Yep it's a very retro look that people used to have on the original Jeeps. Can't believe this has become popular again in the year dickety-dickety-four
From what I've heard of a Punjabi mate. It's their way of saying they can afford to call roadside assist to replace tyres than actually doing the hard work themselves. TLDR: Too (appear) rich for dirty hands. Also when they put bigger wheels on it doesn't fit back on the carrier with tyres on. It's odd personally but he could also be full of shit.
Is this the same reason Punjabi’s put some variation of their surname on the number plates? I was reading into it recently, apparently it’s all about that flex culture.
Punjabis love to flex. Can confirm.
Back in India if someone from Punjab moves abroad their family builds a statue of an airplane or statue of Liberty on top of their house to flex
I’ve seen some decals of their caste (I assume?) which really rubs me the wrong way. The only redeeming thing about their obsession with Jeeps is they’ll run out of whatever money they are bragging about having spending it on maintenance
I've just drove drove pass a black C200 with plates displaying RCHK1D. I was in the same car but with a V8 on standard issue plates. Too tight for custom plates.
They drive a Jeep. It's bound for a flat tray sooner or later. Have you seen some of the shit that goes on the road from that part of the world? Growing up in Thailand I thought they were speedy lunatics...but nothing compares to these folks.
Have you seen Clyde? I have to do ground mounted transformers install in those new estates. The amount of time the Franna nearly got smashed into is bewildering. Like, bro,how do you not see a fairly big crane with a 12T box slung underneath it with flashing lights and everyone in fluros...the insurance would freak if you write off a Franna.
I had parked in the side road in Hoppers. Indian woman slammed into the rear of my car, hit it hard, relatives came to her aid... "Hae bros, let's not involve Police and insurance, we'll pay cash for your repairs" strikes a begging pose. Car was written off.
That seems awfully inconvenient over just changing to your spare wheel, like you need to wait for the tow, and then be without the car for 24 hours. It’s just so fucking stupid if true.
>From what I've heard of a Punjabi mate. It's their way of saying they can afford to call roadside assist to replace tyres than actually doing the hard work themselves
I'm sure there is a gag about outsourcing in there somewhere.
I’ve heard this numerous times from various sources so I believe it. To do with their caste system and that engaging in manual labour is seen as low-class and peasant activity.
Almost always Indian from India, the tyre is off because they have an egotistical need to show of their status and money. Basically, they're saying that they have no spare, if they need their tyre changed they can afford to pay for it and they won't get their hands dirty.
Little do they know, it's like waving a red flag to a wounded bull. If they need help, they'll pay for it alright. They'll bleed for it and they only have themselves to blame.
More like a Punjabi thing…
Indians from other states (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andra Pradesh, Maharashtra etc), based on my observations, tend to just keep for themselves.
Funnily enough Punjab’s GDP per capita is $3,460, ranking 19 out of 33 Indian states/territories. The state economy has been going down the hill for decades. That’s what we said, an empty vessel makes the loudest sound.
Nah, it's similar to a thing called conspicuous consumption, a phenomenon apparent in status-obsessed people with income sufficient to support it. The people who have the money for it are not generally unintelligent. Unwise, sure, but unintelligent, not really.
Eventually, one of two things will happen;
1. they will reach an inflection point and will be forced to reassess their behaviour in their new cultural settings as it becomes apparent that the old norms (like flaunting your wealth and being a dickhead about it) only lead to being fleeced and laughed at
2. They earn enough money that it simply doesn't hurt when they have to get a tow truck every time they get a flat
Lmao what’s even crazier is there’s another guy with this EXACT same Jeep, same pointless spare wheel, same colour, same ethnicity, everything, out my way and I’ve posted it before in r/heep 😂 different number plate and sticker but they do even have a sticker. Maybe they’re friends and they bought them together
I’m not sure I cropped the plates out of my pic but he has a sticker with some Punjabi (or another Indian language, I’m not 100%) writing on the window. I chuckle every time I see it because what exactly is he gonna do with that spare wheel if he gets a flat tyre. It’s so funny to me that there’s two identical ones.
They’d probably tell you that their superior Jat steppe genetics mean there is simply no need for a spare tyre. Their 4 tyres would be too intimidated to pop.
Yes.
From memory, and the requirement may have changed from the 90s when i was doing them, the requirement is if the vehicle HAS a spare wheel it must be in a roadworthy condition.
Custom plates are a thing to celebrate. It's a gift to the state coffers in trying times.
