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Apex wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:02 pm
Detroit wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:57 pm
:lolol:

For me, it's just a :neat: :math: ...IDGAF about the financial impact. I paid 1.95 for gas at Costco on the way north on Friday.

What's interesting is it seems like my truck is breaking in? Or it likes this hotter weather. It's improved quite a bit over the last few months...It's doing as well or better than my ZR2 did in similar driving situations.
How many miles on the big dumb orange :jeep: :truk: now?

Maybe we should call it Trump... :hue:
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Detroit wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:52 pm
Apex wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:02 pm

How many miles on the big dumb orange :jeep: :truk: now?

Maybe we should call it Trump... :hue:
Turned over 10k yesterday. Has been flawless.

And so no, it certainly does not deserve that terrible name.
:yikes: Btw any rear swaybar end link issues, or is it just FORUM OFFROAD bros snapping them by posting excessive flex pics?

My dad's 300s has got close to 40k miles. 0 issues... Even though JD powers rated chrysler near the END of the list... :lol:
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Speaking of issues... anyone else with the :jalapenis: 2.0T have like a weird whistle noise for a fraction of a second on startup? I assume that's just the way it sounds :aintcare:

That is I guess my one complaint with the 2.0T, it does sound like :poop: That said.... this is my 3rd 2.0T from three different manufacturers and none of them sound good.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:26 pm Speaking of issues... anyone else with the :jalapenis: 2.0T have like a weird whistle noise for a fraction of a second on startup? I assume that's just the way it sounds :aintcare:

That is I guess my one complaint with the 2.0T, it does sound like :poop: That said.... this is my 3rd 2.0T from three different manufacturers and none of them sound good.
The only decent ones are essentially hype R and I guess my mini with the boom pipe
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D Griff wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:26 pm Speaking of issues... anyone else with the :jalapenis: 2.0T have like a weird whistle noise for a fraction of a second on startup? I assume that's just the way it sounds :aintcare:

That is I guess my one complaint with the 2.0T, it does sound like :poop: That said.... this is my 3rd 2.0T from three different manufacturers and none of them sound good.
You have everything for an :ellis: swap sitting in your driveway. Just saying.... :lol:
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max225 wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:29 pm
D Griff wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:26 pm Speaking of issues... anyone else with the :jalapenis: 2.0T have like a weird whistle noise for a fraction of a second on startup? I assume that's just the way it sounds :aintcare:

That is I guess my one complaint with the 2.0T, it does sound like :poop: That said.... this is my 3rd 2.0T from three different manufacturers and none of them sound good.
The only decent ones are essentially hype R and I guess my mini with the boom pipe
My F30 with the Borla catback sounds decent... but still leaves a bit to be desired.
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Apex wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:30 pm
D Griff wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:26 pm Speaking of issues... anyone else with the :jalapenis: 2.0T have like a weird whistle noise for a fraction of a second on startup? I assume that's just the way it sounds :aintcare:

That is I guess my one complaint with the 2.0T, it does sound like :poop: That said.... this is my 3rd 2.0T from three different manufacturers and none of them sound good.
You have everything for an :ellis: swap sitting in your driveway. Just saying.... :lol:
:megusta:

I could also then have the only 2.0T eight speed auto :poorvette:
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Don’t mind me, just checking out onboard air setups. :troywax:
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(Reuters) - In the midst of a raging pandemic, Belal Bilto, 26, a sales executive and a Manhattan resident bought a midsize pickup Jeep Gladiator this month for just over $48,000, lured by a discount of about $5,000 on the list price and a seven-year, no-interest loan.

For Bilto, who was laid off in March, and his fiancé Sabrina Moller, 28, a private chef, a car seemed a safer option to travel around during the virus outbreak. Most importantly the truck's purchase is a business expense for the couple to support their new boutique mobile catering venture, platedate.
:wtf: did i just read
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max225 wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:13 pm
(Reuters) - In the midst of a raging pandemic, Belal Bilto, 26, a sales executive and a Manhattan resident bought a midsize pickup Jeep Gladiator this month for just over $48,000, lured by a discount of about $5,000 on the list price and a seven-year, no-interest loan.

For Bilto, who was laid off in March, and his fiancé Sabrina Moller, 28, a private chef, a car seemed a safer option to travel around during the virus outbreak. Most importantly the truck's purchase is a business expense for the couple to support their new boutique mobile catering venture, platedate.
:wtf: did i just read
:mindblown:

Guessing he was doing well if he was laid off and still managed to score the no interest loan.
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max225 wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:13 pm
(Reuters) - In the midst of a raging pandemic, Belal Bilto, 26, a sales executive and a Manhattan resident bought a midsize pickup Jeep Gladiator this month for just over $48,000, lured by a discount of about $5,000 on the list price and a seven-year, no-interest loan.

