I think that they look dorky. There, after 42 pages I said it. I'm not ignoring or discounting or even discouraging their usefulness in the right environs, but THEY LOOK DORKY. They make a truck not in those environs look like a dorky poser.
Did you specifically wait until page 42 to make your proclamation?
I've said it before in this thread, and I'll say it again. Chicks dig snorkels. :victory:
You may call them dorkels, and I do agree that sometimes they can be poseur statements. I knew a guy who put one on his Discovery and for the next few years he owned the vehicle, never actually hooked it up to his air box. He did off-road his vechicle, at least. However, as a guy who has twice had expensive damage (one MAF sensor, one hydrolocked engine) due to not having a raised air intake, I'm happy to have mine now. If you have one and you use it, you still have to park it somewhere, and that somewhere is generally going to be near your house. You may actually use your vehicle in a variety of environments, so it may end up some time at a mall. That doesn't make you a poseur.
P.S. I have had mud in my air box so to me my snorkle is priceless. It will also save me $$$ for every time I hit the trail having to replace my filter.
