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John Cappa
2014 Jeep Cherokee
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Posted February 24 2013 07:42 AM by John Cappa
Way back in 2000 or early 2001 I was mad when Jeep had appeared to simply change its mind. The original idea was to keep the popular squarish XJ Cherokee in production for an unspecified time and add the Liberty model to...
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Buck Bales Bar Room Education
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Posted February 23 2013 02:48 PM by John Cappa
While on a road trip I ran into Buck Bales, a buddy I hadn't seen in 20-some years. He became a bartender in Bend, Oregon, at the D and D in town, but he's not a typical drink slinger. At the end of his shift he closes up...
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Ruddell Auto Mall Camo GMC Truck
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Posted February 19 2013 04:41 PM by John Cappa
I recently stopped by the Ruddell GMC truck dealer in Port Angeles, Washington (www.ruddellauto.com) and spotted this brand new 1/2-ton for sale that featured a Pro Comp lift kit, BFG A-T tires, off-road lights, and a...
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Diesel 2014 Ram 1500 Coming Soon
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Posted February 14 2013 05:08 AM by John Cappa
Late last night USA Today reported that Ram will be offering a standard-duty diesel truck by the third quarter of 2013 as a 2014 model.. We assume that means a 1/2-ton Ram 1500 diesel could be on the dealer lots this...
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First Drive: 2013 Range Rover
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Posted February 2 2013 09:31 AM by John Cappa
Despite what you may want to believe, the new 2013 Range Rover is far more capable off-road than anything in its class. I'll even go out on a limb and say it would either whoop or give the current presumed-capable SUVs a...
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New Four Wheeler Award
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Posted January 24 2013 07:30 PM by John Cappa
What do you think of our new Four Wheeler of the Year and Pickup Truck of the Year award? It's a model of a planetary gear set similar to what you would find in a typical modern transfer case. The 2014 model year 4x4...
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First Look: New Diesel Jeeps
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Posted January 14 2013 01:01 AM by John Cappa
Jeep announced today that the 2014 Grand Cherokee will get an all-new 50-state-legal Clean 3.0L EcoDiesel V-6 and eight-speed transmission. The Grand with the new diesel is said to get best-in-class fuel economy at 30mpg...
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2013 Ram 3500: 30,000-Pound Tow Capacity!
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Posted January 9 2013 01:01 AM by John Cappa
Ram truck has had its nose to the grindstone in the quest to build the most capable trucks available. Today Ram officially released class-leading towing and weight ratings for its 2013 line of Ram Heavy Duty pickups and...
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2013 Four Wheeler Pickup Truck of The Year Winner
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Posted January 7 2013 08:52 AM by John Cappa
2013 Ram 1500 Wins Four Wheeler Magazine’s Pickup Truck of the YearEl Segundo, CA (January 7, 2013)Four Wheeler magazine has given the 2013 Ram 1500 the distinction of earning its highly regarded Pickup Truck of the Year...
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2012 Audi Q7 TDI Quattro Tiptronic Diesel
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Posted December 24 2012 08:58 AM by John Cappa
I spent the last week behind the wheel of an Audi Q7 TDI Quattro Tiptronic. While it is all-wheel-drive it's not what we would consider a true 4x4 because it does not have a transfer case with a low-range. It is a heck of...
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Beer Can 4x4
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Posted December 15 2012 08:51 AM by John Cappa
A friend of mine sent me an email with some cool vehicles built from beer cans including this Jeep. The story is said to go like this:He used to go to all the public functions...especially the picture theaters. And always...
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2-Millionth Ram Truck Cummins Engine
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Posted December 14 2012 07:49 PM by John Cappa
Cummins Builds Two-Millionth Ram Diesel For Chrysler Group Milestone engine destined for display Ram-Cummins partnership spans four decades Capability of current High-Output Cummins engine more than double that of original...
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2013 Four Wheeler of the Year
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Posted December 5 2012 09:36 AM by John Cappa
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Moab Wins Four Wheeler Magazine’s 2013 Four Wheeler of the Year CompetitionEl Segundo, CA – Four Wheeler magazine has named the 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Moab the winner of its highly...
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2012 Los Angeles Auto Show
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Posted November 29 2012 05:18 PM by John Cappa
We were pleasantly surprised by the number of cool trucks and 4x4s at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week. Typically the show caters mostly to the green car crowd, which of course it still did. It is, after all, still Los...
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Poly Performance Winters Shifter
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Posted November 27 2012 10:42 PM by John Cappa
I been working on my GM truck and I needed a good solid shifter to get rid of the rickety worn-out factory column shifter. I really like and trust the Winters Sidewinder shifters so I called Poly Performance and ordered...
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