What would your replacement vehicle be?

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:02 pm

mackruss wrote:

http://www.broadcaster.com/clip/20541

LOL, that video confirms why they aren’t trail worthy……………. :shock:

Rather embarrassing if you ask me. :oops:

chadhargis · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:38 pm

So...if a vehicle can't traverse Moab, it's a piece of stinky poo?

Humm...pretzel logic.

I'd say as long as a vehicle has 4WD, it should be able to traverse a snowy or muddy driveway, pull away crisply on a wet road without spinning out, drive over a curb.....you know, simple everyday things.

It's not often I find myself crawling Moab. But if I ever do, I won't be doing it in anything street legal that I have to drive back and forth to work. It will be in some beater POS that I wouldn't care if I flipped over, dinged up, crashed, or otherwise destroyed.

warp2diesel · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:28 pm

Woops, they don't make it yet if ever. But it would be a great combo especially with a manual trans. Would require a wrecked Dodge 1500 (not yet produced if ever) for an engine.

Just dreaming :!:

tulsa · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:45 pm

I would go to a diesel Jetta or New Beetle with manual transmission.
Lewis

Cowcatcher · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:52 pm

For a daily, high mileage driver I would consider a Patriot or Compass CRD if I could buy one in the US!

nursecosmo · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:46 pm

One of these. http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/
2nd choice would be a Tuareg V10. If they were not worthy off road vehicles they would not have taken so many Dakar stage wins (Tony).
:wink:

bigcoupee · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:32 pm

hate to admit it, but if i were to do it over again I would buy the previous generation Toyota Tundra. Many of my friends have them and none of them have had problems. I wish i could say the same. Just went to move my Crd into the shop to do the fun little Suncoast converter swap and it the starter won't engage. What next. I have no cruise control, my gauges aren't lit anymore. Im really starting to get discouraged with my Crd.

dirtmover · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:56 am

chadhargis wrote:

Luckily, I didn't buy a diesel for cheap fuel. I bought one because they are superior towing engines, and I needed a lightweight towing rig for my motorcycle trailer.

Agreed, I tow a 3500lb boat around a lot during the summer so this was one of my original motivations but had I been able to predict diesel prices at a 50-100% premium there are a whole slew of larger trucks and SUV's that are currently less expensive to operate that are just as capable in the towing department.

ChileanKJ · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:33 am

If I where rich I would buy two JKs 4 doors, one Rubicon and one unlimited CRD (there's no Rubicon CRD by here) and I would be busy changing things from the rubicon to the unlimited CRD, and whats left from the rubicon goes to the wife.

Now seriusly if I had the money to change the jeep it will be an JK unlimited CRD

tonycrd · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:22 pm

nursecosmo wrote:

One of these. http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/
2nd choice would be a Tuareg V10. If they were not worthy off road vehicles they would not have taken so many Dakar stage wins (Tony).
:wink:

You did look at the pic of the Dakar Touareg now didn't you?

I don't think it has 1 part that is the same as on the 'normal' version.

Ow yeah, the VW badge...duh.

Anyway, to each its own, if you like it that's fine by me.

mackruss · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:28 pm

TonyCRD

I wanted to do the Daystar lift that you had done but now i see you got crappy next to it on your sig, what gives besides your coils :lol:

danoid · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:51 pm

bigcoupee wrote:

I have no cruise control.

Try holding down the cruise control on/off button for three minutes while driving around. Then turn the car off then back on.

danoid · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:56 pm

My replacement vehicle will hopefully be a CJ7 with my KJ CRD powertrain in it. My neighbor has one in his garage that hasn't moved in nine years... :twisted:

nursecosmo · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:07 pm

tonycrd wrote:

nursecosmo wrote:

One of these. http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/
2nd choice would be a Tuareg V10. If they were not worthy off road vehicles they would not have taken so many Dakar stage wins (Tony).
:wink:

You did look at the pic of the Dakar Touareg now didn't you?

