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Acura MDX is what I've got my Mrs. in - big, good mileage for size and truly SAFE from crash standpoint. No more pricey device wise and they last mechanically. Luxury version of Honda Pilot too.
Quote from: cudakidd53 on December 23, 2014, 10:53:29 AMAcura MDX is what I've got my Mrs. in - big, good mileage for size and truly SAFE from crash standpoint. No more pricey device wise and they last mechanically. Luxury version of Honda Pilot too. Not a bad choice for sure. My personal favorite, for fancy dancy, would be a Lexus GX460....v-8 power (LX if you wanna go crazy!). My second choice would be just a good ole Yukon or Tahoe (notice I didn't say Escalade?). They ride great and have plenty of power, and hold up decent in a crash.Now, with the mrs being known for.....a.....well, not being a great driver, maybe a plain Honda or Toyota suv would be a better choice. I'm banking on the fact that Big D loves his family more than his fleet, so I would stick with the nicer, upper end choices, since they typically protect the passengers better with 6000 airbags, halon systems, and scuba gear (for unintentional river crossings). JMHO
Well...Back to Don's chat thread I guess......................
Quote from: Flyin6 on December 23, 2014, 04:28:27 PMWell...Back to Don's chat thread I guess......................You asked. :pokefingerinface....at 2 bucks a gallon, who cares about mileage. :)
So, Bobby...being the calculating trained warrior NCO that you are. Take the appropriate action, Execute!
your standard grunt level CQB is just putting rounds and rounds on scary stuff till it stops scaring you!
Get her one of the new Ram 1500s with the 3.0 EcoDiesel, then liberally apply sparks and extra metal. 710 mi range, pretty good mileage for a truck, and the Crew Cabs have enough room.
Bobby, you mean get me a 3.0L eco diesel dodge...She's not a truck girlShe's a girly girl, pretty much complete polar opposite of me.Nope she does not understand all of that. She knows big expensive things, a part of her DNA I wish I could rearrange. Things that sound like Cadillac, Mercedes, Acura, BMW, things like that. Caddy is on the low end btw...I suggested she purchase her own car insurance today and that did not go very well for me. Right now I think I'll just drag an extra blanket over me in this dog house and wait out the storm going on in the house!
Don't even bother, guys. Best to just stand back and observe.In silence...
Gonna throw in my input as well...Bought my wife the new Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 3.0 liter eco diesel. Bought it in July. Still getting 25 mpg. She drives 15 miles one way to take kids to school everyday, and then the same to go pick them up. Add in her other running around town, and well, Im saying that the mileage is not hwy miles. Its a lot of stop and go, and she still is staying at 25 mpg. 700 miles on one fuel up. Get this, we traded in our Yukon XL on this vehicle. The Jeep has MORE leg room in the back seats than the Yukon XL !!! You do sacrifice on storage area, but, she has not complained. Basically, take a look at them before you rule them out Don. We absolutely love ours, and its cheaper than the Yukons... Plus you can get the summit, has the all wheel drive for those nasty winters you guys have up north. Just a thought.
Good luck with the knee, Big DonAnd Merry Christmas everyone
Nice. Must be contagious: ...this one is for my back bumper build.
You sayin' the springs you ordered fit a 1/2 ton and a 3/4 ton? must be a typo...
I retract my blunt message, and in turn leave this nice one. :)...most 1/2 tons I have worked on (from the 50s models til current) have lighter springs than the 3/4 tons. The variances would be "camper specials", "heavy half", or other heavy duty versions of the 1/2 ton Chebbies. Even the rear coil springs in the '60s were thicker. GM didn't officially start using HD after their 2500s until '99, but before that, most 2500s had a higher payload rating, which went hand in hand with the larger diffs and brakes. Fords were no different, altho I don't recall any of their F150s having F250 springs (like I said, don't recall...I don't recall liking Fords either). Dodge? who cares about them, we are talking Chebbies here!
LED headlights, bright ones, 3200 lumen on each side
Don, does Jungle have a site, I'm getting close.
Quote from: JR on December 29, 2014, 08:01:41 PMDon, does Jungle have a site, I'm getting close.JR, Jungle does not have a web site. You can get in touch with him over on ramchargercentral.com. He does have is own forum on the site which list all of his products that he makes.
Quote from: Flyin6 on December 29, 2014, 07:30:19 PM LED headlights, bright ones, 3200 lumen on each side Do those get warm enough (or at all) to clear away snow/ice? I know you guys don't get the same amount we do up here but, you've mentioned it before, that it does happen...
Dang, rebuilding the LP after 40k??Also found that Eastwood has inside the frame paint if you want to address that; http://www.eastwood.com/internal-frame-coating-w-spray-nozzle-qt.html
Not installed yet, but I'm guessing they generate very little heat while running. They do take a bit of voltage to get fired up, but very little wattage while running. a 60W incandescent bulb burns 60 watts. A fluorescent bulb producing the same lumens uses 13 watts, and a LED bulb producing the equivalent light output is somewhere around 6 watts. Since energy = heat (to some degree), my money says the LED bulbs wouldn't help remove snow and ice accumulation, For that purpose, a high powered incandescent bulb like the silver streaks or whatever they are called would be more ap pro po
Nice job Don!!!!!!You guys can find all my parts here;http://ramchargercentral.com/jungleshddodgecomponents/DonDid you see my new winch bumper on my gold RC ;D?Jim