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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:39 pm Our rental vehicle is a Ram Rebel. V6. I am very :notsure: on it.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:39 pm Our rental vehicle is a Ram Rebel. V6. I am very :notsure: on it.
Rebel in a rental fleet? Interesting.

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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:39 pm Our rental vehicle is a Ram Rebel. V6. I am very :notsure: on it.
rental where ? What are the deets habachi man?
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max225 wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:46 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:39 pm Our rental vehicle is a Ram Rebel. V6. I am very :notsure: on it.
rental where ? What are the deets habachi man?
I am in Houston, mang. Surprise trip 2 weeks before your wedding! You get to lose 1 week so you can promote synergies and meet people.

In Houston.

The outskirts of this city are an urban sprawl disaster shithole. The plant for the company I am now "working" for is also a piece of shit. :thisisfine:
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:59 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:39 pm Our rental vehicle is a Ram Rebel. V6. I am very :notsure: on it.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:39 pm Our rental vehicle is a Ram Rebel. V6. I am very :notsure: on it.
Rebel in a rental fleet? Interesting.

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Rebel package is useless.

Interior red seat accents are neat and I like them, they remind me of my STI. Red plastic accents look stupid in person because it doesn't match anything because metalliplastic. And the person that made the fake diamond print (not embossed, just straight up applique style LOL) on the piano black deserves to be escorted out of the building.

Interior is plastic fantastic. It's plastic everywhere. This has the poverty radio, no touch screen just a 4" :jalepenis: thing that displays the current radio station. So. Much. Plastic. The center console is just a big giant fat plastic blob of plastic. The map or laptop or ipad or whatever pocket next to the passenger seat moves a good 4" and feels less than Fisher Price. The door handles are plastic. The dash is mostly plastic, some of that cushy foam leather printed stuff that VW likes to use, some vinyl that is stitched.

Interior is giant though. Seats are really nice. Gauges are crisp from what I can tell from the passenger seat.

Hood has a plastic thing bolted to it which looks retarded from inside because it sticks up like a hood scoop but its so bolted on I can't even. It also limits visibility out the front for no reason. It too can be escorted out.

Ride isn't great. I can't tell if its the roads or the truck. It has giant off road tires on it. So it might be at least partly the truck. But it refuses to bottom out, no motions are harsh at all, it just wallows and jiggles a lot. Its like a less harsh version of my car. I am wondering if the tires are over inflated. It doesn't jiggle side to side like an F150 when it goes over bumps but it doesn't exactly ride any better overall than that truck does. Firmer suspension for off road reasons maybe?

Power wise its a V6. It moves well enough when the engine revs up. Engine sounds ok. It accelerates chuggy with the AC blasting. Feels like there are a lot of dead spots in the powerband. This is not the right engine for this vehicle. Get the V8 or don't bother with the bro package.

Its all black outside. Looks killer.

Just get a Laramie instead. Still looks fucking bomb. Better at being a DD. Better at being a truck.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 10:38 pm
Detroit wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 3:33 pm
Rebel in a rental fleet? Interesting.

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Rebel package is useless.

Interior red seat accents are neat and I like them, they remind me of my STI. Red plastic accents look stupid in person because it doesn't match anything because metalliplastic. And the person that made the fake diamond print (not embossed, just straight up applique style LOL) on the piano black deserves to be escorted out of the building.

Interior is plastic fantastic. It's plastic everywhere. This has the poverty radio, no touch screen just a 4" :jalepenis: thing that displays the current radio station. So. Much. Plastic. The center console is just a big giant fat plastic blob of plastic. The map or laptop or ipad or whatever pocket next to the passenger seat moves a good 4" and feels less than Fisher Price. The door handles are plastic. The dash is mostly plastic, some of that cushy foam leather printed stuff that VW likes to use, some vinyl that is stitched.

Interior is giant though. Seats are really nice. Gauges are crisp from what I can tell from the passenger seat.

Hood has a plastic thing bolted to it which looks retarded from inside because it sticks up like a hood scoop but its so bolted on I can't even. It also limits visibility out the front for no reason. It too can be escorted out.

Ride isn't great. I can't tell if its the roads or the truck. It has giant off road tires on it. So it might be at least partly the truck. But it refuses to bottom out, no motions are harsh at all, it just wallows and jiggles a lot. Its like a less harsh version of my car. I am wondering if the tires are over inflated. It doesn't jiggle side to side like an F150 when it goes over bumps but it doesn't exactly ride any better overall than that truck does. Firmer suspension for off road reasons maybe?

Power wise its a V6. It moves well enough when the engine revs up. Engine sounds ok. It accelerates chuggy with the AC blasting. Feels like there are a lot of dead spots in the powerband. This is not the right engine for this vehicle. Get the V8 or don't bother with the bro package.

Its all black outside. Looks killer.

Just get a Laramie instead. Still looks fucking bomb. Better at being a DD. Better at being a truck.
:impressive: so did you tow ?

