This was absolutely par for the course on big rigs in the ‘70s and ‘80s...can’t think of a major OE that didn’t offer something similar.
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“suffering from Broncoitis”
Interesting word choice.
I’d rather welcome a vehicle that lets me get order serious hardware like front/ rear lockers on base-trim models, as opposed to this $60-70k overpowered plaything.
Benz said the same thing for a few years about bringing the V12-powered G65 AMG stateside - and then wound up doing it anyway.
It’s funny to watch media outlets pick up on this nearly 2-3 weeks after the Bronco forums did.
BORTZ BELT
Still exists:
I’d rather see an article about a repair attempted, used, and ultimately failed than a “here’s the repair I can’t bother performing on my vehicle, despite the fact I have the parts and know it should be done.”
On the plus side, Krown fluid film locations are starting to spread throughout southeastern MI; $120 for a thorough spray job should help keep that at bay for a couple years at a time.
“I’m not finished yet; the wipers and the heater blower motor still don’t work”
If you stop now, you’ll be concours-correct.
If this is just another plaything for the uber-riche: meh.
If this is actually a sign of Bugatti returning to Le Mans for the first time in...ages*, then I’m interested.
*ok, ok; 26 years...
Two things that really need to be called out more:
1. Base 4-doors are forced into the automatic. This is a departure from what Ford previously listed for pricing.
2. That Mid package on Big Bend and Black Diamond? Can’t be had with a manual. HOWEVER, if you care to cough up for a Badlands, then it can be.
Utter fucking…
“Interestingly, the design seems to reference styling cues from the more-common H2 than the original-source Hummer H1"
Not remotely shocking, since both H2 and whatever this will be known as both tried to squeeze HMMWV design cues onto a full-size GM truck platform.
(...well, I at least expect this to be somewhat based…
What’s funnier is you *did* get it’s dashboard and instrument panel in the Holden-sold Suburban...
“... I’ll have to tell you about how I got stopped by South African law enforcement on suspicion of poaching another time”
followed by
“This will be my last Jalopnik byline...”
Guess not?
Happy trails, good sir.
Precisely the reason why the Unimog U500 and the Sprinter were both sold here (at least initially) under the Freightliner name.
Hm. Grumman LLVs may not have emblems now, but I seem to recall they once did? Might have gotten removed at some point during a rehab/ repaint, which often happens with things like buses and trains.
It was already being used in other markets for the Trax.
Think one of the hurdles in using it stateside is that a boat manufacturer is currently using the name as its trade dress.
“When they told me this on the phone, I soiled myself with absolute unbounded opulence, like decanting an entire garbage bag full of chili into my trousers.”
Thank you. I have not laughed this hard in a long, long time. Especially since I first read this line as “garbage bag full of Chili’s,” which, I admit, is…
If I’m reading this correctly, you now have a spare Grom engine?
If so, ping me - my ‘82 C70 is looking for a heart transplant. :-)