The Knitting Circle (7 Viewers)

[Land Speeder]

Ya'll do realize I had OEM snorkels taken off 100 series in Auburn, and was trying to dump them for nearly nothing, actually I didn't have them, they were a friends... I didn't have a single bite on them. There was some hardware that you would need to source yourself, but no one ever even asked about them in the least.
prolly can find the post, but they are now long gone to the dump...

 

[BamaHeel]

You do understand that isn't putting one on my 100 now ...

 

[bhmmapping]

I cant handle the blue.

I am going to copy This build, except with an 02. Thats supposed to be the best year because late in 01 production they fixed the oil consumption issue.

I already have my eye on a few.

Just have to get the 80 sold first.

Zack, I cannot understand why you would sell the 80 to move to a trooper. I can understand being tired of wrestling the 80 as a DD, but moving to another full size SUV seems to be a lateral or backwards move to me. There are several cheap on bham craigslist(probably for a reason) and half of them have transmission or engine issues.

Blasphemy alert! - have you ever considered a wrangler?

 

[BamaHeel]

Or just go find a Geo Metro 3 cylinder and be done with it.

 

[justbecause]

Zack, I cannot understand why you would sell the 80 to move to a trooper. I can understand being tired of wrestling the 80 as a DD, but moving to another full size SUV seems to be a lateral or backwards move to me. There are several cheap on bham craigslist(probably for a reason) and half of them have transmission or engine issues.

Blasphemy alert! - have you ever considered a wrangler?

I did my time in a wrangler. With the exception of the jetta tdi it's the worst vehicle I have ever owned.

The trooper has a lot more pep, and other car like advantages while still being a full size 4x4 SUV. I think isuzu really hit the nail on the head as far as a happy median between an 80 series work horse and something comfortable to drive on the street (like a 4runner but 1/2 the price)

I am going to have to budget a transmission because they are undersized for the vehicle. 100k mile failures seem pretty common, but there are examples of people getting 200k+ out of them. Engines blow because from 95-01 they used between 1 and 2 quarts of oil every couple thousand miles. I have to stay on top of kaits oil in the rodeo.

As far as a metro, I love my accord. Love love it. Baby got me to Tampa and back. It has been one of the best vehicles I have ever owned, certainly best value. I need something to bridge that accord 80 gap. A 4runner could do it, a Tacoma/1st gen tundra could do it. But I can afford a trooper. At least I think I can. A year from now I'll probably be looking for something different. Justbecause.

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[Godwin]

Or just go find a Geo Metro 3 cylinder and be done with it.

That's harsh.


It should be a Yugo

 

[BamaPaul]

When we sold our '02 trooper it had 185k on it and still had the original tranny, of course we didnt tow anything around with it but our kids. We drove it from 120-185K and sold it for more than we bought it for. It did burn a quart of oil every change though and had been doing that before we bought it so, if I remember right, the top end designed that caused the consumption wasn't fixed until midyear '02.

 

[justbecause]

When we sold our '02 trooper it had 185k on it and still had the original tranny, of course we didnt tow anything around with it but our kids. We drove it from 120-185K and sold it for more than we bought it for. It did burn a quart of oil every change though and had been doing that before we bought it so, if I remember right, the top end designed that caused the consumption wasn't fixed until midyear '02.

It is a top end problem. But supposedly they fixed it mid 01. But that's just what the Isuzu FAQ says. I'm not that worried about oil. I'd rather find a 95+ that's part time 4wd. But those are more rare than a locked poverty pack 80.

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[bhmmapping]

I did my time in a wrangler. With the exception of the jetta tdi it's the worst vehicle I have ever owned.

Weird, I had two(93 4.0 and 95 2.5) and probably drove over 200k between the two with minimal pm and only one u-joint failure and a blown radiator hose.

Just do what you want while you are still young and unencumbered, maybe sell both cars and the house, go buy a sailboat and be a pirate for a few years...

 

[xodeuce]

Weird, I had two(93 4.0 and 95 2.5) and probably drove over 200k between the two with minimal pm and only one u-joint failure and a blown radiator hose.

