Figured out my ideal 2 car garage

"bob and john" (bobandjohn) 08/24/2016 at 10:46 • Filed to: None

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car #1: Cadillac ELR. WAIT DON’T LYNCH ME YET, HEAR ME OUT!

its a modern, comfy, relatively attractive 2 door thats is VERY easy on gas, gets me points with the hippie crowd, is comfortable, and is going to be relatively cheap to service. Fantastic for the DD duties in the winter (FWD helps here too)

Car #2: 1970 Chevrolet El camino on air ride.

okay, this one is a little more complicated. the car: 70 el co. LS3/T56 combo (good for 500HP AND 30 mpg...maybe) big brakes, modern wheels. and key thing? on air ride. Why air ride? Well, this will be my motorcycle/parts hauler! Low bed height makes it easy to load and unload motorcycles, has the power to roast tires and terrify the neighbors, has the classic car part down pat, and its useful! Don’t have to deal with the full height (and fuel economy) of a full sized truck either.

as an added bonus, with no weight in the back, instant drifto-car!

then, 7 or 8 motorcycles as well. the SVX-R, a MT-10, a Daytona 675R, a KTD 1290 ADV....mmmmm

thoughts?

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 10:52

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A+ (although I prefer the 70 Elco)

bob and john > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 08/24/2016 at 10:53

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that rough area. I prefer the 2 headlight el cos, but I could live with a 70

EDIT: okay, i thought the 69 was the 70, and the 71 was the 70. need to change the post

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 10:57

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Haha, yeah I love all Elcos. The 65 is also quite the looker in the style you described:

shop-teacher > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 10:58

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I can find no flaws in this plan.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 11:05

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Yeah. Some motorcycles could fit in the back.

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 11:07

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You seem overly focused on fuel economy when fantasizing.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 11:08

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NO.

If you go air ride, at least do it right, That means a 1959 El Camino

bob and john > luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! 08/24/2016 at 11:12

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let me put it this way....bikes, as fast and as powerful as they are, use borderline JACK. SHIT. for fuel.

what other machine on earth can do this:

and STILL get 45MPG?

why spend the money on fuel when I can spend it on parts or more bikes?

bob and john > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/24/2016 at 11:14

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bleh, hated that body style. and the sir ride is for function, not looks

luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln! > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 11:29

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Huh? What’s happening here, Peter? Why did you bring that up? I was just making an observation. I thought it was funny that you mentioned fuel economy twice coming up with two dream cars.

DynamicWeight > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 11:44

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lol 45mpg... my CBR 1000RR got 30 mpg on premium. I always joked that it was cheaper to drive my car.

Future next gen S2000 owner > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 11:46

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You need a Duc in your motorcycle stable. That is all.

bob and john > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/24/2016 at 13:10

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meh. maybe an 1198 track bike.

bob and john > DynamicWeight 08/24/2016 at 13:11

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no, the BMW actually gets 45MPG. its great.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 13:24

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I stopped listening at modern wheels.

bob and john > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/24/2016 at 13:26

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I hate classic wheels. impossible to find tires and shit for it.

I’m not into the restore with the correct over spray. fuck that shit.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 13:41

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They do make wheels that look right, I have a 240z and I have 1" larger than stock rims. That looks like an East LA gang banger car.

DynamicWeight > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 13:55

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Sure... they say that for the CBR too. I guess if you drove it like a car. But I never saw anything close to that.

bob and john > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/24/2016 at 14:12

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bring it on

bob and john > DynamicWeight 08/24/2016 at 14:13

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the one I had a few days ago did. when I wasnt on the back wheel.

DynamicWeight > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 14:39

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Over the course of a tank?

bob and john > DynamicWeight 08/24/2016 at 14:40

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oh god no, I couldnt restrain myself that much.

but it did have an instant fuel econ meter, and I did see 45mpg while cruising around. tthheennn I got on the gas. oops

DynamicWeight > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 14:47

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Ah okay, that makes more sense then. Yeah my CBR probably “got” that too, but when say it “gets” 45mpg, you’re implying that it will get that as an average over a trip, or for a tank of gas, not just an instant read out. At least that is how I interpret it.

My truck sometimes reads out 35 mpg cruising on the freeway, but it only “gets” 20 mpg.

bob and john > DynamicWeight 08/24/2016 at 14:48

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it really depends on how I feel like riding. there have been tanks on my bike where its been entirely light highway cruising.

there have been tanks where its been entirely 7K-redline hooning on the mountains. so I actually go by the listed figures

DynamicWeight > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 14:50

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7K? What is this? A red line for ants??

bob and john > DynamicWeight 08/24/2016 at 14:51

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7k- redline....7k to redline. (which is 11 on my bike)

DynamicWeight > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 14:55

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Oh okay that makes more sense. Is that a liter too? I had a lot of trouble getting to red line on my bike. It went 100mph in first at redline.... so I didn’t get there too frequently. Part of why I sold it.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 15:02

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I’m just here to make you feel bad for having an opinion

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 15:08

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https://goo.gl/images/6pKi72

bob and john > DynamicWeight 08/24/2016 at 15:53

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nope, 650.

bob and john > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/24/2016 at 15:53

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toyotas suck

DynamicWeight > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 16:12

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Okay, that makes more sense. Now I’m missing my 600. Someday soon...

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > bob and john 08/24/2016 at 16:28

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I rest my case