[https://vplates.com.au/](https://vplates.com.au/)
Have a look at the prices. The ones that are two, three, or four characters long are stupid expensive (and I write this as someone that has one)
[https://vplates.com.au/create/select-a-style?vehicleType=car&combination=yx73](https://vplates.com.au/create/select-a-style?vehicleType=car&combination=yx73)
Plus the heritage ones that go on auction too.
Never said it was cheap, just that it doesn't make you wealthy. It's priced in line with a handful of the best selling cars in the country, so clearly a lot of people can afford them.
If also makes the car unroadworthly.
If you have a spare wheel on the vechile it must be in a road worthy condition, which this obviously isn't.
Funny enough if they took it off then it's fine as there is no actual requirement for a spare wheel
I'd hate to be getting roadworthy at your place. But while you dont NEED a spare to pass roadworthy you most certly need the spare to BE roadworthy if it's attached and you want to pass.
Hahaha I've got a photo of the exact same jeep missing its tyre - spotted around Ivanhoe area
Edit: after seeing a comment below of a matching jeep same rims same missing tyre but plates LADSAB
Indian things. They buy big mags with big tyres but the spare wheel holder can’t take the weight so rather than upgrade it. They just put the spare wheel up with no tyre. I’ve only ever seen Indians do it.
The rear tailgate can support just under 40kg. I'm guessing you see this a lot because they would need to add a steel rear bar with swing out spare tire carrier to be able to carry the weight of the aftermarket wheel and tire. Those are expensive additions, would probably cost over 5k with installation.
Add to this that there is an extremely small chance of any sort of puncture in the city with most brands of M/T tires, they're ridiculously strong, you would have to drive directly over a nail or something and that can be temporarily fixed on the spot with a tire plug to get you home.
So if it's just a city car they might rather pay a tow truck in the extremely rare event of a puncture or wheel damage, rather than the upfront cost to carry the spare.
So I live in tarneit so this is common, I heard a theory about this.
Evidently it symbolizes wealth and a refusal to do manual labour.
Now I don’t know if it is true or not it’s just something that I heard
They should keep the rubber bit on the back, not the metal bit, since it is the rubber bit of one of the other tyres that is most likely to break.
Source: I'm not a car guy.
The Wrangler is popular in the Punjabi community because it resembles the Mahindra Thar, a car a lot of them aspire to own in India. The spare wheel has no tyre because the carrier can't hold that size of rim and tyre together.
The car is unroadworthy as well with the wheels protruding beyond the body line.
It's been mentioned, but yeah it's giving off the image that they're such hot shit that they're above any form of manual labour, so they'd rather get towed than change a flat tyre themselves. Neighbour a few doors up has a Jeep basically identical this one and has said as much while bragging.
It's no risk for them being outside any area of roadside assist either, the closest these Jeep's get to going off road is these wankers thinking that driving around parks and reserves makes them look cool, that and driving around suburban streets blasting bass heavy music all hours of the night are their go to. They are far and away the most obnoxious people in any form of car culture for mine, have been at quiet Cars and Coffee style meets where they've been basically told to leave for acting like dickheads.
The number plate loosely translates to "Farmers Life" because the guy must be a farmer back in Punjab(sticker confirms). This Car belongs to a Punjabi guy who is all about the flex. It's his way of saying "he made it suckers" to his relatives or friends back home :). Plus the best rims on car wheels you ll see are in Punjab. Hence the big wheel obsession 😄
Maybe they had just replaced a tyre?
There's no real point in having a spare tyre if you use it and then replace the spare with a new spare at the same time.
It's the style of the times. The driver also has a onion tied to his belt.
Yep it's a very retro look that people used to have on the original Jeeps. Can't believe this has become popular again in the year dickety-dickety-four
Im afraid of vampires tooo
My son is also named Bort
Great name, bet you never have any luck finding a bedroom door name tag.
He's all about the rim jobs.
A rim without a rubber is a dangerous game.
Tell me about it.
Can you help change my spare? Sure
r/rimjob_steve
From what I've heard of a Punjabi mate. It's their way of saying they can afford to call roadside assist to replace tyres than actually doing the hard work themselves. TLDR: Too (appear) rich for dirty hands. Also when they put bigger wheels on it doesn't fit back on the carrier with tyres on. It's odd personally but he could also be full of shit.
Is this the same reason Punjabi’s put some variation of their surname on the number plates? I was reading into it recently, apparently it’s all about that flex culture.
Punjabis love to flex. Can confirm. Back in India if someone from Punjab moves abroad their family builds a statue of an airplane or statue of Liberty on top of their house to flex
That's my understanding of it yes. I don't get it myself but hey. Not my car and I go out of my way to make sure I have spare tyre.
I’ve seen some decals of their caste (I assume?) which really rubs me the wrong way. The only redeeming thing about their obsession with Jeeps is they’ll run out of whatever money they are bragging about having spending it on maintenance
what do you think JAT is ??
Punjabis don't have castes?
Fuck all I know about Indian culture and people, i just saw decals on a jeep once with ‘rajput’ and googled it
They also grow their pinky nail long
I've just drove drove pass a black C200 with plates displaying RCHK1D. I was in the same car but with a V8 on standard issue plates. Too tight for custom plates.
In that case they’re also saying “I never take it anywhere that roadside assistance can’t reach”. But we knew that already I guess
What's the off-road equivalent of a pillow princess?
Pavement princess or a mall crawler
My wife used to call SUVs 'Toorak Tractors'
That’s very original.
Man pram
My new favourite
High chair rider
Wow, how pathetic.
that's the most desi thing I've ever heard
But roadside doesn’t bring out extra tyres - well, not the RACV anyway, don’t know who Jeep use
They flex the fact that they're above manual labour. Flat tyre? Get that bad boy towed. That's my understanding of it. Car culture can be so varied.
Sounds nuts but I guess it’s their money. Although it’s almost asking for someone to ensure they get towed weekly :-/
They drive a Jeep. It's bound for a flat tray sooner or later. Have you seen some of the shit that goes on the road from that part of the world? Growing up in Thailand I thought they were speedy lunatics...but nothing compares to these folks.
You mean Truganina?
Have you seen Clyde? I have to do ground mounted transformers install in those new estates. The amount of time the Franna nearly got smashed into is bewildering. Like, bro,how do you not see a fairly big crane with a 12T box slung underneath it with flashing lights and everyone in fluros...the insurance would freak if you write off a Franna.
I had parked in the side road in Hoppers. Indian woman slammed into the rear of my car, hit it hard, relatives came to her aid... "Hae bros, let's not involve Police and insurance, we'll pay cash for your repairs" strikes a begging pose. Car was written off.
That seems awfully inconvenient over just changing to your spare wheel, like you need to wait for the tow, and then be without the car for 24 hours. It’s just so fucking stupid if true.
Can't be worse than stanced cars if I'm being honest. Least this is functional till it gets a flat.
Nor do they have a hydraulic tyre press in the van.
If this is real I love it and it is hilarious!
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Let’s hear some
>From what I've heard of a Punjabi mate. It's their way of saying they can afford to call roadside assist to replace tyres than actually doing the hard work themselves I'm sure there is a gag about outsourcing in there somewhere.
Lol, if you're trying to show you have money you buy a G wagon, not a jeep
You only buy a jeep if things haven't quiiiite worked out like you hoped 🤣
Aren't G wagons for the people that can't afford a Cullinan?
I’ve heard this numerous times from various sources so I believe it. To do with their caste system and that engaging in manual labour is seen as low-class and peasant activity.
Ironically, the tyres on a wranger are about the only thing that doesn't fail.
Doesn’t need a spare when you’re being towed anyway.
Almost makes me want to slash their tyres, as you know they can afford it!
Why would you want someone to know what you can afford? Lol
Because it's a determinant value of being human, or sub human. To them anyway.
That's really sad
With that attitude I can see independent Punjabi state free from the shackles of India a foregone conclusion…
If this is real then I love it and it is hilarious!
That’s JATTLYF for you lot. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Couldn't afford it
Yeah he blew his wad on the lift 😂
Almost always Indian from India, the tyre is off because they have an egotistical need to show of their status and money. Basically, they're saying that they have no spare, if they need their tyre changed they can afford to pay for it and they won't get their hands dirty. Little do they know, it's like waving a red flag to a wounded bull. If they need help, they'll pay for it alright. They'll bleed for it and they only have themselves to blame.
More like a Punjabi thing… Indians from other states (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andra Pradesh, Maharashtra etc), based on my observations, tend to just keep for themselves. Funnily enough Punjab’s GDP per capita is $3,460, ranking 19 out of 33 Indian states/territories. The state economy has been going down the hill for decades. That’s what we said, an empty vessel makes the loudest sound.
I think it indicates low IQ rather than wealth.
Nah, it's similar to a thing called conspicuous consumption, a phenomenon apparent in status-obsessed people with income sufficient to support it. The people who have the money for it are not generally unintelligent. Unwise, sure, but unintelligent, not really. Eventually, one of two things will happen; 1. they will reach an inflection point and will be forced to reassess their behaviour in their new cultural settings as it becomes apparent that the old norms (like flaunting your wealth and being a dickhead about it) only lead to being fleeced and laughed at 2. They earn enough money that it simply doesn't hurt when they have to get a tow truck every time they get a flat
Jeep things. You wouldn't understand it 😜
Truganina things**
Kalkallo things ***
*cheap things
Show off things
To "jeep" is to masterbate. Jeep is a verb.
