Yeah numbers is right, the 4wds that range rover have been putting out lately are fantastically utilitarian looking.
How utilitarian they actually are I have no idea because I have only ever seen them in the city.
Even the super expensive "Rolls Royce of the 4WD world" Range Rovers are fantastic off-road, as long as you put decent off-road tyres on them. But in terms of ability heirarchy, the better a Rover is on road, the worse it is off-road.
So, from mud-plugger to boulevard queen, it goes:
Defender
Discovery
Range Rover Vogue
Freelander
Range Rover Sport
Range Rover Evoque.
A diesel Defender 90 will climb up a fucking tree if you try...
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Ive heard great things about the older Defenders. Right up there with Cherokees and FJ40s. That list might be the other way around depending on which side of the Atlantic you're on.
Yeah the one irritating thing about this thread is even when we write the same brand car with the same brand model we might not be talking about the same car.
Also I would really love a cheap car that can get everywhere and is reliable for the company, since the company will focus on IT support/services in peoples home instead of them having to drive all the way to town.
another cook at the restaurant i work at just got his license. he frequently talks about how much he loves driving stoned, and regaled us with the story about how he 'made it through a police roadblock' while driving stoned and without a license by doing a quick turn down an alley
he's buying a used mazda with his next paycheque, which he plans to 'pimp out' with some tuning and sweet rims, 21 inch of course bro
I'd fucking love a VW R36 or a Holden SSV Sports Wagon or even a Subaru Liberty (Legacy for you yanks) GT Wagon.
Wagons are the best.
Is there a Mazda 6 MPS Wagon? Cos one of those would also be awesome.
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edited March 2011
there was a Mazda 6 Speed a few years ago, not sure if there was a wagon version or not. It even had AWD! Great car, friend of mine has one. They only made it for one year.
I wouldn't mind getting an old HQ or WB sandman. I have enough cars at the moment but, dunno if I have the time to give one the work that it would need
I wouldn't mind getting an old HQ or WB sandman. I have enough cars at the moment but, dunno if I have the time to give one the work that it would need
I want one of these in show-winning condition, full custom leather interior, 502 cube 8/71 blown bent eight in it...
70's pimp mobile that can run 10 second quarters...
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I saw a Tesla Roadster today, parked on a busy street,
"Holy shit this thing is really goddamn sexy"
"What the hell is it doing in my crap neighborhood?"
I wanted to look at it a little longer but I thought I looked weird just standing there.
I checked the resale value on the 2003 Dodge Neon and it looks like i'm going to be sticking with this car till the shitbox Chrysler automatic transmission goes and takes the rest of the car with it.
So I treated myself to some bitchin roof racks and installed an iPod adapter into the stock stereo. It turns out that Chrysler used the same radio is every car for about 4 years and my existing unit had CD changer controls. A little box that tricks the radio into thinking it has a CD changer, and boom, no more FM adapters.
The Ford E-350 that my dad has for work threw a rod right through the oil pan this morning. We were about 20 minutes from home and it started to miss, but it has missed before due to a dirty MAF sensor, so we thought nothing of it. At 30 miles out it starts missing pretty badly and doesn't sound quite right. 40 miles out it starts knocking like a bitch. So we decide to turn around and try limping home because it seemed pretty fucked anyways. We get about 5 miles into the return trip, start going up a hill and we hear a snap, a big clunk, and the engine dies in a terrible shudder. We then see a rather heavy flow of oil running out behind us. Needless to say we are pissed. We just changed the oil yesterday and we checked it again this morning, no signs of trouble from that. I guess it was just time for it to go.
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edited March 2011
OUCH
Usually a rod shows signs of going before the incident: Low knocking, power surges, the like. Pretty odd for it to go out that quickly
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Yeah, it really caught us by surprise. We had been pretty good on maintenance too, but we did buy it used. It all happened really quickly though, for sure. I mean, there was no minor knocking. It basically went from missing with no noise to full on throwing a rod knock in less than 20 minutes.
