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What car should i get?

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Shpadoinkle
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so mom said that if i work forty hours a week she would co-sign for a car loan, so...what kind of car should i get?

i have a dark blue 2005 gmc sierra extended cab pick-up with a six foot bed, i would totally keep "winchester" but she isn't 4x4. i want a 4x4 or AWD car/truck for when i go to college in colorado.

should i get a...
new jetta?
used land rover defender?
Jan 12 2007 6:16PM
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Gnl.Weirdness
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Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep Wrangler (4 door)

NOTHING ElSE CAN COMPARE
Jan 12 2007 6:17PM
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Ski_Unit_19
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get an outback those things eat snow
Jan 12 2007 6:17PM
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MLB
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Anything diesel yo....saving money, and sounds awsome. The defender has soo much more ski bum steeze.
Jan 12 2007 6:18PM
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BurkeSter
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i would say land rover because all land rovers are sick. if not then get a subereu(sp?) WRX
Jan 12 2007 6:18PM
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StealthSteez
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EWWW A 4 DOOR JEEP ! JOIN THE CAR CULT !!! PM ME
Jan 12 2007 6:19PM
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Gnl.Weirdness
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But yeh in all seriousness, looks like you want a serious car that you can beat the piss outta and still drive around.

I have had my Grand Cherokee since 95 and its got daum near 300k miles on it and has only had one major issue which was my fault.

They cannot be beat as far as reliability.
Jan 12 2007 6:19PM
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StealthSteez
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Those are 2 completely different types of cars.
Jan 12 2007 6:19PM
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BurkeSter
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yeah i know but she had land rover in her thing. and everyone loves a land rover. she also said she wants something with 4 wheel drive. So that is where i got the WRX from
Jan 12 2007 6:21PM
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Gnl.Weirdness
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its a 4 door wrangler and its one hell of a car if you ask me. My buddy has one with I believe a 9 inch lift on it, and front and rear arb lockers. Shit cannot be stopped no matter what it comes across.

Its the dankmobile for sure. No where you can't go haha.
Jan 12 2007 6:22PM
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Gnl.Weirdness
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Yeh they are, like you could not have two more different cars haha. Land Rover is for offroading, subby is for rally.

You can't take a subby on the same shit you could take the land rover, but the subby is a pretty sick little car, def not what I'd recommend if you wanna do hardcore offroading though.
Jan 12 2007 6:24PM
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StealthSteez
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haha oh I'm down with Jeeps for sure dude. I'm just saying I liked the 2 dr way better. I think they only made the 4 dr to make money. But you can't really blame them, its what the industry is about.
Jan 12 2007 6:25PM
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Mezmerize19
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Click for larger image

Remeber, you can only buy these bastards used these days cause they wanted to focus on the "military aspects of hummer" Pshh. Bullshit


Jan 12 2007 6:28PM
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Rez4frederick
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dont buy a new car b4 u go to college, you wont be making much money while in school so it will be a nightmare to try and pay for it, find a used car locally that someone is getting rid of, but they kept good care of it.  Get a new car when you get done with school.  I would recommend a car of some sort with AWD, like an older Audi or something, thats what I have/had.
Jan 12 2007 6:28PM
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soulskier
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get a yukon xl
Jan 12 2007 6:30PM
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Chunk*Unit
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volvo sedans are amazing in all conditions
Jan 12 2007 6:39PM
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zepscratch
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i like germans cars so i would say get the jetta
Jan 12 2007 6:52PM
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Shpadoinkle
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chevy - no
jeep cherokee - no
jeep wrangler - oh yes with a 12 inch lift
subaru's - too wimpy
hummer h1 - fuck yea, but out of my price range
hummer h2 - overrated, and it's still a tahoe chassis
hummer h3 - i really like those for some reason
toyota fj cruiser - i really like those too, no clue why
audii - hell yes, too expensive though
ford f-250-450 - hell yes, nothing beats the roar of a diesel ford with a 12 inch lift. still out of my price range though

i'm really leanin towards a jetta. do they come with a diesel engine? i really love diesel engines, but i've never had a car diesel though. i've had a 3500 chevy crew cab with an 8-foot bed and that thing was a dream to drive.
Jan 12 2007 6:52PM
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Shpadoinkle
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i was thinkin that too, but you should see my truck in the rain. it looks as though i should be in tokyo drift, that's why i play "tokyo drift" by the teriyaki boyz in my truck when it rains lmao. just imagine me in the snow.
Jan 12 2007 6:57PM
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BurkeSter
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yeah the have diesel jetta's, the jetta TDI.
Jan 12 2007 6:59PM
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Ski_Unit_19
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too wimpy?  with 245 horses and a 6 cylinder engine they are far from wimpy. besides that fact that they are a tank in the snow.
Jan 12 2007 7:01PM
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Shpadoinkle
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dur da dur!!!
i'm so dumb, i knew that.

