Which vehicle delivers the most smiles per gallon? I would suggest one of those Aero engined cars like the Beast of Turin, but what do you guys think?

So you talk about having no sympathy for the parents of the Audi mechanic who committed suicide in one post and then talk about killing someone to protect your kid. What a fucking hypocrite. I wouldn’t wish ill on your family, but if something bad were to happen, no empathy.

Oh buddy, “everything is broken, I’m not sure why, and I have to get somewhere” is pretty much my default state! Good luck, its not so bad, and remember to have fun!

I bought my 1977 FJ45 after seeing it on Craigslist. I was a broke student, living 500km away, but when I saw it for sale, I called the guy immediately and told him I would take it sight unseen at full price (~$5k IIRC). I drove down that night, sold the truck I drove down in to a buddy who had always liked it, and…

I agree with him. My wife and I don’t have or want kids, but I have to remind my friends that when I said we were child free, that doesn’t just mean that we our own kids, it means we don’t want anything to do with any kids. If y’all want to come and hang out and do adult stuff that’s cool, but leave the kids at home!

This is a huge problem for remote heli fuel dumps (the sort of thing the KMAX might use when fighting forest fires). What happens is, the Ministry of Forests caches half a dozen barrels in the forest somewhere that a chopper can land, local hill-a-billies show up, steal the fuel, take it home and feed it to their…

Like I said yesterday, I hope Toyota is taking notes for the new FX4!

I have owned a couple and they are fantastic, unfortunatly it is hard to find cheap, unmolested ones nowadays, usually they have 350 conversions, missing roofs, checkerplate, or poorly executed SOA lifts. Or you can drop $30k on one that someone has already restored, but where is the fun in that?   

As a rabid FJ40 fanatic, I am assuming they bought the body dies back from the Brazilians, added a few air bags, a turbo diesel motor, power steering, and maybe AC, and will be re-issuing the standard FJ40, updated for the modern world. Look at the money Icon is making Toyota! That is what the people want!

You’re wrong about the kid free airline. It won’t ever rival the big airlines for market share, but I think they would find a small but dedicated clientele. Consider the increased disposable income that comes from not having kids, gotta do something with all that money! Silence and cleanliness are worth a lot to…

They look great, grip great, and are usually cheaper too! I run a set of narrow tires on my plow truck in winter because the increased ground pressure helps the chains grip better too!

It is well documented that the Patrician ran an exceptionally efficient and honest government. Quite frankly I would rather have Vetinari in charge, at least he knew how to be a good tyrant!

I am reminded of the eternal words of a drunk I used to hang out with “If it was good times all the time, every idiot would be doing this” Jeep at ‘er!

For sure! I routinely refer to the rental trucks we get for work as “the most capable off road vehicle...in the world!”

Great work, I am really enjoying the series, that sucks about the fuel pump though!

Imagine no more, you can visit Alberta! Canada’s own enclave of obnoxious bro-dozers replete with confederate flags and illiberal bumper stickers.

Being pulled into a running jet engine? That would really suck!

Where is that Land Cruiser in the picture? Looks like it has the front axle I am looking for! I think that the types of vehicles that persist, tend to be attractive to the types of people who are willing to put work into them. Land Cruiser people have a “type” that is well suited to rusty bolts and busted knuckles,…

Eh, directional falling isn’t that hard, when I was logging the land I built our house on, I used to play a game of trying to crush beer cans on previously cut stumps. Most modern saws (Husky anyway) have an indicator line on their engine housing which is 90 degrees to the bar, so the tree goes where that line is…

In the eternal words of drunk I used to hang out with “Remember, if it was good times all the time, every idiot would be doing this”