Washing the family Prius

[Sergeant Bob]

Paddy McRiley

Paddy


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Remember him well! You both hit the mark!

[grampster]

Yup. Riley.

[griz]

After puzzling over the license plated painted to blend in with the color of the car, my first thought was, I wonder how much water they wasted filming that "rain".

[280plus]

Wait till you see them with "Hillary 2016" and "I Love my Obamacare" stickers.

AHHHHHH!!! NOOOOOO!!!

You guys mind taking up a collection so there's money available to bail me out? 

 

[brimic]

After puzzling over the license plated painted to blend in with the color of the car, my first thought was, I wonder how much water they wasted filming that "rain".

The water simply goes back into the ground and is reused an infinite amount of times over again- unlike the rare earth metals in the battery that are mined by chinese child slave workers.

[erictank]

It's amazing what you can fit into a minivan.

And my wife's low-to-mid-level Honda Odyssey has some real get-up-and-go for a familywagon. I was honestly surprised by the response from the go pedal.

[Tallpine]

It's amazing what you can fit into a minivan.

...

Sure, but how much weight can it effectively carry     

[Marnoot]

Sure, but how much weight can it effectively carry      

Not everyone has the need to carry 2000+ pounds in their vehicle.

My minivan has a curb weight of 4275 lbs, and GVWR of 5995 lbs, giving a cargo + driver/passenger capacity of ~1700 pounds.

[Tallpine]

Not everyone has the need to carry 2000+ pounds in their vehicle.

My minivan has a curb weight of 4275 lbs, and GVWR of 5995 lbs, giving a cargo + driver/passenger capacity of ~1700 pounds.

Yeah but if you try to haul a stack of plywood just because it will fit ...

[KD5NRH]

Not everyone has the need to carry 2000+ pounds in their vehicle.

My minivan has a curb weight of 4275 lbs, and GVWR of 5995 lbs, giving a cargo + driver/passenger capacity of ~1700 pounds.

Better keep your wife alive then; that won't carry some of the women at the adult singles activities.

They say the women outnumber the men 8:1, but it's closer to 20:1 by weight.

[Marnoot]

Yeah but if you try to haul a stack of plywood just because it will fit ...

Then you'd be an idiot, like this guy:


My minivan will fit and safely carry 20 sheets of 3/4" plywood. I wouldn't exceed that. I'm not sure what your point is. Just because a minivan doesn't fit your needs doesn't mean it's an inherently inferior vehicle to your preferred 1970s pickup trucks.

[Tallpine]

Then you'd be an idiot, like this guy:


My minivan will fit and safely carry 20 sheets of 3/4" plywood. I wouldn't exceed that. I'm not sure what your point is. Just because a minivan doesn't fit your needs doesn't mean it's an inherently inferior vehicle to your preferred 1970s pickup trucks.

I never farking said that - but "you" do have to keep in mind with any vehicle how much weight it can carry versus what can fit inside.  I can very well overload a 3/4 ton pickup.

20 sheets 3/4" ply sounds like a lot of weight to me 

[Jamisjockey]

[Jamisjockey]

I almost bought me a new bicycle, but since I can't carry plywood on it, I changed my mind.

[KD5NRH]

I almost bought me a new bicycle, but since I can't carry plywood on it, I changed my mind.

http://www.bikesatwork.com/store/product/plywood-rack

[Jamisjockey]

http://www.bikesatwork.com/store/product/plywood-rack

But how would it perform in a Montana winter?

[Marnoot]

"you" do have to keep in mind with any vehicle how much weight it can carry versus what can fit inside.  I can very well overload a 3/4 ton pickup.

No argument there. Sometimes it's hard to know exactly what you've got in the bed, weight wise. When we had our 1/2-ton truck I probably overdid it a tad a couple times when hauling dirt. Think my estimates were close enough I wasn't over much, though.

20 sheets 3/4" ply sounds like a lot of weight to me  

20 sheets x ~75 lbs = 1500 lbs, I weigh 145, puts me at 1645 lbs, about 100 lbs under GVWR. So strictly by the vehicle's ratings, it should be fine. That said, if I had a project big enough for 20 sheets of plywood I'd probably need a lot of other crap too and I'd just rent the Home Despot truck for $20.

[charby]

I almost bought me a new bicycle, but since I can't carry plywood on it, I changed my mind.

I did go check out a Surly LHT after work.

[Monkeyleg]

I did go check out a Surly LHT after work.

Couldn't you find an LHT in a good mood? 

[charby]

Couldn't you find an LHT in a good mood? 

Ha ha ha.

Its a touring bicycle designed for carrying heavy loads. Maybe several sheets of plywood or a few railroad ties with the right rack and pannier set up.

[HankB]

Then you'd be an idiot, like this guy:


My minivan will fit and safely carry 20 sheets of 3/4" plywood. I wouldn't exceed that. I'm not sure what your point is. Just because a minivan doesn't fit your needs doesn't mean it's an inherently inferior vehicle to your preferred 1970s pickup trucks.

Years ago, I saw a similar situation in the Menards parking lot - guy had a Pontiac Astre station wagon (essentially a rebadged Chevy Vega) with the back packed solidly with lumber; the rear suspension was collapsed.

So yes, there ARE people that stupid, and pictures like that are NOT necessarily staged for laughs.

[Marnoot]

So yes, there ARE people that stupid, and pictures like that are NOT necessarily staged for laughs.

That one's not staged either: http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/lumber.asp Few more pics there.

[Perd Hapley]

Sometimes it's hard to know exactly what you've got in the bed, weight wise.

How drunk were you?

[Jamisjockey]

How drunk were you?

Internet: 0, Fistful: 1

[Tallpine]

No argument there. Sometimes it's hard to know exactly what you've got in the bed, weight wise. When we had our 1/2-ton truck I probably overdid it a tad a couple times when hauling dirt. Think my estimates were close enough I wasn't over much, though.

20 sheets x ~75 lbs = 1500 lbs, I weigh 145, puts me at 1645 lbs, about 100 lbs under GVWR. So strictly by the vehicle's ratings, it should be fine. That said, if I had a project big enough for 20 sheets of plywood I'd probably need a lot of other crap too and I'd just rent the Home Despot truck for $20.

Does your van's curb weight include fuel ?   

1500++ pounds is actually plenty for a half ton pickup.

I tend to be a little more careful these days due to my vast experience with overloading vehicles 
(ever blown a brand new tire in the middle of the Yukon Territory...?)

We have to be damn careful with weight in our little FWD car.  50# feed sacks add up fast.

I just never got into the mini-van thing, but I'm sure they are perfect for lots of folks.  Neither do I like full size vans very much. 

And coincidentally, yesterday I cleaned out almost 20 years of stuff from the cab of my 1976 GMC, and we drove it last night just to warm it up after a couple years of just sitting most of the time.  It has the most comfortable seat of anything we own.