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The tires on my Land Cruiser are from 2006. The entire back end is rusted af. I've used water from a puddle as emergency wiper fluid. It's faster than all my friends jeeps in deep sand and has never gotten stuck in snow or sand. The drivers seat is held together by duct tape cause the leather keeps cracking apart. It also has like 300k miles on it
jompcockThe tires on my Land Cruiser are from 2006. The entire back end is rusted af. I've used water from a puddle as emergency wiper fluid. It's faster than all my friends jeeps in deep sand and has never gotten stuck in snow or sand. The drivers seat is held together by duct tape cause the leather keeps cracking apart. It also has like 300k miles on it
Yeah but it's a land cruiser so it's still worth like 20k
My tailgate can only be opened with a needlenose pliers, so skis are extra secure. Global warming is making our winters milder and milder so I don't own snow tires despite living in a "mountain town". Stereo doesn't work in the cold. Window motors don't work in the cold. Have been going without wiper fluid for months and just rely on precipitation and the defroster to clean the windshield when it freezes. Half of the body cladding plastics have fallen off. Armrests have old dress socks on them to prevent the cracked vinyl from scratching your arms. Transmission killed itself last winter. Oh and it's the motherfucking North Face Edition. Probably not the shittiest skimobile of NS but it sure is a big ol thirsty V8 turdboat. I love it and hate it.
BiffbarfYeah but it's a land cruiser so it's still worth like 20k
I have paracord running through the trim to the rear passenger handle that I pull on to open the fuel door. The mechanism to open the rear is held together by zipties/rubber bands and most people need a tutorial to open it cause of how the handle is broken. The front seats require a pen jammed into the mechanism to be moved back and fourth and it has no e brake. Also the shop I took it to to fix the exhaust asked how tf it passed inspection with how fucked it was from rust. It's finally 25 years old so I can now get an antique plate for it.
climate control panel rarely works so I just keep it on full blast defrost.
radio has no power to it for some reason, I rock with a bluetooth speaker.
cats are cut out and exhaust sounds like a hundred mouth breathing bullfrogs (not in a good way), luckily it is a "luxury automobile" so it is quite in the cabin.
has the airbag light on, so if I get into a crash they will not deploy
the timing belt was due over 70,000 mile ago, it could blast at anytime.
parts are impossible to find because it falls into a generation switch depending on if it is the early year or if it is a wagon.
the temp gauge only moves off of the blue cold line once it gets 50 degrees out, all winter it never warms up.
It loses large quantities of transmission fluid to the point where it will just not shift into 4th gear, then I fill er up again and it ready to rip.
the transmission does not always totally realize it is in park when put into park, then the key is stuck in the ignition.
after owning the car for a couple of years I am yet to find a way to operate the rear wiper arm, I have asked multiple other people to see if they can figure it out and no one else can figure it out either.
but it does have awd and heated seats, so it does what a winter car needs to do.
No.Quartere. Global warming is making our winters milder and milder so I don't own snow tires despite living in a "mountain town". Stereo doesn't work in the cold. Window motors don't work in the cold. Have been going without wiper fluid for months and just rely on precipitation.
I hate you and anyone who thinks like this. You're putting everyone else's life in danger not just your own cheap ass. I hope you're joking.
shes got posi in the back but aside from that op, she checks all ur boxes. will spin the tires at idle if its icy enough. i welded in subframe connectors last spring just to keep the rear suspension from separating from the rest of the car. I drove her out west and back last summer and it was probably the trip of my life. for sale right now, 2000 for any NS member on the east side of this continent.
soupI hate you and anyone who thinks like this. You're putting everyone else's life in danger not just your own cheap ass. I hope you're joking.
I'm half joking. This is the first year that I have been able to afford snow tires and was planning on buying a set, but when I was ready to buy them the lead time for tire shops was 2-4 months, and by the time I would have been able to get them installed we would have been past the only week this entire winter with consistently cold and snowy conditions. We got hit with a warm winter and I can count on two hands the number of days that have truly warranted a need for snow tires. My daily commute is 4 miles on a regularly plowed 30 mph street and while snow tires would be nice some days, I certainly am not lacking for traction. 90% of my drives to the mountain the road has been dry and I do not need to drive on the interstate in the winter either. If the roads are really bad I take the bus to the mountain, go with a friend with snow tires, or ride my fat bike to work. I don't have to drive up treacherous mountain passes, don't need to drive on the 80mph interstate, I am rarely even on roads where the speed limit is above 40mph. I'm definitely not the only one without snow tires, I'd estimate that 2/10 vehicles use snow tires here, and that is a very generous estimate, and I'm definitely a safer driver than the average and far removed from the most dangerous drivers on the road.
I get it, I am not denying that snow tires provide more traction when the road conditions are outside of the ideal operating conditions of all season tires. But my driving requirements in the winter are so minimal, and this winter has been so mild that installing snow tires just wasn't in the cards. The majority of January and February had an average daily temperature well above freezing and very minimal snowfall. I simply drive within the limits of my traction and pay attention, which is a hell of a lot safer than the majority of the jackasses here who might install snow tires but don't know how to drive in the first place, if road conditions are too bad I just don't drive. I'm not introducing any more risk to public roads than 99% of any other drivers, not to mention all of the people who are completely unaware of their traction limits or the simple physics of a large vehicle in motion. I'd even go as far to say that I'm not introducing any more risk than the average driver who doesn't live in a cold climate.
