something funny

[tennesseekeith]

I seen this at Couchville lake.

[tkwalker]

First off I learned that everyone that are in to Yakes are not tree huggers ... Most have average vehicles ... Small suv's, full to mid size pick ups .. They are into the vehicle that works for them ...

Now the Smart Car if you do your homework is one of the most dangerous, least efficient Gas mileage wise per ratio with the true eco vehicles out there ... IE. Nissan, Honda, Yota, etc. Smart Car with it's whopping 85 HP power train... This little vehicle gets less fuel economy than a diesel pickup truck... ... Plus for a tree hugger it probably feels great ... But for a realistic Kayaker ... He is embarrassing the sport ...

This guy or gal or both are driving their coffin ... as per the Vehicle Safety Board .... Suburban commuter...(That is what the Smart Car is Classified as) Yep Try down town Nashville in the morning and going home time ... There are no 72,000 pound semi's on the road ... or dump trucks ... or lets say an average 3500 pound Nissan Altima ... verses an 1600 pound Coffin ... :eek: ... Go Green !! <'TK>< :)

PS ... Yesterday I witnessed a nice couple getting into their smart car at a Tiger Mart ... They had to slam their doors twice ... The vehicle weight jumped from 1600 pounds to 2600 pounds when everyone was aboard ... I would really not like to be around when the crash investigation unit arrived ... That would be a mess ....

[tacklemake]

TK that's what we call chum in a can...............woody

[XxthejuicexX]

I work with a lady that owns one and it only gets like 38 MPG. I parked beside her the other night and I am pretty sure I could put that thing in the back of my truck. One guy told me that the new thing is to go smart car tipping.

[thehick176]

LOL I saw something about that on the internet the other day bt didn't read into it. I'm sorry but that would be hilarious!!!

[Reel Tune]

I saw that same car. We have a Honda Accord 4 Door and my wife will no longer drive it unless she has to. Yeah it gets good gas mileage, but she does not feel safe in it. I drive it, because like I said good fuel mileage, the ride is rough, but I'll put up with it until we can give it to her brother here in a few years, they live in a rural area in Indiana where there is not near as much traffic as we have here in Nashville.

[jad2t]

Smart Car tipping was going on in San Francisco and I think it's hysterical. There is nothing "Smart" about this car when you total it from a collision with a bicycle. Stupid hippies.

[XxthejuicexX]

Stupid hippies.


X100

I have not noticed to many off the cars anymore. I would think most people realize you can get good gas mileage out of larger cars, My wife had a VW VR6 Jetta that on the interstate got 32mpg and was fun to drive. I like the new commercials where they have a suburban or something sitting on top of the frame and they are talking about the strength of it.... Good luck with frame strength when that thing hits you head on or rear ends you.

[Alphahawk]

I'm no fan of the Smart Car....and as you all say the MPG is not that great. People used to laugh when they would see me in a Nissan Versa with a kayak trailer in tow but I saved a lot of money with that vehicle. It just died at 250,000 miles....an agonizing death....LOL. If you have never been in a vehicle equipped with a CVT transmission and had it go into fail safe mode it is quite an experience. But it served me well for fishing all over the place. Wanted to buy the Nissan Frontier to replace it but knowing the miles I go to fish I had to stay with something that gets good MPG. So I got a new Ford Escape with the 2 liter turbo. Can tow up to 3500 pounds and used it to travel to Nickajack last week and got close to 30 MPG. So I'm good to go for another few years.


Regards

[jad2t]

X100

I have not noticed to many off the cars anymore. I would think most people realize you can get good gas mileage out of larger cars, My wife had a VW VR6 Jetta that on the interstate got 32mpg and was fun to drive. I like the new commercials where they have a suburban or something sitting on top of the frame and they are talking about the strength of it.... Good luck with frame strength when that thing hits you head on or rear ends you.

I'm going to say that pic is highly photoshopped. I don't believe for a second that a huge SUV could sit on that puny "Smart" car without any damage done to it.

[SAMBOLIE]

I'm no fan of the Smart Car....and as you all say the MPG is not that great. People used to laugh when they would see me in a Nissan Versa with a kayak trailer in tow but I saved a lot of money with that vehicle. It just died at 250,000 miles....an agonizing death....LOL. If you have never been in a vehicle equipped with a CVT transmission and had it go into fail safe mode it is quite an experience. But it served me well for fishing all over the place. Wanted to buy the Nissan Frontier to replace it but knowing the miles I go to fish I had to stay with something that gets good MPG. So I got a new Ford Escape with the 2 liter turbo. Can tow up to 3500 pounds and used it to travel to Nickajack last week and got close to 30 MPG. So I'm good to go for another few years.


