Snorkels on vehicles
There's an SUV that's been parking outside my house recently, and it looks like something that suzzer would drive to Patagonia. It's got extra gas cans strapped to the top, some sort of cargo carrier, big ol' spotlights that would blind an elk, and most importantly a snorkel.
Has anyone ever had a vehicle with a snorkel, and did you ever find yourself in a situation where you used it? I like them a lot and am considering putting a decorative snorkel on my BMW just to make it look even more cool. |
Probably just a douche
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THere are very few people that mod up their vehicles actually usually them. When I was riding my bike around town that any mother****er driving a ****ing noisy ass diesel pickup without actively pulling a trailer is indeed a douche. Especially if it's noisy as ****. |
I put a snorkel on my Cabillic Eldorado just cuz.
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What would you charge to add a snorkel to a BMW roadster? And is it just a snorkel, or are there changes in the engine as well? |
Im glad you made this thread. I saw one of those for the first time on an old Jeep Cherokee the other day. No clue what it's for.
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in our neck of the woods, it is more common to have a snorkel, than not :thumb:
matter of fact, i think it may cost extra to buy a ute that doesn't have one installed :D |
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There's one that parks in our building that drives my wife crazy. He's got a reserved spot in the underground garage right in the tightest spot, and it's hard for other vehicles to get around him to their spot. |
SNORKEL SNORKEL SNORKEL
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And isn't Australia pretty much all desert? |
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http://www.bowe.id.au/michael/Cars/V...-50percent.jpg living on the east coast in the mountains, there are a ton of valleys, springs, and creeks to wade thru, so in some cases there's no way to get around without them. |
I worked with a butt snorkel once. He had his nose so far up the big bosses butt he had to have it to breath. We called him snorkels I dont think he ever figured out why we called him that and he eventually got canned.
As for snorkels on trucks and stuff you see it a lot down in Louisiana keeps the intake above high water. |
I'd never heard of one until I saw this movie. I guess they're a good idea if you're planning to flee across a river from an erupting volcano.
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I’ve been told in Honduras that you should be wary of anyone who drives a Land Cruiser wth a snorkel. Apparently, both are quite popular with the narco crowd. I guess it can come in handy if the police/DEA guys chasing you don’t have snorkels on their trucks.
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Mother ****ers love to buy used Dodge Diesels around here to haul their fat girlfriends around. That's the only load they carry or pull. |
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/...g?imwidth=1400 |
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The last time I was down there I saw a shitload of jacked up pickups with reerunedly huge tires that wouldn't climb a rock to save their ass. So yeah. Douches. Quote:
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Honestly, the garage has a really weird design, which doesn't help. I keep thinking there must be a better way to stripe it and design spots, because there are support columns in weird places. |
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When we are out of town working we always look for the Paki Pads and Bangladesh Inn's but so do every other pipeliner. They are nice because you can pull up right to the door of the room haul the valuable gear inside without climbing steps. Welders always seem to have diesels you dont need a wakeup call as the start those noisy bastards 4 to 4:30 am to warm in the cold.
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Came standard on my Chiefs red '92 Camaro.
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http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showp...0&postcount=48 |
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My cousins down in LA almost all put them on at least one of their trucks for hunting season. |
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By definition anyway. Lots of welders are also douches, but not due to the diesel. |
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If you suggested to management that a third party's opinion on the issue might go a long way to resolving the issuesince they aren't doing anything. Maybe suggest the Fire Inspector should decide if it's really an issue as that is part of their duties. If they don't agree creat a fire hazard and call them anyway.:D:D There has to be sufficient clearance for them to get in and out in case of an emergency and for people to exit so if he's blocking the right of way or creating an unsafe situation he might get management to act. Tell your wife that sliding him a wad of $cash$ would help too.:D:D:D If the Fire Dept. say's it's kewl, give them tee shirts to calm them down...:D:Dhttps://s26.postimg.org/fwlfc1pxl/wh..._bitch-red.png |
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The particular vehicle RM is referencing is probably outfitted for Overlanding: "Overlanding is self-reliant overland travel to remote destinations where the journey is the principal goal. Typically, but not exclusively, it is accomplished with mechanized off-road capable transport (from bicycles to trucks) where the principal form of lodging is camping, often lasting for extended lengths of time (months to years) and spanning international boundaries." This trend has been growing all over the last couple decades but is also exploding in Mountainous areas like CO. It is absolutely over the top and extremely expensive (also a big pissing match) however the vehicles are bad ass and if equipped correctly can sustain long journeys. Ideal vehicles are true off road capable SUV/trucks (Jeeps, Toyotas, etc) with tires that max typically at 33 inches. Suited more to driving to Buenos Aires and back than rock-crawlers or mud trucks. You'd have to be some sort of Colorado anomaly like an emaciated marathon running, peach miata driving, short short, leg-shaving nancy boy to not know what that is... :) https://www.tripsavvy.com/what-is-overlanding-4084076 |
Yeah im SURE that guy is driving to Buenos Aires and back... and your article made the same point as me.
