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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	The Bobmobile II May 22^nd, 2009 at 8:10am Happy birthday to the Bobmobile II! It'll turn 200,000 miles on the way home tonight. Who wants birthday cake?! -b0b (...just needed an excuse for cake.)
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Stick Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Stick is back Posts: 501 Michgan Gender:	Re: The Bobmobile II Reply #1 - May 22^nd, 2009 at 8:21am Grats man, that has been a good vehicle for you. Out of curiosity, how much money has it consumed over the years?
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Re: The Bobmobile II
Reply #2 - May 22^nd, 2009 at 12:06pm

I bought it in August 2004 for $7,000 with ~109,000 miles on it.

Since October 2006 (when I started tracking all of my finances), I've spent $3,955.51 on keeping it running. Of that, $2,486.48 went to repairs and maintenance (brakes, steering, suspension, etc.) and the rest went to incidentals like car washes, oil changes, and so forth.

All in all, I've gotten 90,000 really good miles out of it for about $11,000, which isn't too shabby if you ask me.

A lot of "small stuff" has started failing, though, some I'm saving up for the next Bobmobile. The switch for the dashboard lights is faulty, the tape player died last week (which I used for my iPod), the AC is shot, the front suspension is acting up again, a nasty rust spot has appeared below the front passenger door, and the engine is starting to burn up oil at good clip. As such, I've set my eyes on the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland. It's not a 5.9 (SUPER SAD FROWNY FACE), but it has a 4.7L "high output" engine that offers 265 horsepower stock. I think I can deal with that.

Maybe I'll get the Bobmobile II all cleaned up tonight an post a picture or two!

-b0b
(...loves his Jeep!)

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Stick Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Stick is back Posts: 501 Michgan Gender:	Re: The Bobmobile II Reply #3 - May 22^nd, 2009 at 4:31pm I'm driving an Evo right now. Its fun.
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: The Bobmobile II Reply #4 - May 23^rd, 2009 at 1:28am Does it have a four-foot tall spoiler, a stick-on hood scoop, 352 stickers, and a fart cannon? -b0b (...bahahaha, sorry!)
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spanky Post Whore FTP Server Offline Posts: 1540 Detroit-ish Gender:	Re: The Bobmobile II Reply #5 - May 26^th, 2009 at 6:38pm Quote: I'm driving an Evo right now. Ouch. I'm sorry. Hopefully you can trade up soon.
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Stick Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Stick is back Posts: 501 Michgan Gender:	Re: The Bobmobile II Reply #6 - May 27^th, 2009 at 1:11pm I'll smoke your mustang, foo.
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: The Bobmobile II Reply #7 - May 27^th, 2009 at 3:50pm Stick wrote on May 27^th, 2009 at 1:11pm: I'll smoke your mustang, foo. There is only one way to solve this: Race for pink slips! -b0b (...is keeping his mouth shut.)
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spanky Post Whore FTP Server Offline Posts: 1540 Detroit-ish Gender:	Re: The Bobmobile II Reply #8 - May 28^th, 2009 at 10:18am Quote: I'll smoke your mustang, foo. Every person in an Evo says that. I have tried to race 4 different ones. When one holds together long enough to make it to half track I will tell you how the race ends up... The best was the one with 7500 miles on it that cracked the block. I should carry a camera when I go to the track.
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: The Bobmobile II Reply #9 - May 28^th, 2009 at 12:42pm Hey Stick, what are your specs? HP, torque (ha!), quarter mile? Have you done anything with it, or is it still stock? -b0b (...stickers don't count!)
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Re: The Bobmobile II
Reply #10 - May 28^th, 2009 at 3:46pm

Since purchasing it, I've been doing more repairs than performance tweaks. A lot of hidden problems presented themselves after purchasing so I pretty much got screwed in the deal and the guy selling it knew what he was hiding. But when I bought it, all of the performance stuff was on it. Here's the list though.

List of things it has
Aftermarket front bumper(+10hp, +5 torque)
Lowered a few inches(+7 handling, -3 wheelies)
Boost Controller(+hp)
Stage 2 clutch(+launch power)
K&N air filter(+hp, -gas milage)
Full Greddy Exhaust(+hp, -gas milage)

I guesstimate the hp at 300 and not sure about torque but a little higher than stock I suppose. Stock 1/4 mile time is 13.4 so I guess it to be a little lower than that.

Its an '03 evo VIII in BBY color.

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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: The Bobmobile II Reply #11 - May 28^th, 2009 at 4:18pm Those are pretty respectable numbers. You got 10hp and 5ft/lbs of torque from a bumper swap? -b0b (...is missing something.)
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The_Fat_Man Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Grand High Overlard Posts: 910 Colorado Springs, Colorado Gender:	Re: The Bobmobile II Reply #12 - May 28^th, 2009 at 5:48pm So you worried about your Jeep now that Chrysler is bankrupt B0b?
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Re: The Bobmobile II
Reply #13 - May 28^th, 2009 at 6:28pm

Sorry I am slow. Can you help my math?

Google says your car made 270 tq @ 3500 rpm stock and has a base weight of 3400lbs.

In 1991 my car made 290 tq @ 2000 rpm stock and at the track with me and my tools got 3102 lbs.

Granted with that all wheel drive even a trained monkey could pull a 1.7s short to my 2.1s...but where the fuck do you get 13.4 stock?!

And all kidding aside, buying a car with some balls is fun isn't it?

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Re: The Bobmobile II
Reply #14 - May 28^th, 2009 at 8:35pm

The_Fat_Man wrote on May 28^th, 2009 at 5:48pm:

So you worried about your Jeep now that Chrysler is bankrupt B0b?

Not really. My car was out of warranty 9 years and 164,000 miles ago, so it's not like I've got much riding on their success. Even the Overland I want to buy will be well out of warranty.

I guess I would be a little upset if the Jeep brand gets deep-sixed, but I don't think that is very likely. Then again, I wasn't expecting Pontiac to get shut down, either. I love the Grand Cherokee series (even the ugly newer models) and would really like to seem them continue as a going concern.

-b0b
(...isn't very concerned about part scarcity, either.)

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