Anyone recognise this puppy

[RobertB]

We are lucky to get 30k on the tires on my wife's VW Bettle (turbo convertible) - don't really understand why, the kids swear she usually drives with only two wheels on the ground

[Catigale]

Same mileage on my 2003 turbo convertible..I tell my brother my beetle is just like his Porsche, only I have 60,000 extra dollars....

[Highlander]

Thanks Rich, i have been lurking the forum, just very little time these days, dang life is in the way again. Besides which i'm still a wanna be with little prospect for the next couple of years, and therefor not much to add. Having said that, i have purchased a toe beast for my existing runabout and(ok, everyone ready i'm going to use the F word...) i grabbed a new F150 with the 3.5 EB motor. Gotta tell ya 'F' is finally building some motors. This thing rips! and that's coming from a died in the wool Dodge guy who used to race a 440 Bee runing about 475 horse. Of course i have it 'chipped' but i don't use the all out max chip setting, it's just too much HP for kicking round town.

The beauty of it is in the torque, at about 2000 rpm it's all in so towing my little tub around is hardly noticable even around town. i'd say my 17 Reinell 140 IO probably weighs in around the same as a loaded Mac say close to 4ooolbs with some gas in the tank, and the F150 really does toe it effortlessly.

The other thing 'F' got right is their microsoft sync which sync's phone(and other) bluetooth, it works, and the voice commands are fairly accurate, i've only had to cus 'Doris" about a half dozen times now which i consider reasonable

And lastly, holy man there's alot of room in the back with the full 4 door truck! one could play a little B ball back there! great for trips with the kid, really convient for shopping and all sorts of errands. With the short box, realtive to a car it's still a bit of a land yacht, it's not too bad to park and zip in and out of traffic(dang old farmers round here lol).

So, not back, just found something i could post and otherwise always lurking a bit.

I'd like to say something about this forum however, i have alot of internet experience, jumping onboard at the outset and i have been to the end of the inet and back many times and been involved in a number of support boards for very worthy causes and none, i mean none! compares to this forum and group of people who share their boating experience here in all forms for the benefit of others, it's truley fabulous. end of comercial, your regular programming may now continue...

Cheers, Bill

These Guy's got 550HP outa the f 3.5EB
http://ca.yahoo.com/_ylt=Aq0GQ3Zoo62n6K ... ideo-.html

[seahouse]

Yeah – that’s a sweet engine that’s had a few years on the market now to prove itself out. It’s now available on the 2013 Explorer Sport, a more appropriately-sized vehicle for me than the MKT, and Flex, that it was offered in previously. 5000# towing cap. and Trailer Sway Control sounds perfect for a Mac. Luckily I haven’t had to pull the trigger on a long-distance tow vehicle yet, but the choices keep getting more, and better, all the time.

Hey… Aren’t we supposed to be talking about puppies, or something?

- B.

[Hamin' X]

!	Moderator Note:
	I was going to move this topic, or split to two seperate topics, or merge part of it with another towing topic, but... Durned if I can figure out what to do with it, so guess I'll leave it alone. Enjoy. ~Rich---Hamin' X~

[seahouse]

Hey Rich! Sorry 'bout that - thanks fer yer good intentions! - B.

[Ormonddude]

Postby cptron » Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:45 pm
I am sticking with my Dodge Ram 2500 with 97000 miles and 2 of the original tires. I don't know about all the other techno stuff but it does what I need it to do and more.

My Ram 1500 gets the job done - just glad I have the V-8 and cruise control

[Catigale]

Rich...if you aren't contributing to thread drift, you are part of the problem....

[voltzwgn]

I don't want to hijack the thread but I've got a couple boats sitting the the neighborhood for years and have never moved. I'm curious as to what they are who know's maybe they would be willing to let them go cheap. Just looking for approval to add a couple more photo's to see if anyone can identify them.

[K9Kampers]

Hey yeah, bring it on! We need a challenge, specially since the first boat had its brand name on the transom!

[Catigale]

Yeah, who was the idiot who couldn't get that one ??


oh....

[MadMacX]

n.
I'd like to say something about this forum however, i have alot of internet experience, jumping onboard at the outset and i have been to the end of the inet and back many times and been involved in a number of support boards for very worthy causes and none, i mean none! compares to this forum and group of people who share their boating experience here in all forms for the benefit of others, it's truley fabulous. end of comercial, your regular programming may now continue...

I too don't have anything to contribute, but still lurk around here and will second your abovecomment about the quality of this forum and it's contributors.

regards,
pat

[mastreb]

What makes this forum special is a lack of d-bag posters, which is 100% due to effective policing by the moderators. Forums that don't get attention get clobbered by idiot d-bag trolls spewing their inane vitriol, and that makes the reasonable people leave.

Photography forums seem to be especially affected by d-baggery.

[Catigale]

which is 100% due to effective policing by the moderators

Blushing.....

Honestly, I think we have removed <5 people for posts in the history of this Board - which means the other 8,000+ really make it work...

[Hamin' X]

Honestly, I think we have removed <5 people for posts in the history of this Board - which means the other 8,000+ really make it work...

Well, a few have stopped posting, due to not wanting to follow the simple rules. For the most part that is their loss, not ours. Compliments in lieu of salary gladly accepted. Bribes can be sent via paypal to: [email protected]

~Rich