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I will take a look in the morning.

I don't know that it is bad for the intended demo but the styling is so bad for me. This would be so much better if they didn't have to be married to the whole Hummer lineage. Its just looks like a cheezy Hummer you can't see out of.

Can someone summarize? I just can't with this guy lol.

I already said 10 speeds mitigate it somewhat but still not entirely because you have to get the rpm above the stall speed of the torque converter before there is any engine braking being utilised. Fall under that speed and its noticeable and and you may or may not convince the 10 speed to grab...

I saw that and he has very specific priorities based on a traumatic experience. But an 80 series is still a lot safer then riding a motorcycle or driving a modern vehicle when you are fiddling with your phone. A better solution would be to buy a modern cheap crap can for daily driving and...

I was not claiming anything about technical. That is true a lot of times especially when the pressure is on. Hill decent is great for a short period but it's just using the abs and the brakes. You're either going to overheat the brakes eventually or mow through your pad life if you have to use...

Cool story. I completely forgot there was a Volvo plant in Halifax.

This is probably just a dumb PR synergy thing. It's probably getting them a sweetheart deal on the tires. If it isn't its probably something to help out with fuel econ or get it to past a stability control thing like the moose test. Otherwise yeah it's pretty silly to design a one off tire.

I disagree. Unless you can manually lock the torque converter up while coasting it's not an apples to apples comparison, also not apples to apples between diesels and gas engines which can skew perception if you are used to a diesel/auto combo and assume the gas/auto combo is the same. Throw in...

One thing people overlook as a benefit with manuals is the far superior engine braking and control you can get from a manual. It's so much nicer to drive in really mountainous terrain and off road. It's possible to barely need the brakes while descending steep grades and just need to tap the...

Wow. All this rationalizing about issues and whether break in was followed or operating at 10,000 feet did it. Modern cars are more than capable of operating at whatever parameters the engineers want for pretty much any reason. The notion that plodding around off road or zinging around the...

50 mile range in the dunes is a bummer even in not quite production spec battery.

Remember E rated tires can't be aired down effectively and the sidewalls have no flex. They are also too heavy to move without locomotive levels of torque. The internet says so...so it must be true :rolleyes: P metric tires have no real margin for error. Pretty much the first bad thing they...

I take up to 40L for a big trip but after being stuck in a city for days in Mexico because of a fuel shortage once I now carry at least 20L all the time everywhere. That situation just absolutely sucked. I have also been caught out by hurricanes and other storm related power outages where extra...

I don't really see the point of foam with a zillion nearly infinitely tunable inflatable sleeping pads available in all kinds of sizes.

The Uco is surprisingly usable. I use it quite a lot. I was not sure I would really but I do. https://photos.app.goo.gl/fXTY6aqdkBK6KzFD6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/hhRJ5gWZinpDTDLq5

It's nice these are an option and being first to market maybe justifies a premium. But these are crazy expensive and don't even come with a controller. The whole vehicle specific thing is pretty silly too. Be better off coming up with generic shapes that fit more than one model. They claim...

I live in MI but am always seeing posts by the shop and owner on KY overlanding groups. Tons of awesome Toyota work new and old. I have almost driven down from MI to have work done on several occasions. I work on my own 4wd but sometimes I just don't have the time. The shops are all garbage in...

I was looking at Nissans for a bit when looking for my first gen Taco. Besides some of the other reasons mentioned the trucks I went and looked at were all just thrashed. Half were in Mexico where these are basically commercial vehicles there so I get it but even in the states there were so...

To be fair this is 90% about the driver being a complete moron than it is the hand winching.