Regards

Great choice, Randy.

[tkwalker]

I'm no fan of the Smart Car....and as you all say the MPG is not that great. People used to laugh when they would see me in a Nissan Versa with a kayak trailer in tow but I saved a lot of money with that vehicle. It just died at 250,000 miles....an agonizing death....LOL. If you have never been in a vehicle equipped with a CVT transmission and had it go into fail safe mode it is quite an experience. But it served me well for fishing all over the place. Wanted to buy the Nissan Frontier to replace it but knowing the miles I go to fish I had to stay with something that gets good MPG. So I got a new Ford Escape with the 2 liter turbo. Can tow up to 3500 pounds and used it to travel to Nickajack last week and got close to 30 MPG. So I'm good to go for another few years.


Regards

Randy, the secret for a long life from a CVT (Constant Velocity Transmission) is keeping the serviced every 50K miles ... Which isn't cheap about $200 .... <'TK>< :)

[Alphahawk]

Randy, the secret for a long life from a CVT is keeping the serviced every 50K miles ... Which isn't cheap about $200 .... <'TK>< :)

Did that TK. The pump went...or so I was told. Anyway no complaints about the car. I asked it to do a lot more than it was ever designed to do. Well built vehicle.


Regards

[olddognewtrick]

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[Fishbus]

This whole exchange is predicated on the age-old American notion that bigger is always better. So we make fun of small things. Ha Ha, funny.

Take a look around the world, Asia and Europe, not just today but going back 100 years. Lots of small vehicles, or vehicles just big enough to do their job. If you made fun of everyone with a small car in Europe, you wouldn't have a lot of friends around.

This is America, so buy what you want, that's your right, but it's a bit silly to mock everyone who's interested in fuel economy or efficiency however. Gas isn't 25 cents a gallon anymore, and there's some major climate issues we have to deal with.

Kudos to folks who are using what they need and getting by.

Billy

[Halli]

http://www.nohope.org/uploads/med_gallery_42_6_59148.jpg

HAHA!!!!!!


And as for Mocking Yep that's me I drive a 95 Bronco with a 5.8l so I can mock every single yuppie that passes me because I'm pretty sure every thing that passes me gets better mileage.
But hey it did once snow a few decades back and then I laughed! :D

[Slacker]

I just put a full C note in the F-150's tank and that was with $.20/gallon discount at Kroger. Pulling out a hundred to fill the tank gets old.

[tkwalker]

This whole exchange is predicated on the age-old American notion that bigger is always better. So we make fun of small things. Ha Ha, funny.

Take a look around the world, Asia and Europe, not just today but going back 100 years. Lots of small vehicles, or vehicles just big enough to do their job. If you made fun of everyone with a small car in Europe, you wouldn't have a lot of friends around.

This is America, so buy what you want, that's your right, but it's a bit silly to mock everyone who's interested in fuel economy or efficiency however. Gas isn't 25 cents a gallon anymore, and there's some major climate issues we have to deal with.

Kudos to folks who are using what they need and getting by.

Billy

No One is making fun of the size of what is Driven or the people who buy them And as far as the Smart car goes it Doesn't have anything to do with fuel economy ... Because it does not have any per ratio ... It is the safety element comparison of the statement that the people who drive Smart cars are trying to make at best estimate 38 miles per gallon ... They are Dangerous !! Per ratio ... I drove a Maxima in 2012 to Missouri 1000 miles round trip average Fuel economy 32 MPG .. And more power than I needed ... 2013 I drove an Infinity M37S to Fla. 1500 miles round trip 30 MPG with a lot more power than the Max. ..

As far as your knowledge of the size of vehicles .. I spent 2 tours in Viet Nam and as a Manager for Nissan Motor Mfr. extended stays ... 4 to be exact in Japan in 21 years ... Yes I know about small cars and the cost of gas ... And you mention size and go back 100 years ... yea ! I saw Oxon doing 90% of the labor in Rice Paddies in South East Asia ...

You Talk going back 100 Years .. Well I fall short about 30 years or so ... But When I got Married in 1964 I was an assistant manager at a Chevron Station ... Three Gallons for a $1.00 and when I was a kid in the 50's saw gas wars when gas was 15 and 20 cents ... and they washed your windshield and checked under the hood and tire pressures ... Which we did in the 60's ...

