Guess I'll stick with my corolla for one more year. Mike
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote: > C'mon, Peggy > *Live* a little. There's only going to be a *hundred* of these made and > they're only $310,000.00 each. > That's a steal! > > *Look what-all they've got:* > > Inspired by the Gurkha military vehicle, the KNIGHT XV is an > ultra-luxurious *handcrafted, bio-fuel powered fully armored SUV. **[That's > right! It's a GREEN MACHINE!]* > > The KNIGHT XV is powered by a V10, 6.8-litre engine and sits on a super > duty Ford modified platform chassis. It provides *400 hp and 498-ft lbs of > torque*. > > The KNIGHT XV is priced at *$310,000 USD*. Only 100 will be made available > as a limited first run. Each vehicle takes 1,500 hours to build by hand. > > The KNIGHT XV offers interior appointments including Wilton Wool luxury * > carpeting*; Andrew Muirhead *leather*; 6-way *electric* leather > boardroom-style *seating;* Tandem *sunroof* glass with privacy shades; > Personal side-mounted *lap top stations*; LED cabin lighting; *Alpine AM, > FM, CD, DVD navigation and Bluetooth equipment*; TV Monitors; *Night > vision* and rear op camera system and Playstation 3 (PS3). The cabins > 283-cubic-foot interior is larger than the interior of most SUVs on the road > today and can comfortably seat six professional basketball players. > > The KNIGHT XV is built using *ballistic hardened steel* making it *fully > armored* including ballistic fiberglass fenders, bumper and up to 64 mm. *(2.5 > inches) transparent armor (glass). > * > The KNIGHT XV is 240 in length *[20 ft.!],* 98 in width with a ground > clearance of 14 and stands at 100. Its wheelbase is 141 and has an armoured > curb weight of *10,000 pounds*. The vehicle holds 40 gallons of fuel and > sits on four, *LT40*X13.50R20 Mickey Thompson Baja Radial ATZ tires with > ballistic run flats. > > Additionally, the KNIGHT XV contains an *E-85 Ethanol conversion system > (Flex Fuel)* with California emission certification, thereby making it > certified in all 50 States. > > And a cool mileage of 1L/KM! That's *2.3* mpg! > > So show up at the Sowbug in *style* next year.* ;*o) > You won't have to stop for those pesky ticketers, either. Just every gas > station. > > DonO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peggy Brenner" <peggy.bren...@comcast.net> > To: <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 8:32 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] My new fishing vehicle... > > >I think my Silverado is a proven fishing car, with it's Sat radio, back > > seat, cap, heat and air, 16.2 MPG for 1800 miles and it can take me to > > conclaves at a speed faster than the Mass Pike cops think it's traveling > > at during the early morning hours when I leave and return. Valentine > > makes the best detector made, usually I get trouble in small towns I > > don't know about, but occasionally on the highways. > > > > If you do 24-29 hours from Boston to Mountain Home you are at risk for > > a ticket. > > > > Also, a sweet machine is a 3 series BMW wagon, early 2000's nice, sweet > > to own and in a pinch a great fishing car, I've tracked and fished from > > mine in the same day! > > > > Peggy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . That's good enough for me. Don Ordes wrote: > >> > >> I traded my old black Hummer (rear) in for a new fishing vehicle. > >> Whattayathink? 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