"Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges."
 

The Trail Rated badge has got to be the stupidest gimmick I've ever heard.
Is the Jeep the only vehicle to survive a Nevada Auto Testing Center
off-road trail? Now, if the NATS distributed this as an annual reward to
the vehicles most worthy, like Motor Trend--or something like that (I don't
know!) then the Trail Badge might mean something. Is there anyone here that
thinks the Trail badge is more than a stupid gimmick?

-Muuurgh
I bet Bill says -- "Real Jeeps don't have trail rated badges."

Re: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges."
 

My trail rated badges come from trees and rocks.

:-)

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Matt Macchiarolo
mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
"Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com> wrote in message
news:2g082aF31tf0U1@uni-berlin.de...
> The Trail Rated badge has got to be the stupidest gimmick I've ever heard.
> Is the Jeep the only vehicle to survive a Nevada Auto Testing Center
> off-road trail? Now, if the NATS distributed this as an annual reward to
> the vehicles most worthy, like Motor Trend--or something like that (I
don't
> know!) then the Trail Badge might mean something. Is there anyone here
that
> thinks the Trail badge is more than a stupid gimmick?
>
> -Muuurgh
> I bet Bill says -- "Real Jeeps don't have trail rated badges."
>
>
>

Re: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges."
 

My trail rated badges come from trees and rocks.

:-)

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Matt Macchiarolo
mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
"Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com> wrote in message
news:2g082aF31tf0U1@uni-berlin.de...
> The Trail Rated badge has got to be the stupidest gimmick I've ever heard.
> Is the Jeep the only vehicle to survive a Nevada Auto Testing Center
> off-road trail? Now, if the NATS distributed this as an annual reward to
> the vehicles most worthy, like Motor Trend--or something like that (I
don't
> know!) then the Trail Badge might mean something. Is there anyone here
that
> thinks the Trail badge is more than a stupid gimmick?
>
> -Muuurgh
> I bet Bill says -- "Real Jeeps don't have trail rated badges."
>
>
>

Re: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges."
 

My trail rated badges come from trees and rocks.

:-)

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Matt Macchiarolo
mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
"Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com> wrote in message
news:2g082aF31tf0U1@uni-berlin.de...
> The Trail Rated badge has got to be the stupidest gimmick I've ever heard.
> Is the Jeep the only vehicle to survive a Nevada Auto Testing Center
> off-road trail? Now, if the NATS distributed this as an annual reward to
> the vehicles most worthy, like Motor Trend--or something like that (I
don't
> know!) then the Trail Badge might mean something. Is there anyone here
that
> thinks the Trail badge is more than a stupid gimmick?
>
> -Muuurgh
> I bet Bill says -- "Real Jeeps don't have trail rated badges."
>
>
>

Re: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges."
 

My trail rated badges come from trees and rocks.

:-)

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---
Matt Macchiarolo
mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
"Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com> wrote in message
news:2g082aF31tf0U1@uni-berlin.de...
> The Trail Rated badge has got to be the stupidest gimmick I've ever heard.
> Is the Jeep the only vehicle to survive a Nevada Auto Testing Center
> off-road trail? Now, if the NATS distributed this as an annual reward to
> the vehicles most worthy, like Motor Trend--or something like that (I
don't
> know!) then the Trail Badge might mean something. Is there anyone here
that
> thinks the Trail badge is more than a stupid gimmick?
>
> -Muuurgh
> I bet Bill says -- "Real Jeeps don't have trail rated badges."
>
>
>

Re: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges."
 

There is no "trail rated" badge on my Willys pickup. Yes, a stupid gimmick.
Especially considering that 95% of the Jeeps sold nowadays will never leave
the paved road, much less be shifted into 4WD.

Best regards,
Dave Rose
Cactus Cowboy
Big Wonderful Wyoming
'49 Willys Pickup (parts truck)
'62 Willys Pickup 4WD 226
'98 XJ Sport
O|||||||O

"Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com> wrote in message
news:2g082aF31tf0U1@uni-berlin.de...
> The Trail Rated badge has got to be the stupidest gimmick I've ever heard.
> Is the Jeep the only vehicle to survive a Nevada Auto Testing Center
> off-road trail? Now, if the NATS distributed this as an annual reward to
> the vehicles most worthy, like Motor Trend--or something like that (I
don't
> know!) then the Trail Badge might mean something. Is there anyone here
that
> thinks the Trail badge is more than a stupid gimmick?
>
> -Muuurgh
> I bet Bill says -- "Real Jeeps don't have trail rated badges."
>
>
>

Re: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges."
 

