Pilot Killed on 2nd Leg of Round the World Flight

SteveC said:
I absolutely love that you don’t know (nor care, I presume) that he drives a (wanna-be Jeep) Ford Bronco. His pride and joy.

That says so much about the “relationship” you guys have.
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Ha! I thought it was a Jeep. My bad! :)

On the other hand, he knows how many miles are on my car and where I park at the airport.

There’s one for the Bronco as well:


View: https://youtu.be/7lrsPTEMqH8?si=0QA7ebK5Ws5hmCrP
 
derg said:
Ha! I thought it was a Jeep. My bad! :)

On the other hand, he knows how many miles are on my car and where I park at the airport.

There’s one for the Bronco as well:


View: https://youtu.be/7lrsPTEMqH8?si=0QA7ebK5Ws5hmCrP
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Not trying to step on your point but he bought the base version of the Bronco, I'm fairly certain it doesn't even have carpet, it has vinyl floor mats. It still probably has at least 4 computers that will shut it down if a window switch is inop but it's not the Bronco Raptor version. Ford tried to build a very simple truck that complies with all of the laws and what @Cherokee_Cruiser bought is their version. The thing probably has steel wheels, no hubcaps and basically street tires. Is it off road capable? It certainly is more capable than any sedan. My F-150 has 4WD and rolls around on some sort of tire that claims to be adept at everything from cruising at 80MPH on a highway to climbing rock walls, but I'm not an idiot and I know from experience that my truck (and his) are more suited for an occasional snowstorm requiring 4WD than any actual off road situation. My '84 Toyota truck was dead stock when I got it and I modified it to make it way more capable, but I think the only computer in that truck was in the stereo. Best truck ever.
 
I mean, I looked at two vehicles for sale last week - a 1982 Grand Wagoneer. And a 1976 Chrysler Cordoba with 400ci V-8 and luxurious Corinthian Leather. So suck on that. Losers.
 
Let’s not get romantic, Jeeps were never great, never. That said, for decades they were pretty easy to fix and parts were cheap. They had a ton of aftermarket support which fueled the off-road crowd. The 4.0 I6 was a great engine. I had one in an old Cherokee. I also had an old CJ-7 with a mild lift that was dangerous over 55mph.

My best mild off-road (rough and muddy dirt and gravel roads) vehicle was a 2000 Explorer Sport (two-door) 5-speed with the OHV 4.0L. With a 4 inch lift it was stable at 70mph. Actually, my Volvo XC-70 with a 2 inch lift was also a beast.

I’m on the lookout for a clean 90’s Montero, Raider, Pajero, CRV, or Trooper.
 
WacoFan said:
I mean, I looked at two vehicles for sale last week - a 1982 Grand Wagoneer. And a 1976 Chrysler Cordoba with 400ci V-8 and luxurious Corinthian Leather. So suck on that. Losers.
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My mom had a ‘82 Grand Wagoneer. With full-time 4WD it needed both of its fuel tanks. Brown with wood siding.
 
Pilot Fighter said:
or Trooper.
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What do you mean when you say "clean"? I have a '98 that's my SDF airport car and which is about to be retired for. Uh. Reasons that have nothing to do with the fact that while it always starts and goes, there's some weird timing (?) issue that has it running on 4 or 5 cylinders until warmed up. Or that it has 240,000 miles on the clock. Or that there's an almighty clunk when it shifts into drive. Or reverse. Or that the 4WD sort of decides on its own whether or not it wants to engage. But it does have a radio antenna that looks like an arrow, and some pretty cool period-correct stripey paint-work. Don't know whether those are a factor. Interior is pretty clean, I could even vacuum it for the first time ever. No rips or tears, although I think the seats are from an '01 and they don't actually go all the way forward. But I can push the brake pedal to the floor (and that is sometimes necessary), so if you're 5'10 or over, you'll be fine. Comes with eight quarts of Rotella diesel engine oil.

Have your people talk to mine.
 
Boris Badenov said:
What do you mean when you say "clean"? I have a '98 that's my SDF airport car and which is about to be retired for. Uh. Reasons that have nothing to do with the fact that while it always starts and goes, there's some weird timing (?) issue that has it running on 4 or 5 cylinders until warmed up. Or that it has 240,000 miles on the clock. Or that there's an almighty clunk when it shifts into drive. Or reverse. Or that the 4WD sort of decides on its own whether or not it wants to engage. But it does have a radio antenna that looks like an arrow, and some pretty cool period-correct stripey paint-work. Don't know whether those are a factor. Interior is pretty clean, I could even vacuum it for the first time ever. No rips or tears, although I think the seats are from an '01 and they don't actually go all the way forward. But I can push the brake pedal to the floor (and that is sometimes necessary), so if you're 5'10 or over, you'll be fine. Comes with eight quarts of Rotella diesel engine oil.

Have your people talk to mine.
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What kind of warranty can you offer?

I was thinking “cars and coffee” clean, because I seek the attention of three old guys that might appreciate silly efforts to preserve a 90’s SUV. .

Being 5’8” might help me dodge the bullet on this one. Whenever I mention my height I have to mention that I played in the Filipino Basketball League in Saudi Arabia. They only allowed one American per team and boy did I disappoint. Actually, I was a standout at power forward. I played in the 5’8” and under division. If you want to see something amazing, watch Filipinos play full court basketball in flip-flops. I played for Saudi Bin Laden. It was the Bin Laden family’s greatest embarrassment.

One thing I like about older vehicles is they have gentler failure modes than newer vehicles. They grind and squeak and squeal and clunk and smoke and leak forever before they break down.
 
