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  • N Nagy Vilmos

    There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

    veni bibi saltavi

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    Nagy Vilmos wrote:

    There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

    Of course, you may also simply not be man enough to own a pick-up... But that's none of my business...

    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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    When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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    • M marie915

      5 brave men and women of law enforcement are fallen in action in Dallas. And people are talking about something as trivial as roof boxes? :mad:

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      You can use a roof box as cover.

      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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      When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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        Nagy Vilmos wrote:

        There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

        Of course, you may also simply not be man enough to own a pick-up... But that's none of my business...

        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
        -----
        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
        -----
        When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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        den2k88
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        In cramped places like most European countries any vehicle longer than 4m is a hassle - in my city one can't even turn in several streets with a mild SUV because there's no room to steer. Let's not even talk about parkings...

        GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani

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          Nagy Vilmos wrote:

          There are many things I could have got, but considering that as each new generation of my family has come the genepool has widened I don't feel I have the right breeding for a pick-up.

          Of course, you may also simply not be man enough to own a pick-up... But that's none of my business...

          ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
          -----
          You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
          -----
          When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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          Nagy Vilmos
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          Pickups are for farm workers, Land Rovers for farm owners.

          veni bibi saltavi

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          • N Nagy Vilmos

            So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

            veni bibi saltavi

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            Lost User
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            Roof Box. Car. Superglue. Solved.

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            • N Nagy Vilmos

              So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

              veni bibi saltavi

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              Tim Carmichael
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              I used to have a 1985 Olds Delta 88... a boat of a car. When I needed to transport a quantity of items, I purchased a roof box, drilled holes, attached securing points and put it on top of the car. No racks, just the car top. I then used ratchet straps from the securing points; the straps when just between the doors and the roof. Low cost and effective.

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              • N Nagy Vilmos

                Pickups are for farm workers, Land Rovers for farm owners.

                veni bibi saltavi

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                Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                Land Rovers for farm owners

                Except the Discovery. That's for Hairdressers.

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                • W W Balboos GHB

                  You probably should have bought an American made pickup.  Just through whatever it is you have in the back. On top of that, it would also include a pre-mounted gun-rack.

                  Ravings en masse^

                  "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                  "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                  LOL you should watch this. 'Merica Truck[^]

                  To err is human to really mess up you need a computer

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                  • N Nagy Vilmos

                    So I can fit the roof box to me new Land Rover, I need cross bars. So I can fit the cross bars, I need to get roof rails. This will be the THIRD set of mountings I have bought for the roof box, a box that cost about £100 and has now set me back in excess of £500 to get it on top of the cars. :mad: AND I need to find a replacement parcel shelf for the back of the car; another £150 or so.

                    veni bibi saltavi

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                    rnbergren
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                    the real question here is. How much Vodka will it hold when you are done?

                    To err is human to really mess up you need a computer

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                    • D den2k88

                      In cramped places like most European countries any vehicle longer than 4m is a hassle - in my city one can't even turn in several streets with a mild SUV because there's no room to steer. Let's not even talk about parkings...

                      GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani

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                      All the more reason to appreciate the wisdom of my ancestors when they left Europe!

                      Ravings en masse^

                      "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                      "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                      • N Nagy Vilmos

                        Pickups are for farm workers, Land Rovers for farm owners.

                        veni bibi saltavi

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                        W Balboos GHB
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                        Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                        Pickups are for farm workers, Land Rovers for farm owners

                        and roof storage is for taxi drivers.

                        Ravings en masse^

                        "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                        "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                        • R rnbergren

                          LOL you should watch this. 'Merica Truck[^]

                          To err is human to really mess up you need a computer

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                          W Balboos GHB
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                          Well, judging by:* The Accent

                          • His Need For an arsenal wherever he goes
                            Obviously from the very shallow end of the gene pool.
                            Hey - you guys have France, we have southerners.

                          Ravings en masse^

                          "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                          "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                          • W W Balboos GHB

                            All the more reason to appreciate the wisdom of my ancestors when they left Europe!

                            Ravings en masse^

                            "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                            "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                            I like Europe... but I'd try Texas, Tennessee, Montana or Canada if I had the chance!

                            GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani

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                            • M marie915

                              5 brave men and women of law enforcement are fallen in action in Dallas. And people are talking about something as trivial as roof boxes? :mad:

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                              There is a world outside the borders of the good ol' USA. ;P

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                              • T Tim Carmichael

                                I used to have a 1985 Olds Delta 88... a boat of a car. When I needed to transport a quantity of items, I purchased a roof box, drilled holes, attached securing points and put it on top of the car. No racks, just the car top. I then used ratchet straps from the securing points; the straps when just between the doors and the roof. Low cost and effective.

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                                W Balboos GHB
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                                Long ago, when I'd commute now and then cross country, I bought a Sears "strap on" roof rack. Worked for a family of five for many years - best of all, removable when I didn't need it. Fit nicely atop a used Buick Century. I hate permanent installations for transient needs.

                                Ravings en masse^

                                "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                                "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                                • R rnbergren

                                  the real question here is. How much Vodka will it hold when you are done?

                                  To err is human to really mess up you need a computer

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                                  rnbergren wrote:

                                  How much Vodka Gin will it hold when you are done?

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                                  • M marie915

                                    5 brave men and women of law enforcement are fallen in action in Dallas. And people are talking about something as trivial as roof boxes? :mad:

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                                    marie915 wrote:

                                    . And people are talking about something as trivial as roof boxes?

                                    And people are posting in a place as trivial as the Lounge....go figure. :|

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                                    • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                      You can use a roof box as cover.

                                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                                      marie915
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                                      What is the difference between cover and concealment? Cover shields you from fire, concealment merely hides your position. Depending on what you put in it, the roof box is almost definitely concealment and not cover. In fact, only two places on a car can function as cover, the rest is barely even concealment...

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                                      • M Member 11683251

                                        Is it possible to get it delivered with a .50 cal installed too?

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                                        Andreas Mertens
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                                        I think that was an option on the earlier Hummers... :-D

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                                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                                          Okay you're right, I need the roof rails for the bars for the box for all the bloody luggage the girls *need*.

                                          veni bibi saltavi

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                                          Jorgen Andersson
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                                          Have you considered a trailer?

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