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02/06/2020 at 10:28 • Filed to: None
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"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
02/06/2020 at 10:28 • Filed to: None | 0
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The new “Desert Rated” Mojave.
I still like the Gladiator, though. Seeing as they’ve apparently become a common fleet vehicle, I should go rent one for a weekend.
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
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02/06/2020 at 10:36 |
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at least because its fake it wont dump tons of dirt and debri into the engine while off roading?
Milky
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02/06/2020 at 10:42 |
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TBH it just seems like a fake Rubicon.
Cash Rewards
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02/06/2020 at 10:51 |
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I rented one in Houston last weekend. Loved it. Want one desperately (won't ever happen)
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
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02/06/2020 at 10:52 |
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Meh, the Rubi hoods are already riddled with fake vents and stuff.
Textured Soy Protein
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02/06/2020 at 11:25 |
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I’ve already seen a couple bro’d out examples here in my corner of the DC burbs, where Wranglers are the overwhelming favorite of dozerbros.
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> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
02/06/2020 at 11:40 |
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But you can’t out-TRD Pro a TRD Pro Tacoma if you don’t have hood scoops!
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> Milky
02/06/2020 at 11:43 |
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It has a few differences, Fox remote reservoir shocks, rear locker (no front), different transfer case. Faster dirt running is it’s game over rock crawling.
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> Cash Rewards
02/06/2020 at 11:44 |
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I’ve been eyeing them for a while. I’ve driven a few different JLs and liked those, so I’d like to see how different the JT is.
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> Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
02/06/2020 at 11:45 |
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Apparently, it comes blocked from the factory but can be opened. As you said, why you’d want to open it and dump dirt into your engine bay is beyond me.
HammerheadFistpunch
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02/06/2020 at 11:47 |
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“desert rated”
Eye roll aside, it has some cool upgrades, hydro stops in the front, and frame bracing. What they wanted to call it was “raptor fighter” but instead the marketing department thought “desert rated” sounded better.
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> Textured Soy Protein
02/06/2020 at 11:47 |
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I haven’t see a ton of overbuilt JLs (or even many JTs at all). JKs are all over the place, though, all angry with random color halos. If I were to get one, it’d be a mid trim two door, which is hugely impractical, so I won’t be getting one.
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> HammerheadFistpunch
02/06/2020 at 11:58 |
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It does appear to have good, functional differences. It sounds like it’ll come in around the same price as a Rubicon. I can’t wait for the Desert Trail Rated Edition.
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HammerheadFistpunch
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02/06/2020 at 12:14 |
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I remember an interview with Mike Swee rs the chief truck guy for Toyota saying that while people can and have been opening up the hood scoop on the tacoma for a while, its a bad move that will actually make the cooling system work harder. Cooling engineers know what they are doing, despite what “sawzall engineers” seem to think. Here is another fine example
No Andrew, you don’t get to claim the engineers are wrong on a hunch, and no you don’t get to claim that you created this video because you knew it would create discussion AFTER its clear you would be called out.
This guy is starting to bug me more and more. He’s reached a critical stage of self importance that is beyond my limits to handle.
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Cash Rewards
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02/06/2020 at 13:13 |
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It was my first time in a keep of any variety. I loved the weight of the steering. Rental spec was powerful enough to get out of it’s own way, and what else do you need. Top down was a different experience than the Miata, but fun all the same. It’s not going to be as useful as my old beater tundra, and that’s the catch. It’s not gonna do truck things as well. But you want an adventure vehicle? Tent, cooler, mountain bikes, etc in the back, doors and top off, see you in a few days? Not much going to do that better. Only other complaint is the long wheelbase is obvious, especially over bouncy roads. But, duh.
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> Cash Rewards
02/06/2020 at 13:25 |
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For me, all a truck has to do is haul some hockey gear and the occasional lumber, so one would most likely work for me. The price, though. Ouch.