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.

--
Evolution is merely survival of the minimally adequate

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.

--
Evolution is merely survival of the minimally adequate

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.

--
Evolution is merely survival of the minimally adequate

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

"cactuscowboy" <cactuscowboy@bresnan.net> wrote in message news:<Wr6dnVdn45YZYwfd4p2dnA@bresnan.com>...
> 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
I must take issue with your assertment that Jeeps sold now days will
never leave the paved road. It might be true that sometimes the first
owners will keep them shiny, but eventually a teenage kid will acquire
them and then they will go off and have fun in them. My kids are
going through their teens and they and thier friends do this a lot.

Also, as the owner of a 49 pickup I am saddened that you are using a
perfectly good 49 as parts. This points out something else that makes
me take issue with all the 'these jeeps are driven by posers' yak.
Today's grocery getter will be worth a lot to us true practicioniers
in 30 to 40 years, Let the soccer mom baby sit the heap of spare
parts for now. Think of all the free storage we are getting in the
suburbs of America.

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

"cactuscowboy" <cactuscowboy@bresnan.net> wrote in message news:<Wr6dnVdn45YZYwfd4p2dnA@bresnan.com>...
> 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
I must take issue with your assertment that Jeeps sold now days will
never leave the paved road. It might be true that sometimes the first
owners will keep them shiny, but eventually a teenage kid will acquire
them and then they will go off and have fun in them. My kids are
going through their teens and they and thier friends do this a lot.

Also, as the owner of a 49 pickup I am saddened that you are using a
perfectly good 49 as parts. This points out something else that makes
me take issue with all the 'these jeeps are driven by posers' yak.
Today's grocery getter will be worth a lot to us true practicioniers
in 30 to 40 years, Let the soccer mom baby sit the heap of spare
parts for now. Think of all the free storage we are getting in the
suburbs of America.

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

"cactuscowboy" <cactuscowboy@bresnan.net> wrote in message news:<Wr6dnVdn45YZYwfd4p2dnA@bresnan.com>...
> 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
I must take issue with your assertment that Jeeps sold now days will
never leave the paved road. It might be true that sometimes the first
owners will keep them shiny, but eventually a teenage kid will acquire
them and then they will go off and have fun in them. My kids are
going through their teens and they and thier friends do this a lot.

Also, as the owner of a 49 pickup I am saddened that you are using a
perfectly good 49 as parts. This points out something else that makes
me take issue with all the 'these jeeps are driven by posers' yak.
Today's grocery getter will be worth a lot to us true practicioniers
in 30 to 40 years, Let the soccer mom baby sit the heap of spare
parts for now. Think of all the free storage we are getting in the
suburbs of America.

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

"cactuscowboy" <cactuscowboy@bresnan.net> wrote in message news:<Wr6dnVdn45YZYwfd4p2dnA@bresnan.com>...
> 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
I must take issue with your assertment that Jeeps sold now days will
never leave the paved road. It might be true that sometimes the first
owners will keep them shiny, but eventually a teenage kid will acquire
them and then they will go off and have fun in them. My kids are
going through their teens and they and thier friends do this a lot.

Also, as the owner of a 49 pickup I am saddened that you are using a
perfectly good 49 as parts. This points out something else that makes
me take issue with all the 'these jeeps are driven by posers' yak.
Today's grocery getter will be worth a lot to us true practicioniers
in 30 to 40 years, Let the soccer mom baby sit the heap of spare
parts for now. Think of all the free storage we are getting in the
suburbs of America.

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

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> My trail rated badges come from trees and rocks.

I have four badges on mine (and one in the back), each about 33" across.

Steve

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

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> My trail rated badges come from trees and rocks.

I have four badges on mine (and one in the back), each about 33" across.

Steve

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

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> My trail rated badges come from trees and rocks.

I have four badges on mine (and one in the back), each about 33" across.

Steve