For Bilto, who was laid off in March, and his fiancé Sabrina Moller, 28, a private chef, a car seemed a safer option to travel around during the virus outbreak. Most importantly the truck's purchase is a business expense for the couple to support their new boutique mobile catering venture, platedate.
:wtf: did i just read
This is my dream life. Only my business would be stay at home astronaut. Or maybe mobile bike repair for charity.
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Wocka Wocka wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:58 pm
max225 wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:13 pm

:wtf: did i just read
:mindblown:

Guessing he was doing well if he was laid off and still managed to score the no interest loan.
FCA gonna FCA. He overpaid by $5k on the truck. They threw him the no interest loan bone. Either way he took some meat.

I’m laid off. Nissan loves throwing money at people they shouldn’t. Maybe I could get a primo discount and no interest loan on a GTR 🤔 It has a back seat, perfect kid and puppy hauler. Wonder if I can put a hitch on it for bikes. And a roof rack plus space pod for a stroller.
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Apex wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:31 pm Don’t mind me, just checking out onboard air setups. :troywax:
ARB compressor? For airing up/down at trails? :neat: stuff.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:07 am
Apex wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:31 pm Don’t mind me, just checking out onboard air setups. :troywax:
ARB compressor? For airing up/down at trails? :neat: stuff.
Yeah, dual ARB compressor for airing up/down. One company has a :neat: valve that you can set for the pressure you want and it’ll put all 4 tires there at the same time.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:59 am
Wocka Wocka wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:58 pm

:mindblown:

Guessing he was doing well if he was laid off and still managed to score the no interest loan.
FCA gonna FCA. He overpaid by $5k on the truck. They threw him the no interest loan bone. Either way he took some meat.

I’m laid off. Nissan loves throwing money at people they shouldn’t. Maybe I could get a primo discount and no interest loan on a GTR 🤔 It has a back seat, perfect kid and puppy hauler. Wonder if I can put a hitch on it for bikes. And a roof rack plus space pod for a stroller.
You could do that plus an instagram/YouTube channel of your adventures and get that internet money. :waxer:
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I've now seen two different local whoreange JT Rubis with black hard tops. :mindblown:

Chris your people are all here I guess.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:59 am
Wocka Wocka wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:58 pm

:mindblown:

Guessing he was doing well if he was laid off and still managed to score the no interest loan.
FCA gonna FCA. He overpaid by $5k on the truck. They threw him the no interest loan bone. Either way he took some meat.

I’m laid off. Nissan loves throwing money at people they shouldn’t. Maybe I could get a primo discount and no interest loan on a GTR 🤔 It has a back seat, perfect kid and puppy hauler. Wonder if I can put a hitch on it for bikes. And a roof rack plus space pod for a stroller.
Iirc :waxer: had the complete opposite experience. Nissan :diller: tried some BS to get him a high interest loan. Pretty sure tow bar are available for them though.
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Apex wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:14 am
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:07 am

ARB compressor? For airing up/down at trails? :neat: stuff.
Yeah, dual ARB compressor for airing up/down. One company has a :neat: valve that you can set for the pressure you want and it’ll put all 4 tires there at the same time.
I've looked into this, but man is it a lot of money and effort for :notsure: convenience.

I use these to air down:
https://www.amazon.com/Teraflex-4807200 ... B006D9W5FA

I don't screw them on that far so the deflation rate is slow. I can screw them onto all 4 tires then check the pressure on the first tire a until I'm at the desired, then unscrew them all. Works great.

Then I bought this air pump:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000L ... UTF8&psc=1

And modded it by replacing the wiring with 10awg jumper cable from HF. It easily sits under my back seat, and sets up super fast...it also inflates rather quickly with the wiring mod. While it can't do multiple tires at the same time, it doesn't really matter because it's surprisingly fast.

I really don't care for deflators that remove the valve core like ARB or AEV, I've seen multiple occasions where the core gets cross-threaded when screwing back in, causing a nightmare when you just want to hit the trail.
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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CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:19 am
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:59 am

FCA gonna FCA. He overpaid by $5k on the truck. They threw him the no interest loan bone. Either way he took some meat.

