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[HyperMark]

[STANG KILLA SS]

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Originally Posted by HyperMark

Half way through the video and I loved it. Bruce Wood explained it nicely.
CAE definitely helps tremendously when into core engineering.

Making an Internal combustion engine run like an electric motor is a challenging thing to do.

[high plains drifter]

There's a story that goes along with this possibly cool pic:

Prior to my birthday late last month, my wife approached me about what I might want. She also made mention of the fact that it's always hard to surprise me since I typically only ask for one thing. But I asked her "What if I make a list of some things that I might want, and that way I'll be totally surprised since I'll have no clue what you'll choose to get me?" She enthusiastically agreed to that and so I subsequently gave her this list a few days later:

> A Katy Perry CD
> A dozen ostrich eggs
> A full-size 2000 Pontiac Aztec
> A pink t-shirt printed with a hedgehog kissing an armadillo
> An RC4WD TF2 Marlin Crawler from Amain Hobbies for only $499.99

Well, she looked over the list and although I thought I saw some of the light fade from her eyes, I knew that I had done my part in providing her with plenty of attractive options in order for her to truly surprise me! A couple days before my b-day she informed me that I might have something coming in the mail but that it unfortunately wouldn't arrive in time. I told her that was absolutely fine and that I was SO excited... not having any idea what to expect! She may or may not have rolled her eyes and given me an unkind hand gesture at that point but I was unfazed... knowing that I would likely soon be sitting in my bad-ass SUV, wearing an awesome t-shirt, while eating a hard-boiled egg, and jamming out to some "great" tunes!!

Alas... This is what finally arrived today:




I have no idea what to expect but from the size of the box, I don't think it's the Aztec...

[Brake Weight]

I would’ve most likely had a shirt.

[STANG KILLA SS]

lol high plains

[hpiguy]

If that were an Amazon box, it'd be 20yds of air bags, and a micro SD card.

[zohn]

On ice

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[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by hpiguy

If that were an Amazon box, it'd be 20yds of air bags, and a micro SD card.

Odd. When I order from Amazon it's usually an oversized boxed and nothing inside except the item - no bubbles, peanuts, air bags or any other protective material. My items are shaken to death on the ride...

I have one or two Amazon packages in route. If I remember I'll show you how it's packaged.

[skinnyj]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Odd. When I order from Amazon it's usually an oversized boxed and nothing inside except the item - no bubbles, peanuts, air bags or any other protective material. My items are shaken to death on the ride...

I have one or two Amazon packages in route. If I remember I'll show you how it's packaged.

If there is one place Amazon dose skimp, it's packing. I've had stuff show up in a box with 1 piece of air bag. The last couple of things I received have shown up in the actual product box with a shipping label slapped on it. WTF? Porch piracy is bad enough. Let's give more incentive by showing every passerby what I have received. (I live in a city with 10 feet of frontage between my porch and the sidewalk)

[STANG KILLA SS]

Hemi Swapped Beetle
Lucky Gunner Garage - 1976 Volkswagen Beetle

[Mike Flea]

Why in the world would ANYONE want a Pontiac Aztek

[mikro383]

Why in the world would anyone want a Katy Perry CD

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[mikemcE]

Wife wouldn’t want them, and she’s not cleaning up after frying those eggs.


Hang up and Drive

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by Mike Flea

Why in the world would ANYONE want a Pontiac Aztek

They are so fugly, but they actually always got decent reviews from what I've seen.

Originally Posted by mikro383

Why in the world would anyone want a Katy Perry CD

Keep buying them! Make my future ex-wife rich! More for me!

[high plains drifter]

That was part of the strategy and she fortunately picked up on it ( although she was a little miffed). Oh well... I had to make sure that everything else on the list was either impossible to find or very obviously not something that I would actually want. Had I suggested gifts like socks or tools then this whole thing could've easily backfired.

She also immediately asked "What the heck is an Aztec??" haha!

[skinnyj]

Originally Posted by high plains drifter

That was part of the strategy and she fortunately picked up on it ( although she was a little miffed). Oh well... I had to make sure that everything else on the list was either impossible to find or very obviously not something that I would actually want. Had I suggested gifts like socks or tools then this whole thing could've easily backfired.

She also immediately asked "What the heck is an Aztec??" haha!

I would have laughed my ass off if your wife had got the RC4WD box and gave it legit weight with junk and put a Katy Perry CD in the middle of it.

[mikemcE]

Or worse yet, SHE likes the Aztek


Hang up and Drive

[Brake Weight]

Originally Posted by mikemcE

Or worse yet, SHE likes the Aztek


Hang up and Drive

I saw one on i10 once around the 10/12 split that was borderline cool. So, naturally I googled it and there is quite a cult following of these things.

https://www.google.com/search?q=over..._AUoAnoECAwQAg

Probably bone stock drivetrain underneath.