WHAT CAR SHOULD I GET?!

tharvey3894

tharvey3894

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ok, so im ready to buy my first car. The thing is i want a car thats good for the outdoors. For example its gotta be good for a ski rack, bike rack, kayak rack, etc. something that i can take me off road (4wd) so i can get to where im climbing or biking. some cars i was thinking about was some sort of jeep, a subaru forester, or a truck (so i can toss stuff in the back and once i get a sled i can just put it in the back. The only thing with the truck is that it has to have back seats, but the thing cant be MASSIVE. ALso it must have good gas mileage. Or tell me what you guys would think would be a good ski bum car or good for the outdoors, tell me what you have got. I am looking for a used car so tell me what year would be best. Please help guys cause i dont know what i want! so lets hear it!
 
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my brother just got a subaru impreza, those are really nice, but for you id say get a subaru forester, any subaru is gonna be good for outdoor adventures.
 
how much money you got?

3000+ get a mid 80's toyota pickup

2000-3000 get a late 80's/early 90's chevy stepside 1500

less than 2000 get a mazda b2200

1000 or less go for a beat ass early 80's nissan hardbody
 
subaru forester is on top for me right now, for a few reasons. first because the used ones are really cheap, they have good gas mileage, and ive only heard good things. but im also considering a jeep, or a truck for a sled. but im not getting a sled in the near future. but this is all great advice
 
those are both great, just i have a budget, so i was thinking more along the line of harrier, so i can just land on a dime.
 
id highly recommend a truck.

if you want to go offroad a forester wont cut it if you mean anything more than a field, or maybe a logging road.

truck>jeep

more room

better gas (my familys xj gets about 14 mpg)

better quality

can get a sled in the back with a long bed
 
ALSO! i am learning stick shift (which i would have done when i first started) but do you think its worth it to get a car with stick or automatic in the long run? or do you think that ill get tired of it? so basically, stick or automatic?
 
For sure. IMO they shouldn't even make automatic trans. Manual gives you so much more control over the car plus if you can drive a manny you can drive any car for the most part.
 
You said something about 4 wheel drive, so I would decide exactly how much off road you plan on doing, because if you're doing a lot, the forester may not cut it because its only all wheel drive. No hate on subies, i just don't think there the car for this situation. If you want to get a truck with plans of hauling a sled down the road, my only real advice would be to stay away from 90s ford/mazda rangers. The suspension is SUPER soft in the back, probably wouldn't haul a sled real well
 
a cherokee (xj) or a comanche (mj)

the comanches are cherokees, but they had a standard cab with either a 6 or 7 foot bed, and different rear suspension.

i don't really think a jeep is what you need though.

pros:

cheep

4wd

decent engine

solid axle

cons:

bad mpg

small

fuel injected (can't do your own work)

fairly unreliable, coolant tanks are plastic and brake all the time (we probably do 2 or 3 a year in ours)
 
If you don't have a vagina, then you will get a standard transmission.

My suggestions:

Toyota Tacoma (95.5-04 Xtra cab 5spd), comes in 4 or 6 cyl.

Subaru Forester (05 or older)

Subaru Impreza (02 body style)

Toyota 4runner (1990-2000), Do not get a V6 before 1996

Nissan Xterra (00-02)

Nissan Hardbody Pickup (90s)

Do NOT get a Jeep, it will break.
 
true, i just don't know if the OP wants to have to change things up on it or not. wouldn't be hard to just throw some airbags and maybe a add a leaf on though, you're right
 
Bro, for the sled in the long run, nothing you are thinking of will work

my friends brother used to do a lot of sledding, and my friend now kinda inherited his fucking awesome truck. but its absolutely huge, like nothing you are looking at is big enough for a sled.

here is a pick

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you can easly work on a fuel injected vehicle, there's not much that makes them more complicated, and they get much better fuel economy and more power.

i would say get a jeep yj, they're cheap to buy, reasonable on gas and easy to work on.
 
yj's aren't good on gas at all when you consider how tiny they are. But i do agree on the fuel injection thing because carbs bring the suck in the cold
 
I swear to god ive seen that on 684.

this is my baby

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4000s. I picked her up for $500. Its fwd but it hasnt takes snow no problem. if you find one in working condition by all means get it. people shit all over these cars but i love mine to death
 
Yeah, Jeeps don't get as bad of gas mileage as people have been saying, my family has 3 Grand Cherokees and one gets 16MPG, one get 18 and another gets about 20, so it really depends, they're a 99 (beater car now), 02 and 05 respectively, anything past 04 is ugly imo...
 
you probably have. where on 684 was it? wouldnt be surprised if it was him. It's such a sick truck

and im rocking an audi aswell, except mines much newer, haha. i love it
 
going north right before Cross River/ Yorktown. I remember it because I was thinking holy shit this thing is sick. Might just be because I have a tiny ass car though
 
dude i literally live off that exit so weird never seen any ns'ers around westchester really look for my car 08 civic black with a newschoolers.com sticker on the back say watsup
 
Real good advice

That, or if you want a suv sort of thing I'd go for an old wrangler. Or if you give up on 4x4, I personally think that 90's civics make the best starter cars ever. Especially if you are learning stick.
 
But is it really that hard to click a button, paste, then click okay? I mean really, you go through more effort turning the GUI editor off than you do actually posting the video.
 
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