Despite the ZTR of the tanks, it was the HMMWV that was developed for urban warfare. Its width is a function of the desire to effectively block off a middle Eastern city street. Ironically, the new crop of body on frame SUV’s from GM are only slightly narrower than a HMMWV, though they’re still much narrower than a H1.

Third gear: We lose a little bit on every unit, but we make up for it in volume.

Honestly BaT is this vehicle’s best bet. As far as I can tell, that website is frequented by drunks who have “eff you money” and no spouse.

I don’t have $18,500 to spend on another vehicle that would sit 99% of the time but for someone who does, this would be kind of cool. That said, $18,500 is a bit much but I suspect they would take $13,500 cash. IDK if my thoughts mean I should vote up or down, so I’ll abstain.

Oh gawd, the footprint rule is the worst!

Jalopnik writers: Cannonball runs are bad and speeding is bad and so is racing!
Also Jalopnik wirters: This person who was driving 18mph over the speed limit should not have been pulled over in the first place!

Your logic is sound. That being said, I don’t like excise taxes because they typically take a very long time to achieve the stated desired outcome. Before the desired outcome is achieved, the government becomes reliant on the revenue from the excise tax. When revenue drops due to decreased consumption of the taxed…

You’re partially correct. Consumer taste has definitely driven the lion’s share of sales to be four door. Compare two door JK size to TJ size though, and you’ll see that the JK crossed some passenger compartment size thresholds that allowed it to continue achieving abysmal fuel economy without certain consequences. I…

While walking through a parking lot recently, my wife saw a TJ parked next to a JK (two door). She asked, “why’s the newer one twice the size of the older one?”
“... Not sure I can explain it completely, but suffice it to say Jeep had regulatory incentive to make it bigger”
“That’s dumb”
“yea”

1st gear: I am not shocked that there are unintended consequences to a government regulation that was written by people who do not understand what they seek to regulate.

Mine is pretty straightforward. Check all the fluids and tire pressure, fill the gas tank, pack a little cooler with beverages, and buy a fresh can of Copenhagen.

My high school lot had it’s share of nearly new, too nice for a teenager vehicles, but most of them weren’t what you would call “dumb”. There was one, though. A guy I knew in the class above me made a deal with his dad (while dad was drunk no less!) that if he got straight A’s for an entire year, dad would buy him a…

Same song, different verse over here. I always bought decent tires, usually stuck with the OE tire or a Cooper, until I needed tires on my E550. I threw some Michelin PS4 all seasons on, and the superiority to the OE continental contiprowhatevers was apparent within the first mile. The positive experience persisted…

There’s a lot to be said for buying a new car, performing the preventative maintenance, and enjoying a decade of worry free ownership! I wish I could do it.

But I’m like that guy who cycles through girlfriends or wives all the time, except with cars. Only owned a car longer than 30 months once, it’s like I’m allergic.…

Back in 2012, before my then-girlfriend-no-wife and I were making good money, she needed tires for her Camry. She found some linglongs online and asked me about them. NOPE! I took her car to discount tire and got their store brand Arizonian Silver Editions. They’re made by cooper, and essentially the same tire as…

Can confirm. Today I’m wearing my Allen Edmonds Verona II’s, and drove to work on a set of Michelins.

Lots of consumables!
Brakes: Pads, rotors, fluid
Tires- Always buy the best tires you can afford
Wiper blades
ATF
Oil (only sometimes)
Jack Stands- buy harbor freight at your own peril

Power tools- whether air or battery powered, always buy bigger and more powerful than you think you need. There’s nothing worse than an…

“We see the undertow and we say LET’S GO!”

It’s not just “big ag”. Family farms are using this technology. They’re large family farms, but not so large that they have a legion of hired hands. Respectable, but still modest 1,000 acre operations are using this stuff. Pretty common around here to have the co-op do one’s spraying though. They’re really efficient…

Just put those front wheels between the row and that bad boy will steer itself all the way down the row! My best friend grew up on a farm outside Hayes Center, NE and loves telling stories about how he could run laps around the tractor while it chugged down the row.