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Detroit wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 2:41 pm
troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 2:39 pm I was just wondering if it might be like the GX470 vs 4runner in that the luxury version is somehow cheaper than the "regular" version used these days because people are weird.
It's an excellent point, and possibly very valid. Just like the GX, everyone knows the 4Runner, few know the GX. Avalanche vs Escalade EXT is quite possibly the same.
I’m :notsure: about this statement. Everyone has been doing the Lexus “off road thing” for a bit now. And it’s not really a secret that the average :derp: doesn’t know. I noticed that especially on the used market these vehicles get tagged under 4 runners etc on Craigslist as well.
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Melon wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 8:22 pmBuy my 328i
Maybe griff will? I hear he's looking for a :manuel: car.

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HerrBerlin wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 8:39 pm
Melon wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 8:22 pmBuy my 328i
Maybe griff will? I hear he's looking for a :manuel: car.

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Lulz. Hot potato.
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HerrBerlin wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 8:39 pm
Melon wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 8:22 pmBuy my 328i
Maybe griff will? I hear he's looking for a :manuel: car.

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Melon wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 8:22 pmBuy my 328i
Is it for sale?

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Irish wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 8:16 pm
Detroit wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 2:41 pm
It's an excellent point, and possibly very valid. Just like the GX, everyone knows the 4Runner, few know the GX. Avalanche vs Escalade EXT is quite possibly the same.
I thought the GX was the luxury Land Cruiser size wise.... :mindblown:
The big one is LX
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CaleDeRoo wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 2:40 pm
Irish wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 8:16 pm

I thought the GX was the luxury Land Cruiser size wise.... :mindblown:
The big one is LX
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Melon wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 8:22 pmBuy my 328i
Should tow the 4k boat no problem right?
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 10:02 am
Irish wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 9:56 am

Smallish trailer = Bed
I just don't have anywhere to store a trailer. I already have to somehow make space for the boat trailer.

That said, the possibility of getting a side by side is high next year, and that will need a trailer, which could double as a truck bed indeed. Towing behind a GX would be 5/7.

Though another "perfect" option would be a GMT800 Avalanche. Might keep an eye out for one on the west coast to bring back next year.
The GMT900 Avalanche is like 50 billion times better looking
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D Griff wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:01 am
Melon wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 8:22 pmBuy my 328i
Is it for sale?

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The most hated car on DFD. Passed around like a cheap whore aim.t nobody want to marry her.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 8:05 pm
D Griff wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:01 am

Is it for sale?

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The most hated car on DFD. Passed around like a cheap whore aim.t nobody want to marry her.
Maybe I'll hose her down with penicillin and take a turn.... :hubba:
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 8:03 pm
Detroit wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 10:02 am
I just don't have anywhere to store a trailer. I already have to somehow make space for the boat trailer.

That said, the possibility of getting a side by side is high next year, and that will need a trailer, which could double as a truck bed indeed. Towing behind a GX would be 5/7.

Though another "perfect" option would be a GMT800 Avalanche. Might keep an eye out for one on the west coast to bring back next year.
The GMT900 Avalanche is like 50 billion times better looking
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 8:05 pm
D Griff wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:01 am

Is it for sale?

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I love the car. :iono:
It's just the E36 M3 is also a fast sedan, and is paid for with much cheaper insurance.
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Thread title change since all my remotely interesting rolling stock is liquidated and I'm counting down the days until the CT goes back to hell.

BUT a new chapter begins. One of aquatic leisure set to a soft rock soundtrack.

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Our boat hoist is in the water! We're on the end, newest=last. :aintcare: since this is a 5 min walk from our house. Clearly still some leveling to do since it's so low, they're working on that today and tomorrow. Going to be 80 on Friday, so getting the boat in the water this weekend would be :fuckyeah:

Speaking of, boat content incoming. I need to change the oil in the engine and outdrive, I also suspect the thermostat is stuck open so I'm going to replace that. Hopefully accomplishing that tomorrow or Thursday.
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When are the dual ying yang spinney thangs going on?
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Dude, this is so much :fuckyeah:
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Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 5:04 pm When are the dual ying yang spinney thangs going on?
:lolol:

0/7 will be decorating the hoist with that crap. At most I may look into adding a 12v motor to power it up and down rather than the manual crank, but even that probably won't happen.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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[user not found] wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 10:46 am
max225 wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 8:20 pm

I’m :notsure: about this statement. Everyone has been doing the Lexus “off road thing” for a bit now. And it’s not really a secret that the average :derp: doesn’t know. I noticed that especially on the used market these vehicles get tagged under 4 runners etc on Craigslist as well.
https://jalopnik.com/i-found-my-lexus-g ... 1846945819

Right up Dplac's alley.
Lulz, this where I do most of my "hard" wheeling.

I may take the CT out with the RTT and a ZR2 crew to camp on the island later this summer. Would be :lolol: because I think it'll do anything a ZR2 will out there. Fitting through tight trails will be the hardest part.
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[user not found] wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 12:24 pm
Detroit wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 12:15 pm
Lulz, this where I do most of my "hard" wheeling.

I may take the CT out with the RTT and a ZR2 crew to camp on the island later this summer. Would be :lolol: because I think it'll do anything a ZR2 will out there. Fitting through tight trails will be the hardest part.
Corp lease? Send it.
Kind of. It's against the rules to off-road it. Any damages are 100% on me.

I wheeled the JT ZFG, but the CT being wider makes me more nervous. We'll see, I miss wheeling
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