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God dude, I was on board with everything you said until I saw the pics. The Prius is good because it's a good tool for the job. Point A, to point B, efficiently and comfortably. I can't argue with that and I will defend people who say it. But what you've just done is raped my eyeballs and...

For me, it's literally the only time to consider the trim level. Capabilities over badges don't sort themselves out until the car enters a classic-phase. Using the previously mentioned Fox Body 'stang example, it wasn't until well after the car was old that people started to care about the...

I'm sorry but the perfect purpose-built car was already made and discontinued in this country.

My advice? Get out of your head and into the field! Drive something in the extreme conditions you want to drive in, anything. I guarantee you that you'll find anything that if it's even slightly geared for off-road will be more than capable at those "easy" trails you're talking about. Don't...

I used to know exactly which truck I wanted, then a year passed and Ford's decent offering took a front seat with the Tremor. I know it's not a Raptor but I'm also not too keen on spending $70,000 for the smallest class of truck you can buy in the US. (also it doesn't exactly exist yet) I love...

I've already got my answer but I want to stir the pot some. I just want to put out there that sometimes there's a 5.0L under the hood of an '89 Stang and sometimes there's a 2.0L. :)

3 year residual isn't the same as 10 year residual, though!

I don't know your specific situation but I'm sitting on a 2008 Mk V GTI I'm going to get somewhere between $5-6,000 based on how they're selling on the 'tex and equivalent conditioned Golf 5 cylinder 2.5Ls are selling for like half that. It's a big deal on many levels, for instance I had a...

Thanks for all the input. It would seem VW is somewhat unique in selling fewer cars new than desired used at the performance level. There are some Golf models like the .:R32 that sold literally at MSRP for almost a decade after the car was made. Guess I'm disregarding residual value as a...

Hi all- About to make the plunge, super excited. Quick question, I know for instance when I bought my GTI over a standard Golf, I was unexpectedly surprised at how it held it's value over it's more respectable, subdued brother 10 years after and I went to sell the thing. It easily made up the...

Yeah that's not entirely my scenario, I drive clay packed dirt roads regularly in the north east US. Nothing you wouldn't drive on with say my current VW GTI, you just obviously drive differently. Mainly talking about a 20,000 acre are and I'll be able to do roads I couldn't do before but...

Oh oh I want to preach about tires. There are almost no reasons not to swap out tires for the winter if you're in a place with a lot of winter weather. Think about it this way, your tires have a lifespan that's directly related to wear so, you're going to buy those tires eventually anyways...

I don't understand how you can compete with the likes of the Raptor at 90k+

I forget what stupid auto-mag site said it, it might've actually been Consumer Reports but what it comes down