Let's talk about cars
#7066
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You could do both, then you'll have alternative transport for all the times the Jeep will spend getting fixed in the workshop!
#7068
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I've had 2 Jeeps, one for 9 years and one for 3 years. Other than their annual service neither have seen the inside of a workshop.
#7069
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Before or after Fiat got involved? It seems to be a running joke here in the South about the number of Jeeps one sees broken down on the interstate - mind you, Jeep Cherokees have always been a bag of shite, I suppose the Wrangler is a different matter?
#7070
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After, had Grand Cherokees since 2006. Best vehicles I have ever owned from new and very reliable. Jeeps are very popular in Oregon.
#7071
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Joined: Sep 2013
Location: NYC
Posts: 50
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As much as I loved my Honda Pilot, I could not afford another amazing go everywhere machine and have traded it in to buy a Ford Escape (Ford Kuga to all in the UK). I was talked into it by my beloved and actually like it, I do seem to have twinges of that old 'Buyers remorse' feelings. I am impressed with certain extra's like the SYNC which I have not set up and have no intention of doing so, it is also equipped with Sirius satellite radio and I subscribed for a special 6 month offer which I will cancel before it becomes a full monthly rip off, it has hundreds of channels but we only listen to about 4 of them and I am not willing to pay $20.00 a month for that, we can't even get radio 1, 2, 3, or 4. I get those with the BBC iplayer radio on my Android.
#7072
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#7073
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As much as I loved my Honda Pilot, I could not afford another amazing go everywhere machine and have traded it in to buy a Ford Escape (Ford Kuga to all in the UK). I was talked into it by my beloved and actually like it, I do seem to have twinges of that old 'Buyers remorse' feelings. I am impressed with certain extra's like the SYNC which I have not set up and have no intention of doing so, it is also equipped with Sirius satellite radio and I subscribed for a special 6 month offer which I will cancel before it becomes a full monthly rip off, it has hundreds of channels but we only listen to about 4 of them and I am not willing to pay $20.00 a month for that, we can't even get radio 1, 2, 3, or 4. I get those with the BBC iplayer radio on my Android.
#7074
I still dont believe it..
Joined: Oct 2013
Location: 12 degrees north
Posts: 2,775
Re: Let's talk about cars
Jeeps are fine so long as you don’t try to use them. Whoever thought of having an aluminium reverse gear needs shooting, here the auto gearboxes last about 30k miles then reverse packs up with literally a shredded gear in the box.
long lasting in the tropics in the rough = South African Toyota hilux (you can’t buy them in the USA, you must buy Mexican.), Isuzu d-max (Thailand) or Honda (british.).
Renowned disasters apart from jeep include the smaller ford trucks (standard saloon gearboxes wear out clutches regularly) and VW anything, (they are just too complex to repair here for actual mechanics who repair rather than ‘fit lots of new ones.)
long lasting in the tropics in the rough = South African Toyota hilux (you can’t buy them in the USA, you must buy Mexican.), Isuzu d-max (Thailand) or Honda (british.).
Renowned disasters apart from jeep include the smaller ford trucks (standard saloon gearboxes wear out clutches regularly) and VW anything, (they are just too complex to repair here for actual mechanics who repair rather than ‘fit lots of new ones.)
#7075
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it is also equipped with Sirius satellite radio and I subscribed for a special 6 month offer which I will cancel before it becomes a full monthly rip off, it has hundreds of channels but we only listen to about 4 of them and I am not willing to pay $20.00 a month for that, we can't even get radio 1, 2, 3, or 4. I get those with the BBC iplayer radio on my Android.
#7076
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Joined: Jun 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 91
Re: Let's talk about cars
I'm thinking of buying a Camaro and considering actually buying new rather than used which is my normal route. If I'm going to buy new I'll custom order as I want it to be the exact spec I want and not something from the lot. I've only spoken to my local Chevy dealer so far but the guy there claims that I order, put down $500 deposit and then we don't negotiate the price until the car is delivered as it's the current incentives at delivery that get us to a starting price.
Is this normal? I would expect to negotiate price at the time of ordering, I'm not sure I want to order without knowing what I'm really get into.
Is this normal? I would expect to negotiate price at the time of ordering, I'm not sure I want to order without knowing what I'm really get into.
#7077
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I'm thinking of buying a Camaro and considering actually buying new rather than used which is my normal route. If I'm going to buy new I'll custom order as I want it to be the exact spec I want and not something from the lot. I've only spoken to my local Chevy dealer so far but the guy there claims that I order, put down $500 deposit and then we don't negotiate the price until the car is delivered as it's the current incentives at delivery that get us to a starting price.
Is this normal? I would expect to negotiate price at the time of ordering, I'm not sure I want to order without knowing what I'm really get into.
Is this normal? I would expect to negotiate price at the time of ordering, I'm not sure I want to order without knowing what I'm really get into.
#7079
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Joined: Jun 2015
Location: Near Lynchburg Tennessee, home of Jack Daniels
Posts: 1,379
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When I ordered my Jeep the price was settled at the time the order was placed. When it was delivered from the factory there was a better manufacturers incentive and Jeep applied that to my order. I expected to pay the price I agreed when I ordered so was quite pleased. I certainly wouldn't order on a price to be agreed basis, they have the car, they have your $500, they have you over a barrel.
#7080
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Most of the 4x4's round here don't see dirt roads let alone off-road. Mind you, if you can avoid the swampy stuff (for which you'd need a 'mudder'), mucky farm sites and freshly levelled construction sites the average sedan can, and do, go most other places off road round here without any fancy gizmos or worries about getting stuck.