Northern Indiana miscellany

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
07/25/2020 at 22:50 • Filed to: None

Good day today , and thanks to my Jeep being in the shop for a while yet I saved a bunch of money on gas (not as much as I paid for the rental, tho).

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Courtesy the Swayzee town sign, I discovered this curious game. Must have been exhausting to watch and play.

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This gorgeous XJ was well-hidden; I couldn’t help but wonder whether they parked it deep in the woods because they didn’t want people stopping to ask about it. I sure wanted to.

Learned a bit about Indiana/Ohio natural history. Lake Maumee, who knew?

And some random photos from on foot, not my preferred state of being but it happens.

Willkie for president, 2020.

DISCUSSION (12)

Just Jeepin' > Just Jeepin'
07/25/2020 at 22:53

I was going to save this for tomorrow, but since we were due for an hour rule post anyway, here it be.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Just Jeepin'
07/25/2020 at 22:58

Aw man the slammed C10 with the shortened bed is amazing. I’d drive it just like that.

jminer > Just Jeepin'
07/25/2020 at 22:58

What did you end up renting?

Also I need to take road trips exploring the area around me, that might help with this cabin fever.

XJDano > Just Jeepin'
07/25/2020 at 23:02

Have you visited the Badlands off-road park in Attica, IN?

I used to go a couple times a year.

I was working in Lafayette last week and drove pretty close.

Just Jeepin' > jminer
07/25/2020 at 23:03

Yeah, road trips are pretty much the only thing keeping me sane right now.

I tried to rent an Escape through Turo, mainly because it was cheap and very close, but the owner (thankfully) tested it after I made my reservation and discovered the brakes weren’t working correctly.

So I rented the next closest tolerable car, a Corolla. Happened to be the same owner from whom I rented an S2000 last summer ; he has quite the business through Turo. He has 7 or 8 cars, I think, scatters them around a bit.

Just Jeepin' > XJDano
07/25/2020 at 23:05

I’ve been there a few times, but not since 2017 I think. The Jeep has been way too flaky to go off-roading.

I think I may have discovered the root of many of my problems, though: motor mounts and lower control arms were failing. I think, although this is far from my area of expertise, that the ball joints, transmission, and other front-end problems I’ve been having may be due to the engine shifting around.

Just Jeepin' > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
07/25/2020 at 23:06

I can’t imagine you’d get very far.

Not my cup of tea, but differe nt is good. Usually.

wafflesnfalafel > Just Jeepin'
07/25/2020 at 23:23

Willkie is an interesting guy

Just Jeepin' > wafflesnfalafel
07/25/2020 at 23:28

Indeed, reading Wikipedia about the 1940 GOP nomination battle now.

jminer > Just Jeepin'
07/25/2020 at 23:36

I like the Corolla, solid car and pretty decent on gravel.

I wonder how one makes much doing that, seems like you’d have to have interesting cars or live in a super populated place.

Never done Turo before, always used the major rental companies usually at Hertz I can get a compact for under $40 a day so it's usually cheap enough.

Just Jeepin' > jminer
07/25/2020 at 23:43

I like the variety and ability to pick a specific model, although a Corolla didn’t exactly inspire me. The Escape had a sunroof I was looking forward to using, and by the time that was canceled late last night , Turo was effectively my only choice.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Just Jeepin'
07/26/2020 at 05:12

Have a nice first gen Neon I spotted recently…

Kinja'd!!!