Man-Boy Movies
Thursday, December 13, 2012
I don't know if this looks stupid or cool - maybe both - but it has big robots smashing big monsters, so my lizard brain likes it.
Pacific Rim Official Trailer by teasertrailer
Showing posts with label badassery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label badassery. Show all posts
Happy Veterans' Day!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I post this just becuase it is cool.
Camaro via CH-47:
Source: Youtube via autoblog.
Choosing the Family Car
Monday, May 11, 2009
This is meant to be a survey of sorts.
A manly discussion of the finer things in life.
For the last 8 years I have driven a small Chevy pickup truck with a smallish back seat that in no way can comfortably fit an adult, or safely transport a child. My cab-and-a-half only includes a small, sideways mounted jump seat that cannot accept a child booster. This is fine while I have a family of three, because wherever the three-year-old goes, so goes the four-door sedan normally driven by the wife…er Mrs. Bob.
The Bob household current only includes the three of us, but times are a changin’. We should expect Bob family member #4 by years end, so if the kids go in separate directions, I will need to safely transport a child in my vehicle.
My auto choices in this day and age are vast. I could go to a four-door pickup to not lose the utility I currently enjoy. I could go sedan. I could go for a cross-over. Mrs. Bob wants a van, which may be fine when her vehicle gets replaced.
Here is where the fine readers of ATK come in.
Considering my current vehicle doesn’t have any child-carrying capacity, wouldn’t just about anything with a back seat be considered child-friendly?
Is it possible to consider a Camaro a “family car”?
For those who are uninitiated, the new Chevy Camaro just stared production. It is a huge bright spot in the otherwise crappiest year ever for General Motors. The Camaro plant is the one GM plant (or the one auto plant on the planet) that is actually running overtime to keep up with the demand.
This is not your father’s muscle car. The new Camaro can be had with either a 304 horsepower V-6 or a fire-breathing 426 HP 6.2 L V-8 mated to a 6 speed manual and running through an independent rear suspension. This is tied together with all the high tech goodies to keep the rubber down, along with all the air bags to keep everyone alive. It gets pretty good mileage too. The V-6 gets 29 on the highway, the V-8 gets a not-so-bad 24 mpg. Jay Leno does a great video review of the car here.
A V-8-powered SS stickers for around $31k. Dealers are currently asking for $1,000 over sticker. In a year, I am sure it will drop.
I grew up crawling into the back seat of a 67 Impala 2-door as the family vehicle, which was followed by a 2-door Chevette.
Knowing this and knowing what I drive now, could I consider the Chevy Camaro a “family car”?
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A manly discussion of the finer things in life.
For the last 8 years I have driven a small Chevy pickup truck with a smallish back seat that in no way can comfortably fit an adult, or safely transport a child. My cab-and-a-half only includes a small, sideways mounted jump seat that cannot accept a child booster. This is fine while I have a family of three, because wherever the three-year-old goes, so goes the four-door sedan normally driven by the wife…er Mrs. Bob.
The Bob household current only includes the three of us, but times are a changin’. We should expect Bob family member #4 by years end, so if the kids go in separate directions, I will need to safely transport a child in my vehicle.
My auto choices in this day and age are vast. I could go to a four-door pickup to not lose the utility I currently enjoy. I could go sedan. I could go for a cross-over. Mrs. Bob wants a van, which may be fine when her vehicle gets replaced.
Here is where the fine readers of ATK come in.
Considering my current vehicle doesn’t have any child-carrying capacity, wouldn’t just about anything with a back seat be considered child-friendly?
Is it possible to consider a Camaro a “family car”?
For those who are uninitiated, the new Chevy Camaro just stared production. It is a huge bright spot in the otherwise crappiest year ever for General Motors. The Camaro plant is the one GM plant (or the one auto plant on the planet) that is actually running overtime to keep up with the demand.
This is not your father’s muscle car. The new Camaro can be had with either a 304 horsepower V-6 or a fire-breathing 426 HP 6.2 L V-8 mated to a 6 speed manual and running through an independent rear suspension. This is tied together with all the high tech goodies to keep the rubber down, along with all the air bags to keep everyone alive. It gets pretty good mileage too. The V-6 gets 29 on the highway, the V-8 gets a not-so-bad 24 mpg. Jay Leno does a great video review of the car here.
A V-8-powered SS stickers for around $31k. Dealers are currently asking for $1,000 over sticker. In a year, I am sure it will drop.
I grew up crawling into the back seat of a 67 Impala 2-door as the family vehicle, which was followed by a 2-door Chevette.
Knowing this and knowing what I drive now, could I consider the Chevy Camaro a “family car”?
The 9 Most Badass Bible Verses
Thursday, April 17, 2008
I was going to lay off the lists for a while, but this was too good to pass up. Besides, I figured it was a great follow-up to the badass Presidents. I am familiar with most of them and am not all that surprised. The ancient world was a pretty violent place, so I am not all that surprised that these passages can be found. I sat in for Sunday School teacher and #8 was the lesson for that day. I immediately thought of this poster and chuckled:
The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All-Time
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
I haven't posted a list in a while, so I decided that in the spirit of the upcoming election we should look back at some of the more interesting exploits of our past leaders as it relates to badassery.
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