I’m laid off. Nissan loves throwing money at people they shouldn’t. Maybe I could get a primo discount and no interest loan on a GTR 🤔 It has a back seat, perfect kid and puppy hauler. Wonder if I can put a hitch on it for bikes. And a roof rack plus space pod for a stroller.
Iirc :waxer: had the complete opposite experience. Nissan :diller: tried some BS to get him a high interest loan. Pretty sure tow bar are available for them though.
Yea, Nissan doesn't do low interest. Their game is to approve sub-prime applicants that can't get approved elsewhere at phenomenally high interest rates, which is all profit since vehicles aren't THAT hard to repo.
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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CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:13 am I've now seen two different local whoreange JT Rubis with black hard tops. :mindblown:

Chris your people are all here I guess.
:ohdang:

I've never seen another one around here.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:26 pm Speaking of issues... anyone else with the :jalapenis: 2.0T have like a weird whistle noise for a fraction of a second on startup? I assume that's just the way it sounds :aintcare:

That is I guess my one complaint with the 2.0T, it does sound like :poop: That said.... this is my 3rd 2.0T from three different manufacturers and none of them sound good.
Yep, ours sounds a bit weird on cold start too. :aintcare:

The sound really is the 2.0's biggest downfall. It's really not great, which is funny because this is the same company that made the 500 Abarth the best sounding car in the industry for a time.

The 3.6 in my JT sounds fantastic :doe: It's surprising actually.
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Detroit wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:21 am
Apex wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:14 am

Yeah, dual ARB compressor for airing up/down. One company has a :neat: valve that you can set for the pressure you want and it’ll put all 4 tires there at the same time.
I've looked into this, but man is it a lot of money and effort for :notsure: convenience.

I use these to air down:
https://www.amazon.com/Teraflex-4807200 ... B006D9W5FA

I don't screw them on that far so the deflation rate is slow. I can screw them onto all 4 tires then check the pressure on the first tire a until I'm at the desired, then unscrew them all. Works great.

Then I bought this air pump:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000L ... UTF8&psc=1

And modded it by replacing the wiring with 10awg jumper cable from HF. It easily sits under my back seat, and sets up super fast...it also inflates rather quickly with the wiring mod. While it can't do multiple tires at the same time, it doesn't really matter because it's surprisingly fast.

I really don't care for deflators that remove the valve core like ARB or AEV, I've seen multiple occasions where the core gets cross-threaded when screwing back in, causing a nightmare when you just want to hit the trail.
Oh I agree it’s full :wasteful: but :neat: to have onboard air.
We have a similar pump setup right now and it does work fairly well.

I don’t want anything to do with removing cores, that sounds like a bad situation waiting to happen. But those little keyring caps look like a helpful air down option. You have to remove them to check the pressure, right?
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Apex wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:35 am
Detroit wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:21 am
I've looked into this, but man is it a lot of money and effort for :notsure: convenience.

I use these to air down:
https://www.amazon.com/Teraflex-4807200 ... B006D9W5FA

I don't screw them on that far so the deflation rate is slow. I can screw them onto all 4 tires then check the pressure on the first tire a until I'm at the desired, then unscrew them all. Works great.

Then I bought this air pump:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000L ... UTF8&psc=1

And modded it by replacing the wiring with 10awg jumper cable from HF. It easily sits under my back seat, and sets up super fast...it also inflates rather quickly with the wiring mod. While it can't do multiple tires at the same time, it doesn't really matter because it's surprisingly fast.

I really don't care for deflators that remove the valve core like ARB or AEV, I've seen multiple occasions where the core gets cross-threaded when screwing back in, causing a nightmare when you just want to hit the trail.
Oh I agree it’s full :wasteful: but :neat: to have onboard air.
We have a similar pump setup right now and it does work fairly well.

I don’t want anything to do with removing cores, that sounds like a bad situation waiting to happen. But those little keyring caps look like a helpful air down option. You have to remove them to check the pressure, right?
Onboard air is neat, but I can never justify the cost.

The screw on deflators are fantastic, and no...you don't need to remove them to check pressure. Just stick the pressure gauge over it as it's deflating. But I also don't screw them on far, so the velocity of air leaving isn't that crazy.
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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Oh I agree it’s full :wasteful: but :neat: to have onboard air.
We have a similar pump setup right now and it does work fairly well.

I don’t want anything to do with removing cores, that sounds like a bad situation waiting to happen. But those little keyring caps look like a helpful air down option. You have to remove them to check the pressure, right?
Onboard air is neat, but I can never justify the cost.

The screw on deflators are fantastic, and no...you don't need to remove them to check pressure. Just stick the pressure gauge over it as it's deflating. But I also don't screw them on far, so the velocity of air leaving isn't that crazy.
Yeah, I just look for ways to blow money sometimes. :troywax:

That’s handy that you can check the pressure while they’re deflating. Could be a worthwhile $18 spend...
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Apex wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:56 am
Detroit wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:37 am
Onboard air is neat, but I can never justify the cost.

The screw on deflators are fantastic, and no...you don't need to remove them to check pressure. Just stick the pressure gauge over it as it's deflating. But I also don't screw them on far, so the velocity of air leaving isn't that crazy.
Yeah, I just look for ways to blow money sometimes. :troywax:

That’s handy that you can check the pressure while they’re deflating. Could be a worthwhile $18 spend...
If you deflate tires often, it's a really handy thing to keep in the glovebox. Much better than using some sort of pointy object.
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