You know what grinds my gears?

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 04/10/2014 at 18:35 • Filed to: mini rant

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Terms like

"Mall Crawler/Cruiser/Rover"

"Barbie Jeep"

"strangler" (stock wrangler)

I got no time for that kind of elitist garbage.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > HammerheadFistpunch 04/10/2014 at 18:38

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But

HammerheadFistpunch > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 04/10/2014 at 18:39

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yes...alright...but only for Angie.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > HammerheadFistpunch 04/10/2014 at 18:42

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I admit, I use the term mall crawler far too often. I know I shouldn't.

"Strangler" is new to me, though.

Opposite Locksmith > HammerheadFistpunch 04/10/2014 at 18:42

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there's a red wrangler on the Texas state campus that has the license plate "SOFETCH" driven by a girl who drunk parks it on the curb as if she's flexin

HammerheadFistpunch > Opposite Locksmith 04/10/2014 at 18:43

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doesn't she know fetch is going to happen?

HammerheadFistpunch > TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma 04/10/2014 at 18:43

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its funny in jest, but some people really use it with malice.

CAR_IS_MI > HammerheadFistpunch 04/10/2014 at 18:45

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There are a metric fuck ton of pink Jeeps out here, and yes, they are all 'Barbie Jeeps' bought for some spoiled girl by daddy with more dollars than sense...

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > HammerheadFistpunch 04/10/2014 at 18:49

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There's nothing else I can call this.

I also use "Curb Crawler."

Fun Fact: This Sierra was driven by a guy at my high school, he had to purchase two parking spots.

HammerheadFistpunch > TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma 04/10/2014 at 18:50

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we call those bro trucks. Not because the truck is bro, but the Bro who drives them makes it bro.

ly2v8-Brian > HammerheadFistpunch 04/10/2014 at 18:56

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I just call em stupid. but hey I wont make my truck useless.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > HammerheadFistpunch 04/10/2014 at 18:58

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Oh yeah, bro truck! Totally slipped my mind.

Another one: Pavement pounder

Honestly, the only time I get elitist about wheeling is when someone insults my truck. I'm proud of my Tacoma.

HammerheadFistpunch > TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma 04/10/2014 at 19:00

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damn strait. I was pretty impressed how well a trd taco does off road.

This video has a few good highlights. Click through to youtube and the best parts are time linked.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > HammerheadFistpunch 04/10/2014 at 19:03

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I was too!

Most of the guys in the 4x4 club I'm in were surprised I could keep up (my sliders are beat to hell though, haha). I have the sport model, those shocks were pushed to the limit. I wanted to list them on Craigslist, but felt bad that I would have to tell a possible buyer about their condition despite the low miles.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > HammerheadFistpunch 04/10/2014 at 19:10

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Nice job spotting!

NaturallyAspirated > HammerheadFistpunch 04/10/2014 at 19:46

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But what term, apart from "mall crawler," expresses the appropriate amount of my own disapproval at the Wranger with a lift (bonus points for questionable driveshaft/pinion angles, double bonus points for missing front driveshaft), fake beadlocks (bonus points for Mickey Thompson Bajas), and immaculate paint?

To me, a "mall crawler" is a someone who modifies a vehicle to make it look like it's capable of something, without modifying the necessary components for it to be actually capable of that.

Perhaps it is elitist, but I would imagine that the owner of such a vehicle is just as proud of it as I would be of my dream offroader, a beat to hell J3000 with the Buick Dauntless 350, a shackle flip, and OX lockers on its Dana 60s.

I'm with you that "Barbie Jeep" is a stupid term. I painted the diff covers on my XJ pink just to piss off the "manly man" guys I went offroading with.