By Robert Mann (Oldscout) on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 02:46 pm: Edit

LOL
http://www.s5di.com/cshontz/pjintj.jpg

By Roverine on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 02:50 pm: Edit

GOOD GAWD ALMIGHTY!!

By chuanchen on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 02:53 pm: Edit

WOOOOOOW!! fatty Cheesecake!!

chuanchen

By mongo on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 05:31 pm: Edit

that could ge the dumdest thing i've ever seen

By herky on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 06:03 pm: Edit

No, that IS the dumbest thing I have ever seen!!!!!! Some people can't decide between a Hot Rod or Off-road vehicle so here is your answer! Surely that guy has to pay for sex!!!!!!

By artt on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 06:22 pm: Edit

Sweet mother of Jesus!! How would you feel if someone do that to a LR?

By gil on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 06:26 pm: Edit

violated

By jon on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 06:35 pm: Edit

0-60mph in 8sec...that fin makes all the difference...

By Greg Parden (Gregp) on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 06:52 pm: Edit

Speaking of Jeeps, has anybody seen that Isuzu commercial where the Jeep Cherokee has the big rock hanging from the pole that's strapped to the top? And when the idiot stops, the rock bashes in the front end? Damn thats funny.

By Jon E. Yermo (Jon) on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 07:12 pm: Edit

I think it's the Axiom commercial. Axiom means "underpowered" in Japanese, btw.

LOL, Isuzu.

LOL, Jeep.

It looks like the drippy wrangler ground effects machine had a gooey, icky malfunction when that POS Wrangler was coming off the line.

LOL, Jeep - There's Only One.

God Save Land Rover!

-Erik

By Steve (Steve2) on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 07:30 pm: Edit

if he just kept the wing off - it could just be an embarrasing g/friend's car. but with the wing he crosses the line into a serious 'rico suave' of the off roadworld. i'd think that rig would be too garish to be even be seen in 'pricilla queen of the desert II' (if they ever make one!)

sad part of it is that i could have matching dash kit made for it.....

steve

By Roverine on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 07:38 pm: Edit

Does Jeep actually sanction that abberation? ...
Once again, GOOD GAAWWD ALMIGHTY!! Oh, help! .. Please why, oh why?? ... You know, the same company now owns both Jeep AND Land Rover ...

Kim

By Gregp (Gregp) on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 07:38 pm: Edit

I wonder if they make a wing like that for Discos? You could fit about 14 pairs of Hellas on that thing.

By Gregp (Gregp) on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 07:44 pm: Edit

Kim,
Actually its even worse than that. Land Rover is now owned by the company that made the Pinto and the Exploder. I mean Explorer.

Greg

By artt on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 08:28 pm: Edit

I don't know how rover fans feel about Ford running LR, but Jaguar seems to be better off w/ Ford. But then, some purists consider the new X-type a blaspheme and others don't like the idea of s-type w/ made-in-use engines. When rumor came out that there're possible sabatage at one of the Ford engine plant (I think it was the Romeo plant), owerns were shocked to learn their new cat is not full blooded British..., it's like finding out your son is gay I suppose.

By Horness Spencer (Horness) on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 09:59 pm: Edit

Damn that Jeep's funny.

Bet his mom had to tie a pork chop around his neck just so the dog would play with him!

It's not actually a spoiler though, I think it's a handle to pull it out when he gets stuck!

On the LR/Ford front. I heard that Ford were going to make LR a stand-alone company, without any ties to Ford at all.
LR left to do what they do best.

Horness

By chuanchen on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 10:30 pm: Edit

"Ford were going to make LR a stand-alone company, without any ties to Ford at all.
LR left to do what they do best."

Hopefully it is true.

Ford, please keep your bloody hands off Green Oval!!!!!!!!:o

chuanchen

By artt on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 12:52 am: Edit

I don't know much of the detail, but that's what I read too. Ford, as far as I know, left Jaguar pretty much alone at the beginning. An article I read said Jaguar actually learned a lot about quality control from Ford people. Now look at Jaguar today. Not long ago no one think of Jaguar as a reliable car, but after Ford got involved, Jaguar now is one of the top car makers in J.D. Power initial quality study. http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2001-05-17-jdpower.htm To me, that says a lot! Ironically, Ford now is stuggle w/ quality control themselves (more likely due to mismanagemnt).

We all know Ford now has more immediate things to worry about than LR. Perhaps in 15 or so years before we see anything different? When the deal was sealed, I read some auto industry "experts" who said LR is a company that no one wants even if they give it away for free... (ouch) How nice of Ford to adopt the company no one wants Cross our finger and hope for the best I suppose. I still want to buy a Land Rover!!

