Lifting fixes everything. Including erectile dysfunction. Everyone knows this. I’ve had three Jeeps since 1985, all lifted, and the only death wobble was due to some poorly balanced BFGs. My current Wrangler has a complete aftermarket upgraded steering, ball joints everything. It still wanders all over the road, but…

Americans also put the full stop inside the quotation marks. So who is really here to cause trouble? I will admit to having owned a Land Rover or two. One of which was meant to be thrown out of planes. But you’ll never catch me whinging about those vehicles. 

Somewhere near Girdwood, Alaska on a dirt road far from anywhere I tried to drive over the toe of an avalanche. The end part that spread over the road. I had a Range Rover Great Divide Anniversary edition, surely a bit of snow would not stop the Rover. The snow seemed firm enough. I got about a third of the way over…

Start slowly? I had a Lithium battery burst into flames in my garage. I was lucky to get it out on the driveway where it kept burning until I shoveled it into a garden bed where it kept reigniting until I completely buried it in dirt. But I guess these car fires don’t just consume the battery all at once.

Any JL or Gladiator owner who did not immediately lift their vehicle and install an upgraded suspension and steering with proper bits including new ball joints deserves what they get. Damn whinging mall crawlers. 

Ralph Nader will be dead by 2030. Strategic planning by Suzuki? Oh wait, that was Consumer Reports. 

Oh. So that’s what the buttons are for on the back of my Wrangler’s steering wheel. Never did figure out what they were for. As for listening to music, I took off the antenna years ago. It’s a Jeep, you can barely carry on a conversation at highway speeds. Let alone on some USFS road. 

I look at every single Honda Element that shows up on my CL favorite locales. They are either 200K plus mileage or outrageously expensive and I’ve never seen one with under 100K, they were meant to be driven long distances and camped in and apparently people did just that. 

Considering what a pristine beautiful state Wyoming is (in places), it’s too bad its government doesn’t give a shit about the environment. I was for years a member of an environmental enforcement training group with member states which included Alaska (also an oil state), Alberta (oil oil oil) and every other state wes…

Will be worth that some day. I voted NP. One of the few. But I don’t think it would sell for that even on BaT today now that I looked at prices. $27K maybe. Sorry to ruin y’alls shot at 100% ND. 

Turns out Sainz broke two vertebrae when he launched over that dune and did an endo at the bottom. He called in the helo, got in, took off, then made them turn around and finished the stage as I recall. The next day he dropped out, went to hospital and found out the extent of the damage. Amazing what 11hp will do for…

My 1998 Ranger 4x4 bought new was one of my favorite vehicles of all time. But it was the 4L version and was quite fast. The size was just perfect and it went offroad anywhere I wanted to go. I thought so much of it I thought about getting a 2023 Ranger, that was until I drove my neighbor’s Ranger. There was literally…

A 2007 Subaru Impreza: unimpressive; boring; and awful seats. The only thing memorable about it was that it puked its head gaskets at 55K miles. I gave it away. 

When I bought my most recent Jeep Wrangler I went in with cash. But the finance guy convinced me to get a loan for like $15K and they threw in a $1000 off the Jeep. I thought they were suckers because the first thing I’d do was just pay off the loan in full. Nope. Chrysler Credit Corp wouldn’t take more than $2500 in…

Great advice about trying out a simple repair first. A few years ago I was thinking of buying a Triumph dual sport motorcycle from a dealership. It was about a $14K bike. They were also a Suzuki dealer, so I took my 400cc Super Moto to them for some minor work I could have done myself. I did not end up buying the…

And it looks way less douchey than a Ford Bronco Sport. 

Wesley’s bar license dates to January of 2021. And he is currently practicing on a “probationary license” according to the State Bar of Texas website. He runs a Tik Tok channel as “Chef Way.” What aspiring DA has time to moonlight as a social media star? 

You’ve obviously never been on Southwest Airlines, the fleshy flier airline of choice. 

Out here in the mountains of Antivaxxistan that Wrangler at that price would have been gone within an hour of posting on CL regardless of the rust which can’t be too bad from just looking at the body. Sure, not the best year, front suspension probably shot, but if needed a new crate 4L is $1800. I just perused the…

That is exactly what they are going for around here. Would I pay that? No. If I’m going to risk my life in a cabover position I want diesel Delica. Synchros start at $20K.