Things you don't notice at first - Or for a while

[Gvsukids]

It was getting dark around the campfire, so I couldn’t find what I was looking for and then one of my buddies sat down and asked what I was doing.

If you have the 8.4 screen, you'll have the manual in your dash

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[Geoarch]

Yes, a sad reality for sure. The guy at a nearby dealership contacted me again last week and said that because I wanted so many options it would take longer for them to build it.
I thought - really? That hasn't been the case for longer than I've been alive, not even in 1950, and especially now. Hasn't any sales person been through an auto maker plant? Have they not seen how the dashes are installed, fully assembled, from the side of the vehicle, all one piece? Doors are built with your options already on them, just waiting to drop into the body half of the hinge.

And you can see the videos of Gladiators anytime on the net. Where do they get these guys? I will say that my dealer is purely profit driven, but my sales guy is conscientious, and knows his trucks, although he drives a Tundra.

 

[Geoarch]

I guess I'm just a weirdo, because the day I ordered my Gladiator I downloaded the PDF manual and read through the whole thing.

And it still hasn't been built yet

Me too, but now it's "in transit" finally.

 

[MisterPhoton]

When there's a question of "what's this thing", I pretty much know where it is in the "book".
Mine came with a hard copy I keep in the truck, but the PDF one is on my Google Drive so I can get to it from anywhere.
But then I spend a lot of my time while relaxing doing reading - tech manuals, TSBs, etc.
I rarely "sit down and read a good book" like a novel or whatever and I've often been asked when was the last time I read a book and what was it........... likely the title would be something like "Automotive transmission circuits and diagnosis" or maybe "1982 AMC Technical Service Manual".
But I do go cover to cover on each edition of Woodsmith magazine - great tips and projects in there.
Other books are typically something by Azimov, and I've read "Can You Tell What it is Yet", "I, Me, Mine", that sort of thing.

I'm the same way - if I'm reading something, it's either a technical document for work or learning something new for a hobby (automotive, 3D printing, homebrewing, electronics repair, etc.). Fiction books are too boring

We never had kids, so I get to spend all my money doing cool shit instead of paying for college or something haha

 

[Broccoli]

You might just find something interesting going on at the library.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Yes, never go into a library after dark or alone...........

 

[DBravo]

I'm with you on the zoom thingy , how do we do that ?

Tap rear camera on the 8.4 display then tap "+" to zoom in

 

[aceisback]

I guess I'm just a weirdo, because the day I ordered my Gladiator I downloaded the PDF manual and read through the whole thing.

And it still hasn't been built yet

I must be “certifiable” then because a year and a half ago when I started really considering a Gladiator I actually downloaded, printed, took a 3 hole punch to the pages, and put them in a 2 inch binder.

Not saying I’ve looked at it, but I’ve got it.?

 

[aceisback]

Yes, never go into a library after dark or alone...........

I know right? I’ve looked up Library on XHamster and my wife would be very mad at me.?????‍??

 

[sass JT]

Yes, never go into a library after dark or alone...........

who you gonna call?

 

[Uparms]

Just noticed today spot welds in lower driver side door jamb/threshold.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

who you gonna call?

I dunno, but my wife and I have compared notes recently and we both say we've been seeing off things in our lower level - like a cat running from one room to another all the while our cats are sleeping soundly.
At least I haven't been slimed.

 

[sass JT]

I dunno, but my wife and I have compared notes recently and we both say we've been seeing off things in our lower level - like a cat running from one room to another all the while our cats are sleeping soundly.
At least I haven't been slimed.

Lol… I was thinking ghostbusters but hey ghost cats are cool too.

 

[Geoarch]

I must be “certifiable” then because a year and a half ago when I started really considering a Gladiator I actually downloaded, printed, took a 3 hole punch to the pages, and put them in a 2 inch binder.

Not saying I’ve looked at it, but I’ve got it.?

Do they actually give you a bound book, or that’s another thing that’s gone by the 21st century wayside?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Do they actually give you a bound book, or that’s another thing that’s gone by the 21st century wayside?

Mine came with a real book in a nifty little green drawstring bag. I figured in 50 years I can sell it on eBay for a couple hundred bucks.

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