Big pissing match=douche |
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Well except for the one I built for a guy who drives it around Columbia on a daily basis... |
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No big deal, not like cars are my business or anything, just an interest for me. |
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I've thought of buying a plain old swimming pool snorkel and putting it on my truck. Just to make fun of the butt****ing morons that have actual vehicle snorkels on theirs.
While we're on that topic, how about the jeep wranglers that they put all the shit on, rock guards, snorkels, huge tires, two winches, etc., then it's driven in town by some dude or chick that doesn't even know how to put it into 4wd. |
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If I can change the narrative I would love to know as a shop owner do you love these automotive trends that come through? Did you see any rise from the whole fartcan F&F trend, lowered trucks, donks, Overland, or does it not trickle to your state/shop? Did you charge dumb kids $1k+ in labor to slap on an intake/header/exhaust? Are you able to capitialize on any of this stuff or are they too small? Most automotive trends require a fair amount of investment, I would imagine as a biz owner you would be feasting on those entertainment dollars. My initial tone was admittedly dickish, genuinely curious about the other side of the coin if you want to share? |
Just curious, for those of you in the snorkel=douche camp. Does it bother you just as much to see someone with a souped up sports car or a classic hot rod? I mean, unless you have access to a race track or drive on the autobahn, you can’t legally take advantage of anything sportier than a Honda Civic. Sports cars and classic cars are terrible options as a daily driver if you live where it snows.
Both groups are using the full capability of their vehicles less than 1% of the time and almost certainly do much of what they do to their vehicles simply to look like a badass (in their opinion anyway). |
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i'm mainly talking about the guy who puts all that shit on his car to drive it to the office everyday and thats it |
As a true car guy I embrace any car culture because it gets people into cars which helps us all no matter what. Even a kid dreaming about his future "Donk" is miles above an uncaring millennial and their beige prius.
My biggest automotive pet peeve is TRD Tacomas with brush guards and radial tires. Colorado has it's shit together regarding proper tires, however in nation wide posts I see this all over the damn place. Learn to BFG people! |
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i do whatever it takes to get paid usually unless its not safe for the other people on the road. i dont do fart cans, the kids that work for me do the whole turbo drift car thing. but they are about performance, not just playing the part. |
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and i agree, even if i hate some of the trends. |
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theres the douche |
and i say the same thing about the guy who builds and old hot rod and trailers her everywhere.
epic douche |
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Also when I said BFG I meant BFG A/T TAs which used to be kind of the standard 31-33 AT tire for decades, my bad. It's kinda my personal lexicon. |
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i'm not a body guy and thats what it takes to make things like that look right. i bet if you did a couple a guy could get pretty good at it i just really dont have the room to tie up for a couple months to figure it out. |
my MAIN problem with the custom stuff is its hard to push people's cars that they drive every day and depend on back because im working on someone's toy.
then i end up working a 100 hours a week to try to get everything done and i hate the world... |
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Thanks for rapping about cars and answering my questions, cheers. |
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I wonder how the costs worked on that. Did the person in the tall vehicle have to pay for it? Does insurance cover damage to a multi-story parking garage from wedging your SUV in it? |
I debated on installing one on one of my ATV's at one point for deeper creek crossings, but ultimately decided against it. I get into enough trouble on these things without something like that.
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Certainly don't want to wedge your dingus.
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Taking out a support beam in a parking garage? Must have been pushing it?. We did that in the 80's in midtown KC Noise was deafening. |
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Maybe you would:hmmm::hmmm: |
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You have missed some of the best fun you can have in a car. |
Just like 50 pct of truck/SUV drivers are women and none of them are using their 4X4.
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We cruised the garages and had the entry blocked, still it could have become a major liability and would not suggest my grandkids to do when the time comes. By the time that happens climbing a tree will be illegal. I'd guess it ready is in some places. Thanks for telling me about the legalities 35-40 years later. Next I guess you want to discuss my urinary retention .... https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/asse...-super-169.jpg |
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