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  1. ThundahBeagle

    EarthCruiser is closing!?!?!

    Even if I agree with this exposition of an article you've written, this thread is about Earthcruiser, not an AI agenda. This belongs in "AI Weekly Magazine" or something
  2. ThundahBeagle

    EarthCruiser is closing!?!?!

    Lowering operations and materials costs without sacrificing quality is just sound business practice. NE us manufacturing has moved to the US south before moving offshore. As much as we all like to be at that hipster fancy charcuterie, we want to pay pork chop prices. Nobody is being exploited...
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    EarthCruiser is closing!?!?!

    That's what I read. But was that before the tariffs?
  4. ThundahBeagle

    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    Nice! But this is based on a 2005 design. Yes there were computers and electronics but not as they are today. My WJ was fairly reliable and made it almost to 180k. Would have gone longer if I had decided to dig back into it a 2nd time. But I had other priorities. Sometimes a little simpler...
  5. ThundahBeagle

    Favorite Budget Tires?

    Right? Master craft is Cooper, if I am not wrong
  6. ThundahBeagle

    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    A new pickup truck started showing up in our office parking lot. Not brand new, just new to being in the lot. It's a GMT900, probably a 2007 to 2010. Totally stripped down. White, crank windows, 5.3 liter, shifter for 4x4 -not a button or dial, single cab, 6 and a half foot bed, no bed...
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    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    Man, I admit, remote starter is a Godsend in cold, snowy winter days. Fire that mother up, and by the time I shovel the snow to make a path to her. She's nice and warm. Heated leather seats? Never thought in a million years I'd have them. Lady Beagle insisted. Well, I ain't complainin'...
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    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    Jeep is about the only place you can get stripped down. Which is odd because its part if Stellantis, which us who is having g a hard time. But this stripped down Jeep is nearly $500 a month, unfortunately. I know prices go up but geesh
  9. ThundahBeagle

    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    Give us a new Dakota to go up against Colorado and Ranger. And give us a Rampage to go up against the Mav. And get us some inexpensive, stripped down models
  10. ThundahBeagle

    News Flash! Americans don't want expensive and unreliable cars😳

    They can blame delays of new model launches all they want. That's just whistling past the graveyard. Make a GD solid car. Make it reliable. Sell it at a reasonable price And dont be afraid to get the electronics right, and dont be afraid to start selling stripped down Jeeps, Trucks, and...
  11. ThundahBeagle

    2016 Chevy Silverado LTZ Z71

    That's a K1500 you've got there. LT tires are of course very good and very rugged. Might I suggest a load range C as opposed to load range E. The Load range C will be a little bit lighter. Not quite as rugged as an E range but certainly more robust that a street tire. As for me a recently...
  12. ThundahBeagle

    Update on the new Mini FJ…coming to the USA soon?

    Kinda prefer the early 2000's FJ Cruiser. But with this being smaller and EV, I can see the newer design language here. It's not terrible. Looks more rugged than the mini Bronco. Speaking of which, I wanna know when Ford will get its head out of its buttt and make a Bronco XLT based on the...
  13. ThundahBeagle

    Colorado Trail Boss build

    Just want to know where you were in these pictures, sir. Strikingly beautiful
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    Will the Honda/Nissan Possible Merger Save the Frontier and/or Titan?

    Two words: Carlos Ghosn. That's about $200 million worth of issues right there. Maybe more. They dont know because of all the shell companies. That and infighting with Renault. I would miss the Z car. Had an '86 with digital dash, T tops and leather seats. Loved that car. Got hit head on...
  15. ThundahBeagle

    Plastic-free replacement cup for 32oz Stanley thermos

    Sweet! Used to the fullest!
  16. ThundahBeagle

    Plastic-free replacement cup for 32oz Stanley thermos

    At left, a new (within the past year) Stanley Classic vacuum thermal bottle, 1.1qt/ 1 liter, light brown with trout print. Plastic lined cup and plastic stopper, all BPA free. It even says so on the bottom of the bottle. Clip-hinged plastic handle. At right, a brand new 24 oz (709ml)...
  17. ThundahBeagle

    Plastic-free replacement cup for 32oz Stanley thermos

    According to the "I have a question..." part of the Stanley 1913 website, all plastics that will be contact surfaces are BPA-free polypropylene and all products are FDA approved food grade. So if we believe that, it doesn't really matter except for the aesthetics and weight. ...and that Forge...
  18. ThundahBeagle

    Plastic-free replacement cup for 32oz Stanley thermos

    On another note...I've had the regular 1liter for a while but it is a light brown/grey with a trout print on it. Same as yours in size and design, cap has plastic liner. I noticed that our stoppers are also plastic. So, while having the all-steel cap/cup is good, just realize the coffee is...
  19. ThundahBeagle

    Plastic-free replacement cup for 32oz Stanley thermos

    Just picked up the smaller, stainless Stanley Forge. It is a shorter, wide mouth "food jar" 740ml or so. Well made but I could not justify the expense for the 1.4l. Maybe another time. Correction: this is 709 ml
  20. ThundahBeagle

    Plastic-free replacement cup for 32oz Stanley thermos

    I have a Yeti one I leave in the office.
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