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Well shit my car is shot, new car ideas

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Talacious[Tally]
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so i need ideas for a new car now. good on snow but still good in the summer. gotta have room for skis but not like an suburban. um and pretty good gas milage.



help me out por favor.

peace.
Sep 18 2008 12:10AM
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skiminnesota
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price range?

when shopping for a car this is a pretty important piece of info..
Sep 18 2008 12:11AM
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Talacious[Tally]
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um under 18,000
Sep 18 2008 12:14AM
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skiminnesota
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well for that price i would buy an "avalanche"  but its the same engine/ frame of a suburban......

are you looking more for a car? or a SUV?


with such a huge budget, you should be able to get something REALLY nice
Sep 18 2008 12:17AM
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bigwhite.steeze
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used jetta with a roof box? cant go wrong with that
Sep 18 2008 12:17AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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WRX Wagon with suspension, intake, and exhaust, and maybe chipped says my friend.
Sep 18 2008 12:18AM
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bigwhite.steeze
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and the award for the worst gas guzzling car suggestion goes to...
Sep 18 2008 12:28AM
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skiminnesota
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Sep 18 2008 12:32AM
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skiminnesota
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dammit.

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Sep 18 2008 12:32AM
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Tinga
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obviously a subaru. can never go wrong with a subie.
Sep 18 2008 12:35AM
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t_wells
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ya subarus are always nice. get you to the mountain and really good on gas
Sep 18 2008 12:40AM
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gmack24
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you could find something SICK for like 15,000...go for certified pre owened, an 04 infinity G35 is right in your price range and would be ballllin
Sep 18 2008 12:44AM
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wrenegade
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I actually have close to the exact same car for sale. Silver 02 WRX Wagon, STi suspension STi exhaust, Rocket Rally custom uppipe/downpipe, ECU reflash, stainless steel clutch lines, stainless steel brake lines, slotted dba (disc brake australia) rotors (80% remaining front, 90% rear). 126,xxx kms,

And it actually isn't that bad on gas. 60 litre tank, approx. 500-540km per tank. That's the equivalent of 19.6 mpg on the low end of things. Considering the power (and AWD) that's pretty decent.
Sep 18 2008 12:51AM
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Rosski423
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ROFLCOPTER!!!!! +K for you my friend
Sep 18 2008 1:19AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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My friend read that and pretty much jizzed his pants, he loves Subarus.  He can only afford like $7600 for a car now and is getting a legacy gt, we test drove it today, or he did.  Pretty good car I thought.  Next year he's going to do basically what you have done.
Sep 18 2008 3:58AM
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Static
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escalade
Sep 18 2008 4:44AM
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solitaryman
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Sep 18 2008 6:00AM
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Mezmerize19
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sadly most people dont know who pedobear is so they wouldnt get the joke
Sep 18 2008 6:20AM
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solitaryman
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It's a sad day in mankind..
Sep 18 2008 6:27AM
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seine_Dudeheit
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Hahaha ... but the name "pedobear" explains it basically

- To the carsuggestion: since my first car allways had station wagons ... good to drive and still mad space to load stuff. I can load three downhill bikes and all three guys belonging to the bikes without a problem.

Thats mine: Ford Mondeo stationwagon. Nice car!

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Sep 18 2008 6:31AM
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SteezethePirate
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id get a nice jeep, you could easily get a new grand cherokee with a hemi and that shit will get you anywhere, its not too bad on gas but its better than a escalade
Sep 18 2008 9:00AM
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Mr.O
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The newer ford escape hybrids are really nice and lots of room, only thing is it may be out of your price range.
Sep 18 2008 9:17AM
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user098123
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Word, I still need to work on some upgrades for mine, sorta strapped for cash atm. Doesn't help someone side swipped it the other day and its in the shop for 4 weeks (FUCK!). But ya, I've got an 02 WRX sedan with uppipe, downpipe, borla hushback exhaust, slotted rotors, lightened pulleys, ecu reflash and a few others I can't think of atm. Hauls ass and I still can get anywhere from 18-25 mpg depending on how I drive. Not bad at all.
Sep 18 2008 9:29AM
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Bepo
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that would be sick. don't get a subaru, get something really nice with that much money
Sep 18 2008 11:15AM
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Brows.
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subaru
Sep 18 2008 12:25PM
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ShadyHillGroup
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dodge ram 2500 with the cummins turbo diesel, you are still gunna get mid 20's on fuel economy, plus you can convert it to bio diesel
but if you dont wana be in a truck get a wagon, any wagon, wagons are great, but stay away from audi unless you have alot of money to put into the car. I mean they are so fun to drive, i drove a chipped allroad for a while and an s6 avant and they were fucking great, but you have to put so much money into them once they get out of warranty
Sep 18 2008 1:30PM
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Shpadoinkle
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ZOMG SECKS! The things I would do for that car. DAMN!
Sep 18 2008 4:15PM
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bermbuster49
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i love how everyone in the skiing community is ALL OVERRR the WRX's dick.  I mean straight up riiiiidddin on it.
Sep 18 2008 4:20PM
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Shpadoinkle
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I'm sorry, but what's the matter with that? The WRX is a fuckin' nice car, and the STI is a beast. I have two friends in FLORIDA that have a STI now. Before one had a Mini Cooper S and the other had an Acura Integra with enough mods that could have paid for a STI straight up. They don't need AWD for shit and they don't race, but they know that the car is steezy as fuck. So far neither of them have made modifications.
Sep 18 2008 5:22PM
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josh.
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volvo s70 estate or a scubby outback
Sep 18 2008 5:32PM
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killabees
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this guys trying to hook mah dad up with a 08 wrangler brand new that he won at a golf tourny for 15k

Sep 18 2008 5:48PM
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Malcolm
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subaru legacy. i got one and its pretty sexy
Sep 18 2008 6:08PM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Ford Ranger or Chevy S-10 in 4wd. The 4.3 Liter gets about 19mpg and 25 highway. But if you get a smaller engine it gets better. I have the 4.3 and this little pickup likes to go, plus it pulls around 290 hp for towing. Great all around small truck for everything.
Sep 18 2008 8:54PM
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JQ89
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too bad a WRX is a 2.0L 4 cylinder the avalanche would be way more of a gas guzzler than that
Sep 18 2008 8:57PM
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KravtZ
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yea the avalanceh gets like 9 city 13 highway or something like that super low def not worth having a carl ike that unless u feel liek dropping tons os money on gas my friend has a expdiditon drops like 100 every time he fills up 3/4 of a tank
Sep 18 2008 9:04PM
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Static
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my expedition gets 16mpg, my wrx only gets 18. tank size is pretty much the only significant difference in fill ups, also that the wrx takes premium and the expi only needs regular.
Sep 19 2008 2:00AM
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Scott~
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No, people not knowing 4chan jokes is a very good thing for mankind. If everyone had a 4chan sense of humor the overwhelming presence of mudkip jokes alone would cause the world to implode. Then again, if it didnt implode, life might be much more fun~
Sep 19 2008 2:05AM
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Scott~
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Oh yeah, staying on topic, I know nothing about cars so I really dont have anything to contribute, but try not to listen to some jackass knows as much as me but pretends otherwise though~
Sep 19 2008 2:06AM
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bhill2.0
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Sep 19 2008 2:52AM
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user098123
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Ya you might only get 18 in your wrx but how are you driving it? Not that conservatively is my guess. On long trips with cruise control or driving carefully mine can go mid 20's easy.
Sep 19 2008 11:20AM
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cashdebt
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carjack someone
Sep 19 2008 4:14PM
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