I don't know for sure, but I suspect iron wheels and hooves with all the weight of the animal concentrated in one small spot would be harder on the road than a semi with all its weight distributed in an area of 60 feet.
#1 Do todays Jeeps come apart over fifty mph? In Maui and in Fl any time a new Jeep pulls out in front of me or I come up on one I know they are going to be traveling less than the speed limit. My wife has heard many times, not a god damned Jeep.
Got a new 2020 Renegade for the wife, all the bells and whistles including Trailhawk edition.
It's built by Fiat, which makes sense as to what retard would put plastic stabilizer bar links on a trail-rated vehicle, and why it took 3 weeks for camber bolts to come in, and all the rotors warped, and the clad lugs swelled and had to get replaced.
Anybody want to buy a Renegade with 55k on the odometer?
@MN Steel My brother bought a Jeep several years ago. He was so proud of it. I don't think he knew and I didn't have the heart to tell him they were made by FIAT.
#7: And this is the same woman that remembers what time you picked her up, what you both wore, where you went and what you did on your third date in 1972...
Between what Jeep owners do with their rigs and the way Jeep advertises its products, I find myself imagining Jeep owners speaking with a slight wisp. I don't know why that is.
Supposedly it started back during the early pandemic, in Canada. A woman who owned a Jeep was verbally attacked in a parking lot by some crazy lib for not following the lockdown guidelines and being outside for anything other than an emergency.
So after feeling frustrated about that, she bought a bag of small rubber ducks and left several of them all over her friend’s Jeep, whom she hadn’t seen in months because of the pandemic lockdowns. She put them on the Jeep to say “hello” and get a laugh.
It spread from there as a way to compliment a stranger’s Jeep. Jeep owners would order a bag of little ducks and leave them on other Jeeps to say hello.
I’ve been a Jeep owner for 35 years, I’ve had 7 of them. I guess I “get” the duck thing, but I just kinda shrug at it. Whatever. Doesn’t bother me in the least.
there is something called "ducking a jeep" where jeep owners put ducks on the hood of other jeeps. there was a woman in florida who was going to drive her jeep into a canal to commit suicide. someone had put a yellow rubber duck on the hood of her jeep just at random, and it made her change her mind.
#13 - Agreed. Sweetie's sister lives in Parke Co. on a tertiary paved road. It has more asphalt patches than a 20 yr. old pair of jeans. I've never seen anything so bad anywhere in AL, GA, SC or NC. Maybe a few in MS, where I grew up. River pea gravel with tar overlay, pure MacAdam, I believe. Breaks up every summer, you can fry eggs on it.
There are sealants for macadam roads that are used all over Scandinavia to prevent breakdown due to the freeze/thaw cycle. Virtually every mile of paved road in the US is built and maintained with some federal money. Federal money comes with strings attached. Contruction unions long ago got language added to federal standards the bars the use of these sealants. This creates near permanent work for unions.
#13, to be fair, the Apian Way doesn't have 1500 big rigs on it every day
ReplyDeleteI don't know for sure, but I suspect iron wheels and hooves with all the weight of the animal concentrated in one small spot would be harder on the road than a semi with all its weight distributed in an area of 60 feet.
DeleteWe rolled thousands of Shermans and Deuce and a ½'s up that.
DeleteThe Krauts rolled Tigers and all their other vehicles too.
No. But they had 500 years of iron wagon wheels
DeleteBalderdash!
DeleteMaybe the Romans actually gave a damn about quality.
DeleteTino, and wouldn't put up with sloppy work by a contractor.
Delete#1 Do todays Jeeps come apart over fifty mph? In Maui and in Fl any time a new Jeep pulls out in front of me or I come up on one I know they are going to be traveling less than the speed limit. My wife has heard many times, not a god damned Jeep.
ReplyDeleteAround here, Jeeps are the woman's ride while the men drive pickups. It really surprises me to see a man driving a Jeep.
