I can't sell it, I can't tell them I don't want it, even more they want to charge me $90/mo to use it, so far I'm just "forgetting" to go pick it up and seeing how long I get away with that. I'm getting $.55/mile for driving my personal vehicle right now, that's why they want me out of it and into the impala. I can't say that my taco has been trouble free, I broke the timing chain at 150K (non-interference engine so no bent valves!), wore out two exhaust valves and had the head rebuilt at 210K, replaced the clutch at that same time and it still had meat on it! I've replaced the front brake pads several times, on my 5th set of tires, on my second set of rotors, replaced all the bushings up front. I've also had to replace the damn catalytic converters and O2 sensors a couple of times, stupid OBDII. My wife's corolla has 80K on it, and so far all I've replaced is the window washer fluid reservoir and one set of tires. Toyotas rock for reliability.
-Kyle On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> wrote: > Sell the Impala! > Tacos are awesome. I love mine. I'm going to run it into the ground (around > the 300k mark), have my brother rebuild it and then do it again. > > -Kyle KK > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was, and still am, hell on 4-wheels. I'm a bit more grannyish on 2. The >> mitzes were alot of fun, but I got tired of them always falling apart. Cathy >> had a corolla and it always ran great so when I finally got fed up with the >> '97 eclipse I traded it in on an '03 tacoma, brand new. I'm never going to >> buy another new car off the lot, but I bought it because it looked reliable, >> not because I wanted a truck. It's got 248K on it now and it's still more >> likely to go around a corner sideways than otherwise. Work keeps trying to >> give me an '08 impalla, I don't want it but if they finally make me take it >> I'll prolly sell the taco. >> >> -Kyle >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hmmmm...let me see. >>> Vehicles I have owned: >>> 85 blazer w/ 2.8 v6 (pissed oil, went about 60 @ top speed) >>> 95 tacoma w/ 2.7 I4 (great running, love it, goes about 80) >>> 92 Corsica w/ 3.1 v6 (engine's great, does about 110) >>> 83 Nighthawk 550 I4 (engine's great, does about 120) >>> 02 VTX 1800 v2 (fantastic, don't know top speed: had it at 125) >>> >>> None of them are really speed demons, but the Nighthawk is great up to 45 >>> (which is where 1st runs out) and the VTX's second gear is neck snapping >>> fun. >>> >>> -Kyle KK >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Creative Residential Designs < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> ...there's all of his cars, then there's all of mine...OH MY!!! We >>>> like fast things on two wheels Or four... >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> *From:* Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:53 PM >>>> *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day >>>> >>>> Ouch. >>>> wait...all of your cars? curious, what have you owned? >>>> >>>> -Kyle KK >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> V45, nice bike, almost, but not quite, as nice as my nighthawk ;) All >>>>> of my cars up to this point have been turbocharged so I'm usually careful >>>>> of >>>>> puddles. I don't want to see what happens when a hot turbo tries to >>>>> compress >>>>> cold water. >>>>> >>>>> -Kyle >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Kyle K.K. <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ouch other Kyle. That sucks. >>>>>> I knew a guy who had a hypercharger on his bike and he hit a 6" puddle >>>>>> doing something stupid like 30mph. He thought it was shallower. Turned >>>>>> out, >>>>>> a hypercharger acts like a huge funnel and he hydrolocked his engine. >>>>>> >>>>>> Glad that didn't happen to you. >>>>>> >>>>>> what size was the sabre? v65? >>>>>> >>>>>> -Kyle KK >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Last November I was on my buddy's 83 Sabre and got caught at a >>>>>>> customer's house during the rain. Being a chicken I waited until it was >>>>>>> over >>>>>>> then snuck out on the still wet streets. At one point I came up on a >>>>>>> significant puddle. About 6" deep in the middle, and about 20' long >>>>>>> taking >>>>>>> up all 3 lanes from curb to curb. I slowed waaaaaaay down, made sure I >>>>>>> had >>>>>>> the bike lined up straight and proceeded through the puddle >>>>>>> carefully...about halfway through a #...@!$@@!$ in a FedEx truck goes >>>>>>> crashing >>>>>>> through the same puddle in the lane next to me. A tidalwave of nasty >>>>>>> oily >>>>>>> water completely engulfed me from the side and nearly knocked me off of >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> bike. To say I was pissed off is an understatement. Sometimes it doesn't >>>>>>> matter how careful you are but that's the closest I've come to drowning >>>>>>> on a >>>>>>> bike ;) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Kyle >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Creative Residential Designs < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I was riding in my Caddy to town yesterday afternoon. I hit a >>>>>>>> storm so bad that I hydroplaned. It was solid water... I had to slow >>>>>>>> down >>>>>>>> considerably. It was like going thru the car wash minus the cute swishy >>>>>>>> things that wash the car....my bike and I would have drowned! LOL! (Has >>>>>>>> anyone drowned while driving a bike thru pouring rain? No? There's >>>>>>>> always a >>>>>>>> first time...) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>> *From:* Kyle K.K. <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:37 AM >>>>>>>> *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Storms are fun. They're refreshing as long as you can change when >>>>>>>> you get to your destination. >>>>>>>> And you have an open face helmet. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> NEEDLES IN YOUR FACE!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -Kyle KK >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Creative Residential Designs < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It did nothing except storm here yesterday, not that it would have >>>>>>>>> mattered...I work out of my home ;) HotrodMamma. >>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>> From: "Marco" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:14 AM >>>>>>>>> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: ride to work day >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I work a fair distance away from home and haven't ridden the full >>>>>>>>> trip >>>>>>>>> yet (about 60km, all superslab, very heavy traffic), so I bailed on >>>>>>>>> it. Not a bad idea in the end; we had rain and lightning forecast, >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> we got a big thunderstorm. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If it doesn't rain one weekday - any weekday - I'm on it. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Now I have to fix my upholstery so as to not embarrass myself too >>>>>>>>> much >>>>>>>>> with my rough-looking '93 NH :) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Marco >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Jun 8, 4:42 pm, wrenchman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> > every day should be ride to work day for all of us! god made us >>>>>>>>> all >>>>>>>>> > waterproof and we can buy jackets and pants for the cold. >>>>>>>>> > people , owning an older 'hawk is like being married, you have to >>>>>>>>> love >>>>>>>>> > her ALL the time, not just when weather permits >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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