Yea lets look around the world and the size a costs of Vehicles and Fuel ... In 1968 during the Thet Offensive when I was stationed in Thailand most of the vehicles were Toyota's , Datsun's (Nissan) When these vehicles were shipped in to this country there was a 100% Tax placed on that Vehicle .. So a Datusn that cost $2000 ended up being $4000 and the fuel then over there was $2 per Gallon ...And Same in a lot of places in Europe and especially in Japan ... In the US We were paying around 40. cents per Gallon ... The reason why was because Most of our Oil came from Texas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, etc. ... And then as the EPA and environmentalist moved in everything changed ... So a lot of people are bitching about Fuel cost and MPG ... and Yet they voted for the guy on the left side of the aisle who won't let the Canadian pipe line come through our country or let offshore drilling or opening known oil deposits for drilling such as Alaska ... In my opinion you have no bitch coming ..

Billy, seeing you were born in New York and raised in California and your Demographics states trying to get by in Tennessee ... So first off We Tennesseans and most of us Southern people who say Yes Mam and Yes Sir ..believe in the Sovereignty of our 50 States ... And we respect All ... From your Back ground at a ripe old age of 42 You were raised Geographically and politically different than We were ...

As far as Climate change ... Battery powered Electric cars ... Here we go again a feel good machine ... GM tried it the Volt ... didn't happen to expensive ... Now another subject batteries .. These special batteries that all of these vehicles use are leased not owned by the car owner .. when a new battery is need a new one is leased ... Were do the old ones go ... Guess, Yep China ... because when they are recycled and the exposed gases are released into the Atmosphere ... China does not have any EPA restrictions which is more detrimental to the atmosphere ... Far worse than the so called Carbon Foot print ...

Now Climate Change I won't even begin to start on this subject ... But two things ... One belch of a volcano can do more atmospheric damage than all of the living beings and their machines in 100 years ... Two ... I heard a commentator make a statement last week that this winter is the coldest (now forget global warming)temps nation wide since 1914 ... My question is WHAT CAUSED IT IN 1914??) Not cars, not that many machines around or people and no Al Gore ... ?? Oh yes ... In the mid 70's I remember the cove where Flippers is located on Old Hickory in Gallatin freeze two years running and witnessed cars driving on it to the river channel ... It hasn't happened since ... No Human can predict or control Mother Nature ... I do believe in Climate Change it has been happening for eons !!

Billy, We don't believe that the US has to get in line to conform to the rest of the world and apologize to the world like our Colonist Commandeer and Chief has .. Yes we have changed our ways in Environmental ways ... recycling, more efficient vehicles on an average ... All of this is good ...

But don't try to make the US seem small or boisterous because we are not in the European community ... We are (Well were until 2008) the strongest most generous and benevolent country in the world ... Look around Billy Who does the world look at for help in time of need ... It is not France !! <'TK>< :)

[jad2t]

, and there's some major climate issues we have to deal with.

Billy

Global warming, global cooling..or wait it's climate change now isn't it? It's still a load of crap no matter what you label it. Climate change happens roughly every three months and is more pronounced in certain areas of the country. It's called seasons.

Al Gore started this nonsense decades ago to have a strong platform to run on and to try and transform his party in the the party that "cares about the environment". Now it has become just that, a political platform and a way for Government to expand and take more of our money and our freedom. Hence emissions testing, tax breaks for buying a Chevy Volt, carbon taxes on manufacturing plants, etc. Since God created this awesome planet, it has gone through warmer and cooler periods. It's natural. There is a lot of well-documented science that smashes everything these climate change pundits push. The ever so brilliant and successful President we have (that just made me choke on vomit) has claimed that there is overwhelming scientific evidence of man-made climate change. I'm a science savvy person and I've studied both sides of the argument. While we definitely are polluting the Earth, I refuse to believe that there is some giant hole in the O-zone that expands every time I start my Jeep.

Why did the ice ages end millions of years ago? Because the dinosaurs were driving SUVs?

[XxthejuicexX]

This whole exchange is predicated on the age-old American notion that bigger is always better. So we make fun of small things. Ha Ha, funny.

Take a look around the world, Asia and Europe, not just today but going back 100 years. Lots of small vehicles, or vehicles just big enough to do their job. If you made fun of everyone with a small car in Europe, you wouldn't have a lot of friends around.

