. Huck wrote: > I recently sold my 85' full size Chevy Pickup for a Metro. I empathize. Once upon a time, I purchased a 1957 BMW Isetta -- the ultimate in small cars (or was it a motorcycle?). 60 mpg. Max 40 mph, at which speed it was similar to riding in a coffee grinder. I was the ultimate reverse snob, although Cadillacs and trucks instilled appropriate humility by taking deliberate aim and inflicting consummate terror. 13 HP doesn't give you much oomph to get out of the way! I have often wondered if all those nemeses went on to purchase power boats and jet skis. For carrying canoes and kayaks, the smallest I ever used was an '81 Dodge Omni O24 Miser -- 40 mpg. Great little car, although a gust of wind caught my canoe and set me into a parallel lane on one occasion. Another time, I had to have my passenger get out and push to escape a muddy incline. Best all-around vehicle ever was my 4-cyl '89 Plymouth Voyager, which carried canoes and kayaks all over the country for 11 trouble-free years and 158,000 miles. Took out the back seat and put in a box for gear that also functioned as a bed. Slept at put-ins and even spent two months living in the van at archaeological field school. Rain gutters with Yakima racks were a safe, solid carrying system. Gads, I miss that car. Based on a good experience, I think anyone looking for a "beater" to carry kayaks would do well to seek out the first generation Voyager. But I would definitely be tempted by a Metro! Rick Rick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> > I recently sold my 85' full size Chevy Pickup for a Metro. > > snip > > > I empathize. Once upon a time, I purchased a 1957 BMW Isetta > > snip > Somewhere in the Yakima website/catalog is a pic of a sea kayak carried by a Honda AZ600 (Honda Car) ... ya know, the liggle beezers with the 2 cylinder motorcycle engine? Gadz, what a vision it would make if there were THREE 'yaks, one being a Pygmy triple, mounted on top a one a them beer cans on 72 inch bars! Oy ... the mind boggles Which would be the true "Pygmy"? Say, I still have a coupla the 600's around my place ... hmmm ... Gary *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Well the devil made me do it:)my next SUV http://poseur.4x4.org/futuresuv.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 01/25/2000 6:15:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net writes: The devil made me do it. My latest SUV. << http://poseur.4x4.org/futuresuv.html >> The devil is now in the monster-making business, I see. Talk about the SUV with a "face" only a mother could love! What a hoot! This will slay the owners of the Geo Metros and such. I've copied a few of the features for those without Internet access. "FEATURES: Fits under MOST bridge underpasses. The first SUV to be rated in Gallons per Mile by the EPA Meet interesting people while waiting in line at Interstate Weight Stations. When kids do the arm signal, you get to honk that really cool air horn! Lots of road-hugging weight for occupant protection, the ULTIMATE in safety. Can seat 20. Go ahead, take the WHOLE soccer team. Can tow your camper, yacht, a trailer-load of frozen pizzas, or even your house! Yours for under $200,000 ($100,000 for truck chassis + $100,000 standard SUV markup) MODELS: Traildodger - two wheel drive model, our best seller. Eliminator - our Sport model - includes a 900hp quad-turbo 12-cylinder Cummins Diesel engine, previously only available in merchant barges. Fornicator (New for Y2K!) - Complete with king size waterbed (yes, the kind with waves), Viagra dispenser, mirrored ceilings, and wine cooler with complementary supply of pink champaigne on ice. Expected Jimmy Swaggert Signature Edition cancelled due to legal considerations, sorry! The Fornicator Dominator - Who else can boast ten-wheel-drive and eight tons of road-hugging, occupant-protecting mass? The Grand Dominator - The ultimate SUV- Adds extra high roof/cathedral ceilings, power expandable sides, full lavatory, four cell-phones, white leather interior with lambswool carpets, TV/VCR/Nintendo 64, Sony DSS satellite, beer cooler (go ahead, drive drunk, nothing's gonna kill you in this thing!), and a permanent cellular link to the internet." (BTW, they do advise the gullible that it is a joke.) Sandy Kramer *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I got into the driver's seat in a Ford Excursion at the Detroit auto show. It is like being in a motor home. And don't expect to get a discount or a quick delivery. bob phillips *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Great machines, but do they come with pulley systems to get the boats up on the racks? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 1/26/00 12:07:08 AM, Gypsykayak_at_aol.com writes: << (BTW, they do advise the gullible that it is a joke.) >> I suspect the copy is the only joke. The vehicle if most likely real. Just the newest high tech tractor for the long haulers. Jed *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:59 PM 1/25/00 EST, you wrote: >In a message dated 1/26/00 12:07:08 AM, Gypsykayak_at_aol.com writes: > ><< (BTW, they do advise the gullible that it is a joke.) >> > >I suspect the copy is the only joke. The vehicle if most likely real. Just >the newest high tech tractor for the long haulers. > >Jed > WHAT!! a joke, well then I guess then I will have to keep my Dodge Power wagon 10 cylinder, 3/4 ton, 4X4, extended cab pickemup truck as my yak hauler. Heck I have to use a ladder just to get in , so it doubles as a way to get the yak on top too. I did not want one of those punky little SUV type vehicles. Boy I was wanting some thing bigger. Durn it. Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 06:04 PM 1/25/00 -0500, dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net wrote: >Well the devil made me do it:)my next SUV >http://poseur.4x4.org/futuresuv.html Looks perfectly reasonable to me, so long as you get the cherry picker attachment to load kayaks on the roof racks. -- Wes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
i put in a request for a Pink Panther model VR34 with optional boat rack and satellite dish, naturally i choose the *Woody* and *carbon-fiber* packages. What a deal!! can't wait to see the reply from the online order. thanks for the tip Dana. bye bye bliven *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Nope, they're all cleverly photo-edited fakes. I "drew" the picture of the Fornicator, as well as the Peterbilt Crusaders and the International Himalaya. I wouldn't be surprised, though, if the Nascar teams adopt such luxury haulers to drive from race to race. I do have to agree with the designers of the website in that probably 90% of all SUV's sold are for looking good while driving to the mall or to soccer practice. There are people who need a large, 4wd vehicle, but those folks are usually driving old beater 4wd pickups with rusty doors. Leather seats in 4wd vehicles seem highly ironic to me. Shawn Jed wrote: >I suspect the copy is the only joke. The vehicle if most likely real. Just >the newest high tech tractor for the long haulers. -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 1999 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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