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| | | I scored: ---...--- You are 21% geek OK, so maybe you ain't a geek. You do, at least, show a bit of interest in the world around you. Either that, or you have enough of a sense of humor to pick some of the sillier answers on the test. Regardless, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff... —William R. Ward
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| | | | | (...) I dunno ... they're both woefully inefficient and useless, wasting lots of gasoline and polluting the environment, and are almost never used for their supposedly intended purposes, but rather are used just for commuting or getting around town (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff... —John Spencer Rezkalla
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| | | | | | | (...) I dunno either. My Miata gets over 30mpg. As far as space utilization efficiency goes unlike most 5-7 passenger SUVs, my car is always guaranteed to be at least half full. ;-) Of course it could be debated that a Miata isn't a real sports (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff... —William R. Ward
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| | | | | | | | (...) Miatas are roadsters, not sports cars. Roadsters are fine. It's sports cars I'm talking about. Especially ones like Tom Stangl has ;-) --Bill. P.S.: Speaking of roadsters, anyone want to buy my father's 1965 MGB? He passed away last fall and (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff... —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | | | | | (...) Road & Track, Car & Driver, Motor Trend, etc. all refer to the Miata as a sports car, so forgive me if I value their opinion over yours. :-) But then, I consider my 1953 MGTD that I used to own a sports car... Bruce (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff... —Thomas Stangl
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| | | | | | Psh. You don't know the sports car owners *I* do. I use my car several levels higher than it was intended ;-) While putting out over 1.5 times the stock horspower, I actually get BETTER gas mileage than stock (making more power generally requires (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff... —William R. Ward
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| | | | | | OK, so can catch up or even exceed many high efficiency cars by enhancing your sports car. But what if you made the same modifications to a Geo Metro or other high efficiency vehicle? --Bill. (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff... —Thomas Stangl
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| | | | | | A Metro would likely explode, and HE vehicles are already HE, there's not a whole lot more you can squeeze out of them. I'll stick with my overpowered monster that has better than stock efficiency, thankyouverymuch ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff... —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | (...) I was more disappointed that they didn't have an "i have a segway, not a car" option 8?) ROSCO (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff... —Daniel Crichton
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| | | | | (...) Me too. Seems I'm less geeky than I thought. If anyone calls me a geek again I'll point them to that quiz and tell them I only got 21%, which is just over 1/5th geek (damn, I think my geek rating just doubled!). Dan (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff... —John Barnes
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| | | | (...) ergh? As a Dodge Neon racer, I have to have a big Dodge to pull the trailer with the Neon in it. Neon not enough of a sports car? Sure has enough dings and dents to qualify as having been seriously "sported". And if it doesn't qualify, then I (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff... —Thomas Stangl
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| | | | Thats's a special case ;-) Though you should have a Turbo Diesel Ram or other monster truck as your tow vehicle. Then again, if you have a Dodge Ram, that's not an SUV anyways. Not by the "real" definition ("Yuppiemobile that never has dirt on it (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | SUVs (was: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff...) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | (...) What's the story with SUVs and all this angst? I bought a Toyota RAV4 (I know, a baby SUV) the second year they were out and I drove it around town, on 20,000 miles of highway road trips and up 40 degree dirt and rock inclines. It was a great (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: SUVs (was: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff...) —Rob Doucette
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| | | | | (...) All wheel drive equipped vehicles (Subarus, Mercury Mountaineers, etc.) have a center differential between the front and rear axles. 4WD equipped vehicles do not and shouldn't be driven over road with the 4WD engaged. -Rob. (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: SUVs (was: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff...) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) are you sure it isn't the other way round? That's always been my experience. (URL) a not too bad explanation. Manufacturers want this to be a confusing topic, it seems. I do agree, a part time 4WD should not be taken on dry pavement unless (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: SUVs (was: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff...) —Rob Doucette
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| | | | | | (...) I think Full Time 4WD and AWD are used synonymously (at least in the US), which implies that there is a center differential. FT 4WD is differentiated from standard 4WD usually on vehicles that offer both variants. I don't think there are any (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: SUVs (was: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff...) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) See also (URL) have a Durango. I hate it, it gets very poor mileage. But we needed the number of seats it had as well as the trailer capability. Jo and I fight about whether she should drive it all the time. I argue that she should drive our (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: SUVs (was: Do you qualify? Was Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, other geeky stuff...) —Thomas Stangl
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| | | | (...) No, it doesn't count as an"SUV", because you actually USE it as a UV ;-) It's only an "SUV" if it never ventures off the pavement. (...) Well, in the case of my 3 sports cars, they are AWD because they are ALWAYS powering all tires (though as (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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