I'm about to take delivery on a 2001 Tundra, TRD package, leather, 6 disk CD changer, the works!!! 140K on the dial but that doesn't worry me. I'm buying it from my Father-in-law who has been the only owner... I can't wait.... Best thing of all, I'm stealing it at $5,000.... I know American pickups are supposed to be the end-all-be- all but Toyota has got them all beat... (I'm going to really stir the sh*t storm with that comment)
On Jun 16, 2:23 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > 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- Hide quoted text > >>>>>>>>> > - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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