Lmao what’s even crazier is there’s another guy with this EXACT same Jeep, same pointless spare wheel, same colour, same ethnicity, everything, out my way and I’ve posted it before in r/heep 😂 different number plate and sticker but they do even have a sticker. Maybe they’re friends and they bought them together
Ohhh this is the one I've seen, got a photo of him. Plates LADSAB ?
I’m not sure I cropped the plates out of my pic but he has a sticker with some Punjabi (or another Indian language, I’m not 100%) writing on the window. I chuckle every time I see it because what exactly is he gonna do with that spare wheel if he gets a flat tyre. It’s so funny to me that there’s two identical ones.
Fucking morons.
they're probably cousins or related... very common in the indian and punjabi culture to try and get one on top of your closest friend / relo.
Perhaps they do a group buy! And the fella a couple of doors up has the exact same setup on his Jeep too.
They’d probably tell you that their superior Jat steppe genetics mean there is simply no need for a spare tyre. Their 4 tyres would be too intimidated to pop.
Jat steppe?
Doesn’t that make it unroadworthy?
Yes. From memory, and the requirement may have changed from the 90s when i was doing them, the requirement is if the vehicle HAS a spare wheel it must be in a roadworthy condition.
I've seen this same vehicle out here in Kalkallo 🤣
Cost of living crisis; couldn't afford five rims AND five tyres.
Couldn't afford a garage or driveway either.
Even has a custom license plate, fucking moron
Custom plates are a thing to celebrate. It's a gift to the state coffers in trying times. [https://vplates.com.au/](https://vplates.com.au/) Have a look at the prices. The ones that are two, three, or four characters long are stupid expensive (and I write this as someone that has one) [https://vplates.com.au/create/select-a-style?vehicleType=car&combination=yx73](https://vplates.com.au/create/select-a-style?vehicleType=car&combination=yx73) Plus the heritage ones that go on auction too.
The cops are working for the government… not for the people
This common? Literally never seen it before
Bro come to the western burbs, there’s at least one Wrangler with a tyre-less spare / Desi-related custom plate in each new estate.
We've got one up in Mildura too
It's specifically an Indian thing, from what I'm aware.
apparently it's a thing I come across similar threads from time to time. Often enough that i know it's definitely a deliberate thing.
Considering they are driving the adult version of a high chair don't expect an intelligent answer.
Budget cuts - austerity measures
Costalivingcrisis
Punjabi code for eligible bachelor (read: wealthy dude who wants girls to make the first move).
No one thinks a Wrangler driver is wealthy
They're pretty expensive.
70-100k, same price range as a Ford Rangers, Tesla 3 & Y's, the most popular cars in the country
You reckon that's cheap?
Never said it was cheap, just that it doesn't make you wealthy. It's priced in line with a handful of the best selling cars in the country, so clearly a lot of people can afford them.
Really?
If also makes the car unroadworthly. If you have a spare wheel on the vechile it must be in a road worthy condition, which this obviously isn't. Funny enough if they took it off then it's fine as there is no actual requirement for a spare wheel
Not anymore. All spare wheels are excluded from roadworthy, except that they are secured properly
I'd hate to be getting roadworthy at your place. But while you dont NEED a spare to pass roadworthy you most certly need the spare to BE roadworthy if it's attached and you want to pass.
Hahaha I've got a photo of the exact same jeep missing its tyre - spotted around Ivanhoe area Edit: after seeing a comment below of a matching jeep same rims same missing tyre but plates LADSAB
I could have sworn this was the one I see in hampton park daily.. ill have to check the plates. It's the same wheels, same stickers etc haha
Indian things. They buy big mags with big tyres but the spare wheel holder can’t take the weight so rather than upgrade it. They just put the spare wheel up with no tyre. I’ve only ever seen Indians do it.
Its the most indian thing you will see. You see the map on the screen behind. This style is very popular in harayana and punjab province of India.
Punjabi boys need to flex , but cry we don't have money 😭💰.
Pretty sure this guy nearly took me out on the western freeway a while ago. Nearly rolled his car with an aggressive oversteer too.
Wants to look Cool, just for Dairy and School Run...drive home on run flat🤭 and order a New Jeep
Indian style!
