So, I'm cruising along a snow-covered dirt road at around 40 mph, when I hit a turn...
This turn was facing the sun all day; it had melted, and now late in the afternoon it had refrozen as solid ice.
Naturally, my jeep continues in a straight line, and the brakes aren't very effective at all. I do manage to slow down some, so I end up hitting the tree at around 20mph (30 metric).
The awesome thing, though, is that my jeep is so tough that the head-on collision with a full-grown pine tree caused only a small dent... In the tree! My jeep was not damaged at all! Most of the trucks out there that are advertised as being durable would have easily been put out of commission by that hit.
Thanks to the new bumper I put on it, I'm now convinced that it can survive nearly any front impact and still soldier on. Just one more reason I love driving a jeep.
Pic of it with the bumper:
This turn was facing the sun all day; it had melted, and now late in the afternoon it had refrozen as solid ice.
Naturally, my jeep continues in a straight line, and the brakes aren't very effective at all. I do manage to slow down some, so I end up hitting the tree at around 20mph (30 metric).
The awesome thing, though, is that my jeep is so tough that the head-on collision with a full-grown pine tree caused only a small dent... In the tree! My jeep was not damaged at all! Most of the trucks out there that are advertised as being durable would have easily been put out of commission by that hit.
Thanks to the new bumper I put on it, I'm now convinced that it can survive nearly any front impact and still soldier on. Just one more reason I love driving a jeep.
Pic of it with the bumper:
