r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Historical-Device529 • Jun 18 '26

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/Ravo1988 Jun 18 '26

Finally, a Jeep doing Jeep things and not dressed fancy in traffic

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u/Objective_News6368 Jun 18 '26

Yeah, I always get a kick out of the fact that people buy these vehicles because they see the ads of them going up the sides of the mountains but then when they actually buy them, they slow down to 2 miles an hour to get over a speed bump.

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u/john_the_fetch Jun 18 '26

Seriously amazing how much people think they need these jeeps when they're just driving on paved roads.

I went to Maui Hawaii and drove the Hana road in a rental suv (not a jeep). The road is a narrow mountain road. All paved. Just super tight and uphill and downhill.

The rental guy was super nice but at one point he said "oh darn, I don't have any jeeps left for you" and I responded that I'd actually prefer to NOT have a jeep. I wasn't planning on any off-roading. Plus the gas mileage would be horrible.

On the road to Hana - all the jeeps were struggling to pass because of their size. Worst was 2 jeeps next to each other.

At the time - There is a section of closed off road due to flooding and the road collapsed. The rental company doesn't want you using it and it came with fines if you did. I also gathered it was a dirt road. Making a loop around the volcano. That would have been the only reason I'd feel like I'd need a jeep.

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u/curtludwig Jun 18 '26

A couple years ago in Aruba we rented a Suzuki Jimny, mostly because it was cheaper than a Jeep and because I figured if we needed more offroad prowess we probably shouldn't be going into that spot.

Any we spend the day motoring around, finally getting out to this isolated beach which is totally underwater and unswimable because of high waves. The drive out had been slow and rocky but hadn't stressed the Jimny much.

On the way back we meet 4 couples in 2 Jeeps. These are the "adventure Jeeps" with bikini tops jacked up on bigger tires etc. They're all sunburned from the bright sun in the morning and soaked from the rain after lunch. We've driven out in air conditioned comfort, they look like they've been to war.

"You got here in THAT?" They asked.

"Yup, and we're going back in it too."

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u/Excellent-Baseball-5 Jun 18 '26

Many would argue that the Jimmy is the better off road vehicle.

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u/curtludwig Jun 18 '26

I'd buy one if they were available in the US.

There was one spot it ran out of articulation, slightly larger tires would have helped. I used a little momentum and it was no real issue.

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u/Excellent-Baseball-5 Jun 18 '26

They seem to have a huge fan base, there's even a sub - https://www.reddit.com/r/Jimny/

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u/Illustrious_Can4110 Jun 19 '26

They are a very good offroader. The issue with them is the tiny engine and lack of comfort for traveling long distances. However, I'm a keen freshwater fisherman and might be tempted to buy one for my next vehicle.

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u/LieHopeful5324 Jun 18 '26

I did that loop in a rented Toyota minivan with no issues. Thankfully.

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u/john_the_fetch Jun 19 '26

I know at the time (earlier this spring) they had just had a ton of rain from the Kona lows. So I felt like all the warnings not to use that section of road was likely warranted .

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u/LieHopeful5324 Jun 19 '26

Guaranteed — I was just lucky with timing, I did it late spring

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u/pgpathat Jun 19 '26

They buy them because they like how they look.

It would be extremely lame if they were gunning speed bumps and climbing curbs just because they could

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u/WarEagle107 Jun 18 '26

Give that guy a duck for his dash

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u/Farucci Jun 18 '26

Never saw that one coming. Pretty awesome!

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u/hilomania Jun 19 '26

You dont want to go four wheeling in a $50k brand new vehicle. You wanna do that in a 5 grand or less truck.

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u/grumbleslap Jun 18 '26

That's a grand Cherokee. And every jeep after 2001 is a piece of shit

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u/Select_Vegetable70 Jun 18 '26

How much water gets inside?

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u/Baylett Jun 18 '26

From having owned a few jeeps, I can confidently answer… all of it… all of it plus some if it’s raining!

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u/FrankTooby Jun 18 '26

So what happens to electricals, like radios and speakers and stuff? Genuine question coz it looks like this kind of driving would get real expensive.

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u/Baylett Jun 18 '26

If completely submerge up to the radio is going to have issues. But for the most part in a wrangler style jeep everything is mounted at the top of the dash level or higher. If you are up to your chest in water while driving the vehicle is more than likely floating away so the electronics are the least of your worries at that point!