DeleteGot a new 2020 Renegade for the wife, all the bells and whistles including Trailhawk edition.
DeleteIt's built by Fiat, which makes sense as to what retard would put plastic stabilizer bar links on a trail-rated vehicle, and why it took 3 weeks for camber bolts to come in, and all the rotors warped, and the clad lugs swelled and had to get replaced.
Anybody want to buy a Renegade with 55k on the odometer?
In Fl and Hi? Rentals.
DeleteMy JK does 80+ Ducks and all...
Why is that? Especially the “box” jeeps. Wrangler style. Top heavy? Short wheel base? Do they start to go squirrelly over 65?
DeleteFuck the ducks...
DeleteI see a lot of bashing Jeeps. Must be different that our Jeep Cherokee. It is very good, realiable.
DeleteNorCal it's Priuses. Fuckin Priuses, always.
DeleteFiat? Ohh… Fix It Again Tony.
Delete@MN Steel My brother bought a Jeep several years ago. He was so proud of it. I don't think he knew and I didn't have the heart to tell him they were made by FIAT.
DeleteI have a stock '17 Sahara. Routinely drive 60 to 75 mph. Tire type do make a difference.
DeleteDon't like going 80.
I come, I look, I laugh, I leave
ReplyDeleteStick around - it gets better!
Delete#7: And this is the same woman that remembers what time you picked her up, what you both wore, where you went and what you did on your third date in 1972...
ReplyDeleteWhy the plastic ducks? Anyone?
ReplyDeleteBecause plastic ducks and Jeeps are gay.
DeleteBetween what Jeep owners do with their rigs and the way Jeep advertises its products, I find myself imagining Jeep owners speaking with a slight wisp. I don't know why that is.
DeleteSupposedly it started back during the early pandemic, in Canada. A woman who owned a Jeep was verbally attacked in a parking lot by some crazy lib for not following the lockdown guidelines and being outside for anything other than an emergency.
DeleteSo after feeling frustrated about that, she bought a bag of small rubber ducks and left several of them all over her friend’s Jeep, whom she hadn’t seen in months because of the pandemic lockdowns. She put them on the Jeep to say “hello” and get a laugh.
It spread from there as a way to compliment a stranger’s Jeep. Jeep owners would order a bag of little ducks and leave them on other Jeeps to say hello.
I’ve been a Jeep owner for 35 years, I’ve had 7 of them. I guess I “get” the duck thing, but I just kinda shrug at it. Whatever. Doesn’t bother me in the least.
there is something called "ducking a jeep" where jeep owners put ducks on the hood of other jeeps. there was a woman in florida who was going to drive her jeep into a canal to commit suicide. someone had put a yellow rubber duck on the hood of her jeep just at random, and it made her change her mind.
Delete#13 - Agreed. Sweetie's sister lives in Parke Co. on a tertiary paved road. It has more asphalt patches than a 20 yr. old pair of jeans. I've never seen anything so bad anywhere in AL, GA, SC or NC. Maybe a few in MS, where I grew up. River pea gravel with tar overlay, pure MacAdam, I believe. Breaks up every summer, you can fry eggs on it.
ReplyDeleteIn Louisiana, they just put up a sign saying "Substandard Roadway", and call it a day.
ReplyDelete"It's a Jeep thing you wouldn't understand".
ReplyDeleteNo, it's because I don't give any f's to understand such g*yness.
There are sealants for macadam roads that are used all over Scandinavia to prevent breakdown due to the freeze/thaw cycle. Virtually every mile of paved road in the US is built and maintained with some federal money. Federal money comes with strings attached. Contruction unions long ago got language added to federal standards the bars the use of these sealants. This creates near permanent work for unions.
ReplyDeleteSome places use ground up rubber from old tires mixed in the asphalt. Roads last forever.
DeleteCT Ginger, I dont doubt your veracity about unions and contracts but could you give me some refences on that so I can use it in an argument.
Delete#11, Technofascist, I like that! Even better than "your digital masters".
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