Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
What are some stuff I can do to it besides...get rid of it, get a Chevy, get a truck, get a jeep, and so on so on with obvious answers that do not answer the question at hand...
5.4L 3V SOHC flex-fuel V8 engine 4x2(They didnt have 4x4, and I had a 4x4 for 4 years and never once used it, so i figured I would skip it this time)
The only thing I have done to it is put leather seats in it...I HATE clothes seats, so hate all you want.
Right now I have a stick to the window Garmin for a GPS, so if you have any suggestions for changing out the front console, im game. It currently has the Microsoft Sync system and Sirius Sattelite radio...
5/10/2011 5:19:04 PM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
Pioneer - 50W x 4 MOSFET AppleĀ® iPodĀ®-/Satellite Radio-/HD Radio-Ready DVD Deck
This is what i was thinking of putting in the front console, any suggestions for better?
5/10/2011 5:23:37 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Drive it til the wheels fall off. 5/10/2011 5:27:44 PM |
theDuke866 All American 52839 Posts user info edit post |
So you want to do shit just for the sake of doing shit? 5/10/2011 6:00:21 PM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
im just looking for ideas and i need a hobby. 5/10/2011 6:55:14 PM |
Ragged All American 23473 Posts user info edit post |
^^that's what most enthusiests do.
Trail brake controller and look baller towing a scarab 5/10/2011 7:48:19 PM |
NeuseRvrRat hello Mr. NSA! 35376 Posts user info edit post |
buy a boat to pull behind it 5/10/2011 9:39:03 PM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
I know what a trail brake controller is, but i am not sure what a scarab is...
google said it is odd 3 wheeled vehicle or a beetle(insect)
a boat is an option, have always wanted one...but i live in the NW...water is cold and summer is short
[Edited on May 10, 2011 at 9:41 PM. Reason : ytea] 5/10/2011 9:40:08 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
Ragged your poor taste never ceases to amaze me. A scarab is a wellcraft pos off shore speed boat. Its pretty much the only boat in it's class you could actually kick a hole through the hull if you were to try.
Donzi, fountain, baja, why not a good brand? 5/10/2011 9:58:45 PM |
tchenku midshipman 18586 Posts user info edit post |
get a new basketball pole 5/10/2011 10:05:29 PM |
Ragged All American 23473 Posts user info edit post |
Sorry sumfoo1, I watched to much thunder in paradise when I was younger. 5/10/2011 10:22:35 PM |
Ahmet All American 4279 Posts user info edit post |
I rented a new one for towing last month, averaged about 7mpg on the highway.
Out of curiosity was it a gift or something?
[Edited on May 10, 2011 at 10:46 PM. Reason : It did tow a 6k lbs load like it wasn't there though, rather impressive, just not my thing. ] 5/10/2011 10:45:35 PM |
TKE-Teg All American 43409 Posts user info edit post |
I, too, am curious why you bought a full size 4x2 SUV? 5/10/2011 10:55:34 PM |
Quinn All American 16417 Posts user info edit post |
Guys take it easy. Its 3V and runs on flex fuel. 5/10/2011 11:01:29 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
[Edited on May 11, 2011 at 12:19 AM. Reason : s]
5/11/2011 12:16:26 AM |
The Dude All American 6502 Posts user info edit post |
5/11/2011 2:18:27 AM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
@sumfoo1...donzi, fountain, baja?
@tchenku...that is at my house in NC, I live in WA right now, so no point.
@Ahmet, TKE...no, got tired of my '04 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland...Tahoes were ridiculously overpriced, F-250/350 was expensive as well, so just went with a big SUV and I didnt need the 4x4 version for like 2k more or something like that...
@dude...[NO]
[Edited on May 11, 2011 at 2:27 AM. Reason : yea] 5/11/2011 2:26:38 AM |
0EPII1 All American 42541 Posts user info edit post |
Umm yeah, the question is, WHY do you need such a big SUV?
Get 24 26 inch rims with 305/30s. 5/11/2011 4:35:21 AM |
tawaitt All American 1443 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "4x2(They didnt have 4x4, and I had a 4x4 for 4 years and never once used it," |
If you had a Grand Cherokee Overland, then you used 4x4 every single time you drove it.5/11/2011 8:03:49 AM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
http://expeditionforum.com/
i bet they know way more about this sort of thing than we do. 5/11/2011 8:33:29 AM |
Lumex All American 3666 Posts user info edit post |
-Install a train horn -Buy a Fiesta as an escape pod. -Take the 3rd row out, put in a Starbucks -Special order some extra-small codoms
Your vehicle is extremely large. 5/11/2011 10:32:31 AM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
who cares how large it is? Maybe he has a big family or need the towing capacity?
Ever tow something with too small of a vehicle? It will make you crap your pants. 5/11/2011 11:23:54 AM |
arghx Deucefest '04 7584 Posts user info edit post |
truck nuts 5/11/2011 3:13:11 PM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
Thank you Sumfoo1, i just wanted to see what some peoples on here would come up with.
I do not understand the big deal with having a big vehicle? I HATE HATE HATE small vehicles...
Lumex, deff not compensating.
Tawaitt, I did not know that. Thank you. I am not a car expert by any means. I rolled it anyways, it was time for something new anyways.
