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1988 Toyota 4Runner, which I off-roaded regularly.

Once, one of the front a-arm eccentric bolts snapped, sending me careening into the dirt on the side of the road. Jacked the truck up, yanked the suspension roughly back into place. Took the factory lug wrench (one of those L-shaped ones), ran it into the hole. Took 2 vice-grips and gripped the wrench on either side of the housing, to keep it from sliding out. THEN took a tie-down strap and liberally tied the two vice-grips closed and together and to anything nearby on the frame. Drove home 40 miles, then daily drove it for another 2 or 3 weeks until I could get the parts together to fix it.

Once, rolled the truck offroading in California (I lived in Arizona...). Broke a motor mount, intake, and some wiring. We cobbled together a welder (2 batteries, jumper cables and a broken piece of welding rod that someone had laying around), and welded 4 links of chain between the frame and the motor. THAT lasted for years, at least. Also took a whole roll of duct tape and wrapped the torn intake tube enough to seal. That lasted for 2 or 3 years...Also hand tied some wires back together. Literally, I tied the wires together.

Then drove the 400+ miles home. No sweat!

That is why I always had a 40 gallon Action Packer tub bolted in the truck full of stuff, so I could get home no matter what.