jeep tribute

number900 · November 8th, 2006, 1:56 PM

hi everybody

I watched an old episode of topgear last week with the toyota hilux being tested to destruction , so i thought id post this video on here as its kind of in the spirit of Topgear.
we used the jeep to build mx trails for a year until it developed serious problems , so we decided to give it a good send off

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...38644&hl=en-GB

klutch · November 8th, 2006, 2:15 PM

Awesome. I love destroying beaters and rentals!

Magnet · November 8th, 2006, 2:34 PM

Gold

Resilient things aren't they. Reminds me of the Charade we took to the dunes.

Time for another adventure soon!

YF19pilot · November 8th, 2006, 2:55 PM

Man, wish I could do something like that!

Great video, great jumps! btw, who's version of "Message in a Bottle" was that?

ruuman · November 8th, 2006, 3:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YF19pilot

Man, wish I could do something like that!

Great video, great jumps! btw, who's version of "Message in a Bottle" was that?

the music is by machine head from the burning red Album

Great video, I found this on youtube ages ago and sent it to all my mates. Cheers for sharing.

Silverstar · November 8th, 2006, 7:47 PM

That was a proper send off! The last couple jumps were nuts images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Welcome btw images/smilies/wave.gif

Greatgraddage · November 8th, 2006, 9:28 PM

Awsome video! Didn't expect it to get that much air! I bet the driver and passangers had sore heads for a while, must have been shaken round loads!

BerserkerCatSplat · November 9th, 2006, 12:00 AM

Oh man, those were some crazy jumps!

fbc · November 9th, 2006, 12:18 AM

Insane - you guys are total nutters... that's a compliment btw images/smilies/biggrin.gif

British_Rover · November 9th, 2006, 1:25 AM

I found that on Youtube a while ago as well but I think it was shorter.

Whenever somebody came on to our Range Rover board and complained about how weak unibodies were and how bad they were off-road I would just post that vid.

That always shut them up.

TomCat · November 9th, 2006, 1:36 AM

Damn. That thing just kept going and going. I'm impressed.

hanasand · November 9th, 2006, 2:11 AM

Nice jumps!

Must have been quite hard on their backs...

number900 · November 9th, 2006, 10:51 AM

cheers guy's

yeah it was a harsh landing , without a rollbar we were more worried about nosing in to the ground and flipping it onto its roof and breaking our necks , we thought we would get a couple of jumps out of it but it just kept on going for another 8 or so which surprised us , definately a solid built vehicle

Blind_Io · November 9th, 2006, 11:03 AM

I can say from experience that the XJ has some acceptable off road performance, but I was disappointed in it. The body torques like nothing I have ever seen, when you have the suspension maxed out of opposite travel you better not open the door to spot your tires or you won't get it closed again. The suspension is weak and the front axle will hit the oil pan before the suspension hits the bottom-out pad. For crawling it really needs lockers to get through most stuff even though it does have better suspension travel than many stock SUVs. The rear springs are under designed, and although a heavy rear axle is available, many don't have it. This model has a radiator that is too small for the I-6 and it's prone to overheat (at least where I'm from) the exhaust manifolds tended to crack as well. I found the XJ steering to have a disconnected feel with lots of play, hitting a cross wind at freeway speeds was an exercise in bladder control as well as automotive handling ability.

I'm impressed they avoided catastrophic failure long enough to do that much damage to be perfectly honest. Mine had many failures with pavement and some moderate off road driving.

November 8th, 2006, 1:56 PM	#1
number900 Joined: Nov 6th, 2006 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	jeep tribute hi everybody I watched an old episode of topgear last week with the toyota hilux being tested to destruction , so i thought id post this video on here as its kind of in the spirit of Topgear. we used the jeep to build mx trails for a year until it developed serious problems , so we decided to give it a good send off http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...38644&hl=en-GB

November 8th, 2006, 2:34 PM	#3
Magnet Joined: Jan 13th, 2005 Location: Perth, WA Age: 28 Posts: 2,618 Car: BMW E46 328Ci, NA6 MX-5 Rep Power: 106	Gold Resilient things aren't they. Reminds me of the Charade we took to the dunes. Time for another adventure soon! __________________ Remember, a dog is not just for Christmas. It can also be for a birthday. In fact, you can eat them all year round!