By Bud Lane (Hrrovr) on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 12:59 am: Edit

Robert - Gotta know....where was that picture taken? I get a glimpse of the MO license plate. The blue roof and Sunglass hut in the background looks a little like the Tanger Mall in Branson - one of my favorite wheeling locations.

Bud

By Daniel on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 05:38 am: Edit

THAT GUY IS IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO!!!
I'm 99.9% positive. I see that thing at least once a week. The only way I could be wronk is if two poeple did the same "mods", and I don't think there are two people that twisted in the whole world.
It's actually hilarious that it should find it's way here, because I make fun of that thing every time I see it and my girlfriend is getting tired of hearing it.

By Daniel on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 05:47 am: Edit

I meant WRONG not wronk...Typo.

I can imagine what that guy is thinking as he notices someone taking this picture.

He's thinking, "I'm lookin' coooool....and they know it."

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 05:57 am: Edit

Bring him down the pine barrens - there are a few good overhanging trees there that could help out with that fine look.

By brian k on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 05:58 am: Edit

Hey Daniel - Please flag him down next time you see him and ask what the hell he's thinking and report back to us. Hey, maybe he's mildly retarded - ok, really retarded. Then you guys would feel pretty bad for picking on a special person.

By gp (Garrett) on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 06:14 am: Edit

apparently he did not understand when his mother told him he was "special".
but just think of all the chicago-land mall chicks he must get in that setup.

must be a j**p thing......we wouldn't understand.

thank god

By Daniel on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 06:25 am: Edit

O.K. If I see this thing again, I'm going to leave detailed instructions as to how he can find this board. Then we can attempt to show him the error of his ways. I mean even a J##p doesn't deserve that kind of treatment.

I don't want him to know who I am, though.
He might resent me for trying to help and do something bad to my truck like key it or break the windows or even worse...put one of those fin things on it.

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 07:06 am: Edit

>"Hey Daniel - Please flag him down next time you see him and ask what the hell he's thinking and report back to us."

I'd prefer it if you just reported back that you shot him and burned that....thing.

By Ron L on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 07:21 am: Edit

For some reason, I keep thinking of vanilla ice, (Rollin' in my 4.0...) tacky, tasteless, and just plain doesn't make any sense.

I build race motors, the saying goes, "if it doesn�t perform, chrome it so it looks like it does"

The Cheep community should be proud of such an addition to there community

By Roverine on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 11:48 am: Edit

Is our J**p friend, Bombadier, still around? Someone should post this pic on a J**p board ... You're right Daniel, even a J**P doesn't deserve this (heck, even a Pinto or an Escalade dosen't). They should be alerted. It's just so wrong.

Kim

By Garyk (Garyk) on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 01:46 pm: Edit

That is so sad!

Gary

By Joshua Weinstein (Untrakd) on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 02:28 pm: Edit

Looks like it could be up there with the ranks of the RTE bumper! ha

By Horness Spencer (Horness) on Thursday, August 30, 2001 - 02:24 am: Edit

Looks like a contestant for a "Changing the climate..." sticker to me.



Horness

By Anonymous on Thursday, August 30, 2001 - 06:05 am: Edit

he..heheh..hehehehe...hehehehhahahahehehehehhahahahahehehehehehehehahahahahahahahahahhaehehehheeheehehehehheheheh.....aaa.....hehe...hehehe...hahahahhehehe...hehehe.hahahahhahahahhehehehahahehehahahehehahhahheheh.....ooops.

By Andrew Vick (Afv) on Thursday, August 30, 2001 - 12:11 pm: Edit

That is the perfect vehicle..................... if you lived at the Willy Wonka chocolate factory with Ooopah Loompahs, and dropped acid all day

By Daniel on Wednesday, September 05, 2001 - 04:33 am: Edit

NEWS BREAK
We have a confirmed siting:
The Unidentified Finned J##P was sighted at approximately 0754 this morning. The UFJ was sighted heading south bound on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago near the Irving Park Rd exit. I followed as close as traffic would permit while attempting to make some type of contact with the driver. All attempts at communication were unsuccessful. I abandoned my attempt to establish whether there was an intelligent life form in the craft just south of the Chicago Ave exit. The craft continued southbound on LSD (the highway, not the drug, but then again maybe that too) for an undetermined period of time.

More information will be posted as it becomes available...

By Ali on Wednesday, September 05, 2001 - 04:48 am: Edit

Shit, I had no idea it's in Chicago. I'm keeping my eyes open for this one. Hey, can we flash some signs like "Leave this Planet!", "Take me with you", "Do you come in peace?", "Who's your decorator?", LOL

By Daniel on Wednesday, September 05, 2001 - 05:22 am: Edit

Ali,
He's downtown, but that picture must have been in the burbs.
I see him once a week or so and always on my way to work, like I did this morning. I have been making fun of him since before I started lusting for a Disco, which was about 7 months ago. I'm seriously going to make a sign for next time I see him.
I like "Do you come in peace?"
Daniel

By Garyk (Garyk) on Wednesday, September 05, 2001 - 05:48 am: Edit

Daniel,

How about a sign that says,

Are you just visiting this planet?

