Do you heed the weight limit of your car?

[LoveBunny]

Originally Posted by ekam

You guys weight 125lbs? Which part of America are you guys from???

Not New Orleans!

I never knew there was a weight limit and I guess I'd have trouble going over it since I'm 105 pounds, but I do have a friend who is probably over 300, though he's never ridden in my car. I find that hardly anyone even wants to ride in my car since it's so small. My brother rode in it once and he didn't like it. I don't know his weight but he's about 6' and likes to eat.

[Jaxonalden]

105 lbs, mmmm perfect! I thank God everyday for the creation of the female.

[LoveBunny]

Originally Posted by Jaxonalden

105 lbs, mmmm perfect! I thank God everyday for the creation of the female.

A guy who is 200 lbs or less could conceivably cram two females into a Boxster with him.

And I don't know how good of a comparison this is, but I used to have a Miata, which was not nearly as well made as a Boxster, and I used to regularly go out with two guy friends in my Miata, all three of us. The biggest guy would drive, and he was pretty tall, not scrawny, at least 200 lbs (don't ask me to guess beyond that though) and the other guy and I would sqeeze in as passengers, and he was probably at least 175. So we probably had close to 500 lbs in a Miata and it was fine.

[944boy]

I had 60lbs of rock in my trunk today and a female! (female not in the trunk, but in the passenger seat looking good) :-p

In my 944 I had the back stuffed including most of a cage. That added up to 600 or so lbs, maybe more... The suspension (modified, much stiffer, but lower) was so drooped that you couldn't put the narrow side of a credit card under the rocker. And that was for a 2700 mile x-country trip. I probably shortened the life of my shocks by a lot of miles, but never had a problem.

Those weight limits are a large margin of safety for tires, weight balance and to make the lawyers happy.

[Paul]

Our cars go more and more negative in camber as weight is added. Being severely over weight will eat away the inside of the tires quickly especially on hot roads.

[ISUnorth]

I am a lean 150 pounds (ex-10k runner, not a jockey) and am used to driving alone most of the time. Had to take my A4 to a work meeting because all the government-mobiles were out. I am guessing the other three guys riding with me added around 750 pounds. Ye ole 1.8 turbo didn’t have as much pep as normal with all of that extra weight. When I think I am overloading the trunk carting around rock or lumber I just remind myself that it’s probably still less weight than two geotechnical engineers!

BTW, LoveBunny is right about New Orleans. I believe all of our guys detailed there comeback heavier and most weren’t lean to start with!

[RandallNeighbour]

So Porsche is recommending that only pretty people drive and ride in Porsches.

I had better sell mine immediately. :ah:

[LoveBunny]

Originally Posted by ISUnorth

I am a lean 150 pounds (ex-10k runner, not a jockey) and am used to driving alone most of the time. Had to take my A4 to a work meeting because all the government-mobiles were out. I am guessing the other three guys riding with me added around 750 pounds. Ye ole 1.8 turbo didn’t have as much pep as normal with all of that extra weight. When I think I am overloading the trunk carting around rock or lumber I just remind myself that it’s probably still less weight than two geotechnical engineers!

BTW, LoveBunny is right about New Orleans. I believe all of our guys detailed there comeback heavier and most weren’t lean to start with!

I think we've probably got about the highest obesity rate in the country. I've even heard people who went to Weight Watchers meetings here say they attended meetings in other states and were like, "Where are all the fat people?"