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Dang son
Dang
I had a car with a rod knock once. I drove it for a year until the thing finally snapped. No damage done thankfully (it just died pulling into the driveway) and I was able to rebuild it using the original block/heads
It was bad though because even after the rebuild I still had a shitty car with a gutless V6
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Yeah, I don't think this one is getting rebuilt. My dad has been looking around craigslist this morning for a used/rebuilt engine or a whole new truck. We could rebuild it in our garage but it would take too much time, and he really needs a new van, like right now, for work.
The Ford E-350 that my dad has for work threw a rod right through the oil pan this morning. We were about 20 minutes from home and it started to miss, but it has missed before due to a dirty MAF sensor, so we thought nothing of it. At 30 miles out it starts missing pretty badly and doesn't sound quite right. 40 miles out it starts knocking like a bitch. So we decide to turn around and try limping home because it seemed pretty fucked anyways. We get about 5 miles into the return trip, start going up a hill and we hear a snap, a big clunk, and the engine dies in a terrible shudder. We then see a rather heavy flow of oil running out behind us. Needless to say we are pissed. We just changed the oil yesterday and we checked it again this morning, no signs of trouble from that. I guess it was just time for it to go.
Does sound like a lean-out on that one cylinder - prolonged pinging can hammer a big-end bearing to death. Fucked big-end bearing = snapped conrod.
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Even the super expensive "Rolls Royce of the 4WD world" Range Rovers are fantastic off-road, as long as you put decent off-road tyres on them. But in terms of ability heirarchy, the better a Rover is on road, the worse it is off-road.
So, from mud-plugger to boulevard queen, it goes:
Defender
Discovery
Range Rover Vogue
Freelander
Range Rover Sport
Range Rover Evoque.
A diesel Defender 90 will climb up a fucking tree if you try...
Much as I love Focii, the Megane RS250 trophee (jeebus that's a stupid name) is just too quick around a track...
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
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Also I would really love a cheap car that can get everywhere and is reliable for the company, since the company will focus on IT support/services in peoples home instead of them having to drive all the way to town.
he's buying a used mazda with his next paycheque, which he plans to 'pimp out' with some tuning and sweet rims, 21 inch of course bro
people often ask me why i don't drive
sometimes i just laugh
And don't ever stop.
Wagons are the best.
Is there a Mazda 6 MPS Wagon? Cos one of those would also be awesome.
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Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.
Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.
you don't like wagons. that's cool.
wait a minute, neither did i until a few years ago. i'm turning into an old fart send help.
And I need them to do it because seemingly the civic requires near dismantling to get the factory head out
I wouldn't mind getting an old HQ or WB sandman. I have enough cars at the moment but, dunno if I have the time to give one the work that it would need
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
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It's not that hard. It's just time intensive. I'm sure if you google you car make they'll have pretty detailed instructions.
Satans..... hints.....
I want one of these in show-winning condition, full custom leather interior, 502 cube 8/71 blown bent eight in it...
70's pimp mobile that can run 10 second quarters...
"Holy shit this thing is really goddamn sexy"
"What the hell is it doing in my crap neighborhood?"
I wanted to look at it a little longer but I thought I looked weird just standing there.
So I treated myself to some bitchin roof racks and installed an iPod adapter into the stock stereo. It turns out that Chrysler used the same radio is every car for about 4 years and my existing unit had CD changer controls. A little box that tricks the radio into thinking it has a CD changer, and boom, no more FM adapters.
This glorious event also happened today
I'm not the hugest fan of Fords but for the right price (currently $1200) I'll take it. Plus getting 17-20 on the highway sounds much better
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Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.
Usually a rod shows signs of going before the incident: Low knocking, power surges, the like. Pretty odd for it to go out that quickly
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Dang
I had a car with a rod knock once. I drove it for a year until the thing finally snapped. No damage done thankfully (it just died pulling into the driveway) and I was able to rebuild it using the original block/heads
It was bad though because even after the rebuild I still had a shitty car with a gutless V6
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Bunch of limp-wristed pansies in that wrecking crew. And get some proper hammers, dammit!
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Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.
Does sound like a lean-out on that one cylinder - prolonged pinging can hammer a big-end bearing to death. Fucked big-end bearing = snapped conrod.