Re: Tomb Raider Rubicon
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Ahhhhhh... So it's MY numbers that are skewed... I see. Thanks for settin me
straight. :-)
td
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
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> That's because you don't even talk to people who are not off roaders. ;o)
>
> Earle
>
> "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
> news:%gb2b.247243$o%2.111677@sccrnsc02...
> > I wanna know where everyone is getting their numbers. Every Rubicon
owner
> > I've talked to either has or plans to head off road...
> > td
> >
> > "sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:88f4ec61.0308241145.2b5a32a0@posting.google.c om...
> > > > You guys are awful sensitive. I swear to Satan I have never even
seen
> a
> > > > Rubicon owner less than sixty-five. I wish you all would come up
> > Silverton
> > > > so I could convince myself that a young fiftyish guy like me would
buy
> > one.
> > > > Here's a tip about trolls too. When you react like this it actually
> > makes
> > > > it look as if the troll has a case. ;o)
> > > >
> > >
> > > He DOES have a case. Most Rubi owners are posers who will never take
> > > their rig off road, or if they do, will not bother to learn the
> > > skills and respect required for serious off-roading, thus endangering
> > > the safety of everyone else.
> > >
> > > This is not to say that ALL Rubi owners are a menace. I am sure that
> > > Nathan C is a great guy to wheel with. But we're talking about
> > > generalities, and I think the OP made a good point.
> >
> >
>
>
straight. :-)
td
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
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> That's because you don't even talk to people who are not off roaders. ;o)
>
> Earle
>
> "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
> news:%gb2b.247243$o%2.111677@sccrnsc02...
> > I wanna know where everyone is getting their numbers. Every Rubicon
owner
> > I've talked to either has or plans to head off road...
> > td
> >
> > "sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:88f4ec61.0308241145.2b5a32a0@posting.google.c om...
> > > > You guys are awful sensitive. I swear to Satan I have never even
seen
> a
> > > > Rubicon owner less than sixty-five. I wish you all would come up
> > Silverton
> > > > so I could convince myself that a young fiftyish guy like me would
buy
> > one.
> > > > Here's a tip about trolls too. When you react like this it actually
> > makes
> > > > it look as if the troll has a case. ;o)
> > > >
> > >
> > > He DOES have a case. Most Rubi owners are posers who will never take
> > > their rig off road, or if they do, will not bother to learn the
> > > skills and respect required for serious off-roading, thus endangering
> > > the safety of everyone else.
> > >
> > > This is not to say that ALL Rubi owners are a menace. I am sure that
> > > Nathan C is a great guy to wheel with. But we're talking about
> > > generalities, and I think the OP made a good point.
> >
> >
>
>
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I thought he was referencing some crazy, Scotland only version of the
Cherokee.... WHEW!!
td
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
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> Universal joint.
>
> Earle
>
> "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
> news:9vb2b.249356$uu5.55273@sccrnsc04...
> > UJ?
> > td
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:SW62b.3320$sE3.29539460@news-text.cableinet.net...
> > The UJs are the worst looking as they are
> > > shipped unprotected, but I'm sure I'll break them before they rust
out.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
> >
> >
>
>
Cherokee.... WHEW!!
td
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
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> Universal joint.
>
> Earle
>
> "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
> news:9vb2b.249356$uu5.55273@sccrnsc04...
> > UJ?
> > td
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:SW62b.3320$sE3.29539460@news-text.cableinet.net...
> > The UJs are the worst looking as they are
> > > shipped unprotected, but I'm sure I'll break them before they rust
out.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
> >
> >
>
>
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I thought he was referencing some crazy, Scotland only version of the
Cherokee.... WHEW!!
td
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
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> Universal joint.
>
> Earle
>
> "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
> news:9vb2b.249356$uu5.55273@sccrnsc04...
> > UJ?
> > td
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:SW62b.3320$sE3.29539460@news-text.cableinet.net...
> > The UJs are the worst looking as they are
> > > shipped unprotected, but I'm sure I'll break them before they rust
out.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
> >
> >
>
>
Cherokee.... WHEW!!
td
"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
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> Universal joint.
>
> Earle
>
> "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
> news:9vb2b.249356$uu5.55273@sccrnsc04...
> > UJ?
> > td
> >
> > "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> > news:SW62b.3320$sE3.29539460@news-text.cableinet.net...
> > The UJs are the worst looking as they are
> > > shipped unprotected, but I'm sure I'll break them before they rust
out.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > > '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
> >
> >
>
>
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http://home.comcast.net/~dickbasshig...es/Img0403.jpg
td
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Picture, not that I don't believe you.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Tyler Dirden wrote:
> >
> > I do.
> > td
td
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Picture, not that I don't believe you.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Tyler Dirden wrote:
> >
> > I do.
> > td
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http://home.comcast.net/~dickbasshig...es/Img0403.jpg
td
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Picture, not that I don't believe you.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Tyler Dirden wrote:
> >
> > I do.
