Monday in the USA is "Memorial Day".....and as a reminder to all.....it ain't a celebration.
This is when America remembers those who died defending freedom. Our brothers and sisters who did not come home, who did not get to see there parents ever again, who left their lives unfinished, or...
Lets say your Laptop is a Military Grade hardened tough book, like the ones I use at work. It cost 3 Grand. You gonna drag it thru the mud on a camping trip to a rain forest?? No...of course not!
Now lets say your laptop cost 30 THOUSAND dollars.......Yea NOW I am gonna drag it thru...
When your Bronco is hanging off a cliff and you fall out on to the fender....
Its a hand hold so you can climb back in ....just before you go over the edge!
On my 2014 F150 it came with Pirelli's...first thing we did was replace them. They are terrible in the rain....common knowledge even back then. My BFG Trail-Terrains have been excellent.
Turtle wax ICE and then a coat of Maguires gold class Carnuba on the paint. Then I just keep layering ICE / Maguires every other month or so. Car always looks great......
I owned one of these "Baja Bugs" in 1980. It also was blue. The pads on the rear fender were required because the front tires sand blasted the paint there. Traded it on a Subaru which I have regretted for 40 years!
I have to admit....I saw all three original Star Wars movies...in the theatre...on their first run. I also watched he original Star Trek TV Show in the 60's before there were re-runs.......
So I am in one of the last categories.....:(
My new house on several acres (yard work, garden); Road Bike's (used to be MTN Bikes); shooting/guns; our 2 GSD's (WOOF); My F250 Tremor and Bronco Sport (and the Forums); My Wife Paints (Water Color); The military (which is also our work); the Beach (North Carolina has great uncrowded...
Honestly if your going to push your 4wheeler hard enough to overheat it, a BS is not the vehicle for you. A Subaru or Bronco sport were designed for poor roads and poor road conditions. They were not designed for OFF-Roading. That's what a Bronco was designed for....that is why it has a body...
For anyone considering new tires......Been buying tires for a long time......
Here is my advise: American factories produce good tires, (Goodyear, Cooper, Mickey Thompson) European also good (Michelin). Japan also very good (Bridgestone/Firestone). So the RV industry is famous for using...