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News Credits: 1 · by **TRANS+CRAZY** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:55 pm

Highbeam wrote:
TRANS+CRAZY wrote:As for me, I would transform into a Jeep. Don't know which one... Commander, Liberty, Wrangler...

You should try this one, the Jeep Brute (it's a kit used on a Wrangler that looks sweeeet). I actually saw one a few months ago in military green. It's awesome

Holy s***! That's awesome!!! Where can I buy one of those?

News Credits: 1 · by **TRANS+CRAZY** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:00 pm

kicker_of_elves wrote:When I was a kid, I made a series of sketches of a group of Decepticons known as the Farmicons (lol...go ahead). Transformers turned into tape decks, cassettes, cars, trucks, planes, guns, cameras, cats, birds, dinosaurs, you name it. Everything except...farm implement! Maybe because I grew up in rural Minnesota and learned how to operate a tractor at a young age, I was compensating for a lack of good ol' midwestern representation in the ranks of either camp. I had six 'bots, each one a self-propelled piece of farm equipment, with names like Trac-Tor, Rackmaster, Death-Sower, Imbaler, etc. Of course they had a gestalt transformation, which I aptly named International Harvester. I have long since lost the drawings, but if I could be a transformer, I would be this...

At least I'm not the only person here who thinks of a Transformer turning into a tractor. Not a day goes by without me stopping and looking at my dad's tractors, and go "I wonder what would happen if a Transformer would take on the form of our John Deere 2940?"

News Credits: 3 · by **Highbeam** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:31 pm

TRANS+CRAZY wrote:Holy s***! That's awesome!!! Where can I buy one of those?

Got a Jeep Wrangler? Then you could buy the conversion kit, which is around $9,000 from this website:

http://www.aev-conversions.com/products/brute/

Sadly, it's not just a car you can go out and buy, or else we'd likely see more of them out there

I've only seen one in person so far.

by **scary prime** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:12 pm

i'd want to be royal blue and gold dragon with amace at the end of my tail and be able to blow acid fire and ice!!WOOT!

News Credits: 1 · by **Jeysie** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:13 pm

Pyrostrata wrote:I must admit that the name was not my idea....there is actually a parody out there called "The Transfarmers"...saw it quite a few years back...and some yay-hoo made shirts that say that on them...with a pic of a tractor and cows and robots and stuff....will attempt to locate it and post it

I dunno if it's what you were talking about, but I came across this pic the other day.

News Credits: 1 · by **TRANS+CRAZY** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:27 am

Highbeam wrote:
TRANS+CRAZY wrote:Holy s***! That's awesome!!! Where can I buy one of those?

Got a Jeep Wrangler? Then you could buy the conversion kit, which is around $9,000 from this website:

http://www.aev-conversions.com/products/brute/

Sadly, it's not just a car you can go out and buy, or else we'd likely see more of them out there I've only seen one in person so far.

Don't have a Jeep Wrangler :sad:

. But I would sure like to get one. That, and a Mustang ;;)

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by **Pyrostrata** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:53 am

Too bad Jeep quit making Cherokees....I loved those things...I used to have a black 1996 Cherokee...all pimp-tinted windows...loved that beast! Had the big motor in it too! Too bad the previous owner dogged it to death before I bought it, so it's life-span was limited to 3 yrs with me..Had to sell it because of the impending doom it was about ready to suffer (bad engine, bad tranny, bad exhaust system....all in dire need of replacement..had the mechanic put some patches on it, say a few Hail Marys over it, and I traded it in for the CAR

I have now) I miss her! *sniff*

News Credits: 1 · by **TRANS+CRAZY** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:30 pm

Pyrostrata wrote:Too bad Jeep quit making Cherokees....I loved those things...I used to have a black 1996 Cherokee...all pimp-tinted windows...loved that beast! Had the big motor in it too! Too bad the previous owner dogged it to death before I bought it, so it's life-span was limited to 3 yrs with me..Had to sell it because of the impending doom it was about ready to suffer (bad engine, bad tranny, bad exhaust system....all in dire need of replacement..had the mechanic put some patches on it, say a few Hail Marys over it, and I traded it in for the CAR I have now) I miss her! *sniff*

Yeah, I know... but hey, the Jeep Commander looks like a Cherokee, so think of the Commander as a highly evolved version of the Cherokee.

I bought my Jeep Cherokee off of a neighbor girl for $5,000 or so. I had to fix it up a little, but it runs good. Well, it should... it's a 2000 model. It should last me until I'm through with college... unlike the Dodge Stratus I had driven beforehand. It met an untimely and undeserved fate... I got into a car accident back in February, and the insurance company totaled it. And it was a good car, too... it's not everyday you get to drive a purple car.

News Credits: 3 · by **Barricade** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:00 pm

enter cujo

News Credits: 3 · by **Highbeam** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:27 pm

Pyrostrata wrote:Too bad Jeep quit making Cherokees....I loved those things...I used to have a black 1996 Cherokee...all pimp-tinted windows...loved that beast! Had the big motor in it too! Too bad the previous owner dogged it to death before I bought it, so it's life-span was limited to 3 yrs with me..Had to sell it because of the impending doom it was about ready to suffer (bad engine, bad tranny, bad exhaust system....all in dire need of replacement..had the mechanic put some patches on it, say a few Hail Marys over it, and I traded it in for the CAR I have now) I miss her! *sniff*

Huh? They still make Jeep Cherokees...

http://www.jeep.com/en/2008/grand_cherokee/

I both love and hate my '98 Laredo :b Hate his mileage, love everything else.

by **Autobot Megatron** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:39 pm

Siren Prime wrote:
Autobot Megatron wrote:A robot to a black jaguar cat to, what else, a blue jaguar car.

