The Random Thoughts Thread

I think that Ford and Ram etc are all laser focused on aerodynamics and lighter materials in an effort to improve MPG numbers.
 
bob91yj said:
The GM trucks are going to aluminum body panels on the doors, tail gate and hood.
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I’m interested in seeming how all the manufacturers plan on mitigating the effects of dissimilar metals corrosion with these blended construction vehicles.
 
The truck offerings coming up, mid size, light and heavy pickups is truly impressive. Diesels for 4 of 5 light truck lines. light pickups for 3 of 5 lines, plus the jeep pickup. a hybrid in the Ram line. The future looks interesting.
 
Dave said:
I’d heard that. Call me a skeptic, we’ll see how coatings and glue hold up to two decades of vibration, flex, wild temperature swings, humidity and chemicals exposure.

:coffee
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Easy, you design them to be disposable. Change your vehicle every five years (or sooner) when the warranty is up and the manufacturer no longer has to design the vehicle to hold up for decades.

Not that I'm one to talk, in the 20 years I've been driving I've had 27 vehicles titled in my name... I enjoy trading.
 
For the price of a new pickup, they better last at least two decades. New F-350’s are hitting $100K.

:crazy
 
Dave said:
For the price of a new pickup, they better last at least two decades. New F-350’s are hitting $100K.
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You know, it's reaching the point that some people are buying used but well-maintained big rigs instead of new pickups - they're cheaper and they may well last longer.
https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/off-road/extreme-rigs/the-fox-and-the-semi/

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I remember when the Eclipse was the new hotness. All the young guys in my unit wanted one, and I remember literally every single guy who owned one had big time electrical gremlins. A couple even burned down.

I’ll never own a Mitsubishi.
 
That’s thing has to win an award for the longest snorkel. Probably compensating.
 
I'm so pissed off right now, I figured this was the best place to vent for a minute...

Local news just led off with a MANSION that is built on the side of a dirt CLIFF that is sliding down the hill in Santa Barbara county due to the mudslides...this stupid little rich bastich is going to file an insurance claim, FEMA claim, probably sue everyone his lawyer can think of and then rebuild with his new found wealth in the same location. I saw this as a kid in the 70's when mansions were sliding down cliffs in Santa Barbara county after a severe rain storm. If this stupid fawker had the $$$ to build a mansion on the side of a cliff, surely he had the $$$ to have a ground survey done before he built.

Stupid shouldn't be covered at all IMO, but at most it should be a one time payment, if you rebuild on the same location, it's on you buddy boy.
 
bob91yj said:
I'm so pissed off right now, I figured this was the best place to vent for a minute...

Local news just led off with a MANSION that is built on the side of a dirt CLIFF that is sliding down the hill in Santa Barbara county due to the mudslides...this stupid little rich bastich is going to file an insurance claim, FEMA claim, probably sue everyone his lawyer can think of and then rebuild with his new found wealth in the same location. I saw this as a kid in the 70's when mansions were sliding down cliffs in Santa Barbara county after a severe rain storm. If this stupid fawker had the $$$ to build a mansion on the side of a cliff, surely he had the $$$ to have a ground survey done before he built.

Stupid shouldn't be covered at all IMO, but at most it should be a one time payment, if you rebuild on the same location, it's on you buddy boy.
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Don't know about that particular set of insurance but Federal flood insurance has some limitations based on past claims. If the water level came to here before, you can't claim damage below that level next time.
 
bob91yj said:
I'm so pissed off right now, I figured this was the best place to vent for a minute...

Local news just led off with a MANSION that is built on the side of a dirt CLIFF that is sliding down the hill in Santa Barbara county due to the mudslides...this stupid little rich bastich is going to file an insurance claim, FEMA claim, probably sue everyone his lawyer can think of and then rebuild with his new found wealth in the same location. I saw this as a kid in the 70's when mansions were sliding down cliffs in Santa Barbara county after a severe rain storm. If this stupid fawker had the $$$ to build a mansion on the side of a cliff, surely he had the $$$ to have a ground survey done before he built.

Stupid shouldn't be covered at all IMO, but at most it should be a one time payment, if you rebuild on the same location, it's on you buddy boy.
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That's not just limited to Santa Barbara. When I was a kid in San Diego, this seemed to happen constantly in La Jolla with homes built dangling off the side of the hill below the cross or along the cliffs above the Shores and Blacks. More recently, when we lived in North County, it happened along the cliffs from Solana Beach all the way up to Carlsbad. Always boggled my mind. You built your house on a sand stone cliff. Sand stone. What did you think would happen over time?

Do you remember the slide in La Conchita about 10 or 12 years ago?
 
Sean Slavin said:
That's not just limited to Santa Barbara. When I was a kid in San Diego, this seemed to happen constantly in La Jolla with homes built dangling off the side of the hill below the cross or along the cliffs above the Shores and Blacks. More recently, when we lived in North County, it happened along the cliffs from Solana Beach all the way up to Carlsbad. Always boggled my mind. You built your house on a sand stone cliff. Sand stone. What did you think would happen over time?

Do you remember the slide in La Conchita about 10 or 12 years ago?
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Yeah, history is littered with examples of man building where man should not be. Like Phoenix...

:stir
 
4x4x4doors said:
Don't know about that particular set of insurance but Federal flood insurance has some limitations based on past claims. If the water level came to here before, you can't claim damage below that level next time.
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I hope not, the limestone outcropping in my yard indicates that my entire property was at the bottom of an ocean at some point:)
 
bob91yj said:
I'm so pissed off right now, I figured this was the best place to vent for a minute...

Local news just led off with a MANSION that is built on the side of a dirt CLIFF that is sliding down the hill in Santa Barbara county due to the mudslides...this stupid little rich bastich is going to file an insurance claim, FEMA claim, probably sue everyone his lawyer can think of and then rebuild with his new found wealth in the same location. I saw this as a kid in the 70's when mansions were sliding down cliffs in Santa Barbara county after a severe rain storm. If this stupid fawker had the $$$ to build a mansion on the side of a cliff, surely he had the $$$ to have a ground survey done before he built.

Stupid shouldn't be covered at all IMO, but at most it should be a one time payment, if you rebuild on the same location, it's on you buddy boy.
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I agree. I remember seeing many of these slides when I lived in Cali...

However, just to play devil's advocate, if you wanted to build on the side of a mountain, couldn't you build a proper foundation (such as pilings driven down to bedrock) to support the house through the mudslides?

I realize that the foundation would cost more than the house...
 
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