No more tC. BYE BYE, Ill miss you!!!
#21
Senior Member
SL Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: NW Suburbs - Illinois
Posts: 992
Originally Posted by ucyib2papi
:-(
ill miss u.
hopefully we'll still c u around.
oh and sweet post on the tree huggers that posted b4 u.
wah wah wah
dont u love the fox news channel!?!?
ill miss u.
hopefully we'll still c u around.
oh and sweet post on the tree huggers that posted b4 u.
wah wah wah
dont u love the fox news channel!?!?
As for the tree huggers, they are everywhere and are generally uneducated. All they know is what is written on thier sierra club postcards.
#23
Originally Posted by Harmonic_tC
As for the tree huggers, they are everywhere and are generally uneducated. All they know is what is written on thier sierra club postcards.
You can spin it anyway you want, nearly $3/gallon for gas and an increase in gas prices of around 200% over the past few years is pretty much the definition of an energy crisis. The general cost of goods and services in that time frame has gone up about 4-5%. And yes, the fact that China's demand has gone way up is a very valid reason. Does that somehow make it ok to be wasteful with it? "my Hummer gets 8 mpg, but hey, the Chinese are doing it too!"
If there's no energy crisis, then why are car companies putting so much effort into alternative energy sources? Did Toyota release the Prius for the hell of it? Again, of course not.
As for being uneducated, it's spelled "their". 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' is just a rule of thumb. And what does Fox news have to do with any of this? You are aware that Fox news is the conservative news channel, no? CNN and especially NPR are probably more along the lines of what you were thinking.
#24
Yea sure ok, but why're you throwing it in this thread?
Besides, your sarcasm was completely unwarranted since your post is against the wastefulness of America (and I totally agree with you there... feckin suburban Hummer drivers...) but Harmonic actually has a need for it so your point is invalid here. And after that, at least the diesel will get him much further than a gasoline engine will.
So I for the most part agree with everything you're saying, I just feel it's not meaningful when his lifestyle warrants that behemoth. If it were an SRT10 Dakota or an F150 Lightning then you'd be spot on. Hummers too... even if one were to go offroading, it'd be more prudent to buy a Jeep. I just dislike hummers altogether.
Besides, your sarcasm was completely unwarranted since your post is against the wastefulness of America (and I totally agree with you there... feckin suburban Hummer drivers...) but Harmonic actually has a need for it so your point is invalid here. And after that, at least the diesel will get him much further than a gasoline engine will.
So I for the most part agree with everything you're saying, I just feel it's not meaningful when his lifestyle warrants that behemoth. If it were an SRT10 Dakota or an F150 Lightning then you'd be spot on. Hummers too... even if one were to go offroading, it'd be more prudent to buy a Jeep. I just dislike hummers altogether.
#27
Originally Posted by kungpaosamuraiii
Besides, your sarcasm was completely unwarranted since your post is against the wastefulness of America (and I totally agree with you there... feckin suburban Hummer drivers...) but Harmonic actually has a need for it so your point is invalid here. And after that, at least the diesel will get him much further than a gasoline engine will.
#29
Senior Member
SL Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: NW Suburbs - Illinois
Posts: 992
Originally Posted by tortus
Originally Posted by Harmonic_tC
As for the tree huggers, they are everywhere and are generally uneducated. All they know is what is written on thier sierra club postcards.
You can spin it anyway you want, nearly $3/gallon for gas and an increase in gas prices of around 200% over the past few years is pretty much the definition of an energy crisis. The general cost of goods and services in that time frame has gone up about 4-5%. And yes, the fact that China's demand has gone way up is a very valid reason. Does that somehow make it ok to be wasteful with it? "my Hummer gets 8 mpg, but hey, the Chinese are doing it too!"
If there's no energy crisis, then why are car companies putting so much effort into alternative energy sources? Did Toyota release the Prius for the hell of it? Again, of course not.
As for being uneducated, it's spelled "their". 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' is just a rule of thumb. And what does Fox news have to do with any of this? You are aware that Fox news is the conservative news channel, no? CNN and especially NPR are probably more along the lines of what you were thinking.
as for all the crazy people that drive large vehicles just to have one is pointless, i agree. That is why i bought the tc in the first place, i didnt have a need for my tacoma pickup so i bought the tc. now i have a need for a real truck so i bought one. And i purchased a diesel which is fuel effecient and also runs on biodiesel.
I have grown up to my dad always driving large vehicles for his landscaping business and i used to drive them from time to time as well. People would attack all the time saying a large vehicle is pointless, so im used to being on the defense. Most people are uneducated about our nations resources and only know by what info has been passed down to them.