subaru's don't fly as cool in florida.
florida conversation:
what's your whip aspen?
oh, i drive a pimped out subaru.
**crickets**

colorado conversation:
what's your whip aspen?
i drive a subaru.
you're so dag, aspen!

i gotta keep my reps up in both states, man.
Jan 12 2007 7:06PM
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Mezmerize19
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Your a real manly girl when it comes to cars eh?
Jan 12 2007 7:08PM
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BurkeSter
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plus the fact the are sick because they do like rally races and like enduro races through the fucking desert.
Jan 12 2007 7:10PM
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Shpadoinkle
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yeap.
one of my dream cars would be a black f-450 with a 12-in lift and some gnarly 20's.

i do have a girly side though, that's why i just love the new jetta's. but diesel is still manly. lol.
Jan 12 2007 7:13PM
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Aenigma
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Get a TDI if you want a car that sounds like a go kart.  If you want a good ski car that can haul ass get an impreza.  Buuuut it sounds like you're more into the off-roading scene, so I'd suggest buying the biggest truck possible, lifting it two feet, putting on an 8" exhaust, and switching to a diet consisting entirely of Copenhagen and Bud Light.
Jan 12 2007 7:13PM
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big+white
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get a hoover car
Jan 12 2007 7:13PM
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dbstar
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wow your going to college and are able to consider these kinds of cars, i guess your loaded
Jan 12 2007 7:16PM
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SilkyJohnson
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Jeep Compass, all of the good 4x4 capabilies of a Jeep, with good gas mileage
Jan 12 2007 7:20PM
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SilkyJohnson
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Like I said the Jeep Compass or a Toyota 4-Runner which are ballin
Jan 12 2007 7:23PM
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Shpadoinkle
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THAT'S MY DREAM!!!!!
but not with bud light...budweiser is good.
and a tennis ball for my cb radio antenna.

and no...i am not loaded...not even close.
i'm like "SWEET SIXTEEN!" and i say "THAT'S HAWT!" or "THAT'S JUICY" like all the time.
jk...i'm not like that.

i want a very affordable car that has all the super shit in it.
Jan 12 2007 7:26PM
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sowstochd
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yeah and also polluting the environment
Jan 12 2007 7:27PM
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Shpadoinkle
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you know what...fuck the environment!

sure we are doing damage to the ozone layer but you can't stop it now!
also, STOP CUTTING DOWN TREES! trees take most of the carbon dioxide outta the air!
Jan 12 2007 7:29PM
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SilkyJohnson
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some diesel burns cleaner and you get better mileage, also bio-diesel could be used
Jan 12 2007 7:30PM
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MitchPee
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You try way too hard.
Jan 12 2007 7:31PM
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Shpadoinkle
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how so?
Jan 12 2007 8:00PM
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Sdot
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Actually, SAVs (sub-aquatic vegetation, aka algaes, kelp, etc.) produce 80% of the world's oxygen, not trees.

And by 20s on the F-450, I hope you were referring to rims and not the tires, although either would be pretty pointless. Getting a huge lift on a truck like that would be used for off-roading I assume. Doing that on 20" tires or 20" rims is pointless. If I misunderstood what you were referring to, then you may bite my face off.

Do you know what kind of mileage the Sierra would get? The 1500s I've owned got between 9-18mpg, but the newer ones seem to be getting better than that. Might want to keep that in mind, especially if you're going to college. I'd go with the diesel Jetta since you're against Subies. I own both a giant truck ('92 Silverado 1500 with 4" suspension lift, 4" body lift, 37" muds, and other custom shit... gets 9-12mpg) and a gas car ('98 Corolla.. gets 35-45mpg), and it works great! I love having my Corolla.
Jan 12 2007 8:39PM
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4ReeL_
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bmw ftw 325ix
Jan 12 2007 8:46PM
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Shpadoinkle
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i was talking about carbon dioxide. i know that aquatic vegetation produces most of the oxygen on earth.

