TechnoBill
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- 1999 Mountaineer 4.0 SOHC
:wavey: Greetings Serious Explorers, Mountaineers, and Expeditionary Forces,
We have a 1999 Mountaineer that we factory ordered for my wife. Drivetrain is the 4.0 SOHC Automatic 4WD. Dash selector has three settings; AUTO=Rear w/ auto 4WD when slippage sensed, 4HIGH, 4LOW. Navy Blue w/ Grey rocker panels.
In 2005 I picked up a GMT800 long wheelbase and gave my 2002 GMT800 standard wheelbase to my wife. Now the Mountaineer is my Range Ride & SUAV {Sub Urban Assault Vehicle} as well as my wife's Gardening Truck.
Our GMT800s drivetrains are All Wheel Drive so the Mountaineer also serves as Blizzard Emergency Transport Vehicle.
Only 48K well maintained miles on her. Stock aluminum rims are in basement with beaucoup oxidization of the aluminum under the clear coat. They were replaced last fall with 30X9.50R15LT XTX Sport Wild Country(s) on black rims. She's named The Marauder after what was a promising Panther platform based sedan which sort of lost its way from forced induction plans to normally aspirated four valve production.
I sought out a board (forum) as I've a few cosmetic things I need to attend to. The plastic shield over the front bumper is cracked right where the license plate holes are, and I need to remove the plastic cover of the rear bumper, remove the rust from the area where the bumper curves to align with the fenders, then prime and paint. Having done some lightweight mods designed for stealth and tweaked performance on my '97 Grand Marquis w/ handling package, I suspect I may selectively make some small changes to The Marauder as limited cash flow permits.
I've only perused the first couple of pages of the modified late model sub forum, but must say that GreenMountaineer is a man of taste and utilitarian mind set. I wish I had his mechanical skills.
Oh, The Marauder has a K&N stock box air filter, but that goes without saying. I've begun hearing an exhaust leak proximal to, or behind, the rear axle over the last few weeks so a time will come when I'm forced to make some decision there, or drive with the windows down and a scuba tank and regulator.
As far as contentious "religious" issues go I feel that if you want a car, get a car. If you want a truck, get a truck. But the now wildly popular "Crossovers, Cute-utes, tall minivans, Sport Activity Vehicles {Give me a break BMW}, Cross Dressers, etc." are the equivalent of all season tires. They do everything and do so with annoying mediocrity. The only one that is well executed to my mind is the Volkswagen Toureg. With the discontinued diesel V-10, I think I could be a very happy camper. As a sports car enthusiast I consider the cash cow Porsche Cayenne to border on blasphemy. The BMW X5 I considered an abomination when I first saw it during press week at the Detroit Auto show. The BMW X6 obviously exists to provide unassailable evidence to the rest of us that their owners are conspicuously consuming morons. Why anyone would spend that much money on an X6 when you could buy a cargo hauling and ass hauling BMW 5 Series wagon with an erotically potent yet refined drivetrain is utterly beyond me.
The V-10 Diesel Touregs were hideously expensive, but they were hard core, bona fide, off roaders with the torque of a Cat bulldozer.
Our Marauder is a solid, reliable piece of proven hardware that will be with us until the body panels are gone, I'm driving down the road on a frame, drivetrain and suspension. When the frame rusts in half and the headlights are pointing at the rising moon, then maybe I'll think about making a change. Until then, I'll drop by the forum periodically to see what cool, low difficulty repairs or enhancements I can undertake to make her feel loved. In today's chaotic world, RELIABILITY is a beautiful thing.
We have a 1999 Mountaineer that we factory ordered for my wife. Drivetrain is the 4.0 SOHC Automatic 4WD. Dash selector has three settings; AUTO=Rear w/ auto 4WD when slippage sensed, 4HIGH, 4LOW. Navy Blue w/ Grey rocker panels.
In 2005 I picked up a GMT800 long wheelbase and gave my 2002 GMT800 standard wheelbase to my wife. Now the Mountaineer is my Range Ride & SUAV {Sub Urban Assault Vehicle} as well as my wife's Gardening Truck.
Our GMT800s drivetrains are All Wheel Drive so the Mountaineer also serves as Blizzard Emergency Transport Vehicle.
Only 48K well maintained miles on her. Stock aluminum rims are in basement with beaucoup oxidization of the aluminum under the clear coat. They were replaced last fall with 30X9.50R15LT XTX Sport Wild Country(s) on black rims. She's named The Marauder after what was a promising Panther platform based sedan which sort of lost its way from forced induction plans to normally aspirated four valve production.
I sought out a board (forum) as I've a few cosmetic things I need to attend to. The plastic shield over the front bumper is cracked right where the license plate holes are, and I need to remove the plastic cover of the rear bumper, remove the rust from the area where the bumper curves to align with the fenders, then prime and paint. Having done some lightweight mods designed for stealth and tweaked performance on my '97 Grand Marquis w/ handling package, I suspect I may selectively make some small changes to The Marauder as limited cash flow permits.
I've only perused the first couple of pages of the modified late model sub forum, but must say that GreenMountaineer is a man of taste and utilitarian mind set. I wish I had his mechanical skills.
Oh, The Marauder has a K&N stock box air filter, but that goes without saying
. I've begun hearing an exhaust leak proximal to, or behind, the rear axle over the last few weeks so a time will come when I'm forced to make some decision there, or drive with the windows down and a scuba tank and regulator.As far as contentious "religious" issues go I feel that if you want a car, get a car. If you want a truck, get a truck. But the now wildly popular "Crossovers, Cute-utes, tall minivans, Sport Activity Vehicles {Give me a break BMW}, Cross Dressers, etc." are the equivalent of all season tires. They do everything and do so with annoying mediocrity. The only one that is well executed to my mind is the Volkswagen Toureg. With the discontinued diesel V-10, I think I could be a very happy camper. As a sports car enthusiast I consider the cash cow Porsche Cayenne to border on blasphemy. The BMW X5 I considered an abomination when I first saw it during press week at the Detroit Auto show. The BMW X6 obviously exists to provide unassailable evidence to the rest of us that their owners are conspicuously consuming morons. Why anyone would spend that much money on an X6 when you could buy a cargo hauling and ass hauling BMW 5 Series wagon with an erotically potent yet refined drivetrain is utterly beyond me.
The V-10 Diesel Touregs were hideously expensive, but they were hard core, bona fide, off roaders with the torque of a Cat bulldozer.
Our Marauder is a solid, reliable piece of proven hardware that will be with us until the body panels are gone, I'm driving down the road on a frame, drivetrain and suspension. When the frame rusts in half and the headlights are pointing at the rising moon, then maybe I'll think about making a change. Until then, I'll drop by the forum periodically to see what cool, low difficulty repairs or enhancements I can undertake to make her feel loved. In today's chaotic world, RELIABILITY is a beautiful thing.
His moronic behaviour has been SO outlandish for SO long, he'd been on city council for ever, that no one even takes notice anymore. Racist, stupid, borderline brain damaged, people are no longer offended by him and even homeless folks laugh at him when he says something stupid.
