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I’ll start:
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2008 BMW 535i Sport, Space Gray.
No performance mods, lowered slightly, ham radio. Just bought it this summer, but I plan to mod it some more.
1990 Jeep Cherokee (XJ) Laredo, Charcoal Gray.
2″ lift, 30×9.5″ Tires, JCR front bumper, cone intake, stainless exhaust w/Flowmaster 50, upgraded injectors, ’91+ cooling system, Durango steering gear w/C-Rok brace, ZJ steering linkage, LED lights all around (everything except driving, fog, and spotlight for beam quality), dual battery system, onboard inverter, ham and CB.
All work done by me so far.
Exploring the beautiful roads of Washington
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And the other stuff
my ride:
cant remember which year but its fun 😀
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madman_us wrote:
my ride:
cant remember which year but its fun 😀
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Good MPG 😆
jbw55 wrote:
Good MPG 😆
that for sure. but not quite as fast as electromage’s BMW haha
madman_us wrote:
my ride:
cant remember which year but its fun 😀
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Nice whitewalls.
05′ Colorado. Can’t beat it for the MPG. As long as I get another year or two out of it I’ll be good and on my way to a full size.
I am still driving my first treat to myself after I got out of college, 04 Dodge Ram with the 5.9 Cummins. 4 door short bed with a six speed. My wife keeps telling me to get a new truck but I would feel like I was cheating on my truck!
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Poisonfangs85 wrote:
05′ Colorado. Can’t beat it for the MPG. As long as I get another year or two out of it I’ll be good and on my way to a full size.
Odd, most people I know want smaller trucks. One of my clients restored a 70’s Toyota Pickup, I think he used a rebuilt 2M, upgraded carbs, airbags, and a custom steel and hardwood flatbed. It looks awesome.
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And my Dewalt VW Transporter
madman_us wrote:
my ride:
cant remember which year but its fun 😀
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It has low miles and the ac works great. Right?? LOl
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And my Dewalt VW Transporter
V40?
electromage wrote:
Odd, most people I know want smaller trucks. One of my clients restored a 70’s Toyota Pickup, I think he used a rebuilt 2M, upgraded carbs, airbags, and a custom steel and hardwood flatbed. It looks awesome.
I need a bigger truck for work and family. The only thing that holds me back other than having a payment is the mpg. I get around 23 mpg overall, the new full size trucks are getting closer to where I feel comfortable.
I’ve got an 84 1/2 ton GMC Sierra. It has the top of the line trim package for its day so it has factory ac which works excellent and has cruise control and power windows and locks too. I get roughly 17-19 to the gallon with it.
Poisonfangs85 wrote:
I need a bigger truck for work and family. The only thing that holds me back other than having a payment is the mpg. I get around 23 mpg overall, the new full size trucks are getting closer to where I feel comfortable.
Maybe you and suretyler97 can trade ;D
my aunt gave me my uncles truck after he was killed in combat, while serving in military. He was like a second dad to me. I drive it every day in his memory. Anyway….
I drive a 08 Chevy Silverado 3500 duramax diesel 4×4 srw crew cab.
It’s fuel mileage isn’t great but it’s a true workhorse.
electromage wrote:
V40?
Yepp go old V40
electromage wrote:
Maybe you and suretyler97 can trade ;D
I wish a Colorado would b really nice my Sierra is a gas guzzler
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2014 Tundra.
It eats gas stations.
ChrisK1970 wrote:
2014 Tundra.
It eats gas stations.
ChrisK1970 wrote:
2014 Tundra.
It eats gas stations.
I want a ranger,s10 or a Tacoma to replace my GMC Sierra
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My first truck was an S10 but I hated the thing. Ended up with trans problems. I had the 4.3? Vortec 6 cyl.
ChrisK1970 wrote:
My first truck was an S10 but I hated the thing. Ended up with trans problems. I had the 4.3? Vortec 6 cyl.
I am looking for a ford ranger with a v6 6ft step side bed
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My brother and his fiancé had the 6cyl Ranger for years. She bought it in 96 and traded it for …. I freakin’ kid you not…a goat. Brian the goat actually. Cute bugger. Anyways the Ranger had minimal issues and next to no maintenance. When they traded it it had no rust issues even for NH and had over 300K! The guy is still driving it around, I see it every once in a while in my town about 25 miles from his farm.
ChrisK1970 wrote:
My brother and his fiancé had the 6cyl Ranger for years. She bought it in 96 and traded it for …. I freakin’ kid you not…a goat. Brian the goat actually. Cute bugger. Anyways the Ranger had minimal issues and next to no maintenance. When they traded it it had no rust issues even for NH and had over 300K! The guy is still driving it around, I see it every once in a while in my town about 25 miles from his farm.
That’s sick
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My swiss army knife of a vehicle – a 2003 VW Jetta Wagon TDI 5spd. Upgraded injectors, injection pump, tune, and rear airbags inserted into the springs to tow my 5×10 enclosed trailer set up for my trim work business.
50mpg highway all day long
46mpg city
32mpg towing
Mine – 2013 Chevy Cruze ECO. I have a daily 75 mile commute (Mostly Highway) and I purchased it when gas was almost $4.00 a gallon. I get about 40 MPG during the week and about 600 miles per tank.
Her’s – 2005 Jeep Liberty Sport. Owned it for about 6 years and It’s been a great vehicle. Currently has about 160k on it, She’s saving up for JK Unlimited. Probably going to get rid of it in January. Not sure yet.
The.Handyman wrote:
My swiss army knife of a vehicle – a 2003 VW Jetta Wagon TDI 5spd. Upgraded injectors, injection pump, tune, and rear airbags inserted into the springs to tow my 5×10 enclosed trailer set up for my trim work business.
