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Post by PolarsStepdad on Jun 11, 2024 18:08:25 GMT -5
Yep. My dad was always a GM guy. Until he went to buy a V8 RWD sedan and they told him they didnt make one. He drove a Caprice for 660k miles. But they stopped making the caprice. He came home with a Town Car. It was nice. Camel leather seats. The works. He bought another town car that got totaled then another. Had an F150 for years that my son now drives. He got a Sport Trac a few years ago. I told him he would t like it. And I was right. The same engine (4.6) that was in the town cars and his F150 but gets shitty mileage. And it's too small. I've owned and wrenched on all of them over the years. But have had the best luck with Fords. With a GMC coming in 2nd. I do like my F250 but I've put over 200k o. Mostly driving to work and back and vacations all over the place. I intend to keep it a few more years so I really need to get something to drive to work and tool around on.....I'm really thinking of getting a Toyota Hilux ...... My Grandfathers are rolling in their graves and dad will probably disown me. He wasn't to happy when my sister got a BMW 😀
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 11, 2024 19:05:55 GMT -5
I drive a 2004 Grand Marquis, it’s my commuter car. Bought it for 2200$ with 95,000 miles on it. Now has 185k . Gets great gas mileage . The Marquis I had before was purchased for 1600$ and I got 200k miles out of that one. Looking for one now for my nephew, getting tougher since they deleted the platform in 2011.
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Post by 1outlaw on Jun 12, 2024 7:58:17 GMT -5
4Runner is definitely tops on our list. Sounds like we should stick with that goal. I wonder how much KIA and Hyundai have improved on the SUV's? My wife and 3 of my closest friends all drive 4 runners based on my input. They have all been trouble free. Toyota as a whole is 1 of very few that ever show up on the hook. If taken care of they will last hundreds of thousands of miles. Who ever said that toyotas are blowing engines left and right is just flat out wrong. Kia and Hyundai yes but not Toyota. Ford had issues with 3 valve engines snapping plugs off into the cylinder head. Carbon builds up on the end of the plug and with it being 2 piece they break and require extraction. Champion makes a 1 piece replacement. GM has had some issues with the 10 speed transmission as well as Ford. Ford has no fix that im aware of. GM has been fixed with a synthetic fluid change. I could go on and on but i gotta get back to work lol
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Post by cadman on Jun 12, 2024 8:18:13 GMT -5
1outlaw,
What do you think of the Mazda and Subaru SUVs?
Why does every vehicle I look at these days all have 4 cylinders? Seems like a small motor for some of these SUVs.
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 12, 2024 8:39:02 GMT -5
1outlaw, What do you think of the Mazda and Subaru SUVs? Why does every vehicle I look at these days all have 4 cylinders? Seems like a small motor for some of these SUVs. Friends of mine own 2 Subaru SUVs and love them. They've had zero issues with their older one that they've owned for 5 or 6 years. They just bought another one because of how much they've loved the first one.
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Post by PolarsStepdad on Jun 12, 2024 8:55:41 GMT -5
1outlaw, What do you think of the Mazda and Subaru SUVs? Why does every vehicle I look at these days all have 4 cylinders? Seems like a small motor for some of these SUVs. Some of them have 3 cylinders!!!! I've seen go carts with more displacement. Ford, and Toyota are all going with small displacement turbo engines. Not me.
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Post by cyclist on Jun 12, 2024 8:58:00 GMT -5
The problem with the newer Toyota trucks is their gas mileage is HORIBLE and their ergonomic terrible...gages poor, especially if you wear cheaters, roll down a window and the thumping noise is unbearable, they are not great drivers, radiators clog with debris and are hard to clean if you ride through thick areas off road causing overheating, and some other stuff. My companies tacoma is in the shop constantly but its off road alot. Our tundra gets 13 highway and the Ford 150 ecos (all 4x4) get 23. I hate Toyota and would never ever own one, but I'm a minority opinion on this one.
The Ford rangers, in my opinion, have always been much better. I like the old pre 90s landcruisers and fjs.
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Post by PolarsStepdad on Jun 12, 2024 9:00:10 GMT -5
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 12, 2024 9:01:36 GMT -5
The problem with the Toyota trucks is their gas mileage is HORIBLE and their ergonomic terrible...gages poor, especially if you wear cheaters, roll down a window and the thumping noise is unbearable, they are not great drivers, radiators clog with debris and are hard to clean if you ride through thick areas off road causing overheating, and some other stuff. My companies tacoma is in the shop constantly but its off road alot. Our tundra gets 13 highway and the Ford 150 ecos (all 4x4) get 23. I hate Toyota and would never ever own one, but I'm a minority opinion on this one. The Ford rangers, in my opinion, have always been much better. I had a ranger. Good little truck but had to upgrade because I had kids.
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 12, 2024 9:02:38 GMT -5
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Post by cyclist on Jun 12, 2024 9:03:37 GMT -5
The problem with the Toyota trucks is their gas mileage is HORIBLE and their ergonomic terrible...gages poor, especially if you wear cheaters, roll down a window and the thumping noise is unbearable, they are not great drivers, radiators clog with debris and are hard to clean if you ride through thick areas off road causing overheating, and some other stuff. My companies tacoma is in the shop constantly but its off road alot. Our tundra gets 13 highway and the Ford 150 ecos (all 4x4) get 23. I hate Toyota and would never ever own one, fascist. I'm a minority opinion on this one. The Ford rangers, in my opinion, have always been much better. I had a ranger. Good little truck but had to upgrade because I had kids. Have you checked out the four door 4x4 Ford maveric hybrid pickup? I've talked to several people who have them and they love em to death.
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 12, 2024 9:07:12 GMT -5
I had a ranger. Good little truck but had to upgrade because I had kids. Have you checked out the four door 4x4 Ford maveric hybrid pickup? I've talked to several people who have them and they love em to death. I have not. If I were to ever buy another truck that wasn't a Toyota I'd go with a Ford.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 12, 2024 9:19:17 GMT -5
Buy it for her. C'mon man!!
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 12, 2024 9:22:49 GMT -5
Buy it for her. C'mon man!! We gotta pay off these Tacoma repairs first. Goodyear 0% interest for 6 months. Annnnnd my daughter wedding.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 12, 2024 10:05:39 GMT -5
Buy it for her. C'mon man!! We gotta pay off these Tacoma repairs first. Goodyear 0% interest for 6 months. Annnnnd my daughter wedding. hmmm....a wedding. You've got time to get you one of those mail order preacher certificates. Perform the ceremony yourself. Do it on the beach at Whiskey Joes and let the reception guests order drinks and snacks off the menu. Give the Tacoma to the newly weds as a wedding gift along with the Goodyear payment book. You can wave to the crowd as you and the wife drive off in the '22 Toyota Hilux.
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