> > td
td
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> Picture, not that I don't believe you.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Tyler Dirden wrote:
> >
> > I do.
> > td
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"Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
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> And furthermore...
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~dickbasshig...roof/index.htm
hi tyler,
what are the specifics on your rubi?
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
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> And furthermore...
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~dickbasshig...roof/index.htm
hi tyler,
what are the specifics on your rubi?
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
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"Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message
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> And furthermore...
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~dickbasshig...roof/index.htm
hi tyler,
what are the specifics on your rubi?
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
news:FLe2b.188665$Oz4.50941@rwcrnsc54...
> And furthermore...
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~dickbasshig...roof/index.htm
hi tyler,
what are the specifics on your rubi?
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
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Lookin' good, Tyler.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tyler Dirden wrote:
>
> And furthermore...
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~dickbasshig...roof/index.htm
> td
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tyler Dirden wrote:
>
> And furthermore...
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~dickbasshig...roof/index.htm
> td
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Lookin' good, Tyler.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tyler Dirden wrote:
>
> And furthermore...
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~dickbasshig...roof/index.htm
> td
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Tyler Dirden wrote:
>
> And furthermore...
>
> http://home.comcast.net/~dickbasshig...roof/index.htm
> td
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well.........for a couple of years I took a 3axle KW into places a lot of
people wouldn't take a motor cycle. So far, the scariest & most memorable
off & on roading that I have done were with a load of logs behind me.
--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr@comcast.net
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:N072b.3328$Iq4.30295252@news-text.cableinet.net...
> We are all weekend warriors, some more serious than others. Can you do
> offroading professionally ? Suspect it might be a bit boring every day.
>
> As for picking on Rubicon owners because of the way they react, you pick
on
> anyone who will react - the Rubicon bit has nothing to do with it !
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
>
> "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
> news:biakm2$7b9e9$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> : I am not saving up to buy a transfer case, lockers, and D44, although I
> : would like it if Auburn Gear got their ---- together and completed the
D35
> : limited slip they have supposedly been working on for years. In my
> opinion
> : the stock base model Wranglers are more than adequate for the uses that
> 99%
> : of purchasers put them to. They are great for cruising college campuses
> in
> : search of coeds, camping, and light to moderate off roading. In fact
they
> : are serious over kill for most people. Cinnamon Pass near where I live
is
> a
> : "moderate" off road trail and was first traversed in a Model T Ford, a
two
> : wheel drive vehicle. I myself have driven a Honda Civic under water.
You
> : don't need a Rubicon to have fun, to get away from it all, or even to do
> : some serious exploration in places that most people wouldn't dream of
> going.
> :
> : I like to pick on the Rubicon owners because of the way they react.
Some
> of
> : them even have "issues" where they bought the vehicle to prove something
> to
> : an uncle. That's no reason to buy a vehicle! I suspect that many
people
> : who buy the Rubicon are weekend warriors who want to have something that
> the
> : other wage slaves can admire in the company parking lot. There is
nothing
> : to admire about owning a Rubicon, or a Corvette with "RARE454" for the
> : license plate (Christ!) or a Lotus or Hummer or any of the other
vehicles
> I
> : saw parked at the Microsoft parking lot every day and sometimes on
> weekends.
> : I worked with people like this long enough to find out that most of them
> : buy that expensive vehicle because they have no other way to get respect
> : from their fellow human beings. One of the developers in advanced
systems
> : (who drove an old Honda Civic by the way) used to joke about vehicles
like
> : this being "----- extenders." If your tool is excessively small, what
> : better than a new Rubicon to make people think that it is on the
contrary
> : quite large?
> :
> : Then there's the Patriot Rubicon. You don't show your love of country
by
> : buying a sports utility vehicle from a German company. That just
doesn't
> : make sense to me. If you want to be a "Patriot" you enlist in the armed
> : forces go to Iraq and get your head blown off, or if you are too old for
> : that you volunteer at your local VA hospital, EMS services, public
school,
> : fire department, or whatever. Hell, you could even demonstrate on the
> : street corner *against* the military policies of the current
> administration
> : and show more patriotism than a "Patriot" owner. At least that shows
that
> : you care. If you buy a vehicle with a flag decal what does that prove?
> : (Well OK, it proves you are a dork, but probably everyone who knows you
> : knows that already.)
> :
> : Earle
> :
> : "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> : news:Cu02b.2974$wz1.27542685@news-text.cableinet.net...
> : > I really don't understand the anti-Rubicon sentiments. The newsgroup
has
> : > been collectively bitching about improvements that should been made to
> the
> : > TJ, and when DC does do something about it, slag the vehicle off
because
> : > some ******** buy it and even dare to go offroad in it !! Meanwhile,
> back
> : at
> : > the ranch, we are saving up to buy the transfer case, lockers and D44
> : front
> : > axle. Is there some sort of unwritten "you have to earn these things"
> rule
> : > that is biting?
