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"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo) 01/09/2017 at 01:02 • Filed to: None

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You know, the LeMons winter rally. Ike and the untitled car show’s going. Roadkill’s going. Anyone else? Not this guy unfortunately, at least not without someone else’s help.

If anyone else wants to join in the “I want to go but can’t make it work by myself” party they’re more than welcome to post.

I had my partner bail on me a while back (and good riddance, I almost had to start my trip by driving 1000 miles in the wrong direction just to go get her, although no hard feelings, it wasn’t her fault) but I’ve been unable to find another co-driver. So I’m kinda looking for either another person to buy into my trip or I guess some other person who has a trip I can buy into.

My plan was to drive my 1996 Lada Niva down, although the engine currently isn’t attached. I just need to put it back in, and it should be good to go. The only reason it’s still out is because it’s been pretty cold recently (approaching -40 levels of cold) and I don’t have a heated space to work in, so without a rally to attend I haven’t had a huge amount of motivation to get it finished up. Bur failing that there’s the 523,000km Comanche that did the last rally unfortunately nearly flawlessly as backup. Both of them have excellent heaters and have no shits to give about cold weather or snow.

I don’t really live super close to a major airport, but although i’d prefer company for the entire drive down I’d be willing to stop and pick someone up somewhere along the trip down. Major centres I’d be passing through or at least near to on the “most direct” (read “most boring:) route would include Winnipeg, Fargo, Minneapolis, Madison, Chicago, Cleveland, and I suppose anywhere I missed between those points. Obviously the route isn’t fixed either.

But if anyone a little closer is also in a similar situation to me, I’m also willing to fly places. Is this what desperation sounds like? I’m not sure. Hit me up in the comments, er, replies, or shoot me an email, my handle at gmail if you’re serious.

For your time, have a picture of the MJ in warmer climes. The warmest of climes, one might say, Death Valley, along with a bitchin’ also-rallying Bel Air on the last/first Rally this summer that wasn’t taking the heat quite as well as the Jeep did.

pip bip - choose Corrour > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 01/09/2017 at 03:54

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i’m in, swing past my place here in Australia

;)

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 01/09/2017 at 07:43

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I’m located in the Dayton area and will be highly interested in partnering up with you for the entire way.....Or partial.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 01/09/2017 at 09:09

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Just a heads up the main reason I can’t go alone is because I don’t expect it to be cheap. Shoot me an email, gogmorgo at gmail

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 01/09/2017 at 09:29

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I might can provide a minimal amount of funding and perhaps a morale boost...

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/09/2017 at 10:57

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Sure. You pay shipping costs and I’ll cover the rest.

Dusty Ventures > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 01/09/2017 at 14:02

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I’ll be there in another borrowed German car

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Dusty Ventures 01/09/2017 at 15:58

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Collecting ALL the points again I see.

(Says the guy who showed up in a truck that inspired them to say “these are actually pretty good so we can’t give you points” ...at least until they saw the odometer.)

Dusty Ventures > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 01/09/2017 at 18:32

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The last time the car was driven it hit a number of trees, it’s still in pieces. It’s also up for debate whether the car has heat

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Dusty Ventures 01/09/2017 at 18:39

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Maximum hooptiness points! Just like me!

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 01/10/2017 at 17:53

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How serious are you about this? I haven’t received an email from you yet, but I am talking to someone else who is serious but also has another potential ride. We’re three weeks before the start of the rally.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 01/13/2017 at 00:16

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I need to retreat from this. Money issues. Sorry.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 01/13/2017 at 10:46

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No worries. I’m in fairly serious talks with this other guy, so it’s not your fault if I don’t end up going.