Jeeponomics 101: Eternal tirekicking for the gutless Jeep

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The cool ones do.
Are you a cool kid?
I speak of actual kids on bicycles that I drove by who verbalized their appreciation for plastic fantastic.... grown ups know better lol

Now if you are asking if I WAS a cool kid growing up the simple answer is no. Introverted AF and I got picked on growing up in a poverty ass part of Thunder Bay to immigrant parents that didn't speak the language.
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Man that mime is really bothering me... :disgust: :butwhy:
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max225 wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:29 pm Man that mime is really bothering me... :disgust: :butwhy:
I took this pic yesterday, the guy freaks me out so I wanted to share. We suffer together lol
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I should get a jeep. I'm never on the highway anyway.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:46 pm I should get a jeep. I'm never on the highway anyway.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:46 pm I should get a jeep. I'm never on the highway anyway.
Highway... below 65mph is fine :doe: you mentioned your speed limits are lower anyways.
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max225 wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:52 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:46 pm I should get a jeep. I'm never on the highway anyway.
Highway... below 65mph is fine :doe: you mentioned your speed limits are lower anyways.
Yeah

I wonder if it will fit down my street. 4" wider than my car which is a squeeze...
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:05 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:52 pm

Highway... below 65mph is fine :doe: you mentioned your speed limits are lower anyways.
Yeah

I wonder if it will fit down my street. 4" wider than my car which is a squeeze...
It has got to... it is only around 3" from what I can tell, and these are not behemoths.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:05 pm

Yeah

I wonder if it will fit down my street. 4" wider than my car which is a squeeze...
Just drive on the crubs and sidewalks.
:dat: , stop thinking with your head so much!
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I wish I had a commute that supported a :jeep: sale. JKU/JLU in a cool colour would be :tits:
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:05 pm

Yeah

I wonder if it will fit down my street. 4" wider than my car which is a squeeze...
Just drive on the crubs and sidewalks.
Don’t forget that with metal bumper kit you can just knock over any fents that get in your way.
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$10k C5s changed that
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max225 wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:14 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:05 pm

Yeah

I wonder if it will fit down my street. 4" wider than my car which is a squeeze...
It has got to... it is only around 3" from what I can tell, and these are not behemoths.
Biggest thing that squeezes down my street is a 2012 era Tacoma.

The city has tiny trash trucks for streets like mine. Even has tiny snow plow bobcat things.
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Don’t forget that with metal bumper kit you can just knock over any fents that get in your way.
Briks and burshes don't stand a chance, either!
Metal poles, fire hydrants, and telephone poles line the left side of the street bruh.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:24 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:14 pm
It has got to... it is only around 3" from what I can tell, and these are not behemoths.
Biggest thing that squeezes down my street is a 2012 era Tacoma.

The city has tiny trash trucks for streets like mine. Even has tiny snow plow bobcat things.
I think a jeep is smaller than even the smallest tiny trash truck. 2012 tacoma is around same width...
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max225 wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:25 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:24 pm

Biggest thing that squeezes down my street is a 2012 era Tacoma.

The city has tiny trash trucks for streets like mine. Even has tiny snow plow bobcat things.
I think a jeep is smaller than even the smallest tiny trash truck. 2012 tacoma is around same width...
Just saying, its an actual concern of mine. My street is tiny.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:28 pm
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I think a jeep is smaller than even the smallest tiny trash truck. 2012 tacoma is around same width...
Just saying, its an actual concern of mine. My street is tiny.
I totes get it... but a Wrangler isn't a big vehicle...
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Hows Antonios Deli ?

Yea I can see the issue but the curb is low and worse comes to worse, fold in the mirror and go on the curb for a foot or two. You'll have the sidewall to handle it.

I think it should be ok. To make sure you can always rent one for 1 day or take a test drive through hood.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:30 pm https://goo.gl/maps/smrQMAgiUjPgVzpV6
That's my street :yikes:
:ohdang: that is tight........ Is that the original Pats' and Geno's Steaks on the other side of the ball field or are they all over Philly?
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max225 wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:40 pm Hows Antonios Deli ?

Yea I can see the issue but the curb is low and worse comes to worse, fold in the mirror and go on the curb for a foot or two. You'll have the sidewall to handle it.

I think it should be ok. To make sure you can always rent one for 1 day or take a test drive through hood.
Thought about doing that. It's likely not an issue. Just would be tough to buy a very expensive vehicle and have it not fit.
Also the swing out tailgate is annoying for parallel parking... A liftback is a lot better. But I think I could manage it.

Antonios is alright. They're friendly in there. Ricci's around the corner is way better though.
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Irish wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:40 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:30 pm https://goo.gl/maps/smrQMAgiUjPgVzpV6
That's my street :yikes:
:ohdang: that is tight........ Is that the original Pats' and Geno's Steaks on the other side of the ball field or are they all over Philly?
They are the originals. Tourist traps. After every Phillies game, every weekend, its a driving disaster over there clogged with tourists taking selfies in the middle of the street. Sometimes we get the motorcycle gangs over there too, that's fun. Sport bikes revving to 14k for 30 seconds straight. Or Harleys bringing the thunder and revving at fucking everything for no reason.

Then the next day walking around the park you'll find all sorts of wrappers, buckets of discarded cheese fries, and half eaten cheesesteaks thrown all over the sidewalk.

The fun part is, any pizza joint will make you a better cheesesteak than either of these clowns.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:42 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:40 pm Hows Antonios Deli ?

Yea I can see the issue but the curb is low and worse comes to worse, fold in the mirror and go on the curb for a foot or two. You'll have the sidewall to handle it.

I think it should be ok. To make sure you can always rent one for 1 day or take a test drive through hood.
Thought about doing that. It's likely not an issue. Just would be tough to buy a very expensive vehicle and have it not fit.
Also the swing out tailgate is annoying for parallel parking... A liftback is a lot better. But I think I could manage it.

Antonios is alright. They're friendly in there. Ricci's around the corner is way better though.
I can't member if the Glass on the jeep can pop up before the swing or vice versa. I know I could pop the glass without the gate on the JGC I had. I think it is gate then glass on the jeep :( And agreed on the swing... it is annoying
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max225 wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:48 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:42 pm

Thought about doing that. It's likely not an issue. Just would be tough to buy a very expensive vehicle and have it not fit.
Also the swing out tailgate is annoying for parallel parking... A liftback is a lot better. But I think I could manage it.

Antonios is alright. They're friendly in there. Ricci's around the corner is way better though.
I can't member if the Glass on the jeep can pop up before the swing or vice versa. I know I could pop the glass without the gate on the JGC I had. I think it is gate then glass on the jeep :( And agreed on the swing... it is annoying
Swing the gate then pop the glass. Unless you don't close the glass I guess but then its open and bouncing as you drive? Its the only way to do it with the spare tire on the back so I understand it. But a liftback is easier for sure. Which is why I like Xterras.
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