"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 06/13/2019 at 10:41 • Filed to: ads

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CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/13/2019 at 10:56

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As someone who’s vehicle had similar advertising re: rust protection....I call bs.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/13/2019 at 10:58

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....wait, they marketed the Rampage as a Ranger and S-10 competitor?

Who did they think they were fooling?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/13/2019 at 11:00

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 06/13/2019 at 11:02

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You could allege it was a competitor to the *only* 1/4 ton truck offering from Ford, but when GM was still offering not only an S-10 but an El Camino...

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/13/2019 at 11:04

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I love these things. Buddy has a shelby-swapped one and it’s an absolute riot. Two people can easily load a motorcycle in the bed without a ramp.

benjrblant > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/13/2019 at 11:07

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user314 > benjrblant 06/13/2019 at 12:41

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Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 06/13/2019 at 13:09

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I mean it had more power/torque and as much payload as either, why not?

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 06/13/2019 at 13:10

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Because FWD? You can do truckstuff better with RWD

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 06/13/2019 at 13:16

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At the level these were punching at, FWD vs RWD isn’t really a valid argument.

sn4cktimes > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 06/13/2019 at 15:08

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Higher payload and drives nicer.

Can’t say mine has a higher payload anymore with 35 year old leafs. But it certainly drives nicer than any S-10 I’ve been in OR owned. 

sn4cktimes > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/13/2019 at 15:09

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Yeah, nowhere near El Camino levels

sn4cktimes > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/13/2019 at 15:11

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I’d love to find a GLH engine and slap it in mine . I think I’ll ride out the engine it’s got for now and when my eagle is done I think I may get an electric Warp 9 (or 2)  motor for it.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > sn4cktimes 06/13/2019 at 15:28

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I’m not saying it couldn’t do S-10 duty, just that it’s an odd move to try to cannibalize S-10 sales instead of El Camino sales. Maybe that’s the point - to force an unusual cross-shop. It’s weird, in that many people would be buying an S-10 for duties beyond its capacity and RWD-focused sorts of uses and loading it all the way to the bump stops, while having hatefully uncomfortable seats... but that’s the market segment. A Rampage just seems odd in that context.

sn4cktimes > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/13/2019 at 19:24

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Not sure what the El Camino / Caballero prices points were at the time. Maybe the S-10 was closer to the Rampage in dollar amount. Or maybe they wanted people to think it was more of a “real truck”, and less of an open backed car... not sure. I really like my Rampage, but I would not compare it to a truck. I’d personally compare it to an economy car for hauling stuff around. The original owner of my Rampage was an artist who needed to be able to move larger framed paintings that couldn’t fit into a car. Then it spent over a 2 decades as a summer-cabin-truck from the second owner. Which it would’ve been pretty ideal for. He regularly moved a small boat trailer and picked stuff up from the hardware store. I use it as a commuter and dirt-bike hauler.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > sn4cktimes 06/13/2019 at 19:34

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I’ve mentioned this from time to time, but I have a work-in-progress ‘63 Ranchero project car and used to have a Rabbit pickup. I am no stranger to silly things pretending to be trucks that kind of aren’t...

sn4cktimes > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 06/13/2019 at 20:01

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A guy at work (with WAAAAAY more money than I have) just bought a fully restored 60's Ranchero. It is awesome. I have a pretty weird vehicle stable too :

‘84 Dodge Rampage = car tuck thing = trucklet.

‘ 88 AMC Eagle = wagon 4WD fuel injection = cross-over / SUV?

‘15 Husky fe350s = street legal, but not street appropriate... = still dirtbike

Wife has a ‘11 Nissan Juke = weird fun bubble car = yup

Custom Teardrop Trailer = tiny, outdoor kitchen = many lookeyloos

Got most of em in one picture even.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > sn4cktimes 06/13/2019 at 20:26

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The most hardcore Ranchero that exists is any model from ~’67 that is on the Fairlane platform with a midblock. Pre’72, so frameless, and pre-larger Torino unibody at that. It’s nearly a first gen Cobra Jet Mustang disguised as a truckcar.