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Thread: I want some American Wheels.
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10-18-2007, 10:53 PM #1
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I want some American Wheels.
I don't need a truck. I do need somethng that will go fast on the highway and keep my luggage dry and be able to get to the campsite or just bust over all the ripped-up roads around here.
I want some American metal. I just do.
I'm thinking a Yukon Denali but I know I'm gonna have a problem with the floaty ride. Gas is no problem since the Allroad gets just as bad and needs Premium.
Sell me something, America!!
(suggestions requested and accepted)
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10-18-2007, 11:05 PM #2Squatch Guest
CANYONERO!
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10-18-2007, 11:28 PM #3
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What I really need is a Monorail.
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10-19-2007, 04:19 AM #4
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Originally Posted by iceman
er, yeah.I'm thinking a Yukon Denali
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10-19-2007, 05:49 AM #5
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Whats American? A HonNisToy that is built in the US or a CheFoCry that is built in Canada?
Click. Point. Chute.
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10-19-2007, 06:11 AM #6
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diesel Grand Cherokee???
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10-19-2007, 06:21 AM #7
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Hell, even if you can't do the diesel, the Grand Cherokees and the Jeep line have actually come a long way in the last 10 years, big improvements in quality and ride, or so I hear anecdotally. The difference between my '96 Grand and my dad's 04 Grand is remarkable. Still guzzles the petrol though.
Diesel would be kewl.Everything is coming up Brady.
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10-19-2007, 06:37 AM #8
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10-19-2007, 06:54 AM #9
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Typically when one says truck, they are referring to a pickup truck, and not an SUV. Originally Posted by Garrett
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10-19-2007, 06:56 AM #10
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Saturn is making two hybrids with a 100k warranty.
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10-19-2007, 06:58 AM #11
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If you get a Grand Cherokee, get the V8. I've had both, and the V8 actually gets better mileage. The performance is obviously much better, too. Originally Posted by Chris Knight
Probably my #1 recommendation is a F-150 Crew cab with a matching fiberglass cap. The interior of an SUV, with actually pretty good rear seating, and a bed that you can throw all your belongings in. Also, Ford has a little tighter steering than Chevy's. I know what you mean about the floaty feel."Shit, I'll choke her while she's cleaning, and I'll do it wearing a helmet cam mounted on a full-face helmet.
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10-19-2007, 06:59 AM #12
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My 05 version of that ^^ is not floaty. So you may want to try something like that too, Ice.
Edit: I have top of the line interior package on my F-150, and I still think it's not as nice inside as a pimped chevy, but it handles more like a "truck," than the chevy if that makes sense.
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10-19-2007, 07:01 AM #13
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I do need somethng that will ... be able to get to the campsite or just bust over all the ripped-up roads around here. Originally Posted by P_McPoser
Sounds an awful lot like he does want a truck to me. Not a cute ute, not a car, a truck. Even if it is a bit Jersey-soccer-mom, a truck nonetheless.
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10-19-2007, 08:16 AM #14
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budget?
655321"It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
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10-19-2007, 08:36 AM #15Squatch GuestFloaty is referring to the Yukon Denali. I can why you'd hate that, though. Originally Posted by P_McPoser
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10-19-2007, 08:56 AM #16
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He said he wanted a car that ran on gas, not dead lesbians and SOY. Originally Posted by SuperChief
Saturn is making two hybrids with a 100k warranty.
Originally Posted by Roo
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10-19-2007, 09:05 AM #17
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My sister just bought the Jeep Commander and so far loves it.
I test drove the GMC Acadia, their crossover vehicle with AWD, and really liked the ride."It's not that she said anything that wasn't true, it's that what she did say has almost no relation to the truth." - Rubicon
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10-19-2007, 09:09 AM #18
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10-19-2007, 09:11 AM #19
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Change the shocks. Rancho make adjustables that will give you a pretty firm highway ride and they do well on logging roads as well. Originally Posted by iceman
¡Órale, vato!
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10-19-2007, 09:44 AM #20
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of course a denali won't do so well on a logging road without about 10" of lift and 35's Originally Posted by Viva
"It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
- A. Solzhenitsyn
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10-19-2007, 09:54 AM #21
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If you wait say.. 1 month... Generous Motors will be releasing there Hybrid Full Size SUV... But it's 70% Mexican, 15% Canadian, 5% Asian, 5% American content. So it's not really American per say.
Since then it's been a book you read in reverse, so you understand less as the pages turn.
The things you find on the net.
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10-19-2007, 10:35 AM #22
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100% agreed on this statement. The I-6 just doesn't cut it in the mountains. Even the newer V-6 would suck compared to the 8 cyl. Originally Posted by yooper
I test drove the Commanders about two weeks ago. It was alright. Lots of interior passenger space up front. My gripes were: cargo area is wasted with 3rd row seats that fold into the floor and the finishing felt a little cheap. Originally Posted by Grange
My sister just bought the Jeep Commander and so far loves it.
But, they are blowing out the 07's with heavy discounts. Jeep was doing a $4k rebate and then the dealer here willingly took another $3k off on top of that. They wanted me to buy a Commander with a sticker of $32k for $25k, which isn't too bad. If it had had leather interior, I might have actually done it.
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10-19-2007, 12:02 PM #23
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Okay regardless of budget or the new used question I'm gonna go ahead and say it:
The pimpest vehicle for what you're describing is a diesel Ford Excursion.
As an added benefit, they're easy to turn into just fire breathing power monsters."It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
- A. Solzhenitsyn
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10-19-2007, 12:04 PM #24
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Tacoma Double Cab with a topper?
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10-19-2007, 12:21 PM #25
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what kind of mpg will that get? Originally Posted by Andy_B
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