Crown Vics are great cars. Very comfy and fast enough to handle most traffic easily. Love mine tbqh.
OP you do realize its a Willys Jeep, not a Jeep Willys
Willys Overland was the company that invented the iconic machine, the Jeep just became more synonymous with the beasts
Signed, a Willys CJ3B owner
Blame 1950’s coffee farmers, as in Colombia they have always been know as that.
Humvees are interesting to drive. Zero leg room. Very little padding on all the seats; basically sitting on an aluminum shell. Steering wheel is jammed in your chest and the gear selector isn’t very ergonomic. Small handle with a little button on top and various gear ranges. The helical spring suspension is awful. Anything faster than 30mph (48kph) feels like you’re on the Space Shuttle coming in on re-entry. The instrument panel has a pretty crappy layout.
The light switches/control switches haven’t changed much over the years. Still pretty classic layout since the Forties. On the up armored variants, the doors are very, very, VERY heavy. You have to slam them shut in order for them to lock correctly. Very little air circulation in “soft-shell” (Fuck I hate using that phrase) Humvees. Have to literally unzip the windows, and even then there is no guarantee you’ll be comfortable. The up-armored ones USUALLY have functioning or semi-functioning AC. The windows on the up-armored ones you have to pull a little nob out and slide them over to open them. They only open a third or so of the way.
They have some decent acceleration, but you can really tell the weight difference between the uparmored ones and the soft ones. The uparmored ones lag just a little bit. Handling is okay. Not sports car like in the least, but good enough for a general purpose utility/patrol vehicle. Steering is fairly responsive. Need to keep in mind the extra mass, so easy on the brakes is a must. Humvees make a really distinct “chugging” sound when they’re idling. Frontal visibility is superb. Very wide windshield. Sides and rear? Not so much. The side swinging mirrors never gave me any confidence. I used to rely on my TC to let me know if their side was clear. Rear visibility is dependent on what variant you drive. Can be okay, to pretty bad.
Overall, if you are driving one on well maintained roads, its decent to enjoyable. But if you are going to be driving one (let alone living out of one) on any sorts of other terrain, it is an experience to say the least.
Heh, as expected of a military vehicle meant for grunts.
Oh someone wants to buy a car 👀😏
With this beautiful bad boy at my side? Naw, a man can dream, but not crave.
This is what I learned to drive on. Dune buggies are kind of fun. Your ride looks very useful, a lot like my own.
