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Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - JustinG - 10-09-2014
Any wrangler that isn't a 4cyl or a rusted piece of dog shit is gonna be more than you wanna pay.
I kinda dig the Ranger idea. Gets ok gas mileage, dead reliable, and has utility that home owners often need.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - SlimKlim - 10-09-2014
Evan Wrote:RawrImAMonster Wrote:Wranglers are obnoxiously expensive for what they are.this. and this <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://mmsports.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=232570#p232570">http://mmsports.org/forum/viewtopic.php ... 70#p232570</a><!-- m -->
and, like owning a prius, people judge your character
GF's sister just bought a brandy fucking new '14 4 door Wranger to my dismay. I practically begged her to buy the Grand Cherokee or Cherokee instead, but she had an old WJ GC way back when and wouldn't consider a new one based off of that experience. She's already modified the shit out of it and it might see a sandy beach road three or four times in its life. She does look outdoorsy as shit when she arrives at her destination, so there's that.
But yeah, she took us to lunch a few weeks ago, cool Jeep, terrible car. No space inside for it's size because it's still body on frame, and we bobbed and swayed so much when we hit a small dip in the road I thought we were going to hit a curb. Apparently Wranglers have the best resale of any other car in the country right now, which is a mindfuck and a half on it's own. I'd take the fuck-ugly Cherokee over the Wrangler six ways to Sunday.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - SlimKlim - 10-09-2014
JustinG Wrote:Any wrangler that isn't a 4cyl or a rusted piece of dog shit is gonna be more than you wanna pay.
I kinda dig the Ranger idea. Gets ok gas mileage, dead reliable, and has utility that home owners often need.
Paging Peter Tyson to the Red Phone Please
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - JustinG - 10-09-2014
SlimKlim Wrote:JustinG Wrote:Any wrangler that isn't a 4cyl or a rusted piece of dog shit is gonna be more than you wanna pay.
I kinda dig the Ranger idea. Gets ok gas mileage, dead reliable, and has utility that home owners often need.
Paging Peter Tyson to the Red Phone Please
Uncle has a 89-92 body style, 4cyl, extended cab, and the thing will not die.
I would get the extended cab if I were shopping for one, just for the covered cargo space for bags, luggage, general crap. Unless you plan on doing a bed cover or a shell.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Jeff - 10-09-2014
It will have to be a TJ Wrangler to be in the price point. Even then 10k doesn't buy much, if you want decent miles in a 4.0 Auto you will pay for it for sure.
If you are thinking on a small truck what about a King Cab Nissan Frontier? RWD, 4cyl SE with 127k? :mrgreen:
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Jake - 10-09-2014
I like the Ranger idea, too. Get the 4.0L extended cab and it will have some (adequate) grunt. They're not bad little trucks.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Evan - 10-09-2014
ViPER1313 Wrote:Judging a Wrangler a POS based on steering feel is like saying a Ferrari 458 is a piece of garbage because it's really bad off-road.if I were shopping for an off road vehicle to drive 100% off road, thats exactly what I say about a ferrari 458
Quote:You have to judge a car based on what it was designed to do.no, you judge a car based on what you want to do with it.
If I want to buy a TV, Im fairly certain the best microwave on the market isnt going to make me happy.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Senor_Taylor - 10-09-2014
Evan Wrote:no, you judge a car based on what you want to do with it.
If I want to buy a TV, Im fairly certain the best microwave on the market isnt going to make me happy.
I don't know. The clarity of the hot pocket channel is pretty nice.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Mike - 10-09-2014
Ride bike or bus? YOLO
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Kaan - 10-10-2014
Mike Wrote:Ride bike or bus? YOLO
the civic hatch idea was better.... at least than taking the bus.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Jake - 10-10-2014
Senor_Taylor Wrote:The clarity of the hot pocket channel is pretty nice.
That's called QVC, dear.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Sully - 10-10-2014
Jake Wrote:In the kitchen with David is my shit. Just sayinSenor_Taylor Wrote:The clarity of the hot pocket channel is pretty nice.
That's called QVC, dear.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - V1GiLaNtE - 10-10-2014
If we're banging back and forth about Wranglers/Truck utility just buy a fucking 97+ Cherokee and be done with it.
4 doors, ass loads of cargo room, can tow a trailer (I towed Peter's trailer loaded up with shit no problem), stupid reliability (Jalopnik rated it #4 of the 10 most reliable vehicles you can buy for under $5000 SEE (only second to the Ranger), and given it's relatively small size and wheelbase you can parallel park that bitch like a boss. I've done it a million times in DC..
Ranger or XJ. I'm a fanboi so go XJ. I would buy either honestly.
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Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Mike - 10-10-2014
Kaan Wrote:Mike Wrote:Ride bike or bus? YOLO
the civic hatch idea was better.... at least than taking the bus.
Well I thought one of his draws to Seattle was "less." He's now looking at three cars and not taking advantage of the benefits of where he lives.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - .RJ - 10-10-2014
Mike Wrote:Kaan Wrote:Mike Wrote:Ride bike or bus? YOLO
the civic hatch idea was better.... at least than taking the bus.
Well I thought one of his draws to Seattle was "less." He's now looking at three cars and not taking advantage of the benefits of where he lives.
We're supposed to be enablers here. Why do you hate America?
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Jake - 10-10-2014
V1GiLaNtE Wrote:a fucking 97+ Cherokee
I know precisely 0% about actual interior dimensions, but I find Wranglers far more comfortable to fold myself into compared to an XJ. Cherokees are TINY.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Apoc - 10-10-2014
Mike Wrote:Kaan Wrote:Mike Wrote:Ride bike or bus? YOLO
the civic hatch idea was better.... at least than taking the bus.
Well I thought one of his draws to Seattle was "less." He's now looking at three cars and not taking advantage of the benefits of where he lives.
I'm still on a bus at least a dozen times a week, including taking one to a concert last night... so... try again. It's just not practical for going to the gym and doctors appts - combined I average ~4/week. For example, I had an 8am ortho appt this morning and then went to work. Via bus, I would have had to leave my house probably by 7 and wouldn't have gotten to work until 10. Instead, I drove to both and it took me 1.5 hours less. Then, I'm going to drive from work to the gym to get my swole on. Again, generally a PITA via bus.
You will never get me to bike on city roads. You can thank constant bitching about car drivers by all you bikers for that.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - V1GiLaNtE - 10-10-2014
Jake Wrote:V1GiLaNtE Wrote:a fucking 97+ Cherokee
I know precisely 0% about actual interior dimensions, but I find Wranglers far more comfortable to fold myself into compared to an XJ. Cherokees are TINY.
Different for everyone. I've logged hours upon hours of seat time long distance driving and 5mph wheeling and haven't ever felt like I couldn't "stretch" out. On the other hand, have you ridden in the back of a wrangler...? :?
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - Jake - 10-10-2014
V1GiLaNtE Wrote:On the other hand, have you ridden in the back of a wrangler...? :?
I don't fit in the back of either
As far as driving position, I feel less squished in the TJ versus the XJ. Not sure why as a lot of tall guys seem to love 'em. Ah well.
Re: What car should I buy? For old time's sake... - D_Eclipse9916 - 10-10-2014
I heard there is a good deal on an E30 in the for sale section
