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    2012 Rav 4

    One thing to keep in mind with these crossovers is that the combination of low clearance and lack of skidplates means components will get damaged much more easily than on a real truck
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    Artistic Shots- Well thought out, framed (positioned), artistic shots only please.

    This art gallery usually makes for good pictures. This time I got really lucky and that girl wearing the exact right colors appeared as I was framing my shot. BTW Peter Lik is an Australian landscape photographer. I'm not a fan. His work looks overprocessed and overHDRed. They're like Lisa...
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    So this morning I told my horse

    I'd like to see this picture in color.
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    Artistic Shots- Well thought out, framed (positioned), artistic shots only please.

    Yep, it's been there a few years. The guy ran onto the reef and got stuck. The reef grew around it and now they can't remove it without damaging the reef.
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    Artistic Shots- Well thought out, framed (positioned), artistic shots only please.

    Here are some of the pictures I've taken over the last few months on Maui:
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    Multi-mode T-case on the 2nd gen X?

    Sweet, I can put "Multimode 4WD System" in the Craigslist ad when I sell my Cherokee!
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    Nissan Patrol Ambulance 4x6

    4x6? Which axle is undriven?
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    Why isn't the Ford Ranger a popular expedition vehicle?

    I'm guessing that's what the rest of the world gets as the Ranger. I don't understand why Ford split the platform and made two different ones. Wouldn't it be cheaper to sell the same platform worldwide?
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    Why isn't the Ford Ranger a popular expedition vehicle?

    I would expect the TTB to handle better than wishbones. Usually truck wishbones seem to be set up so there's no camber change, so when the truck leans while cornering, the wheels lean just as much. Nissans seem to be set up so the outside wheel leans OUT of the turn even more than the vehicle...
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    Why isn't the Ford Ranger a popular expedition vehicle?

    The Ranger had I beams until 1997?? I'm looking here http://www.camburg.com/suspension-systems/ford/ranger-x/
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    Why isn't the Ford Ranger a popular expedition vehicle?

    Hank Hill's Ranger In the episode where his Ranger dies, "they made his truck an early 80's ranger because if the 90's ranger died, it wouldn't make any sense" according to a poster here http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_151027-Ford-Ranger-1983.html
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    Why isn't the Ford Ranger a popular expedition vehicle?

    Ford decided to screw over American consumers by not offering the world Ranger here. Instead they gussied up the Explorer with styling updates, independent suspension, etc etc. Now they're canceling the Ranger, while the rest of the world still gets the modern truck.
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    Why isn't the Ford Ranger a popular expedition vehicle?

    Too bad about the 4x4 only being available with the gas hog V6 engines after 1994. I'd love a 4x4 2.3L manual Ranger that gets 25mpg.
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    Why isn't the Ford Ranger a popular expedition vehicle?

    I don't have any numbers but I think I see more Rangers on the road than any other small pickup
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    Why isn't the Ford Ranger a popular expedition vehicle?

    They're ubiquitous in America, have been around forever virtually unchanged, parts are cheap and easy to find, and with a 4 cylinder they get gas mileage similar to compact cars. So what gives?
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