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We've got a couple of guys out here in Oregon that call themselves the Blastolene. Here's one of their creations:

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1800 cubes, 1000 hp, 1500 ft-lbs of torque. Takes 17 gallons of oil and gets about 2 mpg. Top speed is about 120 mph, but you could pull a house with foundation attached. Just the thing to haul a tuba around in. Jay Leno bought it, but maybe they could throw something together for you.

http://www.blastolene.com/index.htm
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you know what I was thinking? Instead of professionals "on the hunt" for a gig living in an apartment and paying rent or a house and house payments, why not just buy one of these camper things and park in wal mart parking lots all the time..... it would provide a practice space, sleeping area, and transportation all in one. I am sure that if one needs such things as waste disposal, there are enough junky KOA campgrounds around the us to appease your desires in that respect.

So that crucial year (or more) when a would be pro is jetting all around the country to auditions could be spent in relative comfort in one of these for probably much less than the cost of rent and a bunch of plane tickets.

I am not saying that it would be preferrable however........

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Hey... I hear that now, even "regular" (don't need no bran) folks can get the GM Employee Discount on...

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Matthew Gilchrest wrote:
bloke wrote:
...so what can one obtain these days, in the way of "wheels" - keeping the budget within $175K? :? 8)

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Get a Bentley Continental GT.

It has four seats!

And AWD for those gigs in the snow!

It can only go 198mph, and I bet the gas mileage is spectacular.

The dealer near me has about 3 on the lot.

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Can someone tell me why cars of this "type" always have the same, uh, general look about them....that reminds me of anatomical things I don't have?
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MaryAnn wrote:Can someone tell me why cars of this "type" always have the same, uh, general look about them....that reminds me of anatomical things I don't have?
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That's so that women can have "Bentley Driver Envy" :lol:
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adam0408 wrote:... why not just buy one of these camper things and park in wal mart parking lots all the time ... I am sure that if one needs such things as waste disposal, there are enough junky KOA campgrounds around the us to appease your desires in that respect.
You don't need a KOA, just a bridge over the Chicago River. (And a driver willing to take the fall for you.)
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