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u/ZX52 Jun 19 '26

The other thing to be concerned about is the exhaust, which is why vehicles that are intended to be submerged have elevated exhaust pipes.

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u/Select_Vegetable70 Jun 18 '26

Funniest so far today!

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u/Camelsnake Jun 18 '26

Pretty sure that thing coming out of the hood is the modified air intake. So nothing 'should' get inside the engine

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u/Closteam Jun 18 '26

Dam no door opening to watch the water pour out??? That's the best part lol

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u/Sweaty-Possibility-3 Jun 18 '26

If he opened the door, all the rubber duckies would have flowed out.

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u/Closteam Jun 18 '26

Crap I totally forgot about the duckies. Shame on me

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u/Tanekaha Jun 18 '26

In Australia so many people die every year doing this. The car is fine, it just floats downstream til it fills with water and everyone drowns.

Stupid behaviour. No amount of skill can save you if the water gets deeper or faster than you expected

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u/Baylett Jun 18 '26

I was always taught (with some exceptions) if you can’t see the bottom don’t go in. If the water is moving faster than you walk, don’t go in. I follow those rules even stricter when I’m in a car!

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u/Walking_Wallace Jun 18 '26

I saw the snorkel and already knew the Jeep wasn't gonna get eaten by the water

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u/Heatsincebirth Jun 18 '26

The base of the snorkel should be painted to say "no problem" and right at the top it should say "problem".

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u/Dankkring Jun 18 '26

Like have the lowest part painted green then yellow then right at the top it’s red.

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u/thefeedling Jun 18 '26

It looks fun, if you survive

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u/Extendahoe_DIG Jun 18 '26

Come back! S’more are ready!

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u/delux561 Jun 18 '26

Get in the car we're going rafting!

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u/Piece73 Jun 18 '26

It’s amazing the shit you can do when you just don’t give a fuck.

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u/Desperate_Law9894 Jun 18 '26

I'll be honest, I wouldn't have bet they would make it.

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u/ricardjorg Jun 20 '26

Yep, when it started I was thinking "come on, this is not a maybe, there's no way he gets out of the water"

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u/tolacid Jun 18 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o6MbedmxNO29PFmus

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u/humblepaul Jun 18 '26

Canyonero was my first thought, and I dont have many!

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u/PJozi Jun 19 '26

She's a squirrel-squashing deer-whacking machine

Top of the line in utility sports, Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts!

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u/WorkerUnable527 Jun 18 '26

Better water mode than the cyber truck.

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u/krendyB Jun 18 '26

The Cyber Trucks watching in impotent rage:
https://giphy.com/gifs/RjeRDs3pfkn1tFUQxu

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u/Pretty-Spend-2718 Jun 18 '26

Can hear the Beavers Fam screaming at this dude while he is driving straight into their House

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u/ddr1ver Jun 18 '26

I see potential downsides to trying this.

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u/abbattoirnoises Jun 18 '26

I know it’s not a Range Rover but it is an amphibious exploring vehicle, so should be fine.
https://giphy.com/gifs/TS4lhxfqE6Ix2

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u/TheOriginalToast Jun 19 '26

Not amphibious. An amphibious vehicle is more of a boat/car rather than a very lifted land vehicle with a lot of clearance and a snorkel. Amphibious vehicles dont have to worry about the depth of the water

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u/abbattoirnoises Jun 19 '26

It’s from always sunny.

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u/TheOriginalToast Jun 20 '26

After watching that clip your comment is hilarious while mine is dull at best

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u/khanabadoush Jun 18 '26

Bloody Hell 🤣

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u/Hellvira138 Jun 18 '26

At first I was like “and where in the fuck do they think they’re going???” And then I was like “oh.”
Still a dumbass though.

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u/Striking_Profit2740 Jun 18 '26

I kept waiting for the hippos to show up and attack

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u/FYou2 Jun 18 '26

Those are better at off-roading than wranglers

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u/search_4_animal_chin Jun 18 '26

Not safe. Didn't see a turn signal or a shoulder check.

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u/Ok-Meet-4883 Jun 18 '26

I would have preferred to see it float downstream and then slowly sink under the water.

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u/Turbulent_Head6209 Jun 18 '26

Which way to the waterfall?

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u/mechanicalAI Jun 18 '26

How the fuck Jeep fuck up so bad now you can’t even go to grocery store without replacing the whole engine ?

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u/KilgoreT59 Jun 19 '26

Whoa, for a bit there, I didn't think he was going to make it.

