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Of these choices, I would go sleek, classic, James Bond...

Though I prefer just a nice and big SUV:
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The old military jeep is super cute..be cold in winter here..
That older Ford is nice without those huge tires n lift..
If I could I'd get a new or fully restored older full size truck 4x4, 5 seater but a regular bed size , hitch hook up n all that, butt warmers, no fancy computer, just fancy nuff to hook my phone into it's speakers so I can listen to my podcasts, cd player, bright headlights lights so I can see at night better and a mad max grill with a wench.
 
Hooch said:
The old military jeep is super cute..be cold in winter here..
That older Ford is nice without those huge tires n lift..
If I could I'd get a new or fully restored older full size truck 4x4, 5 seater but a regular bed size , hitch hook up n all that, butt warmers, no fancy computer, just fancy nuff to hook my phone into it's speakers so I can listen to my podcasts, cd player, bright headlights lights so I can see at night better and a mad max grill with a wench.
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I drove many a Jeep just like the military Jeep and if it has a heater it's not that bad even with everything removed.
 
Hooch said:
The old military jeep is super cute..be cold in winter here..
That older Ford is nice without those huge tires n lift..
If I could I'd get a new or fully restored older full size truck 4x4, 5 seater but a regular bed size , hitch hook up n all that, butt warmers, no fancy computer, just fancy nuff to hook my phone into it's speakers so I can listen to my podcasts, cd player, bright headlights lights so I can see at night better and a mad max grill with a wench.
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so kinda like this, no computer (any more) no butt warmers, OH and an anti theft 5 speed manual coupled to a mechanically injected turbocharged diesel (and yes if it has more than 6 lug nuts duals are manditory
 

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Quark said:
I drove many a Jeep just like the military Jeep and if it has a heater it's not that bad even with everything removed.
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where in texas?, You wold freeze your a$$ of at the 40 mph top speed here,
 
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where in texas?, You wold freeze your a$$ of at the 40 mph top speed here,
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Nope Vermont and Northern New York. Must have been a lot of frozen a$$ off in Europe during the winter in WWII. You know like in the Battle of the Bulge. When in tactical training we always drove our Jeeps and trucks without canvas covering no matter the weather. Rain, snow, sleet, wind, etc. That's why we had winter clothing. BTW: Ever hear of the flying bridge on war ships? Many small warships in WWII only had a flying bridge which was open to the weather at all times. PT boats, destroyer escorts, corvettes, etc.

Boy we have become whips. Few of us would have survived WWI, WWII, Korea, etc. where men were men.
 
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Nope Vermont and Northern New York. Must have been a lot of frozen a$$ off in Europe during the winter in WWII. You know like in the Battle of the Bulge. When in tactical training we always drove our Jeeps and trucks without canvas covering no matter the weather. Rain, snow, sleet, wind, etc. That's why we had winter clothing. BTW: Ever hear of the flying bridge on war ships? Many small warships in WWII only had a flying bridge which was open to the weather at all times. PT boats, destroyer escorts, corvettes, etc.

Boy we have become whips. Few of us would have survived WWI, WWII, Korea, etc. where men were men.
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Or just not that stupid. I have spent hours plowing snow on open equipment. War is to enrich banker, too bad it wrecked so many lives(did build some cool inventions though, but not worth the costs)
 
Tirediron said:
Or just not that stupid. I have spent hours plowing snow on open equipment. War is to enrich banker, too bad it wrecked so many lives(did build some cool inventions though, but not worth the costs)
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Nope not stupid just survival. I can't explain it to you as you would never understand it. I've eaten in below zero weather, showered in below zero weather ( the water was hot while showering but boy did one dry off right quick and get dressed in a hurry), sleep in below zero weather even with a kerosene heating stove in a tent it was cold with down sleeping bags, in unheated pup tents it was real cold. I've spent days in cold, snow, rain, and everything in between for weeks without cover. The infantry job is not for every one. Heck neither was the artillery job either.
 
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Then that would ruin it for just about anything. I would like to squeeze a little more HP out of the 460 and get a little more low end torque though.
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pick one, hard to have both
 
Can't beat a Jeep around here. Those beasty trucks aren't any good for off-road use. We have a lot of ATVs and UTVs running around out here. About $200 will make the ATVs and UTVs road legal. And of course, also hard to beat a good horse or mule for off-road use around here.
 
Quark said:
Can't beat a Jeep around here. Those beasty trucks aren't any good for off-road use. We have a lot of ATVs and UTVs running around out here. About $200 will make the ATVs and UTVs road legal. And of course, also hard to beat a good horse or mule for off-road use around here.
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what we really need to do is figure out how the anti gravity on mountain goats work, those creatures are beyond amazing
 
Quark said:
Can't beat a Jeep around here. Those beasty trucks aren't any good for off-road use. We have a lot of ATVs and UTVs running around out here. About $200 will make the ATVs and UTVs road legal. And of course, also hard to beat a good horse or mule for off-road use around here.
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These big badass trucks are pretty much useless around here in winter, especially ones with duallys. They would never make it up my driveway. I keep it plowed just wide enough for a normal size vehicle to make it in. Even then, I usually end up walking a few miles every winter because I get stuck in a snow drift, even with all 4 wheels chained up.
 
Big tires and snow don't work so well together unless they are wide enough to keep you on top
 
Hooch said:
The old military jeep is super cute..be cold in winter here..
That older Ford is nice without those huge tires n lift..
If I could I'd get a new or fully restored older full size truck 4x4, 5 seater but a regular bed size , hitch hook up n all that, butt warmers, no fancy computer, just fancy nuff to hook my phone into it's speakers so I can listen to my podcasts, cd player, bright headlights lights so I can see at night better and a mad max grill with a wench.
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When I was a teenager an old rancher that I worked for gave me '51 Willys Jeep. That Jeep would climb a tree. Wish I had it now. Later on I bought a '69 Bronco with a 302 V8 from a mechanic/welder.
 
Tirediron said:
Big tires and snow don't work so well together unless they are wide enough to keep you on top
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Our winter snow here is like the consistency of sugar. There is no getting on top of it. The only thing that I can get off road around here is with tracks. Once it starts snowing I put a set of tracks on my CanAm side by side.
 
Quark said:
Mountain goats and sheep have hooves that work like suction cups. They don't defy gravity as they do fall from time to time if the hooves don't make the proper contact.
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bumble bees cant fly according to aerodynamics either
 
Mountain trapper said:
Our winter snow here is like the consistency of sugar. There is no getting on top of it. The only thing that I can get off road around here is with tracks. Once it starts snowing I put a set of tracks on my CanAm side by side.
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our snow is ussually powdery, then it settles to a firm pack, although it usually gets melted by a chinook and then everything gets icy , keep a person awake at least
 
Mountain trapper said:
When I was a teenager an old rancher that I worked for gave me '51 Willys Jeep. That Jeep would climb a tree. Wish I had it now. Later on I bought a '69 Bronco with a 302 V8 from a mechanic/welder.
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My friend had a Willie's he restored..they are really great for off roading. We would go places I didn't think possible. Half the time I'd get out tho..that kinda wheeling always scared me even tho it had a cage. But I liked watching and the less crazy stuff.
It's only issue was it would tend to overheat if we drove it on a hot day too far..like to the next town over to get ice cream at Woolworth.
Geeze that was a few years aago.lol
 
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