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  1. 86scotty

    WTB Ford Econoline / Chevy Express Passenger Van (not camper)

    I saw that the other day. Great looking deal. I'm betting the OP is in Connecticut though and it's a bit of a haul. I'd do it but not many will.
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    Maybe Don’t Use Your Cybertruck For Towing

    People have limited vacation/free time and want to maximize productivity on travel days. And EV's don't charge in the time it takes to stretch and take a leak but petrol tanks fill in that time. And WTH does the urine receptable have to do with anything?
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    Maybe Don’t Use Your Cybertruck For Towing

    I think it's an incredibly bad idea but we're missing the point here. Look at that hideous blue contraption. Isn't the idiot that designed it all about culling from the herd all that isn't the right color or doesn't look right to him and his.......people? I think Cybertrucks should be...
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    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    Oh I was just speaking to the sect that thinks that every new Jeep is 'not a Jeep'. There's some truth to that, they get more refined and less rugged, just like everything else. Who would want to daily a YJ though!
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    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    Historically yes but that's changed. Our JLU is a fantastic highway vehicle. It's a hard top so the wind noise isn't awful and it's not lifted or modified, I've only put Rubi factory wheels/tires on it. The OEMs were M/T's since it's a Willys. Also, gets nearly 25mpg on the highway and has...
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    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    Not to keep this thread so Jeep-centric but I found this interesting. Looks like 2018 was the best year of Wrangler sales. As a JLU owner I can believe it. Yes, a JLU is less Jeep but it's so much more all-around great vehicle than any previous Jeep. And I'm not a Jeep fanboy, I've only...
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    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    Mine was a Rubi. It wasn't just the gearing but the throttle mapping as well. First time I jumped out of my JKU 6m and into my buddy's new (then) 2018 JLU with the same engine and 8 speed I was blown away. Literally like unhitching a 5k trailer from the same vehicle.
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    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    I had a manual transmission 3.6 before her 8 speed auto 2.0. Never going back. That 6 speed Wrangler (a 2016) was the slowest, most anemic vehicle I've ever owned. Something about the 6 speed manual Jeep in those years was just lousy. I strongly recommend trying before you buy.
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    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    I bought my wife a '21 2.0 turbo Wrangler in 21. Has about 36k on it now and has given us no problems whatsoever. It did pitch a fit when the factory battery died a few months ago. Weird symptoms can happen and fool you with the dual battery setup (lithium auto-start battery or whatever it...
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    Scout Announces Their New Full-Size Olympic Pop-up Camper

    Nice article in the header ^^^^^ but is it me or did they forget the elephant in the room in the specs, the weight! Not mentioned at all. Anyone?
  11. 86scotty

    Random Scenic Shots

    Very nice. BC is uncharted territory for me. Someday soon I hope.......
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    Random Scenic Shots

    Where is that @NOPEC? I feel like I should recognize it but it's late.
  13. 86scotty

    Talk me out of an air pressurized water system...

    Don't do a pressurized water system. There, I tried.
  14. 86scotty

    Nomad Euphoria RV - Interesting option

    If I were in your shoes I would build a truck like the Ambition Strikes gray Dodge with side door MTB storage. Are you familiar?
  15. 86scotty

    My 4x4 overlander chevy van

    Cool rig. Very similar to my first moto vans, probably what started it all for me 10 or more vans ago. I have not seen anyone on here fooling with the old Chevy bodies. Worth a try but you might have better luck on some vintage Chevy forums. Stick around and share your journey with us...
  16. 86scotty

    Chevy van 4x4 conversion

    For what? It works. Very old thread but you've resurrected it successfully. Cheers! ;)
  17. 86scotty

    Transit Opinions Appreciated

    Yep, I'm thinking it must be, a diesel. Always slightly better mpgs than gas.
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    Transit Opinions Appreciated

    Which one? I've only ever had one Transit and it was a mid-roof LWB, 2016 ecoboost. I've had 2-3 AWD Chevys and 2 were stock height vans, one was a Fiberine fixed high top. Mileage was about the same on all of them IIRC.
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    Transit Opinions Appreciated

    I had a 2016 2wd Ecoboost Transit that I ran expedite/hotshot freight in for a living for awhile. I drove it very fast and usually very loaded. About halfway through it's time with me I put 245/75-16 KO2's on it with an Eaton Truetrac for better offroad-ability. This had no impact on MPG's...
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