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Another "Pick my car" thread...

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MACAQUE
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Yep, here's another one.


So as I was leaving school yesterday somebody backed into me. The entire right-front quarter panel of my car is FUCKED along with the headlight, front bumper, part of the hood, and some mounts on the inside. It's a 2001 Volvo V70 so there's a good chance it's totaled since Volvo parts are expensive as hell and the car is only worth around $5k. I'm hoping it's reparable, but if it isn't I'm gonna need to look for a new ride.

I most likely want something that's AWD/4WD, but also fun to drive. I'm thinking about a small truck/SUV like an old Jeep CJ7, Toyota Pickup, etc. Any other suggestions? I know I'm going to get a lot of "SUBARU" so try to avoid even saying that. Thanks.
May 3 2012 6:52PM
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Toaster-Tony
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Not arguing that haha but she does have a point on that. You'd be surprised on how much damage tallies up
May 6 2012 4:41PM
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daskis
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Hahah shutup it was in the middle of a snowstorm and my brakes slid...
May 6 2012 8:50PM
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MACAQUE
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^^LOL

Yea so basically I'm going to choose between a 4Runner/Tacoma, Wrangler, Forester, or A4, assuming my car is totaled. It all depends on how much I can spend and what I can find.
May 6 2012 10:30PM
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Six.0.Tree-ski
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dont get a wrangler, you'll be constantly working on it. 4runner will use the most gas. A4 is hit or miss with reliability, sometimes they go and go and when they break they're more money to fix. tacoma or forester are your best bet for reliability/gas. you'll pay probably 10k for a tacoma with 90-100k and probably 6k for a forester with 90-100k.
May 6 2012 10:37PM
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MACAQUE
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Bumping this for an update. My car was totaled. Damage was $5k+ only including the stuff the shop could see from the outside. Probably would have been more. The insurance company is giving us 6k for it. Instead of buying a used car my mom is going to get a 2012 Impreza and I'm going to get my mom's 09 4Runner. Beyond stoked.
May 11 2012 7:16PM
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Darth.Maul
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Brah, have you ever heard of Subarus? They're like wicked sick titz and they make you a 3.14x better skiier... Like why would you like not like to get one?

Jk. You'll like the 4runner. Is it a stick? My friend has one and they're hella fun to drive! Even though the gas mileage is worse than the A4, the insurance on the A4 is going to compensate for that anyways. Plus it will be in good condition since mom's never do anything fun with their cars.
May 11 2012 7:40PM
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MACAQUE
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Nah it's an auto. Still fun as hell to drive because you can just pop that shit into 2WD and turn traction control off whenever you want to get loose. And yea it's in perfect condition. I've taken it off road a few times and its awesome. Better gas mileage than my Volvo too.
May 11 2012 7:44PM
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PhaedeD
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you should probably just collect insurance money and get a ferrari
May 11 2012 7:48PM
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tronned
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fuck yeah. I said a 348 earlier. Its a perfect plan. Trust me, very cheap to maintain
May 11 2012 10:38PM
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