I guess you like jaguars, huh?

No, just this one
http://www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/ ... ad.340.jpg

by **Pyrostrata** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:47 pm

TRANS+CRAZY wrote:the Jeep Commander looks like a Cherokee, so think of the Commander as a highly evolved version of the Cherokee.

I must disagree. I believe the Commander looks more like a fancier H3...and it has more bawls than the H3 too

TRANS+CRAZY wrote:I bought my Jeep Cherokee off of a neighbor girl for $5,000 or so. I had to fix it up a little, but it runs good. Well, it should... it's a 2000 model. It should last me until I'm through with college... unlike the Dodge Stratus I had driven beforehand. It met an untimely and undeserved fate... I got into a car accident back in February, and the insurance company totaled it. And it was a good car, too... it's not everyday you get to drive a purple car.

If you treat a Cherokee right-oil changes and tune-ups on a regular basis-it should run forever...the best troopers are the straight-six 4-liter engines..they are champs! Not sure when they started with the V-6 3.7-liter, but they are not nearly as reliable

News Credits: 3 · by **Highbeam** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:50 pm

Pyrostrata wrote:I must disagree. I believe the Commander looks more like a fancier H3...and it has more bawls than the H3 too

That's exactly what I thought when I first saw the Commander! I am not a fan of the H3...it wishes it were half as nice as an H2 or a Hummer

Pyrostrata wrote:If you treat a Cherokee right-oil changes and tune-ups on a regular basis-it should run forever...the best troopers are the straight-six 4-liter engines..they are champs! Not sure when they started with the V-6 3.7-liter, but they are not nearly as reliable

I just wish it would get better mileage :b If I run a full tank on freeway trips only, I'll get 17-19 mpg, otherwise I barely get 14 city. Bleh.. I've kinda been looking at the Jeep Compass if I end up sticking with Jeeps (estimated mpg 25 city/29 hwy). I feel powerful in my Cherokee :lol:

I had no idea so many people here were interested in Jeeps

by **Pyrostrata** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:16 pm

Barricade wrote:enter cujo

great drawing!

And you actually made a Hyundai look whoop-ass! :grin:

by **Pyrostrata** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:20 pm

Highbeam wrote:Huh? They still make Jeep Cherokees...

they still make the GRAND Cherokee....but not the regular Cherokee..there IS a difference

News Credits: 3 · by **Highbeam** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:18 am

Pyrostrata wrote:
Highbeam wrote:Huh? They still make Jeep Cherokees...

they still make the GRAND Cherokee....but not the regular Cherokee..there IS a difference

Ah, right.

by **kaworu** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:12 am

This is me. An F1 Ferrari 412 T1.

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd37/blacksquareart/412_T1_1994.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

God, thats a beautiful car...

As for function, I dunno. Cannon fodder maybe.

by **Gutter Bunny** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:14 pm

Sherade wrote:I kinda thought, if for some reason I had to be an import peice of crap, I'd be this.
[img]Picture[/img]
That is all.

I don't know. If i was gonna be an "import piece of crap" I would choose one that actually exists...

For me, i'm indecisive so you're getting a list

Import-TT Z32
Domestic - baldwin motion chevelle

by **Pyrostrata** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:50 pm

kaworu wrote:This is me. An F1 Ferrari 412 T1.

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd37/blacksquareart/412_T1_1994.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

God, thats a beautiful car...

As for function, I dunno. Cannon fodder maybe.

it's a pine-wood derby car! :grin:

by **Siren Prime** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:45 pm

Pyrostrata wrote:
kaworu wrote:This is me. An F1 Ferrari 412 T1.

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd37/blacksquareart/412_T1_1994.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

God, thats a beautiful car...

As for function, I dunno. Cannon fodder maybe.

it's a pine-wood derby car!

Looks like you'd be kinda scrawny!!

by **Swerve** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:57 pm

Highbeam wrote:
TRANS+CRAZY wrote:As for me, I would transform into a Jeep. Don't know which one... Commander, Liberty, Wrangler...

You should try this one, the Jeep Brute (it's a kit used on a Wrangler that looks sweeeet). I actually saw one a few months ago in military green. It's awesome

The Brute reminds me of the concept Jeep Gladiator. Obviously the Brute has a shorter bed and looks a little sportier, but it's interesting to see that Jeep is considering a production vehicle along those lines.

I think the concept Jeepster looks pretty interesting. Almost has a buggy look to it.

You also have it's cousin, the Halo Warthog... I mean the concept Jeep Renegade. This would be pretty interesting to see driving down the road. I wonder if it will come with a Spartan suit if they ever produce these.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:10 pm

The Jeepster is made of win..minus the ridiculous name.

And, the Gladiator isn't new, check it:

Only then Jeep, I beleive, wasn't a full company.

by **Swerve** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:22 pm

Sherade wrote:The Jeepster is made of win..minus the ridiculous name.
And, the Gladiator isn't new, check it:

Only then Jeep, I beleive, wasn't a full company.

The Jeepster has been around for a long time, it just has a new look.

The Gladiator has been around for a while too, it's new design gives it more of a Jeep look and less of a traditional truck look.