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Pilot Fighter said:
I was thinking “cars and coffee” clean, because I seek the attention of three old guys that might appreciate silly efforts to preserve a 90’s SUV. .
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I had a '95 (and I prefer the pre-facelift blocky front and 3.2) back in the day. Thing was MINT. I mean it had 80k or so IMS, but it had clearly been taken care of. So one day it just up and dies. Cranks but nothing. So, me being poor but also a dumbass, I do some shade-tree and reckon it's the ECU (which, spoiler: it was). Then I do the dumb thing. I order the ECU from basically Ebay (did I mention poor but also dumb?). Install ECU. Now it fires, but runs like a cement mixer. I just can't figure it out. Everything looks right! Eventually, I knuckle under and sell it.

Guy calls me back a couple of days later. He was more polite than this, but it amounted to "Hey, dumbass, you put the ECU for a DOHC engine in it! Runs great, thanks for the deal!"

Still not sure whether I ordered the wrong ECU or they shipped the wrong one, but I regret it to this day.

To your point: I would be one of those three old guys. Lemme know when you get one.
 
Boris Badenov said:
I had a '95 (and I prefer the pre-facelift blocky front and 3.2) back in the day. Thing was MINT. I mean it had 80k or so IMS, but it had clearly been taken care of. So one day it just up and dies. Cranks but nothing. So, me being poor but also a dumbass, I do some shade-tree and reckon it's the ECU (which, spoiler: it was). Then I do the dumb thing. I order the ECU from basically Ebay (did I mention poor but also dumb?). Install ECU. Now it fires, but runs like a cement mixer. I just can't figure it out. Everything looks right! Eventually, I knuckle under and sell it.

Guy calls me back a couple of days later. He was more polite than this, but it amounted to "Hey, dumbass, you put the ECU for a DOHC engine in it! Runs great, thanks for the deal!"

Still not sure whether I ordered the wrong ECU or they shipped the wrong one, but I regret it to this day.

To your point: I would be one of those three old guys. Lemme know when you get one.
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Yeah, I’ve purchased the wrong parts for a couple of Japanese vehicles. They make mid-year changes to engines without changing the engine model number. You have to do this made before x date calculus to get the correct part.

Also, there’s inconsistency regarding model years. A 1996 JDM might be a 1997 American model.

The old blocky Troopers are timeless. They would work as a new model. Power windows, AC, AM/FM/Bluetooth, that’s it.
 
Pilot Fighter said:
Yeah, I’ve purchased the wrong parts for a couple of Japanese vehicles. They make mid-year changes to engines without changing the engine model number. You have to do this made before x date calculus to get the correct part.

Also, there’s inconsistency regarding model years. A 1996 JDM might be a 1997 American model.

The old blocky Troopers are timeless. They would work as a new model. Power windows, AC, AM/FM/Bluetooth, that’s it.
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NOW you tell me! I also had an '86. Weirdly, LATER in my life (life full of bad decisions). It was a mess. Crank seal had gone before I bought it, I think, so it leaked oil everywhere, like marking its territory. But that thing was *invincible*. Five speed manual with 96hp when new, and I think many of those horses had escaped by the time I had it. But it was, well, a Trooper. That one went when the frame literally rusted out and broke. When driving.

I'm getting all misty. Buy a nice Trooper so we can wax nostalgic like the more uh traditional (lame) pilot-types do about Corvettes.
 
Boris Badenov said:
NOW you tell me! I also had an '86. Weirdly, LATER in my life (life full of bad decisions). It was a mess. Crank seal had gone before I bought it, I think, so it leaked oil everywhere, like marking its territory. But that thing was *invincible*. Five speed manual with 96hp when new, and I think many of those horses had escaped by the time I had it. But it was, well, a Trooper. That one went when the frame literally rusted out and broke. When driving.

I'm getting all misty. Buy a nice Trooper so we can wax nostalgic like the more uh traditional (lame) pilot-types do about Corvettes.
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At this point, there are no interesting Harley or Corvette conversations.


View: https://youtu.be/bjlwvlBJcPo?si=ZRYd8p1PgW2Bj-mf
 
Pilot Fighter said:
At this point, there are no interesting Harley or Corvette conversations.


View: https://youtu.be/bjlwvlBJcPo?si=ZRYd8p1PgW2Bj-mf
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There were never any interesting Harley or Corvette conversations. This is a hill upon which I'm prepared to die.

Now, interesting '70 Camaro Z/28 conversations...those can be had!

As can conversations about anything on two wheels which *isn't* an (expletive deleted) Harley. I stand ready.
 
Boris Badenov said:
There were never any interesting Harley or Corvette conversations. This is a hill upon which I'm prepared to die.

Now, interesting '70 Camaro Z/28 conversations...those can be had!

As can conversations about anything on two wheels which *isn't* an (expletive deleted) Harley. I stand ready.
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I have a 1300 VTX, 1800 VTX, and a V-Rod. If there is an interesting HD conversation it’s about my plans to turn it into a bagger.

Something like this:


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The only Jeep I like is the original Cherokee. My girlfriend's former boss has a 97 XJ that he kept sitting for years in his garage. He owned it from new. 4.0 inline 6, 5-speed, mechanical 4wd, hand crank windows and all. I restored it for him this year. Well, restore is a big word, just got it good enough so that it was driveable and he could take it fishing on the weekends. I honestly love that thing. It's simple, built like a tank, easy to work on, and parts are plentiful. He's in his 70s and his wife thinks such an old car is a major PITA. I'm secretly hoping they'll sell it to me when they get tired of it.
 
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