Printable View
I’ll see your American Expedition Vehicles and raise you EarthCruisers, hq’d in Bend OR.Quote:
Originally Posted by RootSkier
Attachment 371027
These come out of the shop with about 11 points
https://earthcruiser.com/vehicles/earth cruiser
How long will this contest run? It’s gonna be mid June before the Sprinter invasion starts here...
Oh, I am. Emphatically and with extreme prejudice. You literally could not pay me to own or drive one of these things. I don't want those things or the people who drool over them in my life. A person has to have principles.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarcusBrody
That picture up above would look a lot better if the vehicle was ablaze, spunkspawn and all: they're a part of the overpopulation problem.
People are definitely a factor in that.Quote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
Yeah, they definitely look like they'd be pretty awesome. A couple blocks from my house there are two of them. I had assumed it was neighbors who each owned one, but last time I walked by they were both parked in a single driveway. I can't figure out why you'd need two of them unless you're renting them out.Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
I suspect a stock RAV4 could get you 99% of the way between Anchorage/Tuktoyaktuk and Ushuaia - maybe even a Corolla?
But if you’re not doing that drive in a Unimog are you really even doing it?
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9da5cca3d3.jpg
The real question should be can you get from Barrow to Sitka in a RAV4?Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
It’d be a lot cheaper than taking a unimog. Same for getting past the Darien Gap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toadman
But no street (blog) cred. Plus a lot less room for your map of the world sticker.
You could do much of it in a Corolla, but you might not be able to do much off of it, and dreary washboard gravel roads with occasional Corolla eating potholes are tiring in a CorollaQuote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
there was a time when it came seemed a bunch of those mega cruisers were either German or Suisse owned.
How could you possibly be the guy who bought that? I can't imagine what path would lead to that driver's seat.
How well do they float?Quote:
Originally Posted by Toadman
https://youtube.com/c/c90adventuresQuote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
Very well done continuing series that goes well off the path.
Portal axles. So hot right now.
I'm gonna bump up my tires to 33s and lift it an inch. Mucho points yo.
sent from Utah.
Sorry, let me rephrase: I don't think anyone except glademaster is saying that the vehicles can't be cool...Quote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
I really don’t have anything against glademaster but I’m not sure he thinks anything is cool. In fact, I think he wants to cut off our collective chonson.
Saw this cruising towards a Costco the other day and took a pick for the tgr. Has the local lolo rack with ski attachment, but not enough on the roof to truly bring it up a level
Attachment 371054
Are you required to be dressed in fatigues to even drive that?
It doesn’t look like it on the outside (and that was by design) but this thing is a camper. Just built this winter - inspired by the pandemic I think.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e93549ac90.jpg
What would you say it does look like on the outside? I mean I would be stoked if Best Buy delivered my flat screen with it...
I'm convinced the new "overland" types are former rice kids and stance kids who grew up, got a career, got a mild to moderately granola girlfriend, and wants to look outdoorsy while still being able to throw money at kitschy vehicle bullshit every other week.
Honestly the super singles give it away as a millennial-camper-mobile. It obviously has a bespoke interior cabin suitable for instagram, and for pandemic wfh from telluride.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
I'd prefer my bespoke interior to at least have a damn window. Maybe the entire ceiling is a skylight.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannynoonan
Opposite here. I hope the entire ceiling is mirrors. How many gotos points would that be?Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
None for that. You'd need mosquito netting, maybe a hammock or two, slack line...Quote:
Originally Posted by Conundrum
Ya know, ever time I get tempted by some 4x4 box truck freightliner like this, I think about how much it sucks driving a big ol penske van on a long haul move. If I'm going to live in my vehicle, it needs to not be a single cab bench seat with the fucking steering wheel in my lap, and vinyl everything with a 55mph governor on it.
Pamper me. They had this shit figured out in the 60s, you tow a big ass camper with a Cadillac, and you enjoy the drive.
He’s actually in his 60s and owns a big gold mine. But it was built in Arizona by an operation that mainly does millennial builds. I think he’s doing his own interior work.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannynoonan
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannynoonan
I was very anti sprinter until I drove one. 85 mph like a sedan
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums
You could have it all.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannynoonan
Attachment 371063
Oh wow, my neighbor has one of these in green but without the off road setup.
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums
Well it's good they got a trailer so they can bring more stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
Too bad George Carlin isn't around to riff on these things.
Attachment 371073
In GTNP this winter.
Mirrors in the shaggin wagon!Quote:
Originally Posted by Conundrum
We had one of these for sale near us for a while. Tires were obviously smaller, but same setup. They had a Yacht painted on the side. It was so sweet, but way too rough inside to be worth the effort. The Land Yacht painting was an eye catcher though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
I sometimes think,"Why is this guy so anti everything? Why is he so pissed?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Conundrum
Then I remember that he is an inspector and it all makes sense.
Sometimes the "cool" thing is to think nothing is cool. Pretty sure that millennial ironic bullshit is passe now, but G Master Flex seems to have latched onto it for good. I am picturing a very long beard and lots of flannel.
I would love to own one of these things and leave it packed up ready for adventure at the drop of a hat. That excludes the reality of kids, but hey- I'm a dreamer. I think the only reason I would look down on an owner of one of these would be because they didn't know how to fix it, or they didn't design it themselves. I would want to do the interior myself and make it my own. I guess it would be the equivalent of Bought It vs Built It in the Jeep/ Bronco/ Scout II/ K5 world. If you just got it to make good Insta photos, I really don't know how I would respond. I would probably want to throat punch them, steal the keys, and make it cool.
My friends just picked up this Mitsubishi van in Seattle off the boat from Japan and are very excited. This is a huge improvement over their old VW Synchro. It starts predictably and can go > 40 mph on the mountain passes.
Only 3 points based on the current scoring criteria, but the detailed vehicle description on both the side and the back of the van is hilarious, even if not point worthy.
What is driver’s column on the right worth?
Attachment 371078
Attachment 371079
Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums
Oh shit I want it. Too funny.
There’s a few Delicas in my hood, one is a Chamonix. They are dope, but overland they are not, even w/ a RTT.
KIA is killing it lately.
https://www.kia.com/us/content/dam/k...xterior_15.jpg
https://www.kia.com/us/content/dam/k...xterior_17.jpg
https://www.kia.com/us/content/dam/k...interior_2.jpg
https://www.kia.com/us/content/dam/k...nterior_10.jpg
An idea long past due- A well appointed mini van that doesn't totally look like a mini van.
https://www.kia.com/us/en/carnival-m...04213832&CRD=0
Name it the Carnival (cause your circus travels inside it), and win.
290 Hp, but only available in FWD? That seems like a big mistake. AWD could make this thing a pretty nice camper candidate too.
RHD is stupid. There, I said it.