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Re: Jeeps Pete E #8806052 04/24/14
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK Pete E Campfire Outfitter
Pete E Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK	This is one of the local LandRover clubs out and about on some of the "green lanes" (trails) near where I live. I should add I recognise quite a few of the places in the video, and I've driven them in my stock Suzuki Jimny albeit in dryer conditions.. Men of Harlech

Re: Jeeps Pete E #8806067 04/24/14
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana rattler Campfire Ranger
rattler Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana	Originally Posted by Pete E Originally Posted by Wtxj Have to kill 40 more mins. Never been in an English 4x4. How good are they in your opinion. The basic LandRovers like the Defender were great off road, but always had reliability issues. I would go as far to say, the Defender fills the same niche as the smaller Jeeps do in the US, and have the same mixed reputation. Sadly, LandRover have gradually drifted away from their roots ie a work horse 4x4 (the Defender) and have gradually gone towards luxury over complicated yuppie vehicles like the Range Rover. But they still have not managed to get the reliability issues sorted! I have driven a lot of Land Rovers of various sorts over the years, but I've never felt confident enough to put my own �� into buying one.. actually if you stay close to stock Jeeps tend to be pretty reliable.....but if you start modding them only here and there as you have money and dont upgrade the right stuff first and go with what looks cool first they will start breaking stuff with boring and expensive regularity.....most the mixed and bad reviews on Wranglers and such is because some idiots seem to think that since they are car size they ought to corner like cars at highway speeds.....which leads to rolling A serious student of the "Armchair Safari" always looking for Africa/Asia hunting books

Re: Jeeps rattler #8806083 04/24/14
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana rattler Campfire Ranger
rattler Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana	course as much as a jeep nut as i am i do lust after an old Toyota Land Cruiser like one of these: A serious student of the "Armchair Safari" always looking for Africa/Asia hunting books

Re: Jeeps tex_n_cal #8806097 04/24/14
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,884 base of the Blue Mountains asphaltangel Campfire Regular
asphaltangel Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,884 base of the Blue Mountains	Originally Posted by tex_n_cal When I was living in NC I had neighbors over, and the lady across the street asked, "why do you have two pickups?" I said, "basically because I can" Her husband laughed and said, There ya go!". She turned and pointed a finger at him and said, "you stop that right NOW!" So occasionally I park both pickups in the driveway, just to make guys in the neighborhood envious Tex [I try to forget the Cal ;)] , Get a jeep. You will have more versatility with a truck AND a jeep...You can take the top off the jeep, go to places in the mountains where the truck can't go, and they just have a cool factor that is different from a truck. If you get the jeep, you can keep your neighbors wondering what you are going to do next with it [since you mentioned the neighbors]. I really enjoy my jeep and it's not even a Rubicon or the ones that are highly desired in this thread. I have a 94 Laredo Grand Cherokee with size 31x10.50x15 [BTW Waputi, I selected the tires myself] and had the wheel-well cut to fit. It looks much newer than a 94 and is in great shape. The engine is a V-8 so the power is there. I don't drive a ton so who cares about the fuel mileage. Anyway, forget my Cherokee because you have the bucks to go for what the guys are talking about here. P.s. Ever going back to TN? Last edited by asphaltangel; 04/24/14.

Re: Jeeps rattler #8806102 04/24/14
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 10,856 Likes: 48 rcamuglia Campfire Outfitter
rcamuglia Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 10,856 Likes: 48	Haven't seen any pics of a Jeep yet on this thread, so I'll hang some... 72 CJ-5 Full cage Lockers front and rear in Dana 44's 350 Chevy MSD Fuel injection Turbo 350 Automatic transmission Power steering and brakes 35 x 12.5 Mud Terrains 4" Rancho Lift 3" body lift Rancho 9000 gas adjustables Sway bars with quick disconnects front and rear 20 gallon main tank, 10 gallon under the seat auxiliary tank, 10 gallons reserve 9000 # front winch, 3500 # receiver hitch rear winch Etc... Originally Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.

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Re: Jeeps rattler #8806108 04/24/14
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK Pete E Campfire Outfitter
Pete E Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK	Originally Posted by rattler course as much as a jeep nut as i am i do lust after an old Toyota Land Cruiser like one of these: And you can get them with a decent diesel engine! Men of Harlech

Re: Jeeps Pete E #8806421 04/24/14
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934 R RickyBobby Campfire Regular
RickyBobby Campfire Regular R Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934	Hope this thread keeps going. Love looking @ Jeeps and it gives me lots of ideas of what I might want someday. Either with my current Jeep or something different in the future. This thread is making me want to hit a trail or two! I know once I get past that 1st scratch or ding the fun will only have begun. :-) ================================================== I'm a proud member of the BGE cult ... yes, I consider myself an EGGHEAD

Re: Jeeps RickyBobby #8806471 04/24/14
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4,055 The West DesertSandman Campfire Tracker
DesertSandman Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4,055 The West	This picture is just for fun, came in email this morning. If Paul Bunyan had a jeep

