An observation

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 09/12/2014 at 14:52 • Filed to: None

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I'm pretty sure this is one of the most Jalop vehicles ever. It's effectively a wagon, open-top, mid-engined, all-wheel drive equivalent, has a low seating position to take the corners fast (but has a smooth ride), and is even convertible to amphibious. It's also antique, military, underpowered (85hp), and is 8300lb despite being more or less a compact. Prove me wrong.

DailyTurismo > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2014 at 14:55

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Plus, Doug will need this for surviving winter/traffic/crime in Philly. #flamesuiton!

user314 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2014 at 14:56

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It's not brown though.

StoneCold > user314 09/12/2014 at 14:58

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Khaki?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > user314 09/12/2014 at 14:59

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OD is *kind of* brown...

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2014 at 15:00

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > DailyTurismo 09/12/2014 at 15:00

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I dunno, this thing's open topped. Maybe if he travels with an MG crew and a gas heater.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 09/12/2014 at 15:01

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Too wide to license as a road vehicle... probably. I think the UC is actually road legal in a lot of jurisdictions - plus, it can do like 35.

StoneCold > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2014 at 15:02

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Plus, the turning radius is fantastic. Never make a three point turn again.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > StoneCold 09/12/2014 at 15:05

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Funny story about that...

You see, the universal carrier uses a Ford truck flathead V8, trans... and rear axle. As a consequence, unlike a normal tracked vehicle, it can't run the tracks in opposite directions. When you turn the steering wheel, it operates a track warper (makes the track curve) and applies the mechanical Ford truck axle brakes to the left or right.

This isn't to say it has a *bad* turning radius, it just can't turn in place like you'd expect.

StoneCold > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2014 at 15:06

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Wonderful; I had a great plan of making this my city ride, but now I know parallel parking would be a *(&$%#%^&*

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > StoneCold 09/12/2014 at 15:08

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Ahem: park however the fuck you want. What are they going to do, boot you?

StoneCold > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2014 at 15:19

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Good point. StoneCold approved.

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/12/2014 at 18:16

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21.5 horsepower per ton, wowsers, my gigantic 5900 lb mercury mountaineer has 2.5 times that power, but cant crush things like aa tank, I still want a tank, even if it would be slower than snails