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Suburban Dad posted:
I see that all the time "If only (company X) would build a fore ex fore with good ground clearance, locking diffs front and rear, hose out interior and no frills I'd buy the poo poo out of one"! * five other forum guys circle jerk on how awesome that would be. Meanwhile If that ever happened, Company X would sell 200 of them, and guys on forum Y would buy them used. Darchangel posted:I still don't really understand the purpose of the Blazer. Chevy already had the Equinox and Traverse. Did they really need another one? Particularly one trading on a once-storied name? GM competing against itself and turning out a new vehicle with old name that is a shadow of its former glory? Well, I never....
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 If this actually "Runs and drives excellent" pretty good deal no? Interior looks almost mint too. No luck with that last Dart I posted.
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punch drunk posted:
The 78 is a fine example of that thing that is capable of transporting a person from place to place without the usual electrical fires or lack of ignition.
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Jul 16, 2019 23:55
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Going to look at this hopefully tomorrow.
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Jul 17, 2019 03:29
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MrYenko posted:The rush to optimize everything to be sold to everyone at the expense of being interesting to anyone is really frustrating. Why does this rugged "off-road vehicle" come on low-profile performance tires that look like they belong on a Camaro? (And on the opposite end of the scale, why does Ford put narrow and mushy 235/50 all-seasons on the base Mustang GT?)
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Number_6 posted:Why does this rugged "off-road vehicle" come on low-profile performance tires that look like they belong on a Camaro? The furthest its going off road is a gravel parking lot, or maybe parked on dude bro's home boy'zzzz front lawn.
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Jul 17, 2019 11:51
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Number_6 posted:Why does this rugged "off-road vehicle" come on low-profile performance tires that look like they belong on a Camaro? Does any of the official ad press describe the Blazer as a rugged off-road vehicle?
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Jul 17, 2019 13:54
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Going to look at this hopefully tomorrow. Nice.
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Coredump posted:Does any of the official ad press describe the Blazer as a rugged off-road vehicle? Not that I’m aware of. Like every other CUV, it’s primarily FWD, so...
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Number_6 posted:And on the opposite end of the scale, why does Ford put narrow and mushy 235/50 all-seasons on the base Mustang GT? Since when does 235mm count as narrow? What is wide now? I can actually see why you would put all-seasons on basic “fast cars” though. Most people who pick the first thing that comes to mind for fast car aren’t going to want to deal with seasonal tire changes.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Since when does 235mm count as narrow? What is wide now? it's narrow given the size and weight of a modern mustang
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Jul 18, 2019 16:22
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What is wide now? Chargers and CTSes are kind of fat fucks and 235 is the best you are/were getting five years ago outside of the highest-end trims.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:What is wide now? Chargers and CTSes are kind of fat fucks and 235 is the best you are/were getting five years ago outside of the highest-end trims. There is a reason for DOT legal slicks.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:What is wide now? Chargers and CTSes are kind of fat fucks and 235 is the best you are/were getting five years ago outside of the highest-end trims. 315+
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Jul 18, 2019 17:42
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I only run on bias-ply. They could only stuff so much under there at the time is the short answer. Folks, it is a great time to be alive. I'll crap on all them but if I had a wallet big enough I could order an ICE at around 800HP, spend a buck to buy the extra seat, or buy a new Vette, or screw around with a Mustang...or wait for them (most) to depreciate and pick them up somewhat cheaply. Quality be damned. We really are in the halcyon days of great muscle cars.
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Colostomy Bag posted:I only run on bias-ply. Cars have never been better, true, but boy I sure don't like most of them.
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KakerMix posted:Cars have never been better, true, but boy I sure don't like most of them. Yeah, I know. Like I said, enjoy the ride right now because it will get a lot of worse.
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Suburban Dad posted:People bitch and moan all day about wanting this and that online but they're not the ones that show up with their wallets to the dealer. They're the problem and they can't even see that. Supply and demand (actual demand). I get it though to some extent, new cars are loving expensive and I too am looking at used stuff. But I'm not going to complain when a company doesn't sell a new car I want in my head but wouldn't actually buy anyway. People always say this, but this doesn't actually seem to be the case for myself or anyone that I know. I had to replace my car recently. My budget was anywhere up to about $40k. I ended up spending around $20k on a used car because I literally couldn't buy a new one in that price range that ticked even most of my boxes without spending a ton of money and still making a lot of compromises. Most of the people in my immediate group of friends are 30-somethings that range from pretty drat poor to pretty drat successful, and they all bitch and moan about new car options. The ones that do end up buying new cars bitch and moan about compromises. These aren't obsessive car enthusiasts, they're just normal people. I just don't understand who new cars are actually being marketed towards.
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Paradoxish posted:People always say this, but this doesn't actually seem to be the case for myself or anyone that I know. kimcicle posted:Saw this posted in another thread, had to share it here.
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Paradoxish posted:People always say this, but this doesn't actually seem to be the case for myself or anyone that I know. Thats kinda the problem, just about every option has to come with a package. I'd really like my next vehicle to be a Tacoma with TRD offroad package, which has locking rear diff and a couple other (manual trans) goodies I'd like. I don't want to make it in to some crazy off road beast, I just want something to go a little bit off the beaten path, for camping, fishing, hunting etc... but I also REALLY fuckin want a sunroof..... Not available unless I get the TRD sport package instead, which is apparently geared more towards on road handling and whatnot.