Re: Jeeps DesertSandman #8806992 04/24/14
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,441 Wtxj OP Campfire Tracker
OP Wtxj Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,441	I'm home I lose pics on photo bucket, so will work on that see if I can get one up sometime. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Jeeps rcamuglia #8807097 04/24/14
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,709 Weatherford, TX sactoller Campfire Outfitter
sactoller Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,709 Weatherford, TX	Here is a picture of our 1st jeep..1968 CJ5 at the 1985 Sierra Trek. Official member of "The Clan of Turd-like People"

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Re: Jeeps sactoller #8807144 04/24/14
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,441 Wtxj OP Campfire Tracker
OP Wtxj Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,441	Hey great memory pic Jason on that steep hill. But I do think I'll take up jogging soon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Jeeps asphaltangel #8808138 04/24/14
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger
tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good!	Originally Posted by asphaltangel Originally Posted by tex_n_cal When I was living in NC I had neighbors over, and the lady across the street asked, "why do you have two pickups?" I said, "basically because I can" Her husband laughed and said, There ya go!". She turned and pointed a finger at him and said, "you stop that right NOW!" So occasionally I park both pickups in the driveway, just to make guys in the neighborhood envious Tex [I try to forget the Cal ;)] , Get a jeep. You will have more versatility with a truck AND a jeep...You can take the top off the jeep, go to places in the mountains where the truck can't go, and they just have a cool factor that is different from a truck. If you get the jeep, you can keep your neighbors wondering what you are going to do next with it [since you mentioned the neighbors]. I really enjoy my jeep and it's not even a Rubicon or the ones that are highly desired in this thread. I have a 94 Laredo Grand Cherokee with size 31x10.50x15 [BTW Waputi, I selected the tires myself] and had the wheel-well cut to fit. It looks much newer than a 94 and is in great shape. The engine is a V-8 so the power is there. I don't drive a ton so who cares about the fuel mileage. Anyway, forget my Cherokee because you have the bucks to go for what the guys are talking about here. P.s. Ever going back to TN? oh yeah, caught the Campfire Hog Hunt again this year. Took the new truck, which did fine of the 1800 mi round trip. I think I'm more partial to old Broncos than Jeeps, but yeah an open 4x4 has the convertible sports car appeal, but will do real work, too. "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: Jeeps sactoller #8808245 04/24/14
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,079 Likes: 1 F fburgtx Campfire Tracker
fburgtx Campfire Tracker F Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,079 Likes: 1	Originally Posted by sactoller Here is a picture of our 1st jeep..1968 CJ5 at the 1985 Sierra Trek. Jeep?? What Jeep??? Oh, that blue spot to the left......

Re: Jeeps fburgtx #8808273 04/24/14
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger
ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA	I started Jeep life in 1991 or 92 with a 1986 CJ-7 not six sorry i can't type!! Jeep 4 cyl, 4 speed tranny, caught on fire in 94 while on the way back to Ft. Bragg from Georgia Mike Last edited by ready_on_the_right; 04/25/14. God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Jeeps ready_on_the_right #8808292 04/24/14
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger
tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good!	One of these would be pretty fun, too... "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: Jeeps tex_n_cal #8808334 04/24/14
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 7,179 Likes: 1 G greydog Campfire Tracker
greydog Campfire Tracker G Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 7,179 Likes: 1	Wouldn't be acceptable to the modern driver and after you add the air bags, electronic traction control, air conditioning. power windows, electronically engaged 4wd (so the modern user doesn't strain his limp wrist pulling on a lever), heated seats, Bluetooth, cruise control, and the myriad of necessities the modern driver requires, it just wouldn't be a truck anymore. GD

Re: Jeeps greydog #8808341 04/24/14
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 13,860 T Take_a_knee Campfire Outfitter
Take_a_knee Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 13,860	Originally Posted by greydog Wouldn't be acceptable to the modern driver and after you add the air bags, electronic traction control, air conditioning. power windows, electronically engaged 4wd (so the modern user doesn't strain his limp wrist pulling on a lever), heated seats, Bluetooth, cruise control, and the myriad of necessities the modern driver requires, it just wouldn't be a truck anymore. GD Sad but true. The above is why you can buy a real 4x4 on most of planet earth, but not in America. A Jeep, and maybe an FJ, is all that is left here.

Re: Jeeps tex_n_cal #8808473 04/25/14
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK Pete E Campfire Outfitter
Pete E Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 12,895 North Wales, UK	Originally Posted by tex_n_cal One of these would be pretty fun, too... Excuse my ignorance, but what is that? Men of Harlech

Re: Jeeps Pete E #8808547 04/25/14
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,508 North Texas S smithwr Campfire Regular
smithwr Campfire Regular S Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,508 North Texas	It's a work in progress. We don't have any real hard off road stuff around me and I have a company truck, so this jeep is perfect for hunting, taking the kids fishing and any other outdoor recreation in my area. I would like to take a trip to the mountains pretty soon, maybe this summer.

Re: Jeeps Pete E #8808629 04/25/14
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 14,370 Tuolumne M Middlefork_Miner Campfire Outfitter
Middlefork_Miner Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 14,370 Tuolumne	Originally Posted by Pete E Originally Posted by tex_n_cal One of these would be pretty fun, too... Excuse my ignorance, but what is that? I Ive been looking for one of the old wagons...

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