50mpg highway all day long
46mpg city
32mpg towing
Wow! Airbags too? Awesome stuff! Awesome mileage!
2010 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi Quad-Shortbed 4×4 (with open recalls -hate dodge right now!)
1989 Jeep YJ small lift, 33’s, rock crawling bumpers, and a few other mods
My brother bought a 2015 Chevy Colorado z71 4×4 short bed. I installed a roll up hard bed cover, rack, arb style truck tent, rock sliders, CB, Ham, wips (bad-ass truck)
Father-in-law just bought a Jeep trailhawk. He asked me to off-road it and test its capabilities
2006 Ford F150 Harley Davidson 4×4. I absolutely love this truck and probably wont look into anything else until this thing decides to quit on me.
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I have a 08 tundra double cab with bullet proof 5.7. I do the 0-20 full synthetic ams oil with premium gas and get about 320 miles to the tank with all stock truck. Love it so far and plan on keeping it till blows up.
This and my 2008 F150
that’s a sweet ride Rego!regopit wrote:
This and my 2008 F150
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2004 honda civic Si (ep3) driving on progress lowering springs, xxr rims +25 offset, rear upper and lower sway bar, hid headlights/fog lights interior and exterior led lighting, rear carbon fiber wing, short ram air intake (injen) and it’s my baby
Downshftking wrote:
2004 honda civic Si (ep3) driving on progress lowering springs, xxr rims +25 offset, rear upper and lower sway bar, hid headlights/fog lights interior and exterior led lighting, rear carbon fiber wing, short ram air intake (injen) and it’s my baby
That sounds like fun, what’s “ep3”? Got any photos?
I just picked up an S3. It’s basically an upscale Golf R underneath, not that there is anything wrong with that. It’s a sweet little motor, and they seriously underate the horsepower. 292HP and AWD for all season fun and it’s been tested at 4.4 to 60… I think it’s closer to 350HP. All that and it gets over 30MPG and a usable back seat and the pop up LCD for the Nav makes me giggle! It goes like stink but looks like any other of the zillion Audi’s here in the North East so it doesn’t stand out too much.
ETA – because this is the TIA board…I already checked to see if a 2x4x8 can fit through the fold down rear seat and up on the dashboard; it does with room to spare but moving blanket required 😛
plywood hauler……
not mine ……
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2007 MINI Cooper S, no mods yet but got plans for JCW exhaust and maybe a Brembo brake upgrade. I’m 6’2″ and 350lbs and it always makes people laugh when I say I drive a MINI, but its comfortable and as much as its a cliche it drives like a go-kart and I drive round with a permanent cheesy grin on my ugly mug!
I love minis but they are nowhere near as mini as the original mini 😛
Nice!The.Handyman wrote:
My swiss army knife of a vehicle – a 2003 VW Jetta Wagon TDI 5spd. Upgraded injectors, injection pump, tune, and rear airbags inserted into the springs to tow my 5×10 enclosed trailer set up for my trim work business.
50mpg highway all day long
46mpg city
32mpg towing
I had a ’98 Jetta with the diesel in it. I put a taller 5th gear in the transmission and got 55 mph out of her. It ended too soon.
I used to work in a garage but got sick and tired of the work so I don’t consider myself automotive inclined
My vehicle is ’01 F-250 with the 7.3 Powerstroke. I put a veggie fuel system in and actually this makes it vehicle number 3 that I’ve owned and run on veggie oil. Have a regular little “refinery” to filter and what have you.
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Nothing currently, Drunk Driver Slammed in my parked G35 coupe 🙁 after 7 years i didn’t think it end that way :(((
That sucks. I’ve always liked the G35 too.
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Here is my every dayer. Need more truck to hold stuff though. Almost have every tool I own in this truck. If it got stole. I would be hurtting.
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That sucks man. Drunk driving ruins everything.FlaveNico wrote:
Nothing currently, Drunk Driver Slammed in my parked G35 coupe 🙁 after 7 years i didn’t think it end that way :(((
that happened to me, too, except I was driving my vehicle, at 65mph, walked away with a bad whip lash and concussion, couldn’t believe it wasn’t worse. The other vehicle flipped upside down when I slammed into it. And I was 4 hours away from home.
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Zach, my work truck is a big Sprinter van, ladder rack, hitch, more space for me to get new tools for! Whaddaya think of vans for your work?
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KnarlyCarl wrote:
Zach, my work truck is a big Sprinter van, ladder rack, hitch, more space for me to get new tools for! Whaddaya think of vans for your work?
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Vans have really become the thing over the years especially with the smaller Eco vans more and more there’s more in the road and at HD getting supplies.
Jimbo
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I’ve never used one. And around here where I live no body uses vans. Just a few painters. What kind of work do you do? Is it hard to get ladders and materials off the ladder racks? If seen this thing that lets the rack come down the side of the van. And swings back up on top. But I haul a lot of materials some times. Send a pic of your van. If you can? I would really like to see it. Cause I have thought of getting one.KnarlyCarl wrote:
Zach, my work truck is a big Sprinter van, ladder rack, hitch, more space for me to get new tools for! Whaddaya think of vans for your work?
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Miller
I used a van back in my cable tv install days. I remember my grandfather had a van a long time ago for carpenter work. He always had a box of bubblegum stashed away for us kids, would be creepy now n days for an old man to hand out candy from a van.
Just like but mine’s dually. I work for plumbing/hvac company. I imagine putting racks on one side of the van inside for tools, and leave the rest for material. It’s got 13’6″ or so inside lemght and at least 6’3″ height. Thats a lot of lumber stuffed inside!
One problem might be if your winters get bad- no 4×4 on the van, unless you can find one already modded with
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Forgot pic: only difference is mine’s dually. Rack is vertirack.com
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