg (1764 lb)
Max. people 8
Length 4.63 m (182.3 in)
Width 1.70 m (66.9 in)
Height 2.08 m (81.9 in)
Turning circle 13 m (42.7 ft)
Max. output 85 kW / 114 PS (114 hp)
Displacement 2299 ccm (140 ci)
Cylinders 4
Fuel Gasoline
Fuel tank capacity 94 liter (25 gallons)
Fuel consumption 18 liter/100 km (13 miles/gal)
Category military driving licence II

But I never liked them too much. I prefered the good old Pinzgauer.

BTW, an other interesting vehicle of the Swiss Army is the Movag Eagle, based on a Hummer. But I never had to do with them personally

 

[diablo5969]

Originally posted by Stephen
And the spinning wheels, yuck

I've seen much worse. Atlanta has All-Star Weekend every February, where basically thousands of people drive in from around the country just to cruise in their expensive cars with systems, dubs, mods, anything. There were a lot worse than just spinning wheels. My friend said he even saw some wheels that didn't move at all, and it looked like the Escalade was skidding down the street. I haven't seen them though, so I don't know how they work

Originally posted by donkey boy
BTW, an other interesting vehicle of the Swiss Army is the Movag Eagle, based on a Hummer. But I never had to do with them personally

Looks like a hell of a vehicle. But why does the army of a neutral country need such a heavy duty truck?

 

[DocVijay]

Originally posted by diablo5969
But why does the army of a neutral country need such a heavy duty truck?

Neutral doesn't mean defenseless.

 

[donkey boy]

Ratio soldiers per squaremile, Switzerland has the second largest Army in the world, after Israel (the advantage of a small country )

But the question about the Eagle is a different one: The original Hummer is already not a lightweight. Now with all the armor and stuff Movag attached to it, that poor thing can not get out of its own way

 

[rokke17]

Kevin Garnett of the MN Timberwolves lives right by me and he has a tight ass Gwagen with some 22s. I see him roll by, its pretty tight in my book, but I think I would buy something else for the price.

 

[huskyfan23]

Well if you make as much money as him I believe you'd buy that, amoung many other cars. www.310motoring.com has done many of Chris Mills' cars. If I had that much I'd have at least 20 cars. I wonder how much insurance is for those stars with a bunch of Ferraris and Lambos...