11-12-2017, 05:46 PM | #141 |
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oh, and you can't buy a Colorado, rumatt. You will always have that Shania Twain "feel like a woman" song going through your head. Get the GMC Canyon if you need to buy half a truck.
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11-12-2017, 05:56 PM | #142 |
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11-12-2017, 06:28 PM | #143 | |
Hello.
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If the rental was a legitimate option, that is probably your best way to go. You should map out how often the little wagon couldn't do truck like things vs how much it would cost to buy, insure and maintain a truck full time. My guess is the little wagon can do 80% of truck things. For the 20% just grab the U Haul. Sell the Cayman and put that cash in the bank minus a box of Cuban Cigars. Sit on your patio look at the lake and smoke one.
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11-12-2017, 06:51 PM | #144 |
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It was $89 ($19 + $0.89/mile) . It was worth it just to spend some time in a Ram 1500. The real annoyance is that the place is 20 mins away.
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11-12-2017, 07:31 PM | #145 |
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Yeah, I do to. but I couldn't get that commercial out of my head when test driving one.
I really need the extra leg room that the Colorado/Canyon doesn't offer. I really need to take, and post pictures of my new Sierra 1500
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11-13-2017, 07:30 AM | #146 |
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11-13-2017, 07:47 AM | #147 | |
No more BMWs
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11-13-2017, 08:58 AM | #148 |
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The Ram is YUGE. I've drive my FIL's and definitely felt like I needed two-lanes of country road to accommodate it. (It has those wide mirrors view around trailers...
That said, I really am a small car person. Most comfortable with E46/2 series size. Even the X5 is pushing my boundaries. The Ram fits my FIL, though. He's 6'4" and 240+lbs. |
11-13-2017, 01:02 PM | #149 |
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I mean, the price is a little steep, but...
https://bringatrailer.com/2017/11/12...00-in-georgia/ "Under the cab lives a 6.37 liter OM906LA turbodiesel six which employs a three-valve cylinder head design. Output should be roughly 260 HP at 2200 RPM with 700 lb. ft. of torque available from 1200 to 1600." Also, 8 speed manual! |
11-13-2017, 01:18 PM | #150 |
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Yep. I think a ridgeline-ey vehicle makes a lot of sense for the midsize market. Let the full-size trucks be trucky. I suspect it will take over eventually, but it will take time.
I also drove a Ridgeline this weekend. It was pretty much what I expected. It was like driving a giant el camino. It was both really neat and really boring at the same time. |
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