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My Dad has one of the newer ones. Far from crap. None of the Land Cruisers will do what a Jeep will though.
I know you're probably referring to the Wranglers, but I think Jeep is bracing for a PR nightmare with its Cherokees.
My Dad has one of the newer ones. Far from crap. None of the Land Cruisers will do what a Jeep will though.
My Dad has one of the newer ones. Far from crap. None of the Land Cruisers will do what a Jeep will though.
I know you're probably referring to the Wranglers, but I think Jeep is bracing for a PR nightmare with its Cherokees.
The JK is the only real jeep leftI know you're probably referring to the Wranglers, but I think Jeep is bracing for a PR nightmare with its Cherokees.
I know you're probably referring to the Wranglers, but I think Jeep is bracing for a PR nightmare with its Cherokees.
Toyota? I don't see myself buying one of those... ever.
How I feel about German cars too.
Touche!
Ain't no airplane prettier than a '67 GTO.
How I feel about German cars too.
The JK is more capable than the TJ on and off-road. I had a 2012 2 door, and it would out wheel my cousins ZR2 on 35's and his brothers TJ on 35s. When you mod them, it just becomes more noticeable. Only place the TJ wins is if you're doing a budget build. JKs have solid axles and coil springs....Still nice trucks, but even the new wranglers are becoming cars, they ditched the famous off-road 4L straight 6 in trade for the minivan "pentastar" V6, also, like most people it got FAT, making it more spacious but also making it LESS "trail rated" IMO.
IMO function wise the TJ wrangler is still the best, latest version of the 4.0, still a narrow and short body, coil springs, etc.
Off road so much depends on the driver too, picking the right line and having a gut of what will work and won't...
Nowadays there's not much to see when you pop the hood other than a few hoses and a big plastic cover. The last car to have an interesting engine to look at that didn't have a plastic cover is probably the Alfa Romeo 156GTA.
Not sure what is funny??
Nothing like a nice Benz, but sell it before you loose that bumper to bumper warranty
Only German cars that would be keepers IMO would be a 911, well kitted unimog, old till wing, or a couple older BWM Ms or alpinas
Yknow, you can pull those bulbs, Ted.
Not necessarily. I am on the list for the Model 3, and I have no interest in "drawing attention". Bottom line, the driving experience (as sampled on a Model S) is vastly superior to combustion engine vehicles.
Yep. I have a feeling I'd get bored in a TeslaWell, it depends on what it is about the "driving experience" you enjoy. If it's sheer performance, minimal noise, and limited range, sure, the Tesla will do it. If you enjoy the sound of a high-revving 6/8, the loping-idle of a high-cu.in. V8, or the smell of burning hydrocarbons . . . the enjoyment of the driving experience in a Tesla may be lackluster.
Yep. I have a feeling I'd get bored in a Tesla
Besides the rear engine exotics like Ferrari's, etc, next time you see a Maserati ask to pop the hood and look at the engine. It's a conventional layout (front engine rear wheel drive) but they don't hide that beautiful V8 under plastic.
Negative. The E55 has an instrument cluster with a high resolution LED display, see here:
When I refer to "lights" I really mean warnings displayed in the center of the speedometer.
But, you can click through them once you start up and ignore them for the rest of the drive, which is what I do. I still have 469 HP (or damn close to it), which is enough for me.
Nice.
Glad you can click through; on the BMW, if a warning appears, it (generally) keeps coming back. Worst is the "adaptive headlights" (cornering lights in turns); occasionally, this mildly useful but ultimately unnecessary feature senses a fault, after which you gave to see that damned yellow triangle popping up on the driver info display repeatedly. Shop can't find the problem.
Yep. Cars that are "perfect" are the most boring to drive. No readily apparent bad habits. No personality.
Like dating a librarian. Mother approves, but can you imagine spending the rest of your life...
I hope dans2992 takes delivery of his Model 3 and brings it up for a visit to my ranch in the Rocky Mtns in January. Will be interesting to see how that "driving experience" stands up in that situation. After running the cabin heater, wipers, lights and defroster not sure there will be enough juice left to move the car very far in the snow.
The fact I can click through the errors on the display is definitely nice. Of course, the "SRS" and "Check Engine" lights I can't click through, those are actually lights in the dash. Too much work to remove them, and eventually the bulbs might burn out.
I do suspect the car needs a tune-up (16 spark plugs, 2/cylinder like our engines with 16 wires) and a MAF, just because those are common failure points and it does have a slightly rough idle and seem to get confused at times, hunting around for the proper RPM. However, I'm still getting 17-18 MPG on my commute (not bad for using most of the available 469 HP on a daily basis) and the thing runs. That makes me significantly less inclined to spend time fixing it when there's a 414 in the hangar that has a laundry list of improvement items I want to do.
Im the odd one out in my family when it comes to cars. My dad, my grandfather, uncle, everyone are car guys. I've never gotten into cars, I use them to get from A to B but thats really as far as it goes. Driving has never been "enjoyable" to me like flying is. Aircraft have always been way more interesting and exciting. I do enjoy looking at some exotic cars but thats really about it. I can take it or leave it. Like the title says, cars are just cars to me and thats it.
A vette has about the same power, better performance and will get nearly 30mpg on the freeway, lots less systems too.
You are correct. My Mercedes would get a bit better if I fixed the engine issues, but the Vette can't fit 3 car seats across the back, nor be had for $9k used.
I will give it to the AMGs, the weight and wheel base to make for a nicer long range ride too
I know you're probably referring to the Wranglers, but I think Jeep is bracing for a PR nightmare with its Cherokees.
I've owned two porches, a Carrera s and a cayman. Both are great cars, fun to drive , reliable and the pdk transmission is a miracle, also a lot of fun. Have also owned a 70 goat convertible, , new, a lexus, Subaru turbo forester, new, , etc. etc. I like new cars and nice airplanes. Judging from the parking lot at the airport, I'm not alone. Why not both?How I feel about German cars too.
My current wheels project is a Chevelle SS 454.
The Chevelle (factory SS) has been in dry storage for some 20 years. It will be a body off the frame resto. The sheet metal is solid so all the work will be new suspension with 4 wheel disk brakes, etc. and getting the body smooth and straight (hours and hours of blocking) Then a three mile deep finish of mirror black.
I have two engines on stands in the shop. One is a coughing shaking idle that revs to the moon race engine. And one is a smooth idling torque monster for the street.
Nice cars are nice, but if I can't twist wrenches on it what's the point?