I need another car
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From: San Leandro, CA
Car Info: Forester XTi
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I know you said no SUV's but I just got my wife a 2015 Forester Premium. 6spd. It's a pretty nice ride man. Waiting on suspension to come out but with some 18's, an sti rear sway bar set up and some swifts or wrx take offs. Not really an SUV anymore. LOL! Seriously... I'd let you drive hers if you were around.
Outbacks are pretty dope. We would have gotten one but a similar package was like another $7k and we didn't have it in the budget. Ask Adam about his. He's been happy with it and getting pretty killer mpg out of it.
If you're looking at the Raptor I'd say you could save money and end up with a cooler truck if you just picked up an F150 and tossed a sick set of wheels and a pre-runner set up on it.
This one is overkill... but still
Outbacks are pretty dope. We would have gotten one but a similar package was like another $7k and we didn't have it in the budget. Ask Adam about his. He's been happy with it and getting pretty killer mpg out of it.
If you're looking at the Raptor I'd say you could save money and end up with a cooler truck if you just picked up an F150 and tossed a sick set of wheels and a pre-runner set up on it.
This one is overkill... but still
Adam what MPG are you seeing?
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Nope, its a bit of a pain to park, and when you drive in the city all the little hippy ****s give you a "OMG what is that!" look. 
*edit* but I was not suggesting a dually to you. Find yourself a 05-11 mega cab 2500, the v24 motor is simple to work on, can be tuned like crazy, if tuned right can get upwards of 25mpg, and, its a diesel.
*edit* but I was not suggesting a dually to you. Find yourself a 05-11 mega cab 2500, the v24 motor is simple to work on, can be tuned like crazy, if tuned right can get upwards of 25mpg, and, its a diesel.
I know you said no SUV's but I just got my wife a 2015 Forester Premium. 6spd. It's a pretty nice ride man. Waiting on suspension to come out but with some 18's, an sti rear sway bar set up and some swifts or wrx take offs. Not really an SUV anymore. LOL! Seriously... I'd let you drive hers if you were around.
If you're looking at the Raptor I'd say you could save money and end up with a cooler truck if you just picked up an F150 and tossed a sick set of wheels and a pre-runner set up on it.
This one is overkill... but still
If you're looking at the Raptor I'd say you could save money and end up with a cooler truck if you just picked up an F150 and tossed a sick set of wheels and a pre-runner set up on it.
This one is overkill... but still
That F-150 is nuts. Probably lots of fun.
Should get this: 1996 Military 6x6 Deuce BMY Harsco
Or if you have some white sunglasses, some extra NOR*CAL stickers and a flat-brim hat, you could get this:
04 diesel lifted excursion ? TRADE?
If I could swing the fuel cost, I would absolutely drive a full size truck. One with back doors is super useful because you can really put a lot of crap back there. They are a blast to drive (most of them are) and really comfortable. But then, I am peculiar and I really enjoy driving huge things. I have a blast driving U-Haul trucks and stuff. The dually is only for having a 5th wheel trailer, and looking silly. In every day use, the extra wide rear basically just makes for piles of understeer in what was a fairly fun to drive vehicle.
Every once in a while, I rent a truck from Enterprise because they are useful and fun to drive. I don't need one often enough to justify owning one, and renting one is great for many reasons. I have rented Dodges, Fords and Chevrolet full size trucks from Enterprise. Highly recommended if you are even considering one.
Keep in mind, you don't need to go full on beefcake for a truck to be nice. Even the base-ish models are really fun to drive, and great vehicles. I recommend picking one up as a rental for at least a week and drive it all over. A friend has a 2009 F-150 4 door 5.4L 4x4 and I drive it occasionally - aside from the walls of plastic, it's great. Super comfy and you can store my Justy in the center console. The only full-size I have owned was a '90 Ford F-350 Diesel 4x4 long bed w/ a 5spd manual. That thing was brutal but so much fun.