I cannot have truck nuts because of where I work, it would be considered derogatory towards females. 5/11/2011 3:40:30 PM |
dubcaps All American 4765 Posts user info edit post |
drive it, put gas in it, change the oil. 5/11/2011 4:36:03 PM |
Ahmet All American 4279 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah, I bet he can really put gas in it good... I remember spending $100 and still not getting a full tank! 5/11/2011 5:19:09 PM |
tchenku midshipman 18586 Posts user info edit post |
looks like it's already tinted looks nice with the factory wheels imo, wouldn't want to raise/lower it
does it have HID headlamps? how about an HID retrofit project? upgrade the speakers 5/11/2011 5:42:59 PM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
I have run into an issue where a lot of the gas stations up here (WA) have a $75 limit on gas, so i always have to pump my gas "twice"...its around 100-105 to fill her up...
you like the factory rims? i was looking at something like this the other day but i am trying to avoid the urban gangster white boy or the my daddy didnt have enough time to spend with me so he bought me stuff look...
oh i never thought about HID lights, i do not believe it has HID lights, i would have to check...I will look into that.
What about dual exhaust? how much would that run me? i saw a 2009 the other day at work with it and it sounded pretty sweet.
[Edited on May 11, 2011 at 6:38 PM. Reason : yea] 5/11/2011 6:36:41 PM |
Specter All American 6575 Posts user info edit post |
5/11/2011 7:05:16 PM |
Quinn All American 16417 Posts user info edit post |
please dont put those rims on your car. a guy near me has them on a wrangler and i can take a photo to talk you out of it if need be. 5/11/2011 7:26:04 PM |
NeuseRvrRat hello Mr. NSA! 35376 Posts user info edit post |
give it a stick-on hood scoop 5/11/2011 8:25:16 PM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
Pic plz 5/11/2011 8:35:54 PM |
NeuseRvrRat hello Mr. NSA! 35376 Posts user info edit post |
google it
it makes the vehicle more aerodynamic and will probably net you about 3 or 4 mpg 5/11/2011 8:47:33 PM |
MattJM321 All American 4003 Posts user info edit post |
Talk about buying the wrong vehicle at the wrong time. This would've been cool a decade ago when there was a tax loop for this kinda thing. 5/11/2011 8:58:08 PM |
BobbyDigital Thots and Prayers 41777 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "i was looking at something like this the other day but i am trying to avoid the urban gangster white boy " |
What's disturbing is that you have to try to avoid being that. I guess this must be pretty common for ECU people?5/11/2011 9:31:20 PM |
ncstateccc All American 2856 Posts user info edit post |
5/11/2011 10:30:22 PM |
Lumex All American 3666 Posts user info edit post |
Just joshin wit ya 5/12/2011 12:06:35 AM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
Sorry, pic plz was to Quinn.
Sure bobby. 5/12/2011 4:03:52 AM |
Dr Pepper All American 3583 Posts user info edit post |
why not upgrade the thing with a supercharge kit of some sorts, and source some of those big black steelies like cops run on their crown vics (16/17's???), and have a sort of new hot-rod-esque ride.
or something like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab_69TxJD8U 5/12/2011 7:28:53 AM |
BlackJesus Suspended 13089 Posts user info edit post |
put some 26's on it. Remove the third row seat and get 6 12's. That truck has potential 5/12/2011 11:58:06 AM |
synapse play so hard 60938 Posts user info edit post |
my two favorite suggestions thus far:
Quote : | "-Buy a Fiesta as an escape pod. -Take the 3rd row out, put in a Starbucks" |
and yeah, whats the point in owning this vehicle if you don't have a family and/or shit to tow? reminds me of all the stay at home moms cruising around in their land yachts.
also isn't it going to be a pain to drive around in the winter up there?]5/12/2011 1:31:51 PM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
Why do I need a point? 5/12/2011 11:14:39 PM |
Air Half American 772 Posts user info edit post |
the attitude of the OP is classic. there are so many stereotypes being fulfilled by this.
[Edited on May 13, 2011 at 7:54 AM. Reason : needs pushrods to actually be cool] 5/13/2011 7:54:13 AM |
TKE-Teg All American 43409 Posts user info edit post |
^^people are curious why you choose to drive around all the time in a vehicle that is:
-oversized -hard to park -handles poorly -gets horrible gas mileage 5/13/2011 8:03:00 AM |
neodata686 All American 11577 Posts user info edit post |
You could buy my speakers I have for sale:
message_topic.aspx?topic=612356
Two 12"s would sound great in there. 5/13/2011 9:07:39 AM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
@Air...sure, I have no idea about these stereotypes.
@TKE...
-my money -if you suck at driving sure, i only have problems when trying to fit it in small places or when other people cant park -im not racing it or trying to driving it through cones or anything -who cares about gas mileage, i knew that when i bought it
@neo...im not local, sorry!
@ncstateccc....i have seen that sticker up here ALOT....i guess it comes from living only 2 hrs from Forks, WA. 5/13/2011 5:33:41 PM |
Ahmet All American 4279 Posts user info edit post |
It WAS your money. Now it's going to be FORD and gas companies' $$$.
I don't see the point of this vehicle, nor the point of modifying something for the sake of modifying it (in fact I'm rather against that), but I'm more than sure that I do things that you wouldn't agree with, so, enjoy your vehicle sir! 5/13/2011 6:05:58 PM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
yea, i suppose that would be a correct statement.
but i think right now im just going to do the HID lamps, new cd/dvd/nav set up for now...
ive seen plenty of people jack their trucks up, chrome rims, brush guards back in NC...
[Edited on May 13, 2011 at 10:05 PM. Reason : mostly because its the only stuff i can do myself without help....] 5/13/2011 10:04:02 PM |
tchenku midshipman 18586 Posts user info edit post |
by the way,
an HID retrofit is not one of those $50 ebay kits where you merely replace your halogen bulbs with xenons and add some hardware. being such a nice car, you'd probably want to go the harder route cutting/installing/epoxying real HID projectors into those headlight housings.
5/14/2011 12:02:06 AM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
haha yea i researched the installation process a bit more and went on some forums and saw how people did the process and im going to have to get some help with it...haha 5/14/2011 11:39:46 AM |