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wesleywillis posted:Thats kinda the problem, just about every option has to come with a package. I have a friend who recently got a used trd offroad, he had a similar dilemma just not over the sunroof. He goes camping and fishing every weekend, no rock crawling or anything, just some normal offroad stuff. He still thinks he would have been better off with the sport package, that it would have been fine for all that and better for the five days of the week he’s not on dirt. There was just something about it being the offroad package that he couldn’t turn down, he admits the offroad image was too seductive. Maybe you’ll be ok with the sport package? 
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Snowy posted:I have a friend who recently got a used trd offroad, he had a similar dilemma just not over the sunroof. He goes camping and fishing every weekend, no rock crawling or anything, just some normal offroad stuff. He still thinks he would have been better off with the sport package, that it would have been fine for all that and better for the five days of the week he’s not on dirt. There was just something about it being the offroad package that he couldn’t turn down, he admits the offroad image was too seductive. You're probably right, but yeah OFFROAD!!!!!!!!!!! is very seductive. Especially, as you said for the six days a year that I'd actually be using the 4wd.....
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wesleywillis posted:You're probably right, but yeah OFFROAD!!!!!!!!!!! is very seductive. Especially, as you said for the six days a year that I'd actually be using the 4wd..... You can get a ways off the beaten path with a 2WD sedan, even further with something like a Subaru or one of the billion AWD crossovers around now. I've taken a minivan (from my old work, not a personal vehicle) miles down minimum or no-maintenance logging roads. With 4WD/AWD alone, you're in pretty great shape, even better if you have some sort of locking differentials. Mud will be a problem with street tires, no Off-Road package will save you if you don't have the tread for it. I don't know about Toyotas but some manufacturer's off-road packages include stuff like skid plates, which sound and look cool but practically will probably just be more of a pain in the rear end from a maintenance perspective. Personally, the only things I might be salty about with a "sport" package are low-profile tires, lower-rated payload and tow ratings, and obnoxious graphics. Edit: I personally wouldn't worry much about off-road suspension packages for anything besides maybe a lift, but you can do that aftermarket anyway. Unless you're actually going bouncing down trails and stuff at speed, I don't think you need the fancy Bilstein shocks or whatever. I'd personally go for smaller rims, anyway. Also, some of the stuff (locking differential) MIGHT be available as a dealer-installed option, as well. Probably be fairly expensive, though. You could also do it aftermarket yourself, but you might void warranties. boxen fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Jul 19, 2019 |
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Only the Off-road Pack is “Trail Rated” so the Tundra will not work off any paved surface unless you have it.
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julian assflange posted:Only the Off-road Pack is “Trail Rated” so the Tundra will not work off any paved surface unless you have it. So it just quits working if you drive on grass?
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Rhyno posted:So it just quits working if you drive on grass? Depends on if the grass is mowed or not.
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Good to know.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Going to look at this hopefully tomorrow. My daily beater is a P5, I really like it overall, but it has some weird characteristics than the earlier Proteges and later 3 didn't really have. Suspension travel is really limited, but seems to be a pretty floppy chassis, so the handling dynamics aren't amazing. The seats are total poo poo for anything involving fun, but are otherwise comfortable. Also the K&N full CAI sucks up water super fast 
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https://worcester.craigslist.org/ctd/d/essex-lost-scaa-post-war-race-car-help/6920389075.html quote:LOST RACE RACE CAR MYSTERY After all who doesn't like a good mystery!
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Non-responding craigslist sellers are stupid. edit: turns out he sold it this weekend. Dang. 
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Bummer, it had nice mileage
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'80s nostalgia (and louvers!) can give a person bad ideas on how to spend $1500.  E: Yes, that appears to be an IMS logo on the fender. No idea what that's about. Dagen H fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Jul 23, 2019 |
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Dagen H posted:'80s nostalgia (and louvers!) can give a person bad ideas on how to spend $1500. It owns is why. Louvers, the wheels, that decal along the side, it's a Pontiac. Hell yeah.
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I feel like I know exactly how the interior of that car smells
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The more I look at this, the more awesome it seems https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/calgary/1965-chevy-off-road-camping-van/1441896039?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true quote:Turn heads around town or go camping where nobody else goes . The perfect escape module. Frame off restoration, 350 motor, to much to list , handles like a dream , $50,000 invested . $22000 OBO phone 403-850-6938 will trade for 3/4 ton regular cab truck or a rough neck trailer.
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Dagen H posted:'80s nostalgia (and louvers!) can give a person bad ideas on how to spend $1500. If it's not just a sticker a previous owner put on, it could have been a festival car one of the years that Pontiac (or GM generally) had the pace car.
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4 spoke wheels are the bees knees.
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Not a CL listing, but can't turn down wonderfully mangled product visions on Amazon: This was for a motorcycle turn signal relay.  "Our Vision: Provide the most cheap beauty products to help you upgrade your beloved vehicle and let you feel the most sincere service Your encourage is our motivation to discover the trend of fashion and create your dreaming products. Make your car outstanding , enjoy your life."
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Oh sure make me read the screen shot and quote it after.
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bennyfactor posted:If it's not just a sticker a previous owner put on, it could have been a festival car one of the years that Pontiac (or GM generally) had the pace car. That car was never the pace car or a festival car. Indy 500 was top dog awesome race number 1 in 82.
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