Ugh Houston right now is at 100f ? :disgust: ‘Merica
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:19 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:14 pm
The powertrain seems to be the only thing people like in the new Ranger. I'm sure the 2.3T is a fun engine in that truck.
All of the ecobeast engines aside from that shitty 1.5T are good. But sometimes they go ecoboom and are hardly ever actually eco :notsure:
They get no meaningfully better mileage than their N/A V8 Competition.
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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Unpopular Opinion. I have no idea why you guys circle jerk it to the Rebel. It is a white trash truck.
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: Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:05 am Unpopular Opinion. I have no idea why you guys circle jerk it to the Rebel. It is a white trash truck.
This is a truk forum now bro.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:19 pm All of the ecobeast engines aside from that shitty 1.5T are good. But sometimes they go ecoboom and are hardly ever actually eco :notsure:
They get no meaningfully better mileage than their N/A V8 Competition.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:05 am Unpopular Opinion. I have no idea why you guys circle jerk it to the Rebel. It is a white trash truck.
Do we? Who's really that into it? I kind of share my wife's opinion that it's a bit too...red.
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: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:52 am
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:05 am Unpopular Opinion. I have no idea why you guys circle jerk it to the Rebel. It is a white trash truck.
Do we? Who's really that into it? I kind of share my wife's opinion that it's a bit too...red.
I think they look cool on the outside. Would rather own a Laramie or whatever it is.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 9:49 am
Detroit wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:52 am
Do we? Who's really that into it? I kind of share my wife's opinion that it's a bit too...red.
I think they look cool on the outside. Would rather own a Laramie or whatever it is.
Laramie is absolutely the way to go.
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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Early morning 6AM Denny’s vibes.
This is texass, I got curb clearance envy tho
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Early morning 6AM Denny’s vibes.
This is texass, I got curb clearance envy tho
Crazy yours can’t clear a curb. That would be a hard pass from me personally.
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Detroit wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:52 am
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:05 am Unpopular Opinion. I have no idea why you guys circle jerk it to the Rebel. It is a white trash truck.
Do we? Who's really that into it? I kind of share my wife's opinion that it's a bit too...red.
I can't retrace 308 pages of this stuff but I stand firm that there has been some jerkin.
If you want Dodge, go Power Wagon. Or Cummins Dually.
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: Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:59 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:52 am
Do we? Who's really that into it? I kind of share my wife's opinion that it's a bit too...red.
I can't retrace 308 pages of this stuff but I stand firm that there has been some jerkin.
If you want Dodge, go Power Wagon. Or Cummins Dually.
I am into it... maybe all this crap has something to do with the trim level... would love to see the MSRP on that "bad boy" the nice ones are 60k. pre 15-20k on the hood.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:59 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:52 am
Do we? Who's really that into it? I kind of share my wife's opinion that it's a bit too...red.
I can't retrace 308 pages of this stuff but I stand firm that there has been some jerkin.
If you want Dodge, go Power Wagon. Or Cummins Dually.
I've built quite a few Power Wagons on the configurator...

I'm just :gay: and like smaller trucks. The Gladiator will be perfect.
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: Wed Aug 21, 2019 9:55 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:59 pm

I can't retrace 308 pages of this stuff but I stand firm that there has been some jerkin.
If you want Dodge, go Power Wagon. Or Cummins Dually.
I've built quite a few Power Wagons on the configurator...

I'm just :gay: and like smaller trucks. The Gladiator will be perfect.
Any status on that ?
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max225 wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:00 am
Detroit wrote: Wed Aug 21, 2019 9:55 pm
I've built quite a few Power Wagons on the configurator...

I'm just :gay: and like smaller trucks. The Gladiator will be perfect.
Any status on that ?
In Jeep stuff :bread: he said there's a hold up and it hasn't been produced yet.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:38 am
max225 wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:00 am

Any status on that ?
In Jeep stuff :bread: he said there's a hold up and it hasn't been produced yet.
:disgust: everyone’s held up at the buffet line
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max225 wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:41 am
CaleDeRoo wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:38 am

In Jeep stuff :bread: he said there's a hold up and it hasn't been produced yet.
:disgust: everyone’s held up at the buffet line
Yep. I talked to the plant schedulers to get it bumped up and it got stuck anyway. Now I'm trying to figure out why and I'm just getting a bunch of :iono:

:rolleyes:

But in other news, got a flyer for an extra $500 off a 2018 JL. :dillerman: a few miles from us in the ghetto has the perfect Sahara for :tits: checking it out next week.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2019 1:14 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:41 am
:disgust: everyone’s held up at the buffet line
Yep. I talked to the plant schedulers to get it bumped up and it got stuck anyway. Now I'm trying to figure out why and I'm just getting a bunch of :iono:

:rolleyes:

But in other news, got a flyer for an extra $500 off a 2018 JL. :dillerman: a few miles from us in the ghetto has the perfect Sahara for :tits: checking it out next week.
:neat:

We're still at 8k off... were at 8k for 6 months, then 2weeks of 10k, now back up to 8k... when we went to 10k, they moved 10 of the 42 leftovers. 2 weeks later they still have 32... honestly 2018... NOW... is just :fullretard:

We have no 2020s en route :doe:
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