Buying a Vehicle part 2

[Doc Holiday]

12 hours ago, cookinwithgas said:

still driving the 99 Grand Cherokee with the straight 6, its ancient and I'm starting to have to put a bit more money into it than I want, but that motor just keeps chugging along. Not very good gas mileage or fast but its a tank.

1996 laredo here, and yeah that's why im looking now haha

[Doc Holiday]

6 hours ago, Khyber53 said:

Seriously, pass on the Xterra. Try for a Subaru first, then move to Toyota for a four-wheel drive as your next step. Avoid Chevy, Ford and definitely Jeeps -- Jeeps are some of the worst built vehicles in America and you'll lose your shirt trying to get them fixed.

I've loved Mitsubishi's Monteros for decades, they just run and run, and climb over anything in their path if you stick with the full-sized ones. Sadly, they discontinued them in 2008 but the full-sized Motero LTDs were fantastic. I've still got a 2001 LTD bought off the lot new and I love the thing. New Mitsubishis... avoid them like the plague. They gave up any pretense to quality.

Found a nice Subaru today, I just cant drive stick, damn shame it was a mint WRX

I'd love to get a subaru but they are just a bit outside of my budget right now, I have limits

[Doc Holiday]

Found a good deal on a 2007 titan, but wondering if I want to deal with the MPG or not (Shudders at the thought of 18mpg highway)

also found a 2008 FJ cruiser, I like toyota and their reliability but its also a hair outside of my budget unless I get them to be really nice and drop a grand on their asking price it may be just outside my budget

Right now I'm looking at a 2010 xterra which seems to be the best all around but it's a bit of a drive for me to get to but we will see.

[Khyber53]

A grand on the Toyota today could save you more in the long run... 

[Ja Rhule]

On December 29, 2015 at 2:24 PM, Anybodyhome said:

1972-1990 K5 Blazer such as this 1989 for $13995.

I'm selling my 2009 Tahoe LTZ and going to get one of these or a similar time frame full size Bronco. 

Get a white one

[Ja Rhule]

15 hours ago, Doc Holiday said:

Found a good deal on a 2007 titan, but wondering if I want to deal with the MPG or not (Shudders at the thought of 18mpg highway)

also found a 2008 FJ cruiser, I like toyota and their reliability but its also a hair outside of my budget unless I get them to be really nice and drop a grand on their asking price it may be just outside my budget

Right now I'm looking at a 2010 xterra which seems to be the best all around but it's a bit of a drive for me to get to but we will see.

I'm actually looking into Toyota Sequoia... It's same as Titan but SUV...  11mpg city and 17 on highway.  But the quality is awesome.

[Doc Holiday]

1 hour ago, ARSEN said:

Get a white one

Used to be a white one around south meck HS area that had "imnotoj" as the plate. Last saw it maybe 10 years ago

[Ja Rhule]

58 minutes ago, Doc Holiday said:

Used to be a white one around south meck HS area that had "imnotoj" as the plate. Last saw it maybe 10 years ago

Epic

[KSpan]

2 hours ago, ARSEN said:

I'm actually looking into Toyota Sequoia... It's same as Titan but SUV...  11mpg city and 17 on highway.  But the quality is awesome.

That's awful.

[Doc Holiday]

Ok, so I need some help to either talk me into or out of this 2007 Nissan Titan, it looks like the best thing I've found for my budget, and it just seems to have terrible gas mileage, bad enough that it's about to scare me off it. Even though part of me loves the idea of a full sized truck.  That gas mileage tho.

 

so thoughts, should I get this thing or not?

 

 

[KSpan]

Unless you're going to be using the truck as a truck on a regular basis (hauling stuff, etc.) you will come to resent the god-awful gas mileage. Additionally, every person you know will ask for your help when they move or need a truck for something. 

[h0llywood]

4 hours ago, KSpan said:

Additionally, every person you know will ask for your help when they move or need a truck for something. 

It should be a no for that reason alone.

[Doc Holiday]

5 hours ago, KSpan said:

Unless you're going to be using the truck as a truck on a regular basis (hauling stuff, etc.) you will come to resent the god-awful gas mileage. Additionally, every person you know will ask for your help when they move or need a truck for something. 

yeah it's one of those it would be fun to have, but that gas mileage though, I think I found the exact vehicle that I've been looking for the whole time which is a xterra, only thing wrong is it's not the exact color I would have wanted. but I'm going to talk to the bank here in a few to have the financing, and then I'm going to play hard ball with them to see if I can get them to come down just a tad on the price. 

[Anybodyhome]

22 hours ago, ARSEN said:

Get a white one

Dude... I'm gonna be 60 in a month or so and every car I've ever owned has been white, black or a version of gray. This is going to be my daily driver back and forth to work, to carry my dogs around in and it's going to sit outside. I don't really care what color it is. If I need to go stylin', my wife just bought a 2015 Lexus..... white with the dark saddle interior.