Well I got to test out the emergency handling of my new 2003 SR5.

Some jacka$$ decided to turn across my lane right in front of me. I started to lock up the brakes and realized that if I did that I was definitely going to T-bone him. Instead I floored the accelerator, turned hard right for the sidewalk, jumped the 6-8 inch curb, rode the half the sidewalk for about 20 feet and jumped back on the rode with no harm done. Dont know how I thought that quick, but it seemed like slow motion.

I love this vehicle.

My old Cavalier would have been toast.

 

damn you 4th gens stop showing off your lack of ground clearance!!

funny how lance, even with the least ground clearance at hungry valley, was the most capable truck there, and he also had stock road tires!!

them are some good cars i might be getting me a 2003 once i get done with boot camp for hte marines in january

 

I had a VERY similar scenario. Some old fart too short to see over the steering wheel, or the common sense to know better decided to make a left hand turn into a gas station. I was behind her in my 2nd gen. (the road is a 2 lane road.) She turns, when her rear end is the hell out of my way I stomp it to continue on. By some act of absolute and sheer insanity, she decides she's made a wrong turn so guns it and tries to come back over into my lane!!!!

Basically she was coming in at a 30degree oblique to my drivers side! I had to floor it, dive for the ditch, and then got out of the ditch when she locked up.... ˟˟˟˟˟ing old a$$ idiots shouldn't even HAVE licenses.....

Idiots like her are why my truck has been in 2 wrecks from old fogies not knowing what stop lights are...

 

yeah, i went on a trail ride with a guy who rented a 03 runner and it was unbelievable what that thing could do. oh yes, good luck with bootcamp! my brother did it 4 or 5 years ago...he definatly lost some weight

 

u going to the island man or u get the easy way out?

 

hhaa... MCRD san diego

 

how sad for u

 

hey guys, remember...we don't like the 4th gens. you know, "ugly" and all.

aww jk, just trying not to get a little jealous. no that'll hit once all the lifts and accessories are out for the 2003s, there's gonna be some sweet looking rigs then.

 

Damn Hollywood Marines

They do have something for you when you go to CPEN though for your field training and rifle range. It's called (Mods don't look) Mt M#$@ER F*&@ER. Nice long walk STRAIGHT UP A MOUNTAIN with about 80lbs on your back!

 

i had a former marien tell me this once when he was very very drunk. "I love all the members of the service in any branch, even the fat a$$ navy, but in the marien corps ur gonna get somthing that u wond get in any other branch, u guys know what that thing is??? cruelty in the marien corps u will get cruelty plain and simple"

 

rifle range? That would make ANY amount of work/pain/suffering worth it. L33T35T enjoy the free ammo, I certainly would!

Steve