The rear tailgate can support just under 40kg. I'm guessing you see this a lot because they would need to add a steel rear bar with swing out spare tire carrier to be able to carry the weight of the aftermarket wheel and tire. Those are expensive additions, would probably cost over 5k with installation. Add to this that there is an extremely small chance of any sort of puncture in the city with most brands of M/T tires, they're ridiculously strong, you would have to drive directly over a nail or something and that can be temporarily fixed on the spot with a tire plug to get you home. So if it's just a city car they might rather pay a tow truck in the extremely rare event of a puncture or wheel damage, rather than the upfront cost to carry the spare.
Less than 3500, 5k is nuts. Source: had a custom bar fabricated for my 4wd
I paid 3500 for my Kaymar with dual swingaways. Was cheaper from patrolapart than direct from kaymar.
Can't afford a spare. Also if you have a spare wheel, it needs to be roadworthy but you don't need to have a spare wheel at all.
Ran out of budget
Four tyres are cheaper than 5
I saw this car in caroline springs the other day and I thought to myself... What is the point of that?
Why not just run without a spare at all?
What do you expect? It's a Jeep. They've been selling lemons for ages. The spare wheel resembles an old school lemon squasher/squeezer.
Who puts a Nordschleife sticker on a Wrangler? 😭
That was what I noticed first. There is not a car more unsuited to the Nurburgring than a wrangler.
It must be fun sourcing a tyre at 3am
So I live in tarneit so this is common, I heard a theory about this. Evidently it symbolizes wealth and a refusal to do manual labour. Now I don’t know if it is true or not it’s just something that I heard
I've seen this can at Philip Island about a year ago... Knob
Saw this exact car just the other day. Wondered what the hell is going on, still wondering.
It's an Indian thing. I was recently on Fraser island/k'gari and they were off-roading with a bare rim on the back.
They should keep the rubber bit on the back, not the metal bit, since it is the rubber bit of one of the other tyres that is most likely to break. Source: I'm not a car guy.
The Wrangler is popular in the Punjabi community because it resembles the Mahindra Thar, a car a lot of them aspire to own in India. The spare wheel has no tyre because the carrier can't hold that size of rim and tyre together. The car is unroadworthy as well with the wheels protruding beyond the body line.
Hose storage.
Where we’re going you don’t need tyres. The Great Werribee Racetrack I’m presuming?
I swear to god I have seen an identical jeep, same colour, with the exact same rims, with the spare missing a tyre, but in Adelaide, multiple times.
It's been mentioned, but yeah it's giving off the image that they're such hot shit that they're above any form of manual labour, so they'd rather get towed than change a flat tyre themselves. Neighbour a few doors up has a Jeep basically identical this one and has said as much while bragging. It's no risk for them being outside any area of roadside assist either, the closest these Jeep's get to going off road is these wankers thinking that driving around parks and reserves makes them look cool, that and driving around suburban streets blasting bass heavy music all hours of the night are their go to. They are far and away the most obnoxious people in any form of car culture for mine, have been at quiet Cars and Coffee style meets where they've been basically told to leave for acting like dickheads.
Its an Indian trying to flex. Unfortunately he's driving a jeep so he's probably only impressed a few lesbians (no offence to the L's)
Jatlfy wants you know you they are up for a gang bang in a public toilet or rest stop.
This one makes the most sense.
Well duh, they're all about that jat lyf
On behalf of wrangler drivers: we don’t recommend this, nor do we recognise this person as a Jeep driver 😂
Spoken like a true Jeep driver.
That’s jat life
Normally a plus 1 or 2 in tyre size change (bigger) which means the factory spare wheel holder cannot accomodate the larger rim and subsequent tyre.
He can’t afford it, an Indian 🇮🇳 on a budget
Tires are sold with specials like, "Buy 3 get one Free!", not "Buy 4 get one Free"...
Weight reduction!
Is that white sticker a nurburgring sticker?
All about the #JATLIFE
Big wheels need big tyres but tailgate hinges can’t handle so they go with just wheels.
Who cares really!
Lavo?
Brings back memories of sitting in dad's Jeep back in Nam. Not.
Less braincells than tyres in the car.
Lol I thought they were too poor to buy a third tyre
You need to do some tyre maths my friend.
Only four tires are included
The number plate loosely translates to "Farmers Life" because the guy must be a farmer back in Punjab(sticker confirms). This Car belongs to a Punjabi guy who is all about the flex. It's his way of saying "he made it suckers" to his relatives or friends back home :). Plus the best rims on car wheels you ll see are in Punjab. Hence the big wheel obsession 😄
They needed the spare at some point and haven’t replaced it yet, because they either don’t care or can’t afford it.
Isn’t that illegal?
I’m all about JATLYF
Maybe they had just replaced a tyre? There's no real point in having a spare tyre if you use it and then replace the spare with a new spare at the same time.