Your Ride

[jakobeast]

The wing position isn't that big of a deal, the Cessna tends to shake a lot on windy days when your on the ground because of the wind getting under there. The 172 is definitely longer which is why it feels so tail heavy. The maintenance on these things is a bit worse than the rest of the planes we have, although that's likely because of the weather taking a toll. It's not uncommon for some of the Cessna's to be in maintenance 2 or 3 times a week during the winter because of cracks in the wingtips which the geniuses at Cessna decided to make plastic, but also keep in mind that on a day where the weather is good UND students will fly about 130 hours total in one day so the planes see a lot of work and UND has much higher maintenance standards than most others.

Wow, plastic? Really? That just seems dumb. I imagine the smaller the plane, the less heavy it feels. That is a lot of hours, both in the air and in the shop, but keep in mind, those shop rats have your life on the end of their wrenches, and hey, they are getting a good work workout to be better A&P's.

 

[bubbleheadchief]

My current rides are:



mine: 2005 Stage 1 Roush Mustang GT...with added toys

hers: 2006 Dodge Caravan XLT



Some of my my past rides include (not in order owned):

65 and 67 Mustangs (both w/289s and tricked out)

64 Fairlane (lowered, 260 ci V8, 2 speed "powerglide" tranny)

70 VW Bug

86 Camaro

80, 90, 2000 Ranger P/U's

95 Mitsu Eclipse Spyder (1 and only tuner I have had)



Hers that I remeber:

90 something Nissan Pulsar

82ish Honda Civic

2000 KIA Sportage

 

[Tommy 0]

Mine 2007 Ford f250 4 door 8 foot bed 4x4 fx4 lariat 6.0 powerstroke turbo diesel black in color

Hers 2006 Toyota avalon xls and 2009 c series black but soon both will be replaced by a mini van haha she hates that

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

my newest turd. das auto. make fun of me.

Hey man, I love my '01 Passat. Sure have have bought two newer cars, but the Passat, like all WV's I have had, is fun to drive.

 

[MassHavoc]

199* Mercury POS that didn't even last long enough for me to get my license

199* Plymouth Reliant K car

1986 Chrysler Lebaron Mark Cross Edition TURBO Mother *******.... Convertible, with 2 12's in the trunk.

1992 Cutlass Ciera

1995 Mercury Grand Marquis

1999 Olds alero

2006 Mercury Sable



HOw about those prime selections, all beautiful and POS's at the same time. I long for the day that I have a nice car, but with street parking and as little as I drive? Why bother?

 

[SArmonte90]

1995 Chevy Blazer 4x4. The 90's family machine!

 

[ginnie]

Ouch, so the Mazda 626 bombed you back to the 80s did it?

No, my sister in law gave us the Toyota for free. It was a great second car.

 

[TSD]

1995 Chevy Blazer 4x4. The 90's family machine!

lol, i remember my parents had the teal 95 blazer back in the day.

 

[SArmonte90]

lol, i remember my parents had the teal 95 blazer back in the day.

Haha yea, it seemed everyone had/wanted a Blazer back in the 90's. Even MJ.

 

[TSD]

Haha yea, it seemed everyone had/wanted a Blazer back in the 90's. Even MJ.

and for the record that blazer you have there is in goddamn good shape for its age. How many miles are on that thing? When I got my new car in august, my 01 Taurus had almost 200k miles on it. (from 01-06, I spent alot of time driving to and from normal, IL back to joliet when I was in college(yes I van wildered college, technically I was in college from september 99 to december 06 as I went to JJC for two years before i went away), then frequent weekends from joliet to St. Louis from 07-09 when I got employed down there, then from 09-10 when I got transferred back because my gf was still in st. louis)

 

[SArmonte90]

and for the record that blazer you have there is in goddamn good shape for its age. How many miles are on that thing? When I got my new car in august, my 01 Taurus had almost 200k miles on it. (from 01-06, I spent alot of time driving to and from normal, IL back to joliet when I was in college(yes I van wildered college, technically I was in college from september 99 to december 06 as I went to JJC for two years before i went away), then frequent weekends from joliet to St. Louis from 07-09 when I got employed down there, then from 09-10 when I got transferred back because my gf was still in st. louis)

Wow! That is some major driving. It has about 150K. I bought it about 2 years ago for $1500 bucks, put a little work into it, and now I have about (with purchase) $3500 into it. I drive alot too, I live in Villa Park but I work in Naperville & Plainfeild. It does guzzle gas but I like having a truck, it's worth it living in the midwest.

 

[chasman]

Wow! That is some major driving. It has about 150K. I bought it about 2 years ago for $1500 bucks, put a little work into it, and now I have about (with purchase) $3500 into it. I drive alot too, I live in Villa Park but I work in Naperville & Plainfeild. It does guzzle gas but I like having a truck, it's worth it living in the midwest.

Hey ,I live just north of you,Addison.

About a block from the court house.

 

[SArmonte90]

Hey ,I live just north of you,Addison.

About a block from the court house.

Oh nice! Yeah, I bowl over in Addison at Stardust Bowl quite often.

 

[chasman]

Oh nice! Yeah, I bowl over in Addison at Stardust Bowl quite often.

I hardly ever bowl there, I usually bowl at elk grove bowl, been bowling there since 79

 

[tvltre]

The vehicles I have owned.



82 Toyota Landcruiser

91 Jeep Grand Cherokee

93 Buick Skylark ( traded the grand Cherokee in for a 97 Dodge Caravan for wife and kids )

01 Jeep Wrangler Sport

06 Jeep Wrangler Sport

11 Hyundai Elantra ( would have gotten a new Jeep, but gas mileage for the photo jobs was killing me )

 

[SArmonte90]

I hardly ever bowl there, I usually bowl at elk grove bowl, been bowling there since 79

Yeah, I have never been over to that one. Stardust used to be really crappy, but they have recently have remodeled inside. It's pretty nice. They also are putting all new lanes in right now.

 

[chasman]

Yeah, I have never been over to that one. Stardust used to be really crappy, but they have recently have remodeled inside. It's pretty nice. They also are putting all new lanes in right now.

I just might have to go over there and check it out.



I'll be at Beverly lanes on Friday for a benefit.