“Personally, I’d be a lot happier in something the size of the Toyota 86 or an old Volkswagen Beetle for 99.999999% of my daily activities. I do not need a usable backseat to fetch coffee and a burrito.”

When the paint/stickers are removed, certain Jeeps become Joops.

Average parking spot width: 96"
CJ2a width: 57.21"
Space to the left of the Joop: About 30"
Plus-size tire width addition: About 3" per side
Space remaining to the right of the Joop: 2.79"

Ignorance will remain bliss. Completely eliminated body roll, rides better than the stock/worn suspension, height adjustability so that right now it’s sitting about an inch lower than stock and looks great, and all for less than $400. Until I drive something that’s better and cheaper, I’ll remain happy with my…

Hey man, I love the Raceland coilovers I put on my Mk4.

Well, I guess mine’s not.

If it makes any difference, I drive the crap out of my car every day.

I actually take care of my things. The only non-maintenance item I’ve ever replaced was a $30 camshaft speed sensor that was making the car stall when it hit idle. And I guess tie rod ends aren’t technically maintenance items, but I’ve replaced them when doing wheel bearings.

No window failures. Didn’t know that was common.

I was riding four wheelers with my cousin a few years ago. He is VERY scared of snakes. There was a dead one on the road, so I picked it up (without his knowledge) and set/tied it around the front rack of the quad I was on. Then, slowly just got closer and closer to him until her noticed it. I’ve never seen him run so…

200,000+ mile MK4 VW. God help me.

It’s mostly the sound for me.

It’s in the stock location right now, and shielded off from the engine side by hard plastic. Basically the same as the stock box except using a cone filter and no shielding on the fender side, so in theory even more cool air coming straight from the holes in the front and side intakes. In theory.

Timing belt done for the first time (by me; owned since 100k miles) at 180k. I wouldn’t call that a repair, since it’s preventative/scheduled maintenance.

Cranked wastegate so that it peaks right around 12psi and holds 10 (which after I did some research read somewhere that it technically shouldn’t work because the N75 valve would control the wastegate flow anyway, so maybe that’s dead?), an off-brand short ram intake that I may remove and switch back to the stock…

Same here. 2001 Jetta 1.8T; 204k with original clutch. No repairs except for a couple sensors.

I see hinges in the forum pic.

While true, the car above is the Bugatti Chiron, which uses regular old Pilot Super Sports.

And if I throw in extended family, add another 15 or so to that. The only problem with one I can think of is a 2000 Silverado with a tranny that’s starting to slip at 240k miles. But she lived a hard life.

Every GM product my family has owned (at least 8 that I can remember; minus the one truck that was stolen and burned) has been extremely reliable, and lasted well beyond 100k miles. Current vehicles are a 2001 Sierra with 180k miles, and 2005 Envoy with 130k miles, a 2007 Corvette with 110k miles, and a 2015 Malibu…