Jeremy128
True Classic
I am getting out of the Fiat game. I'm not happy about it, but it is necessary. I just posted the 128 in FS&w. As some know I moved to rural area. My house is on the side of a pretty steep, heavily wooded hill. To get to my house you must go down some twisty (but fun) roads. Then go up a gravel road about 1/4 mile (narrow and twisty). The I have to go up a VERY steep and long driveway.
ANY bad weather, and I'm screwed. Not only would I not be able to drive the Fiat, but my wife could not get her minivan up or down the driveay.
I have only driven the Fiat a couple times since moving. My daily driver is a Nissan 4wd truck. This is fine for me. It is paid off so if I crash it, I'll peice it back together. My wifes van is only a year old. So, bad weather hits, we will have 2 kids in differnet schools. Closest school is about 20 miles from home. Second school is about twice that. With a deaf daugheter in first grade, and a deaf son in preschool, SSD puts them in different (yet great) school districts. Then there is my wife and I. If the wether gets bad, due to my profession, I HAVE to be at work, on time or early. My wife has a 40 minute drive from home. With all that said, we HAVE to have 2 4wd vehicles. So, the FIats gotta go.
After thinking long and hard, I came up with the idea of getting an old Land Rover. Then after researching parts, availabilty and cost, I decided against that. So I went back to thinking. I came up with, what I think, will be a pretty cool substitute for the 128. While it's not the same, it is still cool. I want to get my hands on an old Chevy K5 Blazer. Not a civilian one, but an Army Blazer. These come with a 6.2 Diesel, 4wd. My plan is to pick one up, go over it and fix any issues. Then just fix it up. I am gonna keep the Army cammo paint job. The only thing i will change about the paint is the bumper number. I am gonna put my old unit name, and the same number as the vehicle I drove while in the service.
This way I will have a very capable 4wd vehilce that I can put through hell and back.....twice. When not needed for snow/ice covered roads, I can throw the kids in it. take off the roof and go play in the mud.
My wife says I'm turning into a redneck. SHe said I need to get a "GitRDone" sticker for the back window of the Blazer. She may be right, but what's wrong with that? Hell, I spent my day off today cutting up trees on the hill side with a chainsaw then splitting the wood by hand with an 8lb wood maul. So yes, my neck is red, and I'm sore as hell. So what????
ANY bad weather, and I'm screwed. Not only would I not be able to drive the Fiat, but my wife could not get her minivan up or down the driveay.
I have only driven the Fiat a couple times since moving. My daily driver is a Nissan 4wd truck. This is fine for me. It is paid off so if I crash it, I'll peice it back together. My wifes van is only a year old. So, bad weather hits, we will have 2 kids in differnet schools. Closest school is about 20 miles from home. Second school is about twice that. With a deaf daugheter in first grade, and a deaf son in preschool, SSD puts them in different (yet great) school districts. Then there is my wife and I. If the wether gets bad, due to my profession, I HAVE to be at work, on time or early. My wife has a 40 minute drive from home. With all that said, we HAVE to have 2 4wd vehicles. So, the FIats gotta go.
After thinking long and hard, I came up with the idea of getting an old Land Rover. Then after researching parts, availabilty and cost, I decided against that. So I went back to thinking. I came up with, what I think, will be a pretty cool substitute for the 128. While it's not the same, it is still cool. I want to get my hands on an old Chevy K5 Blazer. Not a civilian one, but an Army Blazer. These come with a 6.2 Diesel, 4wd. My plan is to pick one up, go over it and fix any issues. Then just fix it up. I am gonna keep the Army cammo paint job. The only thing i will change about the paint is the bumper number. I am gonna put my old unit name, and the same number as the vehicle I drove while in the service.
This way I will have a very capable 4wd vehilce that I can put through hell and back.....twice. When not needed for snow/ice covered roads, I can throw the kids in it. take off the roof and go play in the mud.
My wife says I'm turning into a redneck. SHe said I need to get a "GitRDone" sticker for the back window of the Blazer. She may be right, but what's wrong with that? Hell, I spent my day off today cutting up trees on the hill side with a chainsaw then splitting the wood by hand with an 8lb wood maul. So yes, my neck is red, and I'm sore as hell. So what????
