"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
07/18/2018 at 14:09 • Filed to: None
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"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
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First, a lifted 4x4 that is NOT a poser :
I love the custom metalwork all over the place - f ront and rear bumpers , probably that roof rack, and lots more. In particular, the little posts protecting the rear lights look exactly like “Hey man, g ot anything in the scrap pile we can weld up on these corners? Yeah, that’s good. Nah, don’t bother painting ‘em.”
Right after this I saw a spotless-shiny Rubicon Wrangler go by with a shiny, unscratched hi-jack on the hood, never-used yellow tow strap wrapped around the spare... I had a chuckle to myself; couldn’t get a pic though, went by before it occurred to me.
Must have been a looonng ride from Idaho though .
10/10 would take this on a long highway drive instead (although you might actually need that XJ support vehicle to follow ) :
Forgot this existed as a Buick:
I like this, a lot (below) - it belongs to a friend at work. 528i M-sport. It may have a 4 cylinder but it looks damn good and the reality is, while it’s “the same engine” as the Mini my wife’s getting, it’s tuned up to an impressive 240hp . I’m sure it’s f un to drive (he said he’ll let me drive it sometime), looks great, gets 30+mpg and is probably depreciated by at least 50% of new . This is a poster child for looking more expensive/exotic than it really is. A quick google search showed me !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for under $22k.
And finally, some bad parking . Nice wagon, though. I wonder if they would notice if I slipped my black 3.2 in its place so I could have the T6.
benjrblant
> functionoverfashion
07/18/2018 at 14:14 |
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Plymouth! I hope you got some good sammies.
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functionoverfashion
> benjrblant
07/18/2018 at 14:18 |
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Funny, I almost went down to Biederman’s for lunch, but remembered I had brought some leftovers. Maybe tomorrow! It was just too nice not to go for a walk though, and I didn’t get to go biking like I had hoped, so... here we are.
jasmits
> functionoverfashion
07/18/2018 at 14:29 |
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To give the Rubi guy the benefit of the doubt a smart off-roader has all the recovery gear they could need but never needs to use it because they understand the limits of what they and their rig can handle.
Although keeping a tow strap out in the elements is never a good idea so chances are this guy is posin
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functionoverfashion
> jasmits
07/18/2018 at 14:39 |
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haha, true - I mean, he also may just not have had it out on the trails YET.
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jasmits
> functionoverfashion
07/18/2018 at 15:11 |
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Or just stayed away from technical stuff, I have hundreds of off-pavement miles on my Taco but you wouldn’t know it from 20 feet away. T here’s some pinstriping but it’s hard to see unless you’re close and I’m not going to go bouncing my daily off of rocks. A capable rig and a driver with even just a little bit of skill and caution can make it up some pretty hairy stuff without needing to risk damaging it.
ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied.
> functionoverfashion
07/18/2018 at 15:38 |
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The Rebelle Rally tag suggests the XJ is a Girl Jeep, but the cool kind.