Unchained Preppers
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Xydaco on January 09, 2012, 05:37:01 PM
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I have a 2002 dodge 3500 with a v10. 26k miles. its a beauty and a beast.
I need to change my kids schools and pay for it. I cant afford to drive the dodge as I live in the mountains and commute to the city. What vehicle would you recommend? I get lots of rain and snow usually. I'm thinking a used outback, like a 1998 or so. I need AWD. I don't want to get caught off guard so I'm thinking a wagon as I can keep some gear in it.
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why not go for a small SUV?
them subarus are pretty crappy in the snow compared to any other AWD i have been in
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I agree with mountain, small suv. Maybe a jeep?
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I being a chevy and ford fan, have found that a toyota, tacoma in 4x4 is quite a little beast. just a thought.
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fuel milage is really important as my comute it 60 miles round trip.
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when i was living in the mountains of NC the subaru's were really popular, i had one for alittle while when i first started driving hell of a good car. why so old though? 98 that thing is 14 years old and if you get alot of snow probably a rust bucket. If you get one before you buy make sure the timing belt has been serviced recently and water pump.
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an older bronco? they make those in AWD or 4WD right?
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lol i like that pic, awesome
all i know is the folks up in the mountains i know that had subarus all sold em cause they aren't very good in the snow
(compared to the jeeps, and other small suv's)
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thats pretty fuckin cool, now if only that vid showed them driving through something my truck can't do with regular tires.......
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The rub is that Suburus (or any passanger car for that matter) don't do very well in DEEP snow which is why dudes like MountainRedneck like their jacked up pickups. I know where dude is going to be driving and the snow never gets very deep. The main concern is slick roads i.e. packed snow and ice.
I think a Suburu would be just fine but I also think that any front wheel drive front engine car would do fine. It isn't too bad after all it is New Mexico we are talking about.
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I'm thinking of an older land crusier.
4 door. Should do everything I need.
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Anything that you think you want to buy needs a serious test drive.
I would top off the tank and drive to Santa Fe and back then top the tank off again so I could run the milage. That is what your number one selling point is, right?
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Whatever you buy get the biggest engine option! I know it sounds crazy, but when you look at the weight to power ratio gas millage will stay about the same(unless your talking something with a v-10). I will use a ford explorer as an example they had 3 engine options 1 v-8 and 2 v-6's (5.0, 4.0, 3.0) the 3.0 and 4.0 due to the lack of power get the same milage in realworld conditions as the 5.0. Same goes for trucks,vans, and larger suv's.
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Yes, milage and holding gear and kids.
Thanks for the posts brothers.
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I just got a subaru forester a few months ago. I have taken if off road plenty of times since then. As long as I don't need to do anything crazy like rock crawling, I feel confident to take it anywhere. No experience in snow though, since I live in Phoeinx. :D
I do love it though, great mileage, drives like a car, and has a lot of power considering it's a 4 cylinder engine, and has plenty of room in the rear.
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What kinda milage you getting Tom?