20 inch tires? think i'm stupid? i live in the middle of florida also known as redneckville. and we have croom road where we go mudding at. the croom forest is pretty well known actually, i saw ricky carmichael's rig out there like a year ago. and no, i'm not gonna bite your face off. and besides, it's just a dream i have.

i have a 2005 sierra 1500 V8 right now, and she get's approximately 16.7 mpg. that's also part of the reason of why i want a jetta along with the all wheel drive, and a stick, maybe (hopefully).

Jan 12 2007 9:30PM
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Sdot
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Uhh, I'll just dismiss the first part of that post as a brain fart. You do understand the concept of photosynthesis, I hope. Most of the oxygen is produced by aquatic vegetation because most of the carbon dioxide is consumed by them. Fourth grade biology: plants (yes, this includes the ones in the ocean) take in carbon dioxide and water, and with chlorophyll and the energy gathered from light, they produce oxygen and glucose (some of the glucose is converted to starch, stored in the leaves, and later converted back to glucose for consumption). Oxygen is actually a biproduct of glucose production. So there you have it, just for refresher, since you seem to be confused.

No, I don't think you're stupid, but I do think 20-inch rims on an off-roading vehicle are stupid. If you plan on putting them on a different set of tires than the ones you use for off-roading, then more power to you, but that just seems like extra work, to me. I guess it'd be cheaper than having two trucks, though, hey? Haha. Sorry, I'm not trying to bash your dreams, I guess I was just looking at the practicality of the whole thing. I have dreams of my own that you'd probably think were ridiculous.

I hope you find a great, reliable vehicle that runs well and pleases you. Best of luck with the search.

Jan 12 2007 10:21PM
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Shpadoinkle
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ummm...ok...we were talkin about the same exact thing, but i was mostly on the carbon dioxide part of it because i was talking about trees. whatever, i don't want to get into it.

and no, i would never go off-roading with 20's. that would be a bad seen. i go mudding in crappy old chevy's and ford's.
Jan 12 2007 10:35PM
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Shpadoinkle
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bmw is not in my vocabulary at the moment.
Jan 12 2007 10:38PM
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St.Steezy
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toyota tacoma
Jan 12 2007 10:42PM
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Squirrel_Murphy
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only but a jeep if its a wrangler. The whole line of Cherokees suck ass and break down like crazy. WRX's are fun as shit and have plenty of horses but ground clearance is an issue if you live in a place where it can snow 6 inches+ in a short period of time. You can never go wrong with any 4x4 toyota. The new FJ's are sick as hell to. Land Rovers get crappy MPG.

Honestly though, I would just keep what you have or get a used car/truck/suv at a cheap price. Car payments suck ass so why not keep what you have or if you must get something else, why not have cheap payments? If you have something new you always have to worry about dents and dings, keeping it looking new, insurance costs blahblahblah. With a used car you won't have to worry as much, have cheaper payments, cheaper insurance and so on. I drive an 86 4Runner with 269,000 miles, it has 4wd, has a removable hardtop, a big backseat (c; etc. I pay only $115 bucks a month for a small loan that i used to fix it up. Sure as hell beats 200+ payments each month and if somethings breaks on it, its definetly a lot cheaper to fix and older used car than a newer one.

There's my two cents
Jan 12 2007 10:47PM
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kabozo101
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don't the wranglers get like 10 miles to the gallon?
Jan 12 2007 10:58PM
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Onskis1111
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An audi won't let you down. Buy a 00-02 style A6.
Jan 12 2007 11:02PM
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pbplaya69
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Suburu Wrx or outback
Jan 12 2007 11:04PM
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intifada
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a 63' lowrider
Jan 12 2007 11:05PM
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JayDope
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jetta TDI, turbo disel injected
Jan 12 2007 11:23PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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subarus will kill the shit out of anything except maybe a ford 350 or chevy 3500 , bombproof cars and they pretty much destroy the snow. and they come in awd...even better
Jan 12 2007 11:25PM
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rosemariekaitlin
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get a black standard mazda3 because i have one and it's the shit.
Jan 12 2007 11:27PM
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