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Offline Chupacabra

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ZJ's, the most dangerous vehicle on the road today!
« on: June 10, 2011, 11:48:43 AM »
Hahaha, this article made me laugh... Poor ZJ guys! But seriously. The most dangerous vehicle on the road? The explanation they give us to why applies to many vehicles built in that time period...not just the ZJ.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/10/center-for-auto-safety-pushes-for-recall-of-2-2-million-jeep-gra/
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Offline JackstandJohnny

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Re: ZJ's, the most dangerous vehicle on the road today!
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2011, 11:51:45 AM »
better recall ALL jeeps then...........  cherokees, TJs, YJs.. they're all back there...................  


where's the fuel tank on your JK?

HOWEVER, i shall use this article to lower the price on my (hopefully soon) next Z/WJ :D
« Last Edit: June 10, 2011, 11:55:20 AM by JOhnnyC »
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Re: ZJ's, the most dangerous vehicle on the road today!
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2011, 11:56:43 AM »
Quote from: JOhnnyC on June 10, 2011, 11:51:45 AM
better recall ALL jeeps then...........  cherokees, TJs, YJs.. they're all back there...................  


where's the fuel tank on your JK?

HOWEVER, i shall use this article to lower the price on my (hopefully soon) next Z/WJ :D

Between the axles.

I'm gonna light me up a cigar and tailgate JohnnyC. Anyone wanna join me? ;D
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Re: ZJ's, the most dangerous vehicle on the road today!
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2011, 12:34:01 PM »
Yup, JK is between the axles off to one side... Just seems silly to me.

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Re: ZJ's, the most dangerous vehicle on the road today!
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2011, 01:30:40 PM »
damn you Todd!

i hate gettin rear ended by minivans
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Offline WhiteOut

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Re: ZJ's, the most dangerous vehicle on the road today!
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2011, 02:18:51 PM »
I'd say that miled out trackbars are the most dangerous thing on ZJs in Calgary. :o
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Re: ZJ's, the most dangerous vehicle on the road today!
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2011, 05:30:39 PM »
i read about this a couple months ago. "they" were looking into suspicious rear-end accidents where the tank exploded. kinda like the pinto i guess. but when you consider that there are about 10 million zj/wj on the road, a few minor odd-ball accidents are going to happen. and yes, a lot of vehicles have tanks in the rear. from every company out there.
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Offline TL-Iguana

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Re: ZJ's, the most dangerous vehicle on the road today!
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2011, 06:29:32 PM »
Turns out that my pickup truck also falls into the most dangerous vehicle on the road for a few years back. Its a 73 chev with dual saddle tanks, on the outsides of the frame rails! There were enough fires from 73-79 to finally convince GM to put the tanks inside the frames past 1980 :)
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Re: ZJ's, the most dangerous vehicle on the road today!
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2011, 01:12:26 PM »
It's a shame we've all become a bunch of sissies. That's too dangerous, don't drink that, don't run with scissors. I'd take a rear mounted fuel tank over one of these...

http://youtu.be/QQh56geU0X8
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Offline Shearcon79

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Re: ZJ's, the most dangerous vehicle on the road today!
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2011, 08:27:26 PM »
Quote from: mike s on June 13, 2011, 01:12:26 PM
It's a shame we've all become a bunch of sissies. That's too dangerous, don't drink that, don't run with scissors. I'd take a rear mounted fuel tank over one of these...

http://youtu.be/QQh56geU0X8

Top Gear is such a sweet show...and I agree about the tank over one of these.
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Offline xjpete

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Re: ZJ's, the most dangerous vehicle on the road today!
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2011, 05:54:18 PM »
 another reason to lift yur Jeep .
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