This is America, so buy what you want, that's your right, but it's a bit silly to mock everyone who's interested in fuel economy or efficiency however. Gas isn't 25 cents a gallon anymore, and there's some major climate issues we have to deal with.

Kudos to folks who are using what they need and getting by.

Billy

I can't tell if you are joking or not......... :confused: TK hit the nail on the head with his post and I don't believe in the whole Global warming.... err climate change thing but I know I listen to Al Gore when he does talk about the single biggest threat to the world...... ManBearPig :eek:

[jaycee]

Back in the 60's I towed my johnboat, 7 1/2 hp Elgin, with a VW bug. It was hard to stop quick. And very scary. Dad got the Elgin as late payment on a car. It was great.

Cheap trolling motor was given to me. Used the car battery. Parked on a hill so could roll the car to get started if battery was dead after fishing.

I was not a tree hugger. Just liked to fish and was all I could afford.

Any old timers know what "skulling" means? Not sure of the spelling. Paddling with a short paddle using one hand.

Oh well memories from back in the day when all was right with the world and the climate was right.

Would not trade them for the present.

[TNBronzeback]

Why did the ice ages end millions of years ago? Because the dinosaurs were driving SUVs?[/QUOTE]

well yeah....dinosaurs caused it back then and today the hole is caused by cow farts...geeze, am i the only one that reads the national enquirer to get the real news on this site? am i the only one that paid attention all 6 years of high school!
LMAO

[XxthejuicexX]

Why did the ice ages end millions of years ago? Because the dinosaurs were driving SUVs?

am i the only one that paid attention all 6 years of high school!
LMAO[/QUOTE]


Man, you must have been studying to become a Dr.

[SAMBOLIE]

A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel sticking out of his pants. The bartender notices it has a 'smart' logo on it and ask "Hey pirate, did you know you have a smart steering wheel sticking out of your pants?" So the Pirate looks at him and says "Aye, and it's drive'n me NUTS!"

[tkwalker]

A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel sticking out of his pants. The bartender notices it has a 'smart' logo on it and ask "Hey pirate, did you know you have a smart steering wheel sticking out of your pants?" So the Pirate looks at him and says "Aye, and it's drive'n me NUTS!"

Merv, come and get him !! I think he has finally fell off the end ... :)

[XxthejuicexX]

A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel sticking out of his pants. The bartender notices it has a 'smart' logo on it and ask "Hey pirate, did you know you have a smart steering wheel sticking out of your pants?" So the Pirate looks at him and says "Aye, and it's drive'n me NUTS!"


Sambolie, other than my small group of friends you are the only person that I have ever heard that joke from, slightly modified for this thread of course.

[Fishbus]

Jimmy,

Since you took the time to offer an opinion without berating me personally, I'll respond in kind to each of your points.

"Climate change happens roughly every three months and is more pronounced in certain areas of the country. It's called seasons."

Obviously humor, I get it.

Al Gore started this nonsense decades ago to have a strong platform to run on and to try and transform his party in the the party that "cares about the environment".

Environmental issues have always had more pull with liberal voters. We all know politicians are out for the vote no matter what, so let's just toss Al Gore and all the other politicians out of this discussion about science.

Now it has become just that, a political platform and a way for Government to expand and take more of our money and our freedom. Hence emissions testing, tax breaks for buying a Chevy Volt, carbon taxes on manufacturing plants, etc.

It's also called policy. The way we use legislation to shape our society. Emissions testing bugs me because I have old cars, but I've also lived in one of the worst air quality zones in the country and moved from it, so I see the necessary evil. I don't get mad about subsidies for the electric vehicle market because Exxon/Mobile and their pals get plenty of subsidies too, and they have the lock on the infrastructure. It's not in their interest to let new technologies emerge, but it's good for people in general. As a colleague in the electrical engineering industry, it's in your interest to see the electric vehicle market grow also.

There is a lot of well-documented science that smashes everything these climate change pundits push.

But you're not citing any of it. Here's what bothers me the most. Carbon Dioxide parts per million in the atmosphere and ocean. Ice core samples from the arctic tell us that CO2 PPM hovered from 100-200 or so for hundreds of thousands of years. See NASA, NOAA graphs for the data.

Well guess what? In around 1800 (industrial revolution) the graph spikes, goes to 300 by 1960, and hit 400 last year for the first time in history that we know of.

