In case you’ve lived under a rock for the past 30 years, Land Rover has taken over the luxury SUV market. Once a super rugged off-roading machine has now turned into a super luxury SUV with a 4×4 badge and fancy traction control systems. Many people wonder what the difference between Land Rover and Range … Read more
I have now written about my first vehicle, my second vehicle, so now it’s time to write about my seventh vehicle. Some of the other ones were boring vehicles so i’d rather not bore you with them. Anyways, here’s the story of my 1999 Land Rover Discovery II. Please excuse any poor quality photos, at … Read more
Disaster has come, an apocalyptic tragedy has struck the world, what are you going to do? Where are you going to go? How are you going to get there? This is where the “bug-out vehicle” comes in. A bug-out vehicle, is a vehicle designed to get you to a safe location, or to keep you … Read more
GM has been putting diesels in their heavy duty trucks since 1982. Granted diesels back then kind of sucked, but none the less they have been doing it for quite some time. In 2001 they introduced their all new 6.6 Duramax, which was built with the help of Isuzu. Since then they have continued to … Read more
After writing automotive content for the last 2 years, people have begun to comment asking if I could share some of my personal stories with them. I have briefly mentioned a few of the vehicles I’ve owned in a few of the articles on this site. For this article, i’m going to start at the … Read more
Cummins introduced the 6BT in 1984, and they designed it for use in agricultural equipment. In 1989 Dodge teamed up with Cummins to offer the 5.9L Cummins in their heavy-duty pickup trucks. The Cummins-powered Ram quickly became a popular alternative to the large gasoline engines typically found in heavy-duty pickups. Ever since then, diesel pickup … Read more
The pick up truck is America’s bread and butter. Used by farmers, construction workers, and millions of hard working men and women everywhere. But what happens when you want a sports car, but need a truck? American manufacturers, Chevrolet and Ford, tried to answer that question in the 90s. Chevy 454SS Chevrolet saw the gap in … Read more
In the off-road community, engine swaps can be a touchy subject. Most of the time, torque is what you’re looking for, as that’s what will allow you to turn big tires at low RPMs. Of course, there are plenty of horribly underpowered trucks that do just fine with extreme gear ratios. Because of that, Chevrolet … Read more
In case you’ve never seen any wildlife documentaries, the Land Rover Discovery is the go to vehicle for wildlife videographers. It’s also a very popular vehicle among successful people. Why do outdoorsmen and the wealthy love the Land Rover Discovery II? There are tons of things that make the Discovery II special. Here are 8 … Read more
Are you looking to get into the off road “scene”? But, you have never owned an off road truck? There are a few things you must consider when deciding what you want out of your off road truck. Do you just want to go camping? Do you want to go trail riding? Rock crawling? What … Read more