These are just a few things I have noticed in my 6 months ownership. I've seen a lot of new people that want a snapshot of what it's like to own one before buying so here is what I've noticed (and for the most part liked) about CUCV's.
Feel free to add on to the list with things you have found to your liking or make you want to scream.
1. Sweater vest wearin', Prius drivin' dorks hate the sight of my approach.
2. Most traffic on the roads and in parking lots stay a comfortable distance away, for fear of their plastic cars being destroyed by 3 tons of good ol steel.
3. I am preserving a piece of American History.
4. I am "sticking it to the man" in a variety of ways, simply from it's continued existence on the roadway.
5. If it's ever stolen by a bank robber, they will likely abandon it almost immediately, as running on foot will provide a quicker escape.
6. The bellow of the 6.2 is loud enough to drown out even the most persistent nagging wife/girlfriend complaints.
7. If you can solder a small 12g fusable link to a fat 8g wire with a 30 watt iron in a dark corner of your engine bay in the rain/snow, then you can solder the tectonic plates of the earth's crust together.
8. The Death Wobble makes you thank God at least 3-4 times a week that you are still alive.
9. I sleep well, knowing I am providing even more job security to thousands employed by the EPA.
10. You will probably be the only one in town people refer to as "you know...the guy that drives the Army truck"....
11. Any wildlife you may hit will immediately explode into a bloody, furry haze with little damage to your truck; and rest assured if they got hit by something as loud and slow as your truck, it deserved to die.
12. Hey, free fire extinguisher!!
Feel free to add on to the list with things you have found to your liking or make you want to scream.
1. Sweater vest wearin', Prius drivin' dorks hate the sight of my approach.
2. Most traffic on the roads and in parking lots stay a comfortable distance away, for fear of their plastic cars being destroyed by 3 tons of good ol steel.
3. I am preserving a piece of American History.
4. I am "sticking it to the man" in a variety of ways, simply from it's continued existence on the roadway.
5. If it's ever stolen by a bank robber, they will likely abandon it almost immediately, as running on foot will provide a quicker escape.
6. The bellow of the 6.2 is loud enough to drown out even the most persistent nagging wife/girlfriend complaints.
7. If you can solder a small 12g fusable link to a fat 8g wire with a 30 watt iron in a dark corner of your engine bay in the rain/snow, then you can solder the tectonic plates of the earth's crust together.
8. The Death Wobble makes you thank God at least 3-4 times a week that you are still alive.
9. I sleep well, knowing I am providing even more job security to thousands employed by the EPA.
10. You will probably be the only one in town people refer to as "you know...the guy that drives the Army truck"....
11. Any wildlife you may hit will immediately explode into a bloody, furry haze with little damage to your truck; and rest assured if they got hit by something as loud and slow as your truck, it deserved to die.
12. Hey, free fire extinguisher!!
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