Things I want, like, now.

[davids]

On my radar. I know...but when you have 4 kiddos and they are all in car seats...vehicles like this grab your attention. It gets better MPGs than the wife's Odyssey. Not that I would dump her Ody, but I am considering it for me. Very Euro'ish minus the diesel option (figures). Reminds me of the old VW Eurovans. I always liked those things. Imagine all the bikes that would fit on top and off the receiver of the this thing. I for one dig it. My local Ford dealer has one with the Titanium package and some of the other options I would want. I think we will go touch and feel one this weekend.

Cool. I love shit like this, practical and quirky.

I just drove an Escape 1700 miles around AZ and UT. It was rough around the edges, a little wobbly on high-speed corners, and not quick. But it was resolutely competent, even-tempered and frugal. I didn't mind it at all.

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...OK, I did mind the stupid Snyc system. I could never figure out how to control my iPod through the interface, so I'd just get it going before I plugged it into the car. Maybe if I'd read the manual? But screw that, I was on vacation!

[Philster]

There is a big time car collector down road from us. He has one and it maybe this one. I seen in person on the road.... And it's awesome and I want it.

Forget seeing it. Have you heard it?

[Philster]

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I find myself very interested in this. It's made in Leipzig but it's no jelly bean.

[deepsix]

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[joosttx]

Forget seeing it. Have you heard it?

Yes, we pulled up next to it at a red light. Its idle sounded was incredible.

[false_aesthetic]

Well, the GF and I split after about 6 years.

In the settlement she gets the tent + the espresso maker.

A week of searching has led me to http://www.tarptent.com
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Light, made in US, and relatively cheap.

[joosttx]

Well, the GF and I split after about 6 years.

.....

Light, made in US, and relatively cheap.

The tent or the ex?

[false_aesthetic]

tent.

I can't be too mad at her, she's just got some growing up to do.

[seanile]

tarptent is great. i love mine.

[Too Tall]

tarptent is great. i love mine.

Nice inside dimensions for us tall folk. Thanks for the link.

[turkish]

Wife got the control of the living room, so I hardly use it to listen to music/watch movies, but I'd like to renew the setup with beasts like this:

[joosttx]

[Britishbane]

Dude, you have good taste. We could hang.

[Brandon White]

That thing makes coffee, right?

[joosttx]

That thing makes coffee, right?

...is the audio equivalent of making coffee taste like a well aged Haute Brion

[pdmtong]

...is the audio equivalent of making coffee taste like a well aged Haute Brion

I like that a lot

Still surviving with my Golden Tube SE-40 and home made Klipsch K-horns (folded corner design 15" woofer, horn mid, horn tweet)...iirc the SPL is approx 125db/1watt...the ability to stun small animals at short distances...

[davids]

And I thought I was underpowered with a 50W Class A amp...

Do you think you could chain that Marantz thing to the Shindo amp? That would be so sweet.

[boxerboxer]

And I thought I was underpowered with a 50W Class A amp... Do you think you could chain that Marantz thing to the Shindo amp? That would be so sweet.

Indeed you could.

[false_aesthetic]

RE: tarptent.

Purchased the Double Rainbow and took it out this past weekend. It's big, it's tall! Easy to set up and the set-up w/out stakes is easy (uses 55" trekking poles). It was pretty windy at 7,000' and the thing held up like a champ.

[Shoogs]

I just couldn't help myself... Ordered a poler napsack. Arrives tomorrow in time to use this weekend.