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Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty Black Ops Edition
gadgetking writes "When I first saw this I thought it was a joke — the Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition. Seriously? I mean I like my COD first person shooter game as much as the next nerd but this really shows how mainstream video games have become. From the article: 'The Jeep brand today announced it has been named exclusive automotive partner by Activision for Call of Duty: Black Ops, and that they're making a COD Jeep. Hitting show floors next month, this limited-edition Jeep Wrangler will be available for a MSRP of $30,625 for the two-door model and $33,500 for the four-door. The 2011 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition comes standard with "aggressive 32-inch tires, unique military style and Call of Duty graphics."'"
Jeep has a New Mountain Edition with 32" rubber and decals. Change the decals and maybe the badging, and you've got the [description of the] CoD model. In other news, all get estimated 15mpg city and 19mpg highway. I get like 15 mpg in my ~6600 lb. 1992 F250 while towing a trailer and I have more ground clearance too what with the 4" lift. Jeep fail.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
However, I'm the Jeep enthuisast who beleive tough Jeeps are BUILT and not BOUGHT
I have some older PS1 games that start with "Ford" or "Chevy" in the title. And then if you go waaaay back in time, you can find Atari 2600/VCS games (late 70s/early 80s) sponsored by various companies. Example: One of the games is about that giant Punch Bowl blasting through walls and saying "Oh yeah!"
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
(He's probably the only one that would, too)
Sometimes I think I should join the army, I mean its basically like an FPS but with better graphics. But what happens if I get lag out there? I'm dead! I also heard there's no respawn points in RL.
What's the American name for "rice-boy"? I can hardly wait for the "Where's Elmo" Edition of the Pacer..
For justice, we must go to Don Corleone
This particular marketing stunt has precisely one useful function... to make me feel slightly less bad about having a pre-order in for the £150 Gran Turismo 5 special edition.
That said, at least the Wrangler does actually seem to be real. God only knows if my £10 deposit on GT5 will ever translate into anything tangible.
It is called a marketing tie-in and is making money for the makers of COD and Jeep is hoping it will increase the sales of the Wrangler.
Seriously would you like to say "my new car's a Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty: Black Ops Edition"? Doesn't that just say "nerd" rather than "action man"?
The real question is: do I get a copy of the game when I buy the Jeep? Maybe with some in game bonus content?
Is it compatible with the aim bot, speed hacks and no-clip mods?
That is the most boring looking "Special Edition" Jeep I've seen; the thing look stock
Sure there's respawn. You just have to convert to Hinduism or Buddhism.
Unfortunately, you drop all items, and your experience level is reset.
Than the Harley Davidson or King Ranch editions of Ford pickups?
I wouldn't buy one of those either, but there are obviously lots of people who do.
So why the hate?
He's certainly no stranger to monetizing anything and everything he can.
I like to think of online DRM as something akin to a college -- you pay for lessons until you learn something.
Seriously, Jeep needs to be worried more about their crappy quality and less about gimmicks. Every single person I know who bought a Wrangler ended up ditching it because of mechanical problems (about 5 people or so).
I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
BFD, Same diameter as my '08 GMC Acadia. Now if it were 32" wheels, that would be something to market.
would pay $30K+ for this? Seriously, the $21K base model is pushing the value of this pile. For that price just get a bloody H3.
Two of my imaginary friends reproduced once
..if it was the Canyonero edition on the other hand...
They need to release the Battlefield 1942 edition where if you hit any minuscule object at over 20 MPH it explodes.
Jeep has long needed a product that could really compete with Hummer in the lucrative douchebag demographic. It seems they've found that product.
They'll probably try to sell a lot of the Unlimited models as 2WDs with the cheapo automatic transmission. I'm sure there's a market; it's easy to pay more than that for a far less substantial vehicle.
But, it's probably a good move for Chrysler, considering prior to the bankruptcy, the Wrangler was one of two vehicles they actually made a profit on (the other being the Ddoge Viper).
I've owned two Wranglers; I probably won't buy another, despite whatever marketing ploys there are. Not so much because I think it's a bad vehicle, but because I don't need the capabilities any more at this stage of my life. (Married, thinking about kids, wife can't drive a manual transmission, live in a place with tough parking, I may not be able to drive much longer due to physical issues, etc. etc.)
... because I don't understand.
Jeeps are consistently rated as junk from a quality perspective. Wouldn't it be smarter to improve the reliability of the vehicles you already make instead of wasting your time on gimmicks?
Maybe I dreamt it, but I thought that the US and Canadian government bailed out multiple US automotive manufacturers, and where told to stop be dumb-***** pissing away money on dumb products, and concentrate on improving fuel economy, emissions, and affordability in a time of economy downturn (recession or depression).
I forget what was it in the end, something like $19 billion+ US dollars? Guess that doesn't buy much these days.
I still think they should of required every CEO and VP of the affected companies to spend four weeks doing various jobs at their companies, including two weeks of factory workers in order to keep their jobs. (I'm think in the style of Undercover Boss television show).
Can I get a Starsiege: Tribes Wrangler? I might actually buy that.
I had better get an Xbox Live Achievement for buying this. :)
Daniel
This makes me really sad.
Anyone want a 03 TJ Rubicon? 67K miles, auto tran, 1" lift, 32" BF Mud's, Hella spots & fogs, KN air system, racing seats and 4 point harnesses, White with black center hood, black soft top, black interior, Stinger front bumper, lots of other goodies? 16K you pay for shipping of 17K and I'll deliver in the US personally. Cash in advance.
6.8SPC TR of 550, l xwind at 6, drift rt at 26" drops 77". AT has 503 ft-lbs at 1403 fps. FT 0.86
Unless there is a M2 mounted on the top, its just a black jeep with big tires.
hmmm who would have though of putting big tires on a jeep.
Most nerds who play Call of Duty: Black Ops will be too broke to buy the jeep anyway since they spend all their money upgrading their PCs to get 1FPS more on their gameplay. Anyone else is obviously not going to bother spending their hard earned cash on a vehicle which will likely be 'out of date' when the next COD comes out. This is a giant fail.
The phrasing "The Jeep brand today announced it has been named exclusive automotive partner by Activision for Call of Duty: Black Ops" implies that Activision was considering multiple bids. What a honor this must have been for Jeep; to be recognized as the writer of the largest check.
Still, unless you can play CoD while driving, it's just not worth it.
This just goes to show as much as geeks want to go on about being better than the average population and not falling for such lame tricks such as religion they will still piss away untold amounts of money for any piece of junk related to their favourite game. Some geeks are worse than women and buying shoes.
Not to mention you have to re-roll all stats, and you get slapped with a random backstory.
Man, I've played some tough games, but RL is the biggest pain in the ass of them all.
Man, I hate those barbaric countries where they still have death penalty. Why can't we all just respawn at the nearest graveyeard, run over and loot our own corpse? Much more civilized.
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Jeep Wrangler COD Black Ops Edition, Great Idea But a Suicidel Price!
I think this would have been a great seller had they made it under 15k, I know I would have bought one if it were to include a weapon storage system and CROWS aswell as heavy armor, glass and doors a portable kitchen and medical station. A full size sleeping system for 4 and a Nuclear Biological Chemical Enviorment control center for breathing and possibly a 15ft snorkel system for under water operations like picking up local hookers and not wanting to get caught in a carpool parking lot by the cops or your wife. Maybe even a small tactical nuke for when things really go downhill in your area. Take these ideas as food for thought. Im still in favor of small fighter aircraft for civilians capable of dropping JDAM's when the wife presents your divorce papers. awell F It! maybe next year a dealer can start with APC's.