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VIDEO: Corvette ZR1 posts 205 mph top speed {Autoblog}
Apr 25th 2008 10:52PM I had the same thought-
"Quit looking at the dash and just bury the pedal. You can get the stats when you're done!"
Innuendo Alert: Jenna Jameson's Lamborghini sold on eBay {Autoblog}
Apr 6th 2008 4:16PM although on second thought that probably should be Richard, not Gene Simmons...
Innuendo Alert: Jenna Jameson's Lamborghini sold on eBay {Autoblog}
Apr 6th 2008 4:14PM "in the interviews I've seen with her she tends to come off as a cunt. She's got an ego bigger than Gene Simmons."
Hmmm... I think you needed to edit out some of those words. It probably should have come out simply as:
"cunt. bigger than Gene Simmons."
Pics Aplenty: Land Rover Defender SVX {Autoblog}
Apr 5th 2008 5:15PM Is there an off-road vehicle available that costs 3 x as much as a Defender?
Maybe an H1 Alpha.
( with the machine gun.)
Britain's Telegraph picks their 100 most beautiful cars of all time! {Autoblog}
Mar 21st 2008 12:57PM I think the Defender is a better choice than some of the others. The clean look of its ruggedness embodies the go-anywhere attitude that has made it a staple on every continent. It's not sports-car pretty, to be sure, but I'd take one if it were available state-side in a diesel...
Jeep Performance may offer diesel engine swap kit for Wrangler {Autoblog}
Mar 18th 2008 3:15PM Ah, nothing like an intelligent yet fair-minded comment to really stimulate the discussion. Clearly you are a man of learning and honor, Jim Gray, as well as an inspiration to us all.
Long live the Queen, douche bag.
Jeep Performance may offer diesel engine swap kit for Wrangler {Autoblog}
Mar 13th 2008 7:20PM 1, the diesel has been more than proven, just not on our continent.
2, "People who own wrangler's shouldn't concern themselves with fuel economy."
What? Really? I must be the only person that owns a jeep, uses it daily, and isn't so insanely rich or stupid that I care how much gas it uses...
3. I want my Jeep simple, which makes diesel v. hybrid easy. A hybrid computer malfunction 30 miles from the nearest road is not a good thing. A diesel is oodles more reliable and tested than any hybrid.
3, hybrid offer best savings in stop-and-go (in their current "tested" iterations). The beauty of diesel is the offroad prowess combined with good mileage cruising to and from the off-road. If you want stop-and-go optimization, buy a bike and ride to work- save the Jeep for weekends!
Jeep Performance may offer diesel engine swap kit for Wrangler {Autoblog}
Mar 13th 2008 4:37PM Sweet! If it's affordable I'm there.
I'm guessing it will be highly not-legal in several states, though...
And I, for one, want torgue AND frugality in my Jeep (I also want to brew my own biodiesel, which I think would be safer in the last-gen diesels than the more refined current ones.)
IIHS studies effectiveness of roof strength: Surprise! It matters {Autoblog}
Mar 12th 2008 9:48PM Makes me even more glad that my wife drives an Outback (now when will the diesel be here...?!)
IIHS studies effectiveness of roof strength: Surprise! It matters {Autoblog}
Mar 12th 2008 9:44PM They didn't test any Wranglers (interestingly the Liberty made the cut, though; so much for trying to look at real SUVs...)
I would wager that the Wrangler would have the best strength, for several reasons: 1, the roll cage is actually designed to handle a roll. 2, The relative weight is less than some of the others (in the 2 door, especially) and 3, The center stack of the cage is solid, with hefty bolts and welds to the other bars: the body and frame will probably bend first.
Would've been fun to find out how it woud do though...
