tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post6827091402428629843..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Quote of the dayBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-76730563131071239702011-11-30T10:18:55.052-08:002011-11-30T10:18:55.052-08:00"...And btw, if you put ginormous tires on a ...<i>"...And btw, if you put ginormous tires on a Jeep and then drive it through mud pits in the woods, it *will* break (usually an axle half-shaft will let go, but occasionally the transfer case will frag), but then so will anything else.</i>_BadTux<br /><br />Damn you Physics!! (look at sky and shake fist futilely)<br /><br />Actually. My brother's, and his neighbors Jeeps look to be rockcrawlers. Jeep-shaped-sculpture just makes a fun mental image. Like the Chico guy who tows his Jeep rockcrawler behind his Hummer H2; honest. Says a lot about the utility of the Hummer.Pangolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18369503994505817789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-55425930064465338752011-11-30T09:50:44.296-08:002011-11-30T09:50:44.296-08:00The Jeep-shaped sculpture is typically a project v...The Jeep-shaped sculpture is typically a project vehicle being "built" to be a better offroader. Project vehicles are notorious for spending more time under tarps than on the road :). My Jeeps don't spend time getting new suspensions, driveshafts, new fenders welded in, wheelbase stretched, etc., because they're not project vehicles -- they're my daily transportation. And btw, if you put ginormous tires on a Jeep and then drive it through mud pits in the woods, it *will* break (usually an axle half-shaft will let go, but occasionally the transfer case will frag), but then so will anything else. <br /><br />- Badtux the Non-project PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-8922063489829094662011-11-30T09:20:55.578-08:002011-11-30T09:20:55.578-08:00What? Jeeps are actually reliable? My brother live...What? Jeeps are actually reliable? My brother lives in a neighborhood where every other house, including his, has a Jeep-shaped-sculpture sitting in the side yard. Generally accompanied by things that suspiciously look like Jeep bits. <br /><br />His daily drive is his Toyota.<br /><br />It must be a California thing.Pangolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18369503994505817789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-51877541071309731062011-11-30T09:06:29.005-08:002011-11-30T09:06:29.005-08:00Actually, Pangolin, I've never been stranded b...Actually, Pangolin, I've never been stranded by a Jeep. They're high maintenance vehicles due to the antiquated design but they're reliable as bricks if properly maintained. The core issue being <i>if properly maintained</i>. You can neglect a Toyota for years and it will just run. You neglect a Jeep for six months and it'll break, because it needs regular squirts of grease into various critical locations, it needs regular oil changes, it needs the coolant changed at the specified intervals, it needs the brake fluid occasionally changed to remove water in the system, or it'll chew itself up. <br /><br />- Badtux the Jeeping PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-1343279576152974032011-11-30T03:13:29.551-08:002011-11-30T03:13:29.551-08:00Patriotism is all well and fine but when you'r...Patriotism is all well and fine but when you're under the Jeep at 4 am hoping you can get it assembled in time to get to work you might consider that a Toyota would have still been running. <br /><br />American workers build fine cars. As long as Japanese car companies design them. It's deliberate.Pangolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18369503994505817789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-65176101698673843932011-11-28T12:36:02.790-08:002011-11-28T12:36:02.790-08:00Man, the more I read of these type of your posts, ...Man, the more I read of these type of your posts, the more I get the impression that you're a Jeep version of my Dodge pickup husband. You both have the attitude of "oh, the manufacturer didn't do X right, I'll fix it." For what it's worth, Husband's fixes have come out right, and our 11-year-old Dodge pickup (with less than 50,000 miles on it -- we use it for hauling and vacationing -- is an amazing vehicle. I wish you as much luck with your Jeep improvements.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079852628674185384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-67459656344987999112011-11-28T12:29:12.999-08:002011-11-28T12:29:12.999-08:00Yeah, going to the mall and impressing chicks isn&...Yeah, going to the mall and impressing chicks isn't what I look for in a car. LOL.NoNamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525122106635914532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-53652012206084867172011-11-28T12:06:31.423-08:002011-11-28T12:06:31.423-08:00That is the best way to state it that I've eve...That is the best way to state it that I've ever heard, Nangleator :). There's a saying in the 4x4 world, "you don't buy a Jeep, you build it." Yah, pretty much the case, if all you want is a Jeep to drive to the mall to put the top down to impress the chicks with you can just buy one and drive it off the show-room, but that's not the fun part of Jeep ownership :).<br /><br />- Badtux the Jeeper PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-83819358860440467532011-11-28T11:45:12.416-08:002011-11-28T11:45:12.416-08:00I'm gaining the impression that 'buying a ...I'm gaining the impression that 'buying a Jeep' is like getting a loosely-packaged collection of spare parts, many of which you can use to build a fine vehicle with, assuming you also go out and buy many more spare parts.Nangleatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908938252272172718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-31192516452422349332011-11-28T07:47:02.928-08:002011-11-28T07:47:02.928-08:00Well, it ain't gonna be an issue for long. I h...Well, it ain't gonna be an issue for long. I have an H4 relay harness that I took off my old Jeep because one of the relays went bad and it really wasn't necessary on the old Jeep, I'm gonna refurb it with new relays (I figure if one goes, the others ain't far behind) and get an H13-to-H4 adapter for the trigger connection, then transfer my H4 headlights from the old Jeep to this new Jeep. I want some *light* on the road, not this... cosmetic... bullshit!<br /><br />- Badtux the Wrenchin' PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-30970141974661039312011-11-28T07:04:42.293-08:002011-11-28T07:04:42.293-08:00I have a feeling these bulbs are expensive as well...I have a feeling these bulbs are expensive as well. Like so many things here we're after the looks and not functionality.One Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772881642197609507noreply@blogger.com