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FPenvy 04-22-2020 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 3927826)
The stelvio is awesome, as y’all know I’m biased toward German cars and cuvs, but that is one nice suv, Italians really know how to make great looking cars. :tup:

i always wanted a cayenne turbo s.

almost bought one before i bought my Z

still looking at them.

2013-ish ones are down to like 40k

jwick 04-22-2020 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927739)
Thats neat. Ive never had a grill with infrared burners. :rock:


It’s nice. It has SS corrugated trays that sit between the burners and the grates. They are perforated to direct the heat directly to the grates. You get direct heat on the grilling surface instead of making a big oven like a Weber or similar does.

JARblue 04-22-2020 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod (Post 3927827)
You didn't jump on that powertrix spoiler? I just sent the guy money since he said it was still available.

Nope. I was just kidding ;) Glad you picked it up :tup:

I have spent enough money for now :)

jwick 04-22-2020 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927806)
Snowing here right now.


85 today

JARblue 04-22-2020 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927806)
Snowing here right now.

:icon18: :icon18: :icon18:

Leingod 04-22-2020 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3927831)
Nope. I was just kidding ;) Glad you picked it up :tup:

I have spent enough money for now :)

Hahaha I was scratching my head on that one. Thanks dude.

FL 4Motion 04-22-2020 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3927829)
i always wanted a cayenne turbo s.

almost bought one before i bought my Z

still looking at them.

2013-ish ones are down to like 40k

Nice, another kickass daily driver. :driving:

FPenvy 04-22-2020 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 3927836)
Nice, another kickass daily driver. :driving:

yea for sure.

all about adding toys to the garage......except i need to get a bigger garage lol

the 2 car garage isnt gonna cut it soon

FL 4Motion 04-22-2020 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3927838)
yea for sure.

all about adding toys to the garage......except i need to get a bigger garage lol

the 2 car garage isnt gonna cut it soon

That’s a nice problem to have. :tup:

madwi 04-22-2020 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 3927839)
That’s a nice problem to have. :tup:

:iagree:

FPenvy 04-22-2020 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 3927839)
That’s a nice problem to have. :tup:

no it's an expensive problem lol

been talking with my pops on things to do.

might bulldoze the current one, extend my property since its the woods but still have about 30ft i can go back, then build a 3-4 car one back there and not have a 90 degree turn to head into the garage which i currently have to do.

maybe do the back 2 bays straight in and do an angle to the 3rd.4th bays on the left just to make it nice to look at. plus the middle angle would give some bonus space between them.

madwi 04-22-2020 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3927843)
no it's an expensive problem lol

been talking with my pops on things to do.

might bulldoze the current one, extend my property since its the woods but still have about 30ft i can go back, then build a 3-4 car one back there and not have a 90 degree turn to head into the garage which i currently have to do.

maybe do the back 2 bays straight in and do an angle to the 3rd.4th bays on the left just to make it nice to look at. plus the middle angle would give some bonus space between them.

Be sure to build it tall enough so that 4 post lifts will fit so you can double the amount of storage space. Then make sure you have enough room room for the 2 post lift(s). :tup: Oh and build another shed for the lawn ********. :icon17:

FL 4Motion 04-22-2020 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927840)
:iagree:

I’m happy we have a two car garage and a decent sized driveway. There’s plenty of nicer houses out there but this ones home and I’m grateful for it, plus I hate change. :)

Ghostvette 04-22-2020 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JLarson (Post 3927804)
Cold here, frost warning before sunrise, 34° right now. Good thing the wife held off on planting in the garden...
Hope you all have a great day.

My fiancee couldn't wait, she planted stuff the end of March. Needless to say, last week, we had to cover all the plants with old sheets to keep the frost off. We still lost 2 tomato & 2 pepper plants. :icon14:

madwi 04-22-2020 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 3927847)
I’m happy we have a two car garage and a decent sized driveway. There’s plenty of nicer houses out there but this ones home and I’m grateful for it, plus I hate change. :)

I wanted to build a giant garage with a living space attached but the building codes and insurance and zoning was a nightmare of red tape. :mad:

Leingod 04-22-2020 08:52 AM

And I'm over here contemplating if $325 for that spoiler was a lot of money for me to spend in these times or not. Lol. Not like my job stands a chance of going anywhere anytime soon. Exchange admin for a big bank seems fairly secure.

madwi 04-22-2020 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod (Post 3927850)
And I'm over here contemplating if $325 for that spoiler was a lot of money for me to spend in these times or not. Lol. Not like my job stands a chance of going anywhere anytime soon. Exchange admin for a big bank seems fairly secure.

Nah, spend that stimulus money! $$

JARblue 04-22-2020 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927849)
I wanted to build a giant garage with a living space attached but the building codes and insurance and zoning was a nightmare of red tape. :mad:

I love having an Austin address, not being incorporated, and not having an HOA. The county doesn't give a flying fck what I build; I don't even have to pull permits :D

FPenvy 04-22-2020 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927846)
Be sure to build it tall enough so that 4 post lifts will fit so you can double the amount of storage space. Then make sure you have enough room room for the 2 post lift(s). :tup: Oh and build another shed for the lawn ********. :icon17:

absolutely.

my pops biggest regret with the garage he built was the ceiling isnt tall enough for an suv on a lift and most big lifts we would have to cut the ceiling lol

BettyZ 04-22-2020 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3927843)
no it's an expensive problem lol

been talking with my pops on things to do.

might bulldoze the current one, extend my property since its the woods but still have about 30ft i can go back, then build a 3-4 car one back there and not have a 90 degree turn to head into the garage which i currently have to do.

maybe do the back 2 bays straight in and do an angle to the 3rd.4th bays on the left just to make it nice to look at. plus the middle angle would give some bonus space between them.

You could always bring JC in to consult...

FPenvy 04-22-2020 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ (Post 3927855)
You could always bring JC in to consult...

of course lol

step one is seeing what happens after this virus nonsense calms down. then plans will go into place.

BettyZ 04-22-2020 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Leingod (Post 3927850)
And I'm over here contemplating if $325 for that spoiler was a lot of money for me to spend in these times or not. Lol. Not like my job stands a chance of going anywhere anytime soon. Exchange admin for a big bank seems fairly secure.

Same. It is nice having a bank job that is mandated by the feds. If my job ever goes, I figure there will be much larger issues afoot than unemployment.

FPenvy 04-22-2020 09:08 AM

idk why but decided to look at google news......first big section is about how elections will be affected by corona :facepalm: this was followed by white GA governor reopening the state vs black mayors.....really?

so top 2 stories in the world according to google is political and racial. what a surprise.

this is why no one believe corona is a real thing lol

madwi 04-22-2020 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3927853)
absolutely.

my pops biggest regret with the garage he built was the ceiling isnt tall enough for an suv on a lift and most big lifts we would have to cut the ceiling lol

I've looked at just replacing 3-4 joists with a high cathedral type. would keep same roofline ect but a car would be able to go max height. Decided I dont want to buy an suv ever and will save myself the trouble and money. :icon17: I have a load of space under the Z right now with the ceiling height as is.

madwi 04-22-2020 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ (Post 3927857)
Same. It is nice having a bank job that is mandated by the feds. If my job ever goes, I figure there will be much larger issues afoot than unemployment.

yep. if the hospital goes dark and they dont care; Rusty, ghostvette and a few others will be doing bird calls in the wilderness to communicate with each other at that point. :icon17: :icon17:

FL 4Motion 04-22-2020 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927849)
I wanted to build a giant garage with a living space attached but the building codes and insurance and zoning was a nightmare of red tape. :mad:

My wife and I fantasize about our “dream house”. It would be about the size of the current one but with a bigger kitchen, single story bc getting older etc, and it would have two two car garages attached and a 3 car detached behind the house with extra high doors and ceiling plus extra space for storage etc.

Then we come back to reality. Would need to win the lottery. This place is just fine. :tup:

Zingston 04-22-2020 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy (Post 3927859)
idk why but decided to look at google news......first big section is about how elections will be affected by corona :facepalm: this was followed by white GA governor reopening the state vs black mayors.....really?

so top 2 stories in the world according to google is political and racial. what a surprise.

this is why no one believe corona is a real thing lol



I stopped paying attention to the ratings centric msm (and other) news about a decade ago... I've not missed a thing.

old guy 04-22-2020 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927849)
I wanted to build a giant garage with a living space attached but the building codes and insurance and zoning was a nightmare of red tape. :mad:

:iagree: It always is

FL 4Motion 04-22-2020 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927860)
I've looked at just replacing 3-4 joists with a high cathedral type. would keep same roofline ect but a car would be able to go max height. Decided I dont want to buy an suv ever and will save myself the trouble and money. :icon17: I have a load of space under the Z right now with the ceiling height as is.

