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Old 03-30-2009, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by sloppyjoe
,,, debra messing. i find her insufferable
I would wreck that chic.
 
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Old 03-30-2009, 08:14 PM
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i would have pre kid,,,

but that was not the task
 
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Old 03-30-2009, 10:40 PM
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i agree which is why i didnt say anything bad about it,,,im just not into taking a lame japanese sedan and turbocharging it to high hell and adding wings and calling it a race car.

it goes like stink and i have test driven them,,,


but i felt like a total lame **** getting out of it.
A true Evo is more than a standard Lancer with a turbo. It's built from the ground up with different suspension, AWD system and engine tuning. A true Evo actually has the potential to go fast enough for the ground effects and rear wing to do what they are intended rather than just look pretty like most cars.

BTW, Debra Messing is hot as long as she keeps her mouth shut. Like too many woman she doesn't have anything to say worth listening to. And she's a terrible actress too.
 

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Old 03-31-2009, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by AK Rover
A true Evo is more than a standard Lancer with a turbo. It's built from the ground up with different suspension, AWD system and engine tuning. A true Evo actually has the potential to go fast enough for the ground effects and rear wing to do what they are intended rather than just look pretty like most cars.

BTW, Debra Messing is hot as long as she keeps her mouth shut. Like too many woman she doesn't have anything to say worth listening to. And she's a terrible actress too.

i know the lancer is special compared to the normal one.


it is just something i dont find appealing
 
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Old 03-31-2009, 03:02 AM
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I sort of like the looks of the G55.

"Where the hell is that Peter Griffin guy? He said he'd give me a hundred dollars if I took off all my clothes off!" ~Peter drunk at a wine tasting.
 
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Old 03-31-2009, 09:43 PM
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"damn you gave me canadian bacon instead of bacon!,,,this mystique can not go unpunished. pizza delivery man, prepare to meet your maker"
 
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Originally Posted by AK Rover
I realize the D1 and D2 are rated for 7700 pounds. The LR3 is rated for 7700 also but makes doesn't list a different capacity for hi and lo range like the D1 and D2. Plus 300hp will more easily move the trailer than 200, simple physics.

2004 D2 - Max on-road weight (high range) with brakes, 4410lbs.
Max low range weight, 7700lbs.

I also know that non-NAS trucks don't separate between hi and lo range capacity but apparently something gets changed to make it an NAS vehicle that makes the separation necessary.
I tow 7000 pounds of boat and trailer with my DII often and she does surprisingly well. Spike is right its just the NAS thing and the rigs are no different. I just bought a 1988 RR classic with the 3.5 V8 in it and the owners manual stated the tow capacity as 7700 lbs without specifying the range selected. Torque is what moves the trailer. The 4.4 in the LR3 makes 315 ft/lbs of torque and 4000 rpm. The 4.6 in a Series II Disco makes 300 ft/lbs of torque at just 2600 rpms and weighs 1000 lbs less than the LR3. The feel of speed is just throttle by wire geometry. Real world number are a lot closer. Just my 2 cents. That being said I would take their new RR diesel V8 any day of the week.

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Old 04-01-2009, 08:36 AM
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This is all academic seeing how I owe too much on my Dodge to even think of getting rid of it. And I think I would go crazy not having a pickup. Even though I don't use the bed of the pickup much not having it available would be tough for. I have been driving pickups since I started driving 17 years ago. My Dodge is rated for 7500 pounds with the Hemi and 3.54 gears but I am going to have it regeared to 3.92 which changes my towing capacity to 8500.
 
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Originally Posted by sloppyjoe
"damn you gave me canadian bacon instead of bacon!,,,this mystique can not go unpunished. pizza delivery man, prepare to meet your maker"

Steve, that's a funny name for a cat.......that's a person's name..
 
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Old 04-01-2009, 10:58 AM
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Steve, that's a funny name for a cat.......that's a person's name..
the cats name was paul.

you get a A+ for effort though
 


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