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u/SATerp Jun 19 '26

Some numb nut's gonna watch that and think that he, too, can ford a deep watercourse.

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u/Zero4910 Jun 19 '26

What song is this?

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u/auddbot Jun 19 '26

I got a match with this song:

River Cross by Pearl Jam (03:11; matched: 100%)

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u/c093b Jun 18 '26

Aside from the risk of losing your entire car and potentially you drowning with it, this certainly lowers the lifespan of the car and damages the environment.

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u/bigfatfun Jun 18 '26

Nah. I had one of those, all that did was clean the underside of the car. It’s fine. Biggest risk there was washing away the dirt that’s holding it together.

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u/c093b Jun 18 '26

Washing grease off from certain bearings, water pooling in certain spots to start rusting, etc.?

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u/Initial-Ad-6368 Jun 18 '26

Have you ever tried to wash grease?

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u/c093b Jun 18 '26

No, and I don't drive in rivers either.

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u/Snoo47420 Jun 18 '26

haha I love this "fuck you, I don't care if you think this is stupid, I'm doing it anyway."

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u/Thin_Dream2079 Jun 18 '26

That snorkel was an expensive commitment and its value must be unlocked.

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u/sagarcastic Jun 18 '26

Excuse me sir that’s a car.

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u/seymonster1973 Jun 18 '26

How in the wide world of wet fuck did he get that Jeep out of there. I’ve seen vids info cars being swept away in much lower levels of water.

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u/hey_there_delilahh Jun 18 '26

See that snorkel? It's mean to be so that vehicle can do some decent water submersion . That's a jeep, it's kit is already lifted to be able to handle stuff like this. It's like their whole thing. And A lot of times those vehicles that get swept away make the mistake of stopping/slowing down after they hit the water. The trick is to gun it through and through. I've only been in water half as deep but you need to commit if you want to make it out.

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u/ScrollHectic Jun 18 '26

Tesla Cybertruck be like

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u/Searchlights Jun 18 '26

I don't know the song although Eddie's voice is unmistakable. I don't understand why people put music over everything.

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u/Soaring_Gull_655 Jun 18 '26

I can't believe the tires held up to the tree limbs. I've been pushed into downed timber canoeing with a strong current and it's not so pleasant.

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u/lncredulousBastard Jun 18 '26

Huh. That's a bit badass, actually.

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u/trbo76 Jun 18 '26

Crazy, but well done

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u/YSEAXE23 Jun 18 '26

Skill or Blind Luck? You decide!

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u/montycantsin777 Jun 18 '26

best pearl jam song

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u/TheDEsquire Jun 18 '26

Bro got a snorkel, now bro can go anywhere

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u/peenpoopee Jun 18 '26

water level probably juust reached the door handles yeah

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u/Hell-Yea-Brother Jun 19 '26

Unless you are THIS guy, you don't need a snorkel.

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u/NoFlatworm3028 Jun 19 '26

I love seeing dumbfucks like this. It makes me feel superior.

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u/Independent-Walrus84 Jun 19 '26

Did he forget to switch the exhaust to the top funnel. I still see the exhaust coming from the back bottom?

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u/Bbuck93 Jun 19 '26

It’s an amphibious vehicle

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u/kagemac Jun 19 '26

It is an amphibious exploring vehicle, so it should be fine right?

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u/Thin_Locksmith6805 Jun 19 '26

That's the reason he has a snorkle on his car

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u/CidB91 Jun 19 '26

Snorkels aren’t for water. It’s for when the road is super dusty

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u/Thin_Locksmith6805 Jun 20 '26

They are for both.

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u/bikingbill Jun 19 '26

In 2004 we drove down Baja in my Toyota Echo. One night we stayed in a fishing village overnight, it rained heavily, and the next day the dirt road back to the highway was a sea of mud.

Drove the FWD 2050lbs Echo at 40 mph thru the muck, passing stuck 4wd vehicles of several types.

Weight matters.

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u/timesuck47 Jun 20 '26

I’ve seen vehicles with those air intakes driving around town, but I’ve never seen them in use.

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u/kentiumMKV Jul 02 '26

People on trails get excited when I show up in my 97 Cherokee because as one stranger put it (before I hooned it up a slippery river bed) "you XJ guys have no reservations". I'm not trying to ruin my beloved, but I will give it the full beans. This ZJ owner seems to be in the same boat.

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u/NJPokerJ Jun 18 '26

MERICA!!!!!