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Old May 27, 2025 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Striker223
Best comfort for me was my last trip, was up for 22 hours before getting on the road and let the car do the driving for 12 hours. Wasn't an issue and still went to dinner with everyone when we got there etc, lowest effort drive yet.
Yep. We arrive and everything is pretty much....normal. You wouldn't think I just drove almost 800 miles.

I'm spoiled by luxury cars. I couldn't even imagine that drive in some cheap *** car.
Old May 27, 2025 | 02:08 PM
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Yep. We arrive and everything is pretty much....normal. You wouldn't think I just drove almost 800 miles.

I'm spoiled by luxury cars. I couldn't even imagine that drive in some cheap *** car.
It sucks. Sometimes we have to take the sequoia down to Florida if a bunch of people come.....gets real old after 6 hours
Old May 27, 2025 | 02:10 PM
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It sucks. Sometimes we have to take the sequoia down to Florida if a bunch of people come.....gets real old after 6 hours
I'm sure it's nice and comfortable enough but it's no W12 autobahn cruiser. Interstates are reaaallllyyyy where flagship luxury cars shine.
Old May 27, 2025 | 02:35 PM
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I'm sure it's nice and comfortable enough but it's no W12 autobahn cruiser. Interstates are reaaallllyyyy where flagship luxury cars shine.
I actively try not to drive lol! My solution is to just sleep through it, it really is very "meh" of a ride vs a car. The Range Rover is good, seats are far better and it's not so massive that it's a chore to drive/you are at the mercy of traffic
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
it's called a 'super truck' there's a company that installs custom beds onto a F650/750 commercial chassis, doug is like 6'4" for comparison lol



they're ridiculous and bad driving as you might expect but there's obviously a market for it
Never knew that, looked pretty cool to me even though they don’t drive well.
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I said I don’t like washing cars lol, but I couldn’t resist this little auto pressure washer. It’s 1.8 GPM which you need for foam cannons etc, and it comes with a great sprayer gun and quick connects, etc. For $150! Reviews on YouTube are great.

nice. even looking at ryobi's website on this i can't figure out how it's powered, lol.

https://www.ryobitools.com/products/...Nlous61tYRnIoW

does it have an electrical cord? website has no mention of battery, or is it (ugh) gasoline?
Old May 28, 2025 | 04:58 AM
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nice. even looking at ryobi's website on this i can't figure out how it's powered, lol.

https://www.ryobitools.com/products/...Nlous61tYRnIoW

does it have an electrical cord? website has no mention of battery, or is it (ugh) gasoline?
That is wild, but you are correct I can't find it either. It's electric--no room for a gas engine in this tiny thing. Has a 40' cord with a built-in GFCI, draws just short of 15A, and just sounds like a high-pitched pump when running. It has a true stop feature, so goes utterly silent about a second after you release the trigger. Here's a pic from one of the customer reviews on the page:

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continuing the posting of funky old cars... saw this the other day... horseshoe on the front was a nice touch.

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Older than hell but you can still tell it's a tank.


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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
nice. even looking at ryobi's website on this i can't figure out how it's powered, lol.

https://www.ryobitools.com/products/...Nlous61tYRnIoW

does it have an electrical cord? website has no mention of battery, or is it (ugh) gasoline?
It’s electric, with a cord.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
It’s electric, with a cord.
thanks. their website is stunningly bad and the manual is pretty terrible too, haha
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I didn't even look at the manual lol. Its been raining like hell here so I'll get to use it towards the end of the week!
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how long is the built in elec cord? manual shows an extension cord in one of the unexplained diagrams, lol, but manual also warns about making sure it's a pretty beefy extension cord so make sure you don't use a cheapy if you need one.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
how long is the built in elec cord? manual shows an extension cord in one of the unexplained diagrams, lol, but manual also warns about making sure it's a pretty beefy extension cord so make sure you don't use a cheapy if you need one.
Allow me to quote myself.

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Has a 40' cord with a built-in GFCI, draws just short of 15A
Old May 28, 2025 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by geko29
Allow me to quote myself.
haha, you posted that 2 minutes before i posted so i didn't see your post. well that's my excuse plus jet lag having just returned from europe yesterday.

anyway, thanks! 40ft is great... i think i'm gonna get one because i've come to hate gasoline powered tools.




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