CT March B/S Thread
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Funny how that happens. Hopefully my sale continues to stay on track and I will soon be in the same weekendless situation.
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Good evening everyone. Think I'm gonna have to pass on the offer Jim; I'm trying to get the work done tomorrow and get it aligned on Sunday. Yeah I know you don't need an alignment after a wheel bearing, but the upper balljoint and pitman arm make it necessary.
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Haha, Miles. Sic em!
I took my wifes car over to the Subaru dealer to have it gone through so that I can start catching up on what it might need done. They didn't get to it today because of a mechanic having to leave early. Therefore, I ended up with a loaner. Loaner is a new Nissan Frontier from Enterprise Rent-a-car. I'm not going to lie, I am surprised at the amount of space that they manage to squeeze out of the interior. I could see it being appealing for someone that needs the four doors, but doesn't plan to do much more with their "truck" than throw dead animals in the back, and the occasional landscape duty. Anything bigger would be relegated to a small trailer or something. Just interesting how closed minded one can become without ever setting foot into other kinds/brands of vehicles, and the conclusions we can make about them.
Please do not confuse my revelation with me ever buying a Nissan Frontier.
I took my wifes car over to the Subaru dealer to have it gone through so that I can start catching up on what it might need done. They didn't get to it today because of a mechanic having to leave early. Therefore, I ended up with a loaner. Loaner is a new Nissan Frontier from Enterprise Rent-a-car. I'm not going to lie, I am surprised at the amount of space that they manage to squeeze out of the interior. I could see it being appealing for someone that needs the four doors, but doesn't plan to do much more with their "truck" than throw dead animals in the back, and the occasional landscape duty. Anything bigger would be relegated to a small trailer or something. Just interesting how closed minded one can become without ever setting foot into other kinds/brands of vehicles, and the conclusions we can make about them.
Please do not confuse my revelation with me ever buying a Nissan Frontier.
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Are you offering him some sort of commission? He's awful persistent!
Either way half the battle is over. I already want the car, I just can't afford a third payment at the moment.
Very true. At this point I don't think there's anyone who doesn't make an outstanding vehicle. The Nissan Frontier was far more competitive than the Ranger has been in over a decade.
Either way half the battle is over. I already want the car, I just can't afford a third payment at the moment.
Originally Posted by jthorngate3
I took my wifes car over to the Subaru dealer to have it gone through so that I can start catching up on what it might need done. They didn't get to it today because of a mechanic having to leave early. Therefore, I ended up with a loaner. Loaner is a new Nissan Frontier from Enterprise Rent-a-car. I'm not going to lie, I am surprised at the amount of space that they manage to squeeze out of the interior. I could see it being appealing for someone that needs the four doors, but doesn't plan to do much more with their "truck" than throw dead animals in the back, and the occasional landscape duty. Anything bigger would be relegated to a small trailer or something. Just interesting how closed minded one can become without ever setting foot into other kinds/brands of vehicles, and the conclusions we can make about them.
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Haha, no commission.
This thing does make me wish, even just a little bit, that Ford had made a four door ranger here in the states. The explorer sport trac does not count. I still might not have bought one, at think I would have looked pretty long and hard at it.
This thing does make me wish, even just a little bit, that Ford had made a four door ranger here in the states. The explorer sport trac does not count. I still might not have bought one, at think I would have looked pretty long and hard at it.
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Back in the 90's I had a standard Ranger just usable. Then bought a extended cab Ranger 4x4 that I really enjoyed. It was like a cat in the woods the way it maneuvered. If there was a four door I would have gone for it. I found them dependable, but it had a hard time pulling a 6,000 pound trailer. Went diesel after that.
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Back in the 90's I had a standard Ranger just usable. Then bought a extended cab Ranger 4x4 that I really enjoyed. It was like a cat in the woods the way it maneuvered. If there was a four door I would have gone for it. I found them dependable, but it had a hard time pulling a 6,000 pound trailer. Went diesel after that.
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You can really see the difference in time from my time in Vietnam to Afghanistan. We drove jeep, and 3/4 tons both with sixties mounted. It was so bad your jeep could literally flip at 35 mph on a bend in the road. To Ford diesels today. I'm a little jealous.
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Oh those weren't used for anything other than low-risk operations on the base. Below is a photo of one of my friends while we were in Afghanistan in '06. Anyone going "outside the wire" rode in one of these.
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put our old Jeeps to shame. Now that is a good looking machine, and I'll bet it's good in the woods to.