The cars and bikes thread!

[chuckmiller]

I'll withhold full judgement until I can touch one in person but for now I have nothing against the new Bronco. Nothing at all.

[geoffbot]

Dope.

[Samanator]

We were in Daytona for 3 years, bought this house in Lakeland in November 2019, completed the move by Match 2020 when the old house lease was up.

A Tesla in Ludicrous will eat almost anything, especially a heavy ass SUV, even one with the Hellcat 700HP engine.

True story: One time I was driving on I-4 doing my usual 77mph and a slick looking car of some sort was sitting in the left side emergency/pull over lane. Just as I passed him I could see his headlights tilt/move a bit and I knew he had launched. Before I could blink he passed me like the Starship Enterprise in warp drive. I swear all I saw was a streak and he was on me and passed me in a blink. I couldn't tell if it was a Tesla or an exotic. All-wheel drive electric high performance cars can be insane on the launch. Electric motors have all of their torque available instantly.

Yes I'm aware of the main plus IMO with electric cars. Instant torque. Living down in south Florida with the insane amount of money here between Boca, Palm Beach, Ft Lauderdale, Miami and Coral Gables I see dozens of one off things here that just streak past on 95 or the turnpike at near warp speed. It's just crazy.

[chuckmiller]

If I ever snag that $100,000,000 Lotto, LOOK OUT!

[Fantasio]

I’m not a bikehead, but I think this looks pretty rad.




Sent from Maxwell Smart’s shoe.

[geoffbot]

I’m not a bikehead, but I think this looks pretty rad.




Sent from Maxwell Smart’s shoe.

You should buy it

[gnuyork]

I just place two reservations for a new Bronco. Just to be safe I ordered both a two and four door. They claim I can change the level but it was not clear if I could change between two and four door so it's just an extra $100 that is fully refundable. The four door is a Badlands model which is the most capable off-road version and has features like the higher end transfer case, electronic disconnect sway front bar, rubber floors with drain plug and Marine Grade Vinyl seats so it will be a great beach car. The Two door is the WildTrack model which has many of the upgrades standard Like the Sasquatch. package that includes 35" tires, lift, rock rails and a few other things. This also has the higher end transfer case and is the only model that comes standard with the V6 Turbo engine which as standard includes the trail turn assist (drags the inside rear wheel when make a turn in four low), and one pedal driving. Colors and options are selected when the reservation turns to an order later this year. Vehicles will not arrive until June 2021 and I understand there are nearly 200K reservations so this is more likely a 2022. Plenty of time to lock down which one and trim level I want.

I've had a four door Jeep Wrangler Rubicon about 10 years ago. The new Wrangler are nice, but I'm not certain I trust the engines since they are Fiat sourced, There is suppose to be one with the Hemi v8 this year, but I think I like the Bronco better. Selling the LC500 will easily pay for which ever of these I buy, and put some decent money back in the bank.

I'm not much into vehicles that aren't small and fast, but I'd love the hell out of one of these.

[gnuyork]

And actually I'm not into bikes either, but this is very tempting:

[geoffbot]

Interesting to see what non bikers like. Anyone else?

[tribe125]

I rarely see a modern bike that I like the look of - it’s that yawning gap between the rear wheel and the mudguard. OK for a scrambler, but otherwise (to me) it makes the back end look dislocated.

This is the sort of thing I like -





It’s from the mid 70s, when I used to do a bit with bikes, but that’s the look I prefer to the modern style.