| Author | Message | ||
     Patrick Klein (Pat) New Member Username: Pat Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2003 |
My wife saw a Disco climbing a snow bank in the parking lot outside the Starbucks in Carmel, IN a couple of nights ago. Whoever it was apparently took a few pictures and gave a wave (She was in our Black 96). Anyway, her friend in the car remarked "What kind of dumbass would do something like that?", and of course my wife replied that she was married to exactly that same kind of dumbass. I thought it had to be someone from the board, but I haven't seen any pictures posted yet. They would be worth posting as she said the angle was pretty severe. Pat | ||
| Britt Easterly (Britt) New Member Username: Britt Post Number: 29 Registered: 09-2002 |
HAHAHA! Yeah my wife says the same thing. | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 125 Registered: 11-2002 |
Pat i doubt it was anyone from here. There are I believe only 1 other person who live in indy on here other then you and myself, but it might have been the other one. If it was black then it was him, if not I couldn't tell you. Chris Marcel | ||
| Patrick Klein (Pat) New Member Username: Pat Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2003 |
I think you're right Chris. I've done some searches of the archives in the hopes of hitting a thread with "Indiana" or "Indianapolis", and there aren't a whole helluva lot. My wife thought the Discovery was probably black with an adventure rack, but she couldn't be sure. Is yours red with a Dweb sticker in the rear window? PK | ||
| Patrick Klein (Pat) New Member Username: Pat Post Number: 3 Registered: 03-2003 |
Britt After lurking on the Dweb for quite a while, I figured there might be some fellow dumbasses that could relate... | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 126 Registered: 11-2002 |
I couldn't climb one once, my friend said an h2 could have and kept saying that, so i beat him and shuned him from my car.  Pat you have some mail also | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 127 Registered: 11-2002 |
Is there anyone other then pat and warren from indianapolis, or the surrouding areas? Chris Marcel gumarcel@aol.com | ||
| Prescottj (Prescottj) Senior Member Username: Prescottj Post Number: 405 Registered: 12-2002 |
 latte sippin Disco owners | ||
| Ken Tipton (Irish_nv) Member Username: Irish_nv Post Number: 89 Registered: 10-2002 |
Since your guys are talking about Indy. I was there on a project for work over the christmas holiday doing testing for the E911 for cell phones. came to a street don't rememder exactly but I think it was a cul-de-sac and in the drive way was a white DI and a White RRC. Is that anybody from this board. | ||
| Blake Luse (Muddyrover) Senior Member Username: Muddyrover Post Number: 727 Registered: 02-2002 |
i tear up latte's its the only thing that gets me to the library, the fact that theirs a starbucks in there. | ||
| Mike Carino (Mikec) Member Username: Mikec Post Number: 58 Registered: 03-2002 |
Pat, I saw that you said your wife thought it was maybe black, is she positive? My sister lives in Carmel, frequents Starbucks and has a green 99 DII. And she is crazy enough to try something like that!!! | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 128 Registered: 11-2002 |
Hey pat it was warren I talk to him today. | ||
| Warren Weiss (Warren) New Member Username: Warren Post Number: 2 Registered: 02-2003 |
Pat, Yes it was me. I just can't drive by a twenty five foot glacier without tyring to drive over it. Just for the record I am not a latte sipping disco owner in fact I don't like to support the Starbucks Monopoly in anyway. The last thing I need when I buy a cup of coffe is a sixteen year old Carmel Highschool Airhead telling me that the Tanins in a five dollar cup of coffee give off a "Citrusy like, FLAVOR!!!!" Just give me a hot cup of joe and don't leave any room for cream. Sorry Starbucks Fans, I just had to Vent. Anyway, the Disco owners of Indy need to unite. Not to form a club but just a group that can raise some hell off road every once in a while. P.S. - Pat, when your wife saw me climbing the mini everest in the starbucks lot I was indeed parked on a very steep incline. So much so that I had a hard time getting back into the drivers seat. Send me an E-Mail if you wanna hit the slopes of Carmel this weekend. That goes for you too Chris. Catch you Fellas and you Shy Ladies on the Flip Side. Sincerely - Chef Warren | ||
| Brad Russell (Bradnc) Member Username: Bradnc Post Number: 146 Registered: 03-2002 |
This is a little off topic, but does anyone know what grade a disco can safely climb? I know a G-Wagen can climb 80 degrees without flipping and a CJ-5 will roll on about 30 degrees (joke) but I'm not sure what my disco could do. I'm pretty sure it's more than I'd ever attempt but I'm curious. | ||
| Sus (Susannah) Senior Member Username: Susannah Post Number: 425 Registered: 06-2002 |
I'm that kind of idiot too!! My fiance is always telling people that his future wife gets off on driving her rover through/over stuff! | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 519 Registered: 09-2002 |
Brad, no G-wagen can climb 80 degrees, nor can any other car for that matter. peter | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 140 Registered: 11-2002 |
um yea that is almost straight up. damn i would want to see that, but i know its not possible Marcel | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 520 Registered: 09-2002 |
with the only exception of the Gwagen that climbed the Elbrus Mtn. But this one could climb a 90-degree angle, or 110, or whatnot - if it is still considered driving when all four tires are off the ground. | ||
| Usoff Tsao (Usoff_tsao) New Member Username: Usoff_tsao Post Number: 5 Registered: 02-2003 |
in the Gwagen brocheur it says "climbing/descending capability: Up to 80% incline" "lateral stability: directionally stable on lateral slopes up to 54%" "No, it's not a mathematical equation. But it does add up to a verical solution" whatever the hell the last sentance meant the brocheur was set up as a timeline of the first 100days of a new owner... the weirdest note was "day 14: bought 2 way radio for off-roading" "day 15: used radios at the mall instead" are they deliberatly trying to make fun of the posers in their customer pool? | ||
| Charlie Fok (Verboy) New Member Username: Verboy Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2003 |
80% <> 80 degree.. am I correct in this?? 100%=45degree so 80% means for every 100 units travel, you go up 80 units. | ||
| William C. Leek (Onionman) Member Username: Onionman Post Number: 72 Registered: 07-2002 |
Charlie, You are correct. 80% means that for every 100 units of horizontal travel, you would be climbing 80 units of vertical travel. However, that is not the same as 80 degrees. When measureing degrees, 90 is vertical. Therefore, 80 degrees equals about 89%. Use the following formula: (V/H) x 100 = % where v = vertical units and h = horizontal units. | ||
| Charlie Fok (Verboy) New Member Username: Verboy Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2003 |
Onionman, 80degree = 89%??? wait a sec. 100% = 45 degree if I remember correctly from 6 grade math, tan [angle] = v/h So 80% will be about 39degree. Ha!! I am so smart. | ||
| Usoff Tsao (Usoff_tsao) New Member Username: Usoff_tsao Post Number: 8 Registered: 02-2003 |
our D1s could pull 45degrees =) another advertising ploy to mislead/impress dummbies like me =( | ||
| William C. Leek (Onionman) Member Username: Onionman Post Number: 74 Registered: 07-2002 |
Charlie, You are correct in your reply to my reply. Sorry, I plugged in the wrong numbers to the formula I gave you. | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 142 Registered: 11-2002 |
man so there is no one else in indiana, come on there has to be some people!!!!!! Chris Marcel gumarcel@aol.com |