I don't think it has 1 part that is the same as on the 'normal' version.

Ow yeah, the VW badge...duh.

Anyway, to each its own, if you like it that's fine by me.

I know, same as on the KJs which traverse Moab. You on the other hand already get all the good choices for vehicles over there in Spain.

RabidRdKill · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:21 pm

2006 KJ CRD - Hopefully the ESP will keep me from wrecking that one!

tonycrd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:53 am

mackruss wrote:

TonyCRD

I wanted to do the Daystar lift that you had done but now i see you got crappy next to it on your sig, what gives besides your coils :lol:

See my last post in this http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=29217

I'd stay far far away from this with your 2.8!!!

mackruss · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:09 pm

tonycrd wrote:

mackruss wrote:

TonyCRD

I wanted to do the Daystar lift that you had done but now i see you got crappy next to it on your sig, what gives besides your coils :lol:

See my last post in this http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=29217

I'd stay far far away from this with your 2.8!!!

Yes i went through your last post thanks and now i understand the lift options a bit better.

It seems it's better to do the coils and shocks when lifting rather than the Daystar type lift.

SBosco · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:35 pm

mackruss wrote:

SBosco wrote:

mackruss wrote:

I see you're running 245's on your 17" rims without a lift. Have you had any problems with the 245's, i need to replace the stock 235's soon and was considering the 245/65/17's but i don't have a lift.

No lift and no problems

Are you not rubbing up against the front valence at all.

Just stuck my head under each of the fenders and couldn't see any signs of rubbing.

mackruss · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:39 pm

SBosco wrote:

mackruss wrote:

SBosco wrote:

mackruss wrote:

I see you're running 245's on your 17" rims without a lift. Have you had any problems with the 245's, i need to replace the stock 235's soon and was considering the 245/65/17's but i don't have a lift.

No lift and no problems

Are you not rubbing up against the front valence at all.

Just stuck my head under each of the fenders and couldn't see any signs of rubbing.

Cheers thanks.

tonycrd · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 5:31 pm

mackruss wrote:

Yes i went through your last post thanks and now i understand the lift options a bit better.

It seems it's better to do the coils and shocks when lifting rather than the Daystar type lift.

For us oil burners there is no other option. I tried and failed miserably...

nursecosmo wrote:

I know, same as on the KJs which traverse Moab. You on the other hand already get all the good choices for vehicles over there in Spain.

aah, dunno bout that one, if you want a riceburner or a german $$$$ something you're ok overhere. Now if you want a US build car....that's a different story. ( except the JK unlimited 2.8 CRD maybe

)

On a side note: the '02 KJ was the last JEEP that passed the rubicon trail...stock!! In case you ever wonder where those 'trail rated' badges come from. And no I do not climb over a mountain trail every day when I go to work, but I sleep a lot better knowing that I can. I would never ever buy another vehicle which doesn't have the same abilities as the KJ. As I said earlier, if mine gets totalled I would buy another KJ no doubt.

Guess you'll have to experience it first, there are more things a KJ can do than tow a boat.

chadhargis wrote:

So...if a vehicle can't traverse Moab, it's a piece of stinky poo? Humm...pretzel logic.

If a car manufacturer builds a $60K 4x4 that comes standard with 21" rims and Z rated tires it is a piece of stinky poo. Has nothing to do with going off-road, no matter how many Dakar rally's your 2 million dollar beach buggy wins. It's still a piece of crap. So do not advertise it as if it is better then a JEEP.
Because it's not. It's a SUV. NOT a JEEP. Or a Discovery or a Landcruiser or a Patrol or a Pajero to name but a few. Boy, I get sick to my stomach how some of you get the impression this is a 'bad boy' or 'real killer off-road machine' etc. It is not! It's a pumped up 4x4 station wagon. Like the X5, ML, X3, Tiguan, RAV4, XC90 etc...etc.

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