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If there's one thing I want in a truck it's the ability to drive on a planet which I will never actually visit.

by AndrewBissell 7y ago

adwi 7y ago
Is that any less logical than owning a vehicle than can drive 2-3X over any legal speed limit?
- Jamwinner 7y ago
  One you can actually do, so yeah.
- theplague42 7y ago
  That's for fuel efficiency and acceleration. You wouldn't want to constantly redline your engine.
- dharmab 7y ago
  You can take any car to a racetrack and drive as fast as you like for a couple of hundred dollars per event. You can even get professional instruction. https://www.scca.com/pages/scca-track-events https://www.scca.com/pages/scca-track-events
  - gameswithgo 7y ago
    those events do not let you go as fast as you like. there ARE some events that do but its a really bad idea in a car with no cage and safety equipment. I've done it of course.
    - selectodude 7y ago
      I've found that my stomach for speed is inversely proportional to how fast I'm allowed to go. I'm not sure I have the stones to go fast enough to need a roll cage on a race track.
      - abfan1127 7y ago
        you don't need the stones, just the money! Seriously though, check out 24 Hours of Lemons. We race in it. Its the best!
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  - tapland 7y ago
    You can also be dropped on Mars with a pressurized Tesla. Most people would put 'buying access to a track' into the 'things I will never do'-box.
    - dharmab 7y ago
      It's a fairly common past time for people interested in fast cars. It's comparable in price to a day skiing.
      - hef19898 7y ago
        Same goes for off-roading. Luckily I live like an hour away from a big parc in Germany so my 1982 Range Rover can enjoy his natural environment at least a couple of times! Logically totally useless, but hell of fun!
    - heydabop 7y ago
      There's a small track I can get on for $35, tho I won't hit triple digits. Track nights can be as low as $125 and you will hit triple digits. But yea, $125 is equally as out of reach as being dropped on Mars.
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ben509 7y ago
It's the logical conclusion of SUV marketing.
- blaser-waffle 7y ago
  "Yeah, but I could if I wanted to" -- middle class suburbanite, probably
  - JulianMorrison 7y ago
    They already sell cars with a bioweapon defense mode.
    - hef19898 7y ago
      Who does that? Seriously asking, even if I can imagine the answer already...
      - slg 7y ago
        Tesla. It is unnecessary in almost all circumstances, but a lot of people have raved about it when dealing with California's wildfires for example.
        hef19898 7y ago
        Ah, so they covered B and C weapons. What about A and hardened electronics?
      - Zanni 7y ago
        Tesla does: https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-wildfires-bioweapon-defense https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-wildfires-bioweapon-defe.... It's an optional upgrade. I ordered it for my Model S because, at the time, Hawaii was experiencing really bad VOG, which my girlfriend was extremely sensitive to. On bad days, she could retreat to the Tesla, activate BioWeapon Defense mode, and experience some relief.

If there's one thing I want in a truck it's the ability to drive on a planet which I will never actually visit.

adwi 7y ago

Is that any less logical than owning a vehicle than can drive 2-3X over any legal speed limit?

Jamwinner 7y ago
One you can actually do, so yeah.
theplague42 7y ago
That's for fuel efficiency and acceleration. You wouldn't want to constantly redline your engine.
dharmab 7y ago
You can take any car to a racetrack and drive as fast as you like for a couple of hundred dollars per event. You can even get professional instruction. https://www.scca.com/pages/scca-track-events https://www.scca.com/pages/scca-track-events
- gameswithgo 7y ago
  those events do not let you go as fast as you like. there ARE some events that do but its a really bad idea in a car with no cage and safety equipment. I've done it of course.
  - selectodude 7y ago
    I've found that my stomach for speed is inversely proportional to how fast I'm allowed to go. I'm not sure I have the stones to go fast enough to need a roll cage on a race track.
    - abfan1127 7y ago
      you don't need the stones, just the money! Seriously though, check out 24 Hours of Lemons. We race in it. Its the best!
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- tapland 7y ago
  You can also be dropped on Mars with a pressurized Tesla. Most people would put 'buying access to a track' into the 'things I will never do'-box.
  - dharmab 7y ago
    It's a fairly common past time for people interested in fast cars. It's comparable in price to a day skiing.
    - hef19898 7y ago
      Same goes for off-roading. Luckily I live like an hour away from a big parc in Germany so my 1982 Range Rover can enjoy his natural environment at least a couple of times! Logically totally useless, but hell of fun!
  - heydabop 7y ago
    There's a small track I can get on for $35, tho I won't hit triple digits. Track nights can be as low as $125 and you will hit triple digits. But yea, $125 is equally as out of reach as being dropped on Mars.
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ben509 7y ago

It's the logical conclusion of SUV marketing.

blaser-waffle 7y ago
"Yeah, but I could if I wanted to" -- middle class suburbanite, probably
- JulianMorrison 7y ago
  They already sell cars with a bioweapon defense mode.
  - hef19898 7y ago
    Who does that? Seriously asking, even if I can imagine the answer already...
    - slg 7y ago
      Tesla. It is unnecessary in almost all circumstances, but a lot of people have raved about it when dealing with California's wildfires for example.
      - hef19898 7y ago
        Ah, so they covered B and C weapons. What about A and hardened electronics?
    - Zanni 7y ago
      Tesla does: https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-wildfires-bioweapon-defense https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-wildfires-bioweapon-defe.... It's an optional upgrade. I ordered it for my Model S because, at the time, Hawaii was experiencing really bad VOG, which my girlfriend was extremely sensitive to. On bad days, she could retreat to the Tesla, activate BioWeapon Defense mode, and experience some relief.