That’s a damn good idea, our garage has an attic, we could in theory one day do something like that. Just need to find out if the concrete slab can handle the 4 post lift...:stirthepot:

Zoren 370 04-22-2020 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 3927821)
Tting the r8 might make it faster, but it would ruin the driving experience and the sound, that v10 is glorious, have you ever heard one with test pipes and titanium cbe rev? My god, it’s the perfect exhaust sound period.

Besides, modding your gtr, no r8 is gonna match that car $$ for $$. The gtr is the supercar for the Everyman and maintenance etc is cheap compared to just about anything else at that performance level, Porsche, Lamborghini, mclaren, etc.


Is that why they call the GTR in the car world...Gorilla? ...ops I mean Godzilla!

Yes for JDM’s everyday!!

You see short people are fast ...Spoiler!

Note: pls dont call me racist I will kick you in the nuts like Bruce Lee!

FL 4Motion 04-22-2020 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370 (Post 3927866)
Is that why they call the GTR in the car world...Gorilla? ...ops I mean Godzilla!

Yes for JDM’s everyday!!

You see short people are fast ...Spoiler!

You should get one someday when you’re tired of your trd Camry (Godzilla that is).

madwi 04-22-2020 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 3927865)
That’s a damn good idea, our garage has an attic, we could in theory one day do something like that. Just need to find out if the concrete slab can handle the 4 post lift...:stirthepot:

4" thick slab and no more than 1/4" slope per 4", that is for my bendpak. I think those numbers are correct :ugh2: The weight is distributed over a large area with the 4 posts. I love mine.
https://i.imgur.com/KxsFOzfl.jpg

madwi 04-22-2020 09:27 AM

oh and i didnt bolt mine down and it is solid. you can even get a caster kit for moving the lift (no car on it) around the garage. I hard wired mine to breaker box but you can easily toss a plug end on it and it would be "mobile".

Zoren 370 04-22-2020 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 3927867)
You should get one someday when you’re tired of your trd Camry (Godzilla that is).

My Camry is nothing but like a small geico lizard compared to Godzilla. Lol

FPenvy 04-22-2020 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927860)
I've looked at just replacing 3-4 joists with a high cathedral type. would keep same roofline ect but a car would be able to go max height. Decided I dont want to buy an suv ever and will save myself the trouble and money. :icon17: I have a load of space under the Z right now with the ceiling height as is.

yea idk i always liked SUVs and living in PA they are useful sometimes.

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Originally Posted by Zingston (Post 3927863)
I stopped paying attention to the ratings centric msm (and other) news about a decade ago... I've not missed a thing.

oh i did to but i decided lets just see how bad the headline are today lol

Leingod 04-22-2020 09:31 AM

I need to find some coilovers.

Zoren 370 04-22-2020 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 3927867)
You should get one someday when you’re tired of your trd Camry (Godzilla that is).

Funny you said that... yesterday was actually looking how the GTR sales market looks like....Im surprised the Nismo GTRs still at 100K+

The 09’s are down to 45K to 49K with 20K + miles.

FL 4Motion 04-22-2020 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927868)
4" thick slab and no more than 1/4" slope per 4", that is for my bendpak. I think those numbers are correct :ugh2: The weight is distributed over a large area with the 4 posts. I love mine.
https://i.imgur.com/KxsFOzfl.jpg

Not gonna lie, that picture made me a little bit happy in the pants. :happydance:

We’re an end unit townhouse so our slab is either 6 or 8” thick since foundation code here for multi unit vs single family. Sounds like I’m gtg if I raise the ceiling.

Actually, the garage may only be 4” thick with the house being 8” iirc, either way tho, should still be okay...

Zoren 370 04-22-2020 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3927868)
4" thick slab and no more than 1/4" slope per 4", that is for my bendpak. I think those numbers are correct :ugh2: The weight is distributed over a large area with the 4 posts. I love mine.
https://i.imgur.com/KxsFOzfl.jpg

That is nice orgy of a garage! Missionary set up!!!

Likey..likey

madwi 04-22-2020 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 3927877)
Not gonna lie, that picture made me a little bit happy in the pants. :happydance:

We’re an end unit townhouse so our slab is either 6 or 8” thick since foundation code here for multi unit vs single family. Sounds like I’m gtg if I raise the ceiling.

Actually, the garage may only be 4” thick with the house being 8” iirc, either way tho, should still be okay...

Yeah should be fine. My garage has a 4" slab.


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