What are your other Rigs

Jeeps and Vets are a nice mix 👍👍😎😎
Have a great weekend all !
 

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Once a week or so I drive on pavement and the AEV 392 stays home, when Madame is hiking the Labs [with her Recon Xtreme]. Much more attractive to my eye than the Pista which I adios-ed.

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Well after about 2+ years and 27k miles as my daily driver, the 392 is officially becoming a garage queen when not hitting the trails or cruising around topless in the warm weather. Purchased a BMW M440i Gran Coupe today as my new daily driver.

After my wife gave birth to our second child about 2 and a half weeks ago, we quickly realized that a lifted Jeep on 38s wasn’t going to be conducive for my 5’ tall wife to get in and out with a car seat, etc (my wife needs to take my car from time to time). I also want to make sure this Jeep lasts a very long time, and I’ve racked a lot of miles up over the past 2 years so wanted to limit the mileage on it going forward.

The BMW is the complete opposite of the Jeep - sleek, refined, comfortable (lol). But the 392 is just so much more fun to drive. That said, glad I’ll have the best of both worlds now.

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Last week I got my one-owner (me) 1984 Camaro Berlinetta back from getting professionally repainted in pearl white and clear-coated. Forty years of dents and dings and missing paint are now gone:

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The guy who did it is great at painting but not so great with re-placing the badging that he had removed to paint it. In these pictures, the front panel nearest the left headlamps is missing the berlinetta badge, which I will get on there, and the badges on the sail panels are placed higher than they were from the factory. I'm still debating if that sail panel placement matters to me. One of my headlights has moisture inside so need to replace it at some point.

But, boy, it sure looks nice, especially when the sun shines.

EDIT: I forgot to mention, new windshield and side window tinting. The striping along the bottom was newly hand-painted instead of factory decal replacements because the company in Phoenix who has the original factory stencils inexplicably did not have the curved decals available for around the wheel wells. New front struts and rear shocks. Man, I forgot how smooth this car rides. I love it all over again.
 
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Just picked up a new Ranger Raptor. Much easier to drive around town and park in garage at work than the full size Raptor.
Very nice! We have one at the shop right now getting a full color change vinyl wrap, a set of 74Weld portal axles, Addictive Desert Designs bumpers and a whole lot more.

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For those that complain about Jeep reliability, it’s my trusty 392 that I’m back in after my 10 day old M440i consumed two plus quarts of oil and white smoke started coming out of the tailpipe. Bummer as I bought the M440i specifically due to the touted ‘reliability’ of the B58 engine (in addition to the power of course). We’ll see what the outcome is, but for now I think I’m back to driving the 392 more often as the X1 loaner they gave me is just… boring.

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Gave some up and then added some in.
 

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A lot o nice rides here. Definitely not as cool, but I picked up a 2025 ES 350 over Thanksgiving break.


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Realistically, the 2025 ES 350 is the smartest and least depreciating and most reliable and sensible and intelligent purchasing option as far as a new car in the entire market right now. I guarantee that you made the smartest purchase out of all of us when it comes to finances and peace of mind. Sometimes the coolest option is the most logical one along with keeping your sanity.
 
For those that complain about Jeep reliability, it’s my trusty 392 that I’m back in after my 10 day old M440i consumed two plus quarts of oil and white smoke started coming out of the tailpipe. Bummer as I bought the M440i specifically due to the touted ‘reliability’ of the B58 engine (in addition to the power of course). We’ll see what the outcome is, but for now I think I’m back to driving the 392 more often as the X1 loaner they gave me is just… boring.

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Not that it matters but white smoke isn't an oil problem.
 
My family trukster when I picked it up several years ago.

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Now has 105k miles and runs like a top.

Stealthily quick with a 4.7TT V8 under the hood with 516lb/ft torque.

Previous rides included a 2003 ZO6, E60 M5. None of them put as big of a smile as the 392.
 

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