Life's a Beach! (pics....)

Well Guys/Gals,

It's been one week since we got "Dustin" and since we had some great weather here in Washington, we thought we'd take him down to the coast with our doggies and have some fun in the sun!

I took a few pictures that I thought you would all enjoy! I couldn't wait to get back to share them with you!

Your VX buddy,
Jody :dance:

Me and "Dustin" on a mini dune!
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Missy, our 14 year old Yorkie:
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me and my buddy, greta
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my hubby and my best buddy, pringles. my 12 year old rat terrier
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Nice pics! Looks like you and the hubby had a great time.
Peace.
Tom
012009

greats pics.. hope to:) see more

Nice pics - love driving on the beach (don't care for all the sand that gets into everything though). I guess you play, you pay!

-- John

Looks like you had some fun. You think beach sand is bad, wait tell you get to Moab. I’m still finding Moab cinnamon in the nooks and crannies from the last trip.

Great Picks. In Florida where I am at we cannot drive on the beach. But we are in swim suits and tank tops because the temp is in the 80's

AAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!! Beach sand and salt!!!! Oh NO!!! I live two miles from the ocean, and haven't seen it in two years:p Sharkbite capital of the world, right here. I don't even surf this area anymore. Got my gator pond in the back yard....it's good enough.

Fun stuff.

Careful with that salt air and sand. I found it always had some pretty negative effects on my VX when I did beach riding. Always clean that undercarriage REALLY good afterward. Better yet, pressure wash the whole thing! :cool:

Moab pic's, Beach pic's, :_drool: You're all killing me. I'm in Illinois and can take some pic's of Corn . Looks like a Blast Jody :thumbup::thumbup:

Hey, Jody. Great pics. I haven't said welcome to you yet. I'm a relative Nube here and not nearly as prolific a poster as you, but welcome just the same.:wave:

Your VX looks great. I did some beachin' a few months ago. It's great fun, but the undercarriage cleaning of the salt took me about as long as the fun lasted. But who cares, huh? Once I move back to the mid-west I guess I'll be cleaning off salt of another kind.:_snowplow

I noticed you only have one of your "3.5 L" badges. You might consider removing the left one. If you're interested, do a search on "de-badging" or likewise. I haven't done the "3.5 L" badges yet, I'm not sure if I will, but I de-badged the rear door and am very happy with the clean look.

Looks like fun!!!!! I would go down to Galveston and try that myself, but then I might catch some weird disease from the nasty water, lol.

Pringles is cute. Looks like my Rat-huahua a little.

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Your Yorkie looks like an Ewok.

:) Bart

hi everyone!

thanks so much for the kind responses! what a fun surprise to come home to! i look forward to logging on to the forum and see what everyone has to say! :thanx:

yep...we spent LOTS of time cleaning underneath, the interior, and all of the nooks and crannys. thank goodness they have a do it yourself car wash very close by!

speaking of de-badging, i need to look into that. i thought it was only supposed to have the 3.5 on one side. i guess the other one must have fell off with the previous owner. my vx was/is a little rough. i guess the person that owned had it in alaska. it's been mechanically maintained, but it needs some TLC to the exterior/interior. I'm going to look into removing the other 3.5L emblem as well. i'm also going to switch out the grill to say "VX" in the carbon fiber emblem as well. The Nitto's are next on the list!

My boxster has been at the speed shop having some modifications done to it as well, so i've enjoyed driving my vx all week long. :thumbup:

oh ya...and cup holders are a must! i don't have them in the boxster either. i saw a thread about cup holders. there are a few of them that i'll have to pass on. if you've seen the thread, you'll know what i mean! LOL!

Thanks again for EVERYONE'S advice, info, encouragement, support, and friendship! I look forward to meeting you all some day!

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Originally Posted by nfpgasmask

Pringles is cute. Looks like my Rat-huahua a little.

http://www.nofuture.com/lj/08-10-08/02.jpg

Your Yorkie looks like an Ewok.

:) Bart

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cute!!!! pringles is a bit, well, how do i say this without hurting his feelings.....i guess they call it "sturdy". lol! your rat-huahua is adorable! :hat:

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Originally Posted by nfpgasmask

your Yorkie looks like an Ewok.
:) Bart http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...rlie01/vx2.jpg

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it does...it Really DOES!...lol. Nice pics!

Hi Jody:

What is the exact size of your tires that you currently have on your VX? They seem to fit really nice inside the wheel wells (especially the front) without being lifted.

I too am looking to put new tires on my VX, and am leaning towards the BFG Rugged Trail TA (P275/70R18), or General Grabber AT2 (P265/70R18 or P275/65R18), or the Pro-Comp A/T (P285/60R18). All in "P" series for reduced unsprung weight. No way am I putting on "LT" series, as they're way too heavy to stop during braking. Riff Raff

I would stay away from the rugged terrains...if you drive like a granny you MIGHT get 25,000 miles out of them!

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Originally Posted by Riff Raff

Hi Jody:

What is the exact size of your tires that you currently have on your VX? They seem to fit really nice inside the wheel wells (especially the front) without being lifted.

I too am looking to put new tires on my VX, and am leaning towards the BFG Rugged Trail TA (P275/70R18), or General Grabber AT2 (P265/70R18 or P275/65R18), or the Pro-Comp A/T (P285/60R18). All in "P" series for reduced unsprung weight. No way am I putting on "LT" series, as they're way too heavy to stop during braking. Riff Raff

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hi RR,
I'll take a peek at them tonight when I get home. I've heard great things about the Nitto's, so I think I'm leaning towards those. Something a bit bulkier than my current tires. :supercool

Hi Jody:

Any luck on what your exact tire size is on your VX???

Thanx, Riff Raff

i went ahead and ordered the Nitto 285/50/18's. we got something that is more of a street tire since we drive the VX daily. i guess they didn't have the terra grapplers available. we get them put on next week. i'll be sure and post some pics. they are a bit wider and a tad lower profile. i can't break out of my performance car mold of low and fast! lol! :laugho:

we don't plan on doing much offroading with these. we wanted something that looks a bit more aggressive than our stock ones, but will also be good for using as DD.

[QUOTE=VXGirlie01;138110] i can't break out of my performance car mold of low and fast! QUOTE]

It's hard not to like low & FAST women...:naughty:

Hi Jody:

Huh?? I'm confused.

What is the size of your current tires that you have on your VX??? In addition, what is the model of the Nitto tire that you ordered???

Thanx, Riff Raff