i'm possibly going to get my first car soonish

[NAD]

Jeeps are not reliable. But they are durable, and Wranglers are built upon the same dinosaur technology as the original from 1941. Even mine with fancy computershit is still 90% analogue. I had to fix something last night and what tool did I use? Big Fucking Hammer.

Non-Wranglers can get a little fancy and are pretty much the poor man's Range Rover in many ways. Land Rover is another brand known for its pinnacle of dependability. Nobody drives either one expecting it to be a Honda.

Carry tools at all times. Fix your shit in the middle of nowhere and sometimes 3 blocks from your house. ADVENTURE.

 

[einride]

speaking of unreliable and durable what i really wanna do is i wanna be varg vikernes and buy a lada niva

which of course is a car so primitive that your wrangler's gonna look like a spaceship in comparison

 

[einride]

Almost every USA carmaker falls into that category.

hey, fords are okay nowadays i hear
















because they design and build them in germany

 

[NAD]

Lada Niva are so fucking badass. Have you seen the cupholder in the newer ones? The transfer case shifter blocks it, so it's unusable.

 

[einride]

Non-Wranglers can get a little fancy and are pretty much the poor man's Range Rover in many ways. Land Rover is another brand known for its pinnacle of dependability. Nobody drives either one expecting it to be a Honda.

actually, mea culpa

land rover/range rover is the brand that is always dead last in the reliability stats, not jeep

like at least take solace in the fact that no matter how much shit you guys get for your car quality, at least you're not england

 

[einride]

Lada Niva are so fucking badass. Have you seen the cupholder in the newer ones? The transfer case shifter blocks it, so it's unusable.

i'm utterly unsurprised

 

[NAD]

Lada Niva: Fuck your Starbucks, bitch.

 

[einride]

weak american starbuck paper cup buckle under pressure of russian steel shifter. russian vodka bottle strong, do not break.

 

[MFJ]

Varg really loves that thing

 

[NAD]

I would absolutely pilot a Land Rover Defender if I could over here. But they were only released for about 2 years and so cost $50,000 to $90,000 even today. The closest we have is the Discovery and Discovery II which are both dirt cheap these days. But even as a Jeeper... that level of unreliability scares me.

If I lived in Europe I'd probably have a Defender instead of a Wrangler. Or maybe both. And of course absolutely a Subaru Lesbian Wagon.

 

[MFJ]

I would absolutely pilot a Land Rover Defender if I could over here. But they were only released for about 2 years and so cost $50,000 to $90,000 even today. The closest we have is the Discovery and Discovery II which are both dirt cheap these days. But even as a Jeeper... that level of unreliability scares me.

If I lived in Europe I'd probably have a Defender instead of a Wrangler. Or maybe both. And of course absolutely a Subaru Lesbian Wagon.

Absolutely, those things are completely badass. I also love old Land Cruisers, but not the wealthy soccer-mom monstrosities that they've become today. MSRP begins around $90k IIRC

 

[NAD]

Absolutely, those things are completely badass. I also love old Land Cruisers, but not the wealthy soccer-mom monstrosities that they've become today. MSRP begins around $90k IIRC

Oh aye, an old FJ60 is one of my all-time favoUrite cars.

Euroland still gets the good Land Cruisers instead of our Rich Guy Boat. That monstrosity is still a supremely capable vehicles but yeah... $90k is absurd.

 

[NAD]

FWIW, probably 10-20% of people who own pickup trucks in the USA actually need a pickup truck. SO many people lease these giant fucking boats for 3 years and never put a single thing in the bed. It's criminal, what a waste of resources.

Back in the '90s I worked in the Kmart Garden Shop. One day some lady bought a bunch of plants (in plastic containers) and requested help with her giant cart of things. I went out there with her and started loading it all into her brand new Dodge Dakota.

"Careful! Don't scratch the bed."

 

[einride]

i just checked out of curiosity and the base model land cruiser in sweden is $73500 which is still ridiculous

now a base model lada niva on the other hand is just shy of $20000

i mean i know i would rather get three and a half nivas

 

[MFJ]

Thats interesting... they start at $85k here, I just checked.

 

[Reign in Acai]

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Lada Niva: Fuck your Starbucks, bitch.

Just spent 13 fn bucks on a pistacio latte and hardboiled fuggin eggs. How is this germane to the topic? Im currently at the dealership having my car serviced.

I couldve swore I got dbl charged, but didnt want the shame involved with questioning the price tag.

 

[Krilons Resa]

wait what

i'm not familiar with american prejudices re cars for the most part, except that everyone driving a pickup truck has a micropenis (wait, no, that's swedish prejudice) and saab is for gays i guess

i thought a subaru forester would be very manly and cool compared to a cute lil french car

 

[Krilons Resa]

i mean clearly we buy very different cars here. pickup trucks barely exist, everyone drives wagons, everyone has a trailer.

and the kind of cars that would be considered a little gay or lesbian or womanly here you don't even freakin have

like because gas is free in america and your default family cars are 8wd hummer pickup monstertrucks with flames shooting out the ass ...

FWIW, probably 10-20% of people who own pickup trucks in the USA actually need a pickup truck. SO many people lease these giant fucking boats for 3 years and never put a single thing in the bed. It's criminal, what a waste of resources.

Also fun fact: 80-90% (maybe more) of everyone who owns a Ford F-150, or even the Chevy/Dodge equivalent, are huge douchebags. I instantly judge every fucking one I see on the road, especially if they have some repressed-daddy issue, male brovado type decal on the back windows. (this also includes any american flag, semper fi, or that type of shit unfortunately.)

 

[einride]

I instantly judge every fucking one I see on the road, especially if they have some repressed-daddy issue, male brovado type decal on the back windows. (this also includes any american flag, semper fi, or that type of shit unfortunately.)

https://www.reddit.com/r/InfowarriorRides/

 

[Krilons Resa]

Also, yes, the Subaru Outback is the pinnacle the ghey mobility.