What's the biggest vehicle you'd drive on the road?

Started by Richard3, February 05, 2018, 08:02:39 PM

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cjk374

Quote from: sparker on February 12, 2018, 01:12:12 AM
Quote from: cjk374 on February 11, 2018, 01:56:01 PM
I have run many fine GM products on the roads: GP 9s, GP 15s, GP 38s, GP 40s  :bigass:

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On the roads?  The railroad you work for must have some street running -- or at least some industrial spurs sharing paved facilities with automotive traffic. 

Grade crossings don't count? I have at least one that meets at a very sharp angle (15°-20°  maybe?)
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Ian

I've driven my dad's 2010 Ford F-350 on numerous occasions. It's just a little larger than the MaineDOT's early-00's Ford E-250 van I had the chance to drive several times last summer. Other than that, I haven't driven too many larger vehicles.
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kkt

26 foot moving van, shared driving from S.F. Bay Area to Seattle.  Split driving, and taking a rather annoyed cat with us in the cab.

hotdogPi

Am I missing something? Every answer so far has been the biggest vehicle you have driven. The question asks the biggest vehicle you would drive, so something you would like to drive but have never had the chance to would also be included.
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leroys73

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What is the biggest vehicle I'd drive on the road?

As big as someone would let me.

I have passed a line of several US Army tanks, one at a time, in a '61 VW Beetle.
'73 Vette, '72 Monte Carlo, ;11 Green with Envy Challenger R/T,Ram, RoyalStarVenture S,USA Honda VTX1300R ridden 49states &11provinces,Driven cars in50 states+DC&21countries,OverseasBrats;IronButt:MileEatersilver,SS1000Gold,SS3000,3xSS2000,18xSS1000, 3TX1000,6BB1500,NPT,LakeSuperiorCircleTour

1995hoo

I drove a Penske truck from Brooklyn to Virginia in July 2001 because my aunt in Bay Ridge gave me some furniture. It was not the smallest size truck they offer. Driving that on Brooklyn streets was a challenge. Tell you what, driving that on the Interstate and the Jersey Turnpike causes me to understand a lot better what truck drivers go through in terms of dealing with stupid behavior from car drivers. I'm glad I do not drive something of that size often.

Biggest thing I've driven other than that was a rental Nissan Armada for a bit over a thousand miles on our trip to New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona in 2015. Larger than we needed, but at the time my wife was interested in maybe getting an SUV herself. That's about the biggest vehicle I'd want to drive, and it's maybe a little bigger than I'd like because parallel parking would have been tough had I needed to do it. I think if I were in the SUV market, I'd look at the Mazda CX-5.

In general I find the size of the two biggest cars we own (an Acura TL and an Acura TLX) to be a very comfortable size vehicle.
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leroys73

Question was, "What's (= what is) the biggest vehicle you'd (= you would) drive on the road?"  Not you have driven.
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Takumi

I don't like driving anything larger than a midsize sedan. If I have to drive a truck or SUV/CUV, I'd rather it be a smaller one. I used to drive an old F150 a lot and it always felt too big for me. I kept bumping into things.
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1995hoo

Quote from: leroys73 on February 18, 2018, 02:40:40 PM
Question was, "What's (= what is) the biggest vehicle you'd (= you would) drive on the road?"  Not you have driven.

I answered that.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

TheArkansasRoadgeek

Well, that's just like your opinion man...

Hurricane Rex

Quote from: 1 on February 14, 2018, 01:57:11 PM
Am I missing something? Every answer so far has been the biggest vehicle you have driven. The question asks the biggest vehicle you would drive, so something you would like to drive but have never had the chance to would also be included.
That is why I edited my post a few days past.
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PHLBOS

Quote from: 1 on February 14, 2018, 01:57:11 PMAm I missing something? Every answer so far has been the biggest vehicle you have driven. The question asks the biggest vehicle you would drive, so something you would like to drive but have never had the chance to would also be included.
With the above in mind, nearly any large domestic land yacht from the 60s and 70s.

Biggest example:
1971-1976 Cadillac Fleetwood (75) Limousine (1976 model shown below):


Others/honorable mention (not in the limo category):
1959-1960 Mercury
1964-1966 Imperial LeBaron
1973 Imperial LeBaron (longest length 6-passenger sedan at 235")
1974-1978 Chrysler C-Body ('74-'75 Imperial LeBaron/Chrysler New Yorker/Newport)
1970-1979 Lincoln Continental/Town Car/Town Coupe
1971-1976 GM C-body (Cadillac DeVille/Fleetwood, Buick Electra 225, Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight)

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leroys73

Quote from: 1995hoo on February 19, 2018, 08:19:17 AM
Quote from: leroys73 on February 18, 2018, 02:40:40 PM
Question was, "What's (= what is) the biggest vehicle you'd (= you would) drive on the road?"  Not you have driven.

I answered that.

My statement was not directed at you, 1995hoo.  Seems many others had trouble interpreting it correctly.
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