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Well, I was thinking more SUV or something, so it could come to Moab and at least run the "bunny" trails.Originally Posted by pbkid
subaru all the way gill...
AWD....
4 or 5 door.....
decent mileage (2x that of a VX).....
around 25k for a WRX....
there ya go
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I know I am gonna catch **** for this,but I have always had soft spot for this thing. It is UNIQUE, good reliability, versatile, ...
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I don't know Marlin, when I clicked this link from work it was blocked with this message:
Just saying...REASON: Your request was denied because of its content categorization: "Tasteless"
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Cool pics Billy! Cece's pretty much anti-American when it comes to vehicles (long story, and her Buell Blast motorcycle isn't helping), but that Ford looks pretty cool. What is it exactly?
Subis are great, and they all have AWD... not a big fan of the styling. They have to bring back the BRAT!
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What is your opinion of the all new Sportage? I kindza likez em!
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I'm with you Gill. I'd drive the H#!! out of a BRAT; particularly one with the rear facing seats in the bed. SO cool.....which sort of makes me partial to Marlin's choice.
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See... I liked the Forte Coupe, when I went to check it out it felt horribly cheap.
Which is why it is CHEAP! You get what you pay for. I think they have good ideas, but they fail with execution. They look good in photos, but once you sit in a Kia you realize that they are not built for the long haul.
~*~Cece~*~
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LMFAO - Replace all your references to 'Kia' with 'Gill' ... makes for a much better read!!!
Sorry Gill - it hadta be done.
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Put a smiley after you say that Bub.
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Nice one T4B! I never claimed to have the same kind of warranty as my VX...
However just like the VX I have my good points too: Fun in the city or the country, able to handle any weather, and I can get her where she wants to be.
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BWAAHAAHAA!!!
Good comeback - no signs of premature jokification!
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I find it hard to believe that Mazda hasn't done anything about this poor reliability. I thought the rotary engine was a proven technology. Guess not... Scratch the RX-8 off my list of Dream Cars.
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Was just talking about this with the wife last night... she almost bought one when we were first dating, before my Dad (who's a service writer at a garage) showed us all the maintenance problems shops were encountering (blown engines the most notorious). Look at it this way, if rotary technology was reliable, why wouldn't more manufacturers use it? (1) car out of the hundreds of models produced each year uses it. The reason Mazda can get away with it is that it's what has always made the RX unique.
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Well for the 2004-09 models I would not trust the engine past 80k. I took perfect care of mine and the engine went out at 68,000 miles. The 2010 like the one pictured have added another oil injector to fix the current apex seal problem. Now just a simple upgrade on the apex seals from a known company and you could have a very reliable engine, but not the 04-09 onesI just sold my RX-8 yesterday actually. Power to weight ratio, and power to size ratio is amazing with the rotaries that is why the LeMans series outlawed them after they won the 24 hours in superb fashion. When built correctly (not mass market) they are incredible engines and are SO EASY to rebuild with only 2 moving parts, but if you are not mechanically inclinded or a "car person" I would pass on the RX's.
http://www.tenerife-training.net/Ten...y-renown-787b/
Last edited by LittleBeast : 08/12/2010 at 12:49 PM
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Ahhh that's why there's $8K in depreciation between '09 and '10 RX-8's.Well for the 2004-09 models I would not trust the engine past 80k. I took perfect care of mine and the engine went out at 68,000 miles. The 2010 like the one pictured have added another oil injector to fix the current apex seal problem. Now just a simple upgrade on the apex seals from a known company and you could have a very reliable engine, but not the 04-09 ones
http://www.tenerife-training.net/Ten...y-renown-787b/
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Ummm, did you even look at my link?
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