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#2463 of 14566 I'd rather see... by rsholland Nov 14, 2002 (7:36 am)
a set up like that found on Ford's Excursion, and is optional on GM midi-vans: The complete window hinges from the top, and the bottom 2 doors split 50/50. It's sort of like a "dutch-door" set up. You can open the top rear window section, yet keep the bottom doors shut. Bob
#2464 of 14566 Excurison flip-up by paisan Nov 14, 2002 (7:48 am)
I don't like it cause it doesn't go far enough up. I'm not tall 5'10" and almost smack my head on the flip-up! -mike
#2465 of 14566 That's a problem... by rsholland Nov 14, 2002 (7:53 am)
with the execution, not the concept. Bob
#2466 of 14566 by ateixeira Nov 14, 2002 (7:55 am)
Agreed, Bob, full sizers on every car. Well, maybe not the Miata. "It won't fit" is a poor excuse. It fits fine in my Legacy L. The Outback doesn't fit? Fix it. Redesign the spare tire well. The 4Runner set up is my fave. The glass powers down, and the whole thing lifts up for rain shelter. Plus lift over is easy. -juice
#2467 of 14566 Bob by paisan Nov 14, 2002 (8:15 am)
Agreed, poor execucion, great concept. -mike
#2468 of 14566 The BRUTE! by rsholland Nov 14, 2002 (9:22 am)
One nasty looking Wrangler pickup conversion! Reminds me of the original Jeep pickups from the 1950s. This is a vehicle you can order. Also, check out some of the other vehicles they offer. Bob http://www.aev-conversions.com/index.html
#2469 of 14566 by ateixeira Nov 14, 2002 (10:13 am)
The LWB ones are cool. Looks like they sort of did a limo Wrangler. -juice
#2470 of 14566 Full size spare by bluesubie Nov 14, 2002 (10:30 am)
I had my OBS on the beach about 12-14 times in deep sand in NJ. Not once did I wish I had a full size spare. I guess because there were always plenty of folks around to tow you in case you got into trouble. Now that I think about it, I believe that beach (Island Beach State Park) now requires a full size spare. I know the beaches in Cape Cod require it. -Dennis
#2471 of 14566 by ateixeira Nov 14, 2002 (11:52 am)
I bet all of them do, they just never check. But it would be one clean-sweep way to keep all Bajas and Outbacks off the beach, even though they are perfectly capable there. -juice
#2472 of 14566 Lousy fuel mileage by rsholland Nov 14, 2002 (6:01 pm)
Since the weather forecast for this weekend was calling for rain, I decided to go out and blow the leaves this afternoon instead. However, I needed to make up some new 2-stroke juice first. So, I get a gallon of gas, mix in the 2-stroke oil, and off I go... It turns out I needed roughly a gallon to do my yard, as my yard was full of leaves (and I did the yard just 5 days ago too!). That means my Echo PB4500 backpack blower gets about one acre per gallon (1 apg)! YIKES! Doesn't make my Explorer seem so bad anymore... Bob