Just do what you want while you are still young and unencumbered, maybe sell both cars and the house, go buy a sailboat and be a pirate for a few years...

Sailboats? Paging TX4runner in 3, 2... 1......

Zack, if you want a nice 4R, I suggest buying a sailboat, selling Hal on the idea of quitting his job and moving aboard the boat, and then trading him a sailboat for his 4R.

 

[ClankBang]

Just Sayin

 

[ClankBang]

But seriously...
If I could do it all over again at your age I would be as close to a Christopher McCandless as I could get (all except starving to death in a school bus due to my own stupidity that is).

 

[justbecause]

Just Sayin

http://forum.planetisuzoo.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=69275&p=609512#p609512

which has more bang for the buck?

I never got into the christopher story, i thought he was a selfish little prick.

besides, I woke up one morning and found myself domesticated.

look at my kitchen,

and look at my basement.

this summer I am going to pass my HAM test, get a radio, some solar panles, I got my chickens and my garden. Ill start brewing some beer, distilling some eau de vie. I have 1/2 a grass fed hormone free, antibiotic & vaccine free cow in the deep freezer, hopefully get a couple of deer next season, a pig... can some stuff this summer.... turn my 3 acres into a little compound behind a big ass iron gate with the 4th amendment inscribed in it.

Noli Me Tangere.

 

[bhmmapping]

turn my 3 acres into a little compound behind a big ass iron gate with the 4th amendment inscribed in it.

You know...

If you have a big red button that you don't want someone to press, putting a sign on it that says "do not press this button!" is not the best way to achieve your objective.

You also know...

they keep the drug money

 

[bamabrock]

Weird, I had two(93 4.0 and 95 2.5) and probably drove over 200k between the two with minimal pm and only one u-joint failure and a blown radiator hose.

Just do what you want while you are still young and unencumbered, maybe sell both cars and the house, go buy a sailboat and be a pirate for a few years...

Same here. I've owned 12 CJs and Wranglers over the years, still own a '89 YJ and '77 CJ-7, and the only problems I ever had were self inflicted (other than the carter carb garbage that I fought for years before swapping to a MC2100 ford carb).

It is a tent on wheels but will run forever with maintanance.

 

[justbecause]

You know...

If you have a big red button that you don't want someone to press, putting a sign on it that says "do not press this button!" is not the best way to achieve your objective.

You also know...

they keep the drug money

these are all valid points.

 

[ClankBang]

if your gonna do it... do it right
Seriously if your going off the deep end then brew your own diesel..
I had a 99 crew cab it it was by far the most comfortable most reliable vehicle I have ever owned. I never checked the oil and forgot to change it most of the time; I put 185k on it and the only thing I had to do was replace the breaks and front ball joints/wheel bearings. The pre superduty 7.3s would run on coffee grounds.

A friend of mine has the 99 now and runs it on home brew for about 55 cents a gallon he fell for it so hard he had a 2000 excursion a year later for the "family wagon".

 

[justbecause]

if your gonna do it... do it right
Seriously if your going off the deep end then brew your own diesel..
I had a 99 crew cab it it was by far the most comfortable most reliable vehicle I have ever owned. I never checked the oil and forgot to change it most of the time; I put 185k on it and the only thing I had to do was replace the breaks and front ball joints/wheel bearings. The pre superduty 7.3s would run on coffee grounds.

A friend of mine has the 99 now and runs it on home brew for about 55 cents a gallon he fell for it so hard he had a 2000 excursion a year later for the "family wagon".

go big or go home

only like 80k dollars.

 

[ClankBang]

I never got into the christopher story, i thought he was a selfish little prick.

Prick I don't know about....
Selfish yes; that was the point he fulfilled his only obligation and started to live life for him self because he had no more responsibilities or obligations.

 

[justbecause]

Prick I don't know about....
Selfish yes; that was the point he fulfilled his only obligation and started to live life for him self because he had no more responsibilities or obligations.

he lets his parents spend years worrying about and wondering where he was. They hired a PI to find him...

it wasnt until years later they found out some starved remains found in a bus in alaska belonged to their lost son.

thats where the prick part gets added onto selfish. The movie makes him look like a romantic hero. The book not so much.