Riding in cars with Puffs: day 6

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
10/08/2017 at 10:22 • Filed to: Dusty's Work Avoidance Tour 2017

Woke up to find the exit blocked. Had to back the trailer around the hotel

Worst shot ever of a ribbon of bats coming out of the cave

Classy

Big crash on the only road between Pecos and Fort Stockton

Because someone still needs to write about the race cars

DISCUSSION (16)

victor > Dusty Ventures
10/08/2017 at 10:52

Is that Stef chugging hot sauce?

Dusty Ventures > victor
10/08/2017 at 11:32

Sweet and sour

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Dusty Ventures
10/08/2017 at 12:19

I get anxiety when I tow to new places, not knowing the level of pain in the ass that may surface when navigating with a full size truck and a 20 foot boat.

victor > Dusty Ventures
10/08/2017 at 12:31

Gross. How’s the atlas? Beyond an article about sleeping in it. I’m thinking of a. Minivan, but the metris is rwd only, and the atlas might work. I’m worried about the engine power.

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Dusty Ventures
10/08/2017 at 13:02

Holy sh*t, I didn’t realize you were this close to the Jalopnik crew

Dusty Ventures > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/08/2017 at 13:57

I always look at the hotel lot on Google satellite before booking. I just didn’t count on them blocking the exit to replace the sign in the morning

Dusty Ventures > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
10/08/2017 at 14:08

I’m guessing you’re new here. This is the third time I’ve been subjected to the torture of a week long Stef road trip. I’m also responsible for Orlove’s rally career

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Dusty Ventures
10/08/2017 at 14:17

Yeah, I only really got on Oppo about 3 months ago. I knew it existed before, but I never really went to it.

Dusty Ventures > victor
10/08/2017 at 16:18

Power isn’t awful. It’s not going to win any drag races but it gets out of its own way, even with a trailer hanging off the back

Dusty Ventures > victor
10/08/2017 at 22:49

Took off the trailer today and drove it around Austin a bit. It’s got plenty of power when there’s no boat anchor hanging off the back. Four adults in the car and it was even borderline zippy, at least for a vehicle of its size.

Stef Schrader > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
10/09/2017 at 00:39

Oppo is a good place.

Stef Schrader > victor
10/09/2017 at 00:42

Sauce: not good. Gingery aftertaste comes in strong when you chug the leftovers. Super gross. Ginger is nasty.

Atlas: pretty good. Only real grievances are minor—stuff like not being able to change the clock from the passenger seat when it’s in motion. Otherwise, it’s pretty easy to live with. Engine is adequate to peppy when not towing. Has moments of slow when towing, but is generally okay and admittedly we’re close to the top of the truck’s tow rating.. Longer review coming soon. Jason did a full rundown already but wasn’t towing a car home.

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Stef Schrader
10/09/2017 at 01:38

Why yes it is Stef, yes it is.

Where else can you find that big time journalists actually reply to their community?

victor > Stef Schrader
10/09/2017 at 01:51

Good to know. We’re looking for a 7 passanger and have narrowed it down to a few cars:

Q7, atlas, Nissan armada (totally discounted), a lightly used land cruiser (totally cha ching), metris, xc90 t8. The atlas is on the cheaper side, but ticks all the right boxes except chintziness and supposed lack of power

Stef Schrader > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
10/09/2017 at 12:55

Hahahahaha, “big time.” Hahahahahahaha. Hahaha. Hahaha.

(I write about my poops here, too.)

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Stef Schrader
10/09/2017 at 12:57

I sort of expected a reply like this.

That doesn’t make my statement any less true though