> : >
> : > Dave Milne, Scotland
> : > '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
> : >
> : > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message
> : > news:vkg5up9p9iqaf5@corp.supernews.com...
> : > : Most veteran Jeepers I know are running custom coil over 4 links
with
> : 37's
> : > : or 38's. Not sure they did that 25 years ago, hmmmm......
> : > :
> : > : You are absolutely right, the Rubicon shows that SOME people at DC
> : > : understand what the whole thing is all about. However, it's likely
> the
> : > next
> : > : Grand C. will be independent front and the Liberty, well....how the
> Hell
> : > did
> : > : THAT happen?
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
> :
>
>
people wouldn't take a motor cycle. So far, the scariest & most memorable
off & on roading that I have done were with a load of logs behind me.
--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr@comcast.net
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang
"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:N072b.3328$Iq4.30295252@news-text.cableinet.net...
> We are all weekend warriors, some more serious than others. Can you do
> offroading professionally ? Suspect it might be a bit boring every day.
>
> As for picking on Rubicon owners because of the way they react, you pick
on
> anyone who will react - the Rubicon bit has nothing to do with it !
>
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
>
> "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
> news:biakm2$7b9e9$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> : I am not saving up to buy a transfer case, lockers, and D44, although I
> : would like it if Auburn Gear got their ---- together and completed the
D35
> : limited slip they have supposedly been working on for years. In my
> opinion
> : the stock base model Wranglers are more than adequate for the uses that
> 99%
> : of purchasers put them to. They are great for cruising college campuses
> in
> : search of coeds, camping, and light to moderate off roading. In fact
they
> : are serious over kill for most people. Cinnamon Pass near where I live
is
> a
> : "moderate" off road trail and was first traversed in a Model T Ford, a
two
> : wheel drive vehicle. I myself have driven a Honda Civic under water.
You
> : don't need a Rubicon to have fun, to get away from it all, or even to do
> : some serious exploration in places that most people wouldn't dream of
> going.
> :
> : I like to pick on the Rubicon owners because of the way they react.
Some
> of
> : them even have "issues" where they bought the vehicle to prove something
> to
> : an uncle. That's no reason to buy a vehicle! I suspect that many
people
> : who buy the Rubicon are weekend warriors who want to have something that
> the
> : other wage slaves can admire in the company parking lot. There is
nothing
> : to admire about owning a Rubicon, or a Corvette with "RARE454" for the
> : license plate (Christ!) or a Lotus or Hummer or any of the other
vehicles
> I
> : saw parked at the Microsoft parking lot every day and sometimes on
> weekends.
> : I worked with people like this long enough to find out that most of them
> : buy that expensive vehicle because they have no other way to get respect
> : from their fellow human beings. One of the developers in advanced
systems
> : (who drove an old Honda Civic by the way) used to joke about vehicles
like
> : this being "----- extenders." If your tool is excessively small, what
> : better than a new Rubicon to make people think that it is on the
contrary
> : quite large?
> :
> : Then there's the Patriot Rubicon. You don't show your love of country
by
> : buying a sports utility vehicle from a German company. That just
doesn't
> : make sense to me. If you want to be a "Patriot" you enlist in the armed
> : forces go to Iraq and get your head blown off, or if you are too old for
> : that you volunteer at your local VA hospital, EMS services, public
school,
> : fire department, or whatever. Hell, you could even demonstrate on the
> : street corner *against* the military policies of the current
> administration
> : and show more patriotism than a "Patriot" owner. At least that shows
that
> : you care. If you buy a vehicle with a flag decal what does that prove?
> : (Well OK, it proves you are a dork, but probably everyone who knows you
> : knows that already.)
> :
> : Earle
> :
> : "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> : news:Cu02b.2974$wz1.27542685@news-text.cableinet.net...
> : > I really don't understand the anti-Rubicon sentiments. The newsgroup
has
> : > been collectively bitching about improvements that should been made to
> the
> : > TJ, and when DC does do something about it, slag the vehicle off
because
> : > some ******** buy it and even dare to go offroad in it !! Meanwhile,
> back
> : at
> : > the ranch, we are saving up to buy the transfer case, lockers and D44
> : front
> : > axle. Is there some sort of unwritten "you have to earn these things"
> rule
> : > that is biting?
> : >
> : > Dave Milne, Scotland
> : > '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
> : >
> : > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message
> : > news:vkg5up9p9iqaf5@corp.supernews.com...
> : > : Most veteran Jeepers I know are running custom coil over 4 links
with
> : 37's
> : > : or 38's. Not sure they did that 25 years ago, hmmmm......
> : > :
> : > : You are absolutely right, the Rubicon shows that SOME people at DC
> : > : understand what the whole thing is all about. However, it's likely
> the
> : > next
> : > : Grand C. will be independent front and the Liberty, well....how the
> Hell
> : > did
> : > : THAT happen?
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
> :
>
>


