Our Cars (dream or actual)

[catdad1]

@jfive67 this has been my dream since 2000. I bet it drives amazing!

@worn2fade that sounds like a wild time for 6 months! I've always wanted to drive around the country and see where the road takes us, just harder these days. No doubt the in depth scrubs are worth the smiles per gallon though.

[Danimal506]

@worn2fade I know what you mean about getting stuck out somewhere. I cracked the transmission of that Subaru on a rock out in the desert, might have been this trip.

[SonnyTheElder]

I don't consider myself an off-roader nor an overlander, but I love getting off-pavement and camping in far-flung places. I've had my G55 for almost 10 years now and have been all over the western US camping and road tripping, most recently in Death Valley and Plumas National Forest.

[truby]

My car for the past 10k miles and 2 Sets of rear tires…. 25 dark horse with engine upgrades 800hp….. actually she makes for an excellent daily.

[Bridger]

Chelsea convertibles

[Inorganic]

@SonnyTheElder LET'S GO!!!

What year is your G55? I recently sold my '96 Land Cruiser and picked up an '03 G55. As you likely know the provenance of these cars is quite incredible, and they're really solid off road. I am still working to get over the attention (positive and negative) they attract, and I'm considering making a bumper sticker that says 'not a complete prick' and 'vanishing riches'.

If you're in the Portland, OR area hit me up -- I'm learning to wrench on this beast and I have a few projects lined up.

[Kasi]

If you know you know

[Inorganic]

@truby 2 sets of tires in 10k miles!!! damn you're ripping that beast

[truby]

@Inorganic damn dude it’s hard not too….. what’s amazing is how easy it is to control when the tires are a little lit up . Car makes a total novice like me feel like Schumacher or something.

[AdamJ]

@Kasi new wheels or new paint job?

[Inorganic]

@truby fucking get it!!! 800 hp is nutzo, I can't even fathom that power. I imagine it is super fun to drive. How does it corner?

[Kasi]

@AdamJ

New paint don’t work with me. New wheels yes

[Twistlock]

@Kasi , the last one you bought like 2 months ago?

[truby]

@Inorganic nutzo is accurate. At full throttle it really has some kind of an episode….

Cornering good , it’s essentially the “track” version of the car.

[mclaincausey]

This seems a bit excessive https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a65790247/guntherwerks-project-f26-details/

[Kasi]

@Twistlock

Have 2 cars. Black one is a rocket
This one is high level

[Twistlock]

@Kasi, was just wondering whether you started collecting Mercs now...

[Tago Mago]

@Twistlock it’s his normal purchase pattern - buy two of everything and keep one in storage

[Twistlock]

[SonnyTheElder]

@Inorganic Hell yeah, quite the silver beauty you've got there!

Mine is an '05, and the attention thing is an adjustment. I've been cut off in traffic and had people flip me off, which is silly given at the end of the day it's a 20-year-old truck!

I do make trips up to the PNW here and there to camp so I'll be sure to reach out if I'm up there. Reach out if you're ever in the Bay Area!

If you haven't already, you may want to check out clubgwagen.com. There's tons of technical DIY knowledge for working on these and a great place to meet fellow owners in your neck of the woods. I know there are quite a few up there.