I learned from my mistake and won't be trying to buy snow tires at peak demand during a labor shortage, and do plan on getting a dedicated wheelset this summer, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if I only have them installed for less than 3 months next winter if rising temps and severe droughts continue.
cant find pics but back in my senior year of HS I had a 1989 VW golf cabriolet that I would drive to the hill on spring days with the top off. that motherfucker would overheat after 30 minutes, had a leaky top, had no heat or AC and not one dial or gauge in that car was functional. but hey she was rust free and I could not name a more fun vehicle to have for my senior year and summer before college.
Before that I had an epic ski mobile that I regret trading for the above VW I had a 1992 Volvo 240 with snow tires, black steelies, ski racks, trunk was piled with sand bags cuz it was RWD. kind of a rust bucket but she never failed me and me and my homie with a 328xi wagon had some good drifting times in the resort lot
CrunnchyPissFartcant find pics but back in my senior year of HS I had a 1989 VW golf cabriolet that I would drive to the hill on spring days with the top off. that motherfucker would overheat after 30 minutes, had a leaky top, had no heat or AC and not one dial or gauge in that car was functional. but hey she was rust free and I could not name a more fun vehicle to have for my senior year and summer before college.
Before that I had an epic ski mobile that I regret trading for the above VW I had a 1992 Volvo 240 with snow tires, black steelies, ski racks, trunk was piled with sand bags cuz it was RWD. kind of a rust bucket but she never failed me and me and my homie with a 328xi wagon had some good drifting times in the resort lot
I will hunt for pics
someday I would love to get another 90's car but financially its just not feasible, I love 90s car design, especially euro makes
no black steelies in this pic for the Vulva but that was when I put them back on right before I traded
.frenchysince when are those generic? generic rims are the ones that come on your truck when you buy it
if you’re not running stock rims you’re probably running something exactly like that. at least you’ve actually got some rubber on them. can’t fucking stand these forged wheels with stretched tires shits retarded.
Jemsif you’re not running stock rims you’re probably running something exactly like that. at least you’ve actually got some rubber on them. can’t fucking stand these forged wheels with stretched tires shits retarded.
fair enough, these were the most expensive rims they had at the shop and i havent seen anyone in connecticut with them, saw a handful of people with georgia with them though
.frenchyfair enough, these were the most expensive rims they had at the shop and i havent seen anyone in connecticut with them, saw a handful of people with georgia with them though
i imagine the farther south you go on the east coast the worse the “truck culture“ is
MichiganCatFartYou my friend, are someone with exquisite taste in vehicles.
hell yea. when I get my real career job after school I am planning on finding a minty 240 wagon or a Porsche 944 to turn into some sort of rally-esque snow bomber car. I would love a Lancia Delta but I could probably never afford one let alone finding one in good condition for sale
They're generic to Jems because in Bozeman, you would never guess those rims don't come stock on Rams... They're everywhere. Personally I think they look alright but don't look like offroading wheels in the slightest.
.frenchyfair enough, these were the most expensive rims they had at the shop and i havent seen anyone in connecticut with them, saw a handful of people with georgia with them though
.frenchyfair enough, these were the most expensive rims they had at the shop and i havent seen anyone in connecticut with them, saw a handful of people with georgia with them though
tbh its pretty tough to get basic aftermarket rims for a truck that dont look bro'd out. worst truck rims ive ever seen has got to be these things tho
all hail the 2 spoke
No.QuarterI'm half joking. This is the first year that I have been able to afford snow tires and was planning on buying a set, but when I was ready to buy them the lead time for tire shops was 2-4 months, and by the time I would have been able to get them installed we would have been past the only week this entire winter with consistently cold and snowy conditions. We got hit with a warm winter and I can count on two hands the number of days that have truly warranted a need for snow tires. My daily commute is 4 miles on a regularly plowed 30 mph street and while snow tires would be nice some days, I certainly am not lacking for traction. 90% of my drives to the mountain the road has been dry and I do not need to drive on the interstate in the winter either. If the roads are really bad I take the bus to the mountain, go with a friend with snow tires, or ride my fat bike to work. I don't have to drive up treacherous mountain passes, don't need to drive on the 80mph interstate, I am rarely even on roads where the speed limit is above 40mph. I'm definitely not the only one without snow tires, I'd estimate that 2/10 vehicles use snow tires here, and that is a very generous estimate, and I'm definitely a safer driver than the average and far removed from the most dangerous drivers on the road.
I get it, I am not denying that snow tires provide more traction when the road conditions are outside of the ideal operating conditions of all season tires. But my driving requirements in the winter are so minimal, and this winter has been so mild that installing snow tires just wasn't in the cards. The majority of January and February had an average daily temperature well above freezing and very minimal snowfall. I simply drive within the limits of my traction and pay attention, which is a hell of a lot safer than the majority of the jackasses here who might install snow tires but don't know how to drive in the first place, if road conditions are too bad I just don't drive. I'm not introducing any more risk to public roads than 99% of any other drivers, not to mention all of the people who are completely unaware of their traction limits or the simple physics of a large vehicle in motion. I'd even go as far to say that I'm not introducing any more risk than the average driver who doesn't live in a cold climate.
I learned from my mistake and won't be trying to buy snow tires at peak demand during a labor shortage, and do plan on getting a dedicated wheelset this summer, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if I only have them installed for less than 3 months next winter if rising temps and severe droughts continue.
Apologies I didn't take geography into account I have lived in mountains for way too long and forget that's not the average skiers experience. I do have to say though you will one day realize how childish and cheap it is. It's the only contact you have with the road and risking every winter drive with a fingers crossed hope I don't hit ice mentality is recless. Good luck out there keep your rubber side down!
02 foz with 218,000 on the clock. Should have another 40-60,000 on the head gasket cycle and runs like a champ. Would really love to get 3-4 more years while I save for a replacement.
