Having started on similar mid/large ADV bikes with the same aspirations, a revelation came when my big bikes air filter vibrated loose and sucked in some sand right before a multiday ride. Instead of missing out I put a bigger tank and taller gearing on my CRF250X and went for it. I had SO much more fun than I had…

Some X5's have the same t-case and issue as the Cayenne 958.2 gen. If you catch it before the clutch pack is destroyed just start changing t-case oil with each oil change, or every other. It’s the easiest fluid change you’ll ever do. They only hold a quart. 

Wait you mean we should measure fuel efficiency just like the rest of the world?? That’s un-American. I vote for measuring fuel efficiency in 18 racks of PBR to the nearest in and out burger.

As an American living abroad, the USA really needs to get on the RFID tag bandwagon. Take your basket of items. Place it (The whole basket) in the scanning area. All items are scanned. Tap your phone for contactless payment and be on your way. I can scan and pay for 20 items in about 5 seconds.

I drink a single glass of red wine in the USA and get a splitting headache. Does not matter if its a $15 bottle or a $150 bottle. Region, grape, etc. doesn’t seem to matter. I now live in Portugal and have zero issues drinking red wine here, even very inexpensive bottles. I drink it almost every day. Recently flew…

Agreed. I like to drive to the trail and just go. In the mountains you get crazy freak snow storms mid summer where the temps drop 50 degrees in 5 minutes. I’ve had many trail runs where my SxS friends are taking turns cycling through my backseat en route, using me as a mobile warming hut. Sometimes I have a route…

I would bet it probably gets almost identical mileage in the city vs the highway. When your vehicle is a brick that drag just destroys highway efficiency and you end up getting pretty much the same MPG always. I have an LX570 on 37's with the 5.7L V8 and I get 15MPG. Everywhere. Always. On every tank. The only real…

The concept is sound. Appeal to the parents who were kids when ToyStory came out and get them excited to bring their kids. That’s how it played out for us and got us in the theater. The problem was my kids have also seen, and loved ToyStory, and Lightyear did virtually nothing to connect that bridge for my 3 and 4…

This comment is about 10,000x better and more informative than the actual article.

I think the most impressive statement was how the doors go all the way to the bottom of the rocker panel to prevent mud on your leg. As some one who actually uses my SUV off road and then has to jump back into adulting in the same vehicle often without time for a carwash in between; I can’t tell you how many time I…

I said somewhere discrete OR a rest stop. ie just pull off into the woods in the middle of no where, OR just pop the tent open and catch some ZZzz’s at a rest stop where everyone else is doing the same. And yeah ideally you find a spot on the end so your ladder is off in the grass or you are correct, you’re taking up…

I’ve owned a few RTT over the years and I do think this type of design is best of breed in terms of usable space and ease of setup. The times when I was happiest I had the RTT were long road trips when I didn’t really want to stop and find a hotel for the night but just needed to pull over somewhere discrete or at a…

I am very partial to my LX570 credit card key. It stays in my wallet unseen until it needs a new battery, which is every 8 months or so due to its extremely thin/tiny capacity battery. (It does have a crazy thin physical key that slides out of it so you still have a plan B in case of dead battery just like a normal…

I think the biggest game changer/time saver for me was purchasing SAE and Metric bolt and thread checkers. Just like the ones in the fastener isle in Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Has saved me an immeasurable amount of time and allows me to stay in my wrenching groove rather than being derailed trying to figure out what I’m…

Came to say this or its twin twin the Husqvarna 701. I think they are close to a perfect all rounder out there if you truly intend to the types of trails you may frequent on your Jeep. Especially if you are not very experienced off road on two wheels. Sure an experienced rider can take 600lbs of GS and gear up a goat…

I can see this perhaps being true of cars, or any vehicle with a donut spare. But in the 4x4 crowd where flats, remote locations and uncommon tire sizes are the name of the game replacing your spare with the rest of your tires and doing 5 tire rotations is definitely the norm. Daily driver where its never off pavement…

Reading this was akin to my 10 year old self unrolling a Lamborghini Countach poster only to realize my parents had actually bought me a sad clown to adorn my wall.

The Beats Fit Pro are the first true wireless ear buds that I have absolutely loved. Have tried quite a few sets over the year, kept coming back to the Airpods because “they just work” but they didn’t stay in my ears well (I can walk around but even a light jog and they go flying) without silicone covers that added a…

The Beats Fit Pro are the first true wireless ear buds that I have absolutely loved. Have tried quite a few sets…

Ah got it, yes nothing like taking your $80k+ off-road weapon out and smashing your exhaust tips on the first big ledge you encounter. Side exit does at least look cool! In high school our autotech class had a full metal fab shop and we made a side exit exhaust for my Jeep Cherokee but we also made rock rails that…

In front of the rear wheel? So you can pinch them 100% shut when you slide down your rock rails right over the tips? Tucked and angled where they are on the bronco is about a solid a spot as any.