Also the cause for hybrids is due to technology advances and also oil is getting used faster which is depleating our resources faster. however there is still a good 30 years of oil supply and we still keep finding more. OPEC isnt even at full production, thats a huge part of why fuel is so expensive right now.
This debate could go on forever and id rather end it now since this thread was all about me getting a new vehicle.
Happy Motoring
#30
Re: No more tC. BYE BYE, Ill miss you!!!
Originally Posted by Harmonic_tC
I know I havent been here in awhile but thats because I have been so busy with work.
Anyways, I decided to trade in the tC last week. Its an awesome car that I loved, Ijust cannot justify 3 car payments (wifes car too). It was one of the best cars ive ever owned, handeled like a dream (tien SSPs) and sounded awesome inside (Check profile for all the stuff I had in it).
I just needed something that was more functional. I needed to be able to tow toys and have room for a baby seat for the future and something to pull my landscape trailer.
So I bought a 2003 F-250 Superduty Diesel Crew Cab Short bed. It s quite a bit bigger but man is it nice to have some power, hehe. I tuned it up a TAD so im at about 310HP and 670lbs of torque. Its a monster!Surprisingly decent MPG but its a litter higher than half of what I was getting from the tC. Not bad .The truck is used for towing my landscape trailer so wish me luck!
Anyways, The dealer let me take both cars home so I could take out all the stuff I had in the tC. 2.5 days later its all out. Check the classifieds for a few items im selling.
Well here are some pics, sorry for the dark pics, im just not used to it getting dark so fast, haha
Thanks for all the memories!
Ill still be poping in from time to time. In the spring I may get back to work and make more sub boxes.
Bye Bye :D
Anyways, I decided to trade in the tC last week. Its an awesome car that I loved, Ijust cannot justify 3 car payments (wifes car too). It was one of the best cars ive ever owned, handeled like a dream (tien SSPs) and sounded awesome inside (Check profile for all the stuff I had in it).
I just needed something that was more functional. I needed to be able to tow toys and have room for a baby seat for the future and something to pull my landscape trailer.
So I bought a 2003 F-250 Superduty Diesel Crew Cab Short bed. It s quite a bit bigger but man is it nice to have some power, hehe. I tuned it up a TAD so im at about 310HP and 670lbs of torque. Its a monster!Surprisingly decent MPG but its a litter higher than half of what I was getting from the tC. Not bad .The truck is used for towing my landscape trailer so wish me luck!
Anyways, The dealer let me take both cars home so I could take out all the stuff I had in the tC. 2.5 days later its all out. Check the classifieds for a few items im selling.
Well here are some pics, sorry for the dark pics, im just not used to it getting dark so fast, haha
Thanks for all the memories!
Ill still be poping in from time to time. In the spring I may get back to work and make more sub boxes.
Bye Bye :D
You did EXACTLY what I want to do in another 2 years. I want the newer engine, the 6.0 with more torque than the 7.3, but.....same truck. I want to burn my tC up in mileage and then get an F250 Turbo Diesel, but black with black interior, same quad cab and same short bed. Gotta love the 6 speed manual in a truck that size.
#33
I love the ignorance of people towards diesels. It's most unfortunate because these are the same people which have kept this entire country compliant with the whims of corporate america (also known as our "American" government).
How can you explain an incredibly cheap VW Lupo gets 70 mpg on diesel? It's not even a hybrid... hybrids are only coroporate america's way of making people think they know something.
Diesel is the future, this country is not. Please think before you speak, folks. You all can continue to pay $3 a gallon for that corpoarte Arab love juice, and our OP can simply pay about $.20 a gallon for some refined grease from McDonalds.
Plus take a guess at who's going to be polluting more. I'll give you a hint: not the OP.
How can you explain an incredibly cheap VW Lupo gets 70 mpg on diesel? It's not even a hybrid... hybrids are only coroporate america's way of making people think they know something.
Diesel is the future, this country is not. Please think before you speak, folks. You all can continue to pay $3 a gallon for that corpoarte Arab love juice, and our OP can simply pay about $.20 a gallon for some refined grease from McDonalds.
Plus take a guess at who's going to be polluting more. I'll give you a hint: not the OP.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
KingLou
Scion xA/xB 1st-Gen ICE & Interior
12
03-25-2004 08:47 PM
foxSCION
Scion xB 1st-Gen Owners Lounge
50
01-28-2004 09:24 PM