Now, if you understand chemistry and trends, you know that in a chemical reaction, if you double the volume of any one component, you are going to do something to the reaction. You may inert it, make it unstable, speed it up or slow it down, but something will happen. The atmosphere is a giant, ongoing reaction of chemicals. It doesn't matter that CO2 is an overall small part of the atmosphere by volume, what matters is that the amount of it has doubled in the last 200 years. This is hard data. It's not up for debate. Look into it, see what you think.

Billy

[jaysouth]

BLOOD MOON!!!!


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[Fishbus]

Now that's funny.

BLOOD MOON!!!!


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[olddognewtrick]

I posted the picture because.... it is FUNNY! I don't care who you are. :)

[TNBronzeback]

In an effort of keeping this light hearted, here are a few more Smart Boating pics. Lmao.
Wouldnt it be hilarious to see a 100 of these little things doing a shotgun start to kick off a tourney! lol....sound like a landscaping convention! lol

[Headhunter]

Jimmy,

Since you took the time to offer an opinion without berating me personally, I'll respond in kind to each of your points.

"Climate change happens roughly every three months and is more pronounced in certain areas of the country. It's called seasons."

Obviously humor, I get it.

Al Gore started this nonsense decades ago to have a strong platform to run on and to try and transform his party in the the party that "cares about the environment".

Environmental issues have always had more pull with liberal voters. We all know politicians are out for the vote no matter what, so let's just toss Al Gore and all the other politicians out of this discussion about science.

Now it has become just that, a political platform and a way for Government to expand and take more of our money and our freedom. Hence emissions testing, tax breaks for buying a Chevy Volt, carbon taxes on manufacturing plants, etc.

It's also called policy. The way we use legislation to shape our society. Emissions testing bugs me because I have old cars, but I've also lived in one of the worst air quality zones in the country and moved from it, so I see the necessary evil. I don't get mad about subsidies for the electric vehicle market because Exxon/Mobile and their pals get plenty of subsidies too, and they have the lock on the infrastructure. It's not in their interest to let new technologies emerge, but it's good for people in general. As a colleague in the electrical engineering industry, it's in your interest to see the electric vehicle market grow also.

There is a lot of well-documented science that smashes everything these climate change pundits push.

But you're not citing any of it. Here's what bothers me the most. Carbon Dioxide parts per million in the atmosphere and ocean. Ice core samples from the arctic tell us that CO2 PPM hovered from 100-200 or so for hundreds of thousands of years. See NASA, NOAA graphs for the data.

Well guess what? In around 1800 (industrial revolution) the graph spikes, goes to 300 by 1960, and hit 400 last year for the first time in history that we know of.

Now, if you understand chemistry and trends, you know that in a chemical reaction, if you double the volume of any one component, you are going to do something to the reaction. You may inert it, make it unstable, speed it up or slow it down, but something will happen. The atmosphere is a giant, ongoing reaction of chemicals. It doesn't matter that CO2 is an overall small part of the atmosphere by volume, what matters is that the amount of it has doubled in the last 200 years. This is hard data. It's not up for debate. Look into it, see what you think.

Billy

so much so wrong with this post I cannot even reply. don't drink the kool-aid is all I can say.

[Halli]

One thing for sure will happen by having so much Co2 will be stronger better plant life that in turn shall produce more o2, me I prefer 19-23%
anything over that makes me dizzy.

[Heiny57]

Everyone needs to cover their outside plants tonight, we have more of that Global Warming coming. :rolleyes:

[tkwalker]

Everyone needs to cover their outside plants tonight, we have more of that Global Warming coming. :rolleyes:

They found it in the bottom of the ocean !! :)

[Travis C.]

am i the only one that paid attention all 6 years of high school!
LMAO

"That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age."

:cool:

[nomad60]

So I got a new Ford Escape with the 2 liter turbo. Can tow up to 3500 pounds and used it to travel to Nickajack last week and got close to 30 MPG. So I'm good to go for another few years.


Regards

Alpha,

How do you like that Escape? I have a 2010 AWD with the V6 and love it. Not so sure if I like the new Escape look though, I prefer the older body style.

[Alphahawk]

Alpha,

How do you like that Escape? I have a 2010 AWD with the V6 and love it. Not so sure if I like the new Escape look though, I prefer the older body style.

Yeah Nomad I do like it...but the better time to ask that would be a year from now...LOL. It so far suits my needs. Only with some more time will I be able to give a true assessment of it....but so far so good.



Regards

[Pookie]

so much so wrong with this post I cannot even reply. don't drink the kool-aid is all I can say.

Too late!