Gary

By herky on Wednesday, September 05, 2001 - 06:07 pm: Edit

Don't make too much fun I remeber someone posting about having a company try to make "Altezza or IS 300" style brakelights............anyway someone should post the link on the jeep forum, any volunteers?........how about MR. Kyle?

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 02:45 am: Edit

Before we laugh too hard at this J**p....

Wasn't there a picture of Disco somewhere that looked like the Monster.com Trumpasaurus?

Hey, I found it.... let me mail it to Ho and get him to post it here....

-L

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 05:35 am: Edit

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 05:40 am: Edit

Bad, eh?

-L

By gp (Garrett) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 05:57 am: Edit

my niece would love that. but it does remind me of that one movie with the truck that has a clown face on it where all machinery takes over and kills people.(lawn mowers, trucks, blenders, etc.) with a full AC/DC soundtrack too!!!!!

this LR looks much "nicer" though. well in that Barney kinda way.

ugh.

By Bud Lane (Hrrovr) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 06:37 am: Edit

Where did that come from?

Bud

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 06:44 am: Edit

gp,
Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive.

Bud,
It IS Monster.com's critter.... they use it for publicity....


-L

By Andy Nix (Andy) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 07:00 am: Edit

Even that rover doesn't look as bad as the ch**p.

I'd rather drive the monster.commobile.

By Daniel on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 08:13 am: Edit

At least the Disco was done up for advertising reasons. (still doesn't justify it) That other monstrosity was done for no other reason than the owner thinks it looks good.
Well, it's either that or he's devised some fantastic engine modification and needs the increased downforce to keep the rubber on the road at extremely high speeds.

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 08:52 am: Edit

I already posted the UFJ picture on the jeeper board under the ridiculous "I about died" thread. They thought it was ugly, too....

That Dino-DII is sweet. I'd love to romp that baby off-road & through the mudpits after one of my special mushroom pizzas.........

By Andrew Vick (Afv) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 09:45 am: Edit

BG:

Would one of those pizzas go over well at the chocolate factory?

By gil on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 10:07 am: Edit

after one of those mushroom pizzas, id be afraid of the monster.com mobile...very afraid

By Daniel on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 10:25 am: Edit

I'd like get one mushroom pizza delivered, extra mushrooms. Will that be here in thirty minutes or less?

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Thursday, September 06, 2001 - 12:20 pm: Edit

chocolate factory? you mean like Willy Wonka's pad? Pizza would go over reeeeeaaaaal well there!

So would the Dino-DII, for that matter. With jumpseats, Willy could carpool to the office with about 50 Oompa Loompas... But at that point, I think I'd be shiiting my pants along with Gil.

Sorry, I'm a responsible professional now...I don't deliver anymore.

By Andrew Vick (Afv) on Friday, September 07, 2001 - 06:27 am: Edit

If you had stayed in b-school longer, maybe your commercial interests would take over and you'd begin deliveries again. How 'bout an "Oompah Loompah Super Duty"?

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Friday, September 07, 2001 - 07:58 am: Edit

Economics of the illegal drug trade are incredible, from production to the astronomic markups on the street (I've studied neutral economic analyses of the drug industry with perverse interest). Makes bill gates look like he's selling lemonade on the corner. One problem, though...it's all illegal. Nowadays it's caffeine, sugar, alcohol, and aspirin for me Oh well, back to work...Uncle Sam will come down on me if I don't get my paycheck to him on time.

By Daniel on Friday, September 07, 2001 - 11:10 am: Edit

Actually Blue,
I'm working for myself this month.
Uncle Sam gets all my money for the first five months of every year, then the rest is mine.
At least this way sounds better to me.
Daniel
p.s. I saw this guy again this morning. It seems that we have similar schedules. Every time I'm running late for work, I see him on his way to the mother ship.
I'm going to put a disposa-camera in the truck and get some proof for you guys.

By KJ on Friday, September 07, 2001 - 03:49 pm: Edit

Daniel,

Make sure you get a good shot of Bigfoot and Elvis, too.

Karen ;)

By Daniel on Monday, September 10, 2001 - 07:00 am: Edit

Karen,
I've never seen Bigfoot or Elvis, but I did see a
very large snake-like creature swimming in Lake Michigan once. It was a cool morning and there was a thick fog over the lake....