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Yeah, the G is just a $ suck to run. A brief look on tirerack showed only 1 option (Yokohama) for tires, at $1500 a set, before install. No idea how the insurance would be, in essence, it's just a big 4x4 SUV with a big ol blown 5.5 V8 under the hood
Yeah, the G is just a $ suck to run. A brief look on tirerack showed only 1 option (Yokohama) for tires, at $1500 a set, before install. No idea how the insurance would be, in essence, it's just a big 4x4 SUV with a big ol blown 5.5 V8 under the hood
M112 is just the 6 cylinder version of the M113, correct?
Dude, I swapped the trans on that thing with a buddy, no need to remove the driveshaft nor the exhaust and all housing bolts were easy accessible.
A real pleasure.
After almost 3k miles of Christmas travel.
Houston > NE Denver, lots of running around up there (Greeley, Estes, Canon City) then Denver > Houston
All the slush as the snow thawed turned the MiniBus into a mess. The before, below, is a lot cleaner than it was when temps were still freezing in CO & the crud was still building up. Luckily, my parents have a 5 bay heated shop, so didn't have to worry about leaving it parked in sub-freezing temps. Kept the power steps from locking up, too.
Double pass through a Quick Quack yesterday took 95% of it off. Still some finer details to clean up & the interior needs a wipe down & the Weathertechs need a rinse.
Truck handled it all great, no issues in the light snow we experienced (about 4" the night we got there, no additional snowfall after that).
Averaged about 19MPG on the drive up & 21-22 on the drive back.
Majority was running 80-85 with 75mph speed limits. Mileage is noticeably better sub 70mpg
On the run back from Canon City to my mom's place, got nearly 24mpg.
And most of that was running 85 keeping up with them leading the way, with a brief blast to about 95 to close the gap when we got split by traffic.
Truck drives the same at 70 as it does just above the triple (double semi pass on a 2-lane).
Double pass through a Quick Quack yesterday took 95% of it off. Still some finer details to clean up & the interior needs a wipe down & the Weathertechs need a rinse.
Never heard of Quick Quack before. I like the name. We were in the single digits with snow over the weekend, but are now in the 40's. I went through our new local conveyor belt style car wash this morning and will likely go for a second pass this weekend.
A neighbor recently got a new Expedition Max. It is like two or more of my XC40. They're nice vehicles.
^ Yeah, QQ let me go through twice on one pay, which was nice. The truck was filthy & it still didn't get everything.
Supposed to be warm this weekend, 63* currently, so may try to get both cars washed.
^ Yeah, QQ let me go through twice on one pay, which was nice. The truck was filthy & it still didn't get everything. Supposed to be warm this weekend, 63* currently, so may try to get both cars washed.
I'm sure.
Clean NB2 Miatas are getting rare & this was a limited production model.
Probably for the best, with us about to shell out $ for the pool install.
You'd think so, but it's currently 67* outside.
Though the water would still be too cold to swing until mid-April at the earliest, which should be around when it'll be done, if all goes well.
12-16-2022, 10:01 AM
aftermarket wheels on it.
Majority was running 80-85 with 75mph speed limits. Mileage is noticeably better sub 70mpg 