There is no "trail rated" badge on my Willys pickup. Yes, a stupid gimmick.
Especially considering that 95% of the Jeeps sold nowadays will never leave
the paved road, much less be shifted into 4WD.

Best regards,
Dave Rose
Cactus Cowboy
Big Wonderful Wyoming
'49 Willys Pickup (parts truck)
'62 Willys Pickup 4WD 226
'98 XJ Sport
O|||||||O

"Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com> wrote in message
news:2g082aF31tf0U1@uni-berlin.de...
> The Trail Rated badge has got to be the stupidest gimmick I've ever heard.
> Is the Jeep the only vehicle to survive a Nevada Auto Testing Center
> off-road trail? Now, if the NATS distributed this as an annual reward to
> the vehicles most worthy, like Motor Trend--or something like that (I
don't
> know!) then the Trail Badge might mean something. Is there anyone here
that
> thinks the Trail badge is more than a stupid gimmick?
>
> -Muuurgh
> I bet Bill says -- "Real Jeeps don't have trail rated badges."
>
>
>

Re: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges."
 

There is no "trail rated" badge on my Willys pickup. Yes, a stupid gimmick.
Especially considering that 95% of the Jeeps sold nowadays will never leave
the paved road, much less be shifted into 4WD.

Best regards,
Dave Rose
Cactus Cowboy
Big Wonderful Wyoming
'49 Willys Pickup (parts truck)
'62 Willys Pickup 4WD 226
'98 XJ Sport
O|||||||O

"Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com> wrote in message
news:2g082aF31tf0U1@uni-berlin.de...
> The Trail Rated badge has got to be the stupidest gimmick I've ever heard.
> Is the Jeep the only vehicle to survive a Nevada Auto Testing Center
> off-road trail? Now, if the NATS distributed this as an annual reward to
> the vehicles most worthy, like Motor Trend--or something like that (I
don't
> know!) then the Trail Badge might mean something. Is there anyone here
that
> thinks the Trail badge is more than a stupid gimmick?
>
> -Muuurgh
> I bet Bill says -- "Real Jeeps don't have trail rated badges."
>
>
>

Re: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges."
 

There is no "trail rated" badge on my Willys pickup. Yes, a stupid gimmick.
Especially considering that 95% of the Jeeps sold nowadays will never leave
the paved road, much less be shifted into 4WD.

Best regards,
Dave Rose
Cactus Cowboy
Big Wonderful Wyoming
'49 Willys Pickup (parts truck)
'62 Willys Pickup 4WD 226
'98 XJ Sport
O|||||||O

"Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com> wrote in message
news:2g082aF31tf0U1@uni-berlin.de...
> The Trail Rated badge has got to be the stupidest gimmick I've ever heard.
> Is the Jeep the only vehicle to survive a Nevada Auto Testing Center
> off-road trail? Now, if the NATS distributed this as an annual reward to
> the vehicles most worthy, like Motor Trend--or something like that (I
don't
> know!) then the Trail Badge might mean something. Is there anyone here
that
> thinks the Trail badge is more than a stupid gimmick?
>
> -Muuurgh
> I bet Bill says -- "Real Jeeps don't have trail rated badges."
>
>
>

Re: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges."
 

Roughly 5/6/04 18:46, Muuurgh's monkeys randomly typed:

> The Trail Rated badge has got to be the stupidest gimmick I've ever heard.
> Is the Jeep the only vehicle to survive a Nevada Auto Testing Center
> off-road trail? Now, if the NATS distributed this as an annual reward to
> the vehicles most worthy, like Motor Trend--or something like that (I don't
> know!) then the Trail Badge might mean something. Is there anyone here that
> thinks the Trail badge is more than a stupid gimmick?

Well, it could be useful if it had a little foldout handle and could
be easily detached for frying the morning bacon. Other than that,
it reminds me too much of the garish foot tall letters of the Mopars
of the late 60's announcing to every cop on the planet that you were
driving a hot rod.

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