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helo_wifey
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How about a Subaru? I have an 05 Forester and I love it. It has tons of cargo room, I can fit climbing/camping gear for 3 people, or a full sized mountain bike in the back without taking the front tire off. It also gets great gas mileage, 30 mpg on the highway. If thats too much of a mom-mobile try the WRX, still zippy and neat looking and good gas mileage and still has 230 hp and is easily modified if you're into that stuff. Better than a Honda any day.
Phrogpilot03....do you like your Tribeca??
Phrogpilot03....do you like your Tribeca??
phrogpilot73
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helo_wifey said:
I get a lot of flak about it, "it looks like an edsel", or "it looks like a minivan." The other crossover SUVs I looked at (Nissan Murano, and BMW X3) it beat hands down in value. It was $1100 cheaper than the Murano and about $3000 cheaper than the X3. It's got everything, heated leather seats, 160 watt 9 speaker stereo, Vehicle Dynamic Control, Traction control, AWD (it's a Subaru), 250 hp engine, the list goes on and on. If you're considering a crossover SUV, don't rule out the Subaru. I never really was considering it until I test drove it.
, they were picked on mercilessly.....
Got a 2001 Lexus IS 300 with the USAA loan. Great rate and by purchasing through Carmax I was able to get it for 20K. It's loaded and I saved the inital depreciation on it. Considering I'm the type to drive a car into the ground (last one was a '91 Sentra with 186k miles, no air, with only one working window) this should last a while. Bought my wife a Ford Escape in 2003 with the cash from my mobilization for OIF. Bottom line, be smart about your purchase at this age and when you do buy one, consider getting something you'll drive for a long time. I plan on putting this Lexus into the 200k area if I can. I'd rather drive a car for 12 years and own a few homes and some land than buy a new car every five years.
BurghGuy
Master your ego, and you own your destiny.
I recently bought a '02 Chevy S-10 ZR-2, fire engine red with slick decals on the sides. I'm already starting to eye some new pipes and an intake for it. This is my first real car. I started off with a '79 Jeep CJ-7. Bought it for $1000 when I was 16, I dropped a rebuilt AMC 360 engine in it and a 3" suspen. lift. I loved that thing. Except it got about 2-3 MPG, litterally. Not really a commuter vehicle. My parents sold it while I was on cruise to a guy who was doing a rebuild job for $4000.
On a side note I also purchased a new Honda Shadow Spirit 750 motorcycle, which is good cuz my truck gets about 16 town and 20 hwy mpg.
On a side note I also purchased a new Honda Shadow Spirit 750 motorcycle, which is good cuz my truck gets about 16 town and 20 hwy mpg.
Grant
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Fmr1833 said:
It should easily make it to 200k. Toyota products last forever, my dad is a real Toyota fan. Within the past few years, he's had a '02 Toyota Avalon and an '04 Toyota 4Runner. My first car was a '93 Toyota Camry, a hand-me-down from my dad, with 103k on the odometer when I got it. Still drove like the day he took it home brand new from the dealership, and never needed anything more than routine service.