November 8th, 2006, 2:55 PM	#4
YF19pilot Joined: Apr 15th, 2005 Location: Fargo, ND Age: 25 Posts: 2,116 Car: 1990 Volvo 740 GL LFS Status: Rep Power: 30	Man, wish I could do something like that! Great video, great jumps! btw, who's version of "Message in a Bottle" was that? __________________ I can finally say that, yes, I have driven a car with a front mounted V10.

November 8th, 2006, 7:47 PM	#6
Silverstar Joined: Jul 29th, 2005 Location: Center Point, Iowa Age: 23 Posts: 1,145 Car: '08 Subaru Impreza STI\|'90 Ford Mustang GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 26	That was a proper send off! The last couple jumps were nuts Welcome btw __________________ SS - Bishop of the Hot Hatches, Church of the Horizontally Opposed Flickr\|deviantART

November 8th, 2006, 9:28 PM	#7
Greatgraddage Joined: Jun 7th, 2004 Location: Wales, UK Age: 23 Posts: 1,090 Car: 205 1.9 GTI Rep Power: 30	Awsome video! Didn't expect it to get that much air! I bet the driver and passangers had sore heads for a while, must have been shaken round loads! __________________ Currently Drive - 205 GTI Currently Want - 1967 Mustang GT500 (Eleanor!)

November 8th, 2006, 2:15 PM	#2
klutch Courteous urinator Joined: Jan 6th, 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,879 Car: Whatever's in the press fleet. Rep Power: 45	Awesome. I love destroying beaters and rentals!

November 9th, 2006, 12:00 AM	#8
BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,895 Car: ZJ 4X4X5 Rep Power: 168	Oh man, those were some crazy jumps! __________________ OSPhoto

November 9th, 2006, 12:18 AM	#9
fbc Moderator Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 34 Posts: 11,776 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 128	Insane - you guys are total nutters... that's a compliment btw __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

November 9th, 2006, 1:25 AM	#10
British_Rover Joined: Sep 4th, 2006 Location: Canton / Torrington, CT United States Age: 29 Posts: 1,870 Car: 1998 Grand Cherokee, 1979 CB750F, Dealer Demo Rep Power: 40	I found that on Youtube a while ago as well but I think it was shorter. Whenever somebody came on to our Range Rover board and complained about how weak unibodies were and how bad they were off-road I would just post that vid. That always shut them up.

November 9th, 2006, 1:36 AM	#11
TomCat Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Location: Arizona Age: 25 Posts: 4,183 Rep Power: 70	Damn. That thing just kept going and going. I'm impressed. __________________

November 9th, 2006, 2:11 AM	#12
hanasand Despot Joined: Sep 27th, 2004 Location: Stavanger, Norway Age: 23 Posts: 1,300 Rep Power: 0	Nice jumps! Must have been quite hard on their backs... __________________ "Maybe, maybe not. Maybe fuck yourself. http://www.majestet.com

November 9th, 2006, 10:51 AM	#13
number900 Joined: Nov 6th, 2006 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	cheers guy's yeah it was a harsh landing , without a rollbar we were more worried about nosing in to the ground and flipping it onto its roof and breaking our necks , we thought we would get a couple of jumps out of it but it just kept on going for another 8 or so which surprised us , definately a solid built vehicle

November 9th, 2006, 11:03 AM	#14
Blind_Io Dispenses buckshot medication for all undead patients. Joined: Apr 5th, 2006 Location: Utah, USA Age: 28 Posts: 11,029 Car: 2006 Nissan X-Terra - 2000 VFR800 Interceptor Rep Power: 272	I can say from experience that the XJ has some acceptable off road performance, but I was disappointed in it. The body torques like nothing I have ever seen, when you have the suspension maxed out of opposite travel you better not open the door to spot your tires or you won't get it closed again. The suspension is weak and the front axle will hit the oil pan before the suspension hits the bottom-out pad. For crawling it really needs lockers to get through most stuff even though it does have better suspension travel than many stock SUVs. The rear springs are under designed, and although a heavy rear axle is available, many don't have it. This model has a radiator that is too small for the I-6 and it's prone to overheat (at least where I'm from) the exhaust manifolds tended to crack as well. I found the XJ steering to have a disconnected feel with lots of play, hitting a cross wind at freeway speeds was an exercise in bladder control as well as automotive handling ability. I'm impressed they avoided catastrophic failure long enough to do that much damage to be perfectly honest. Mine had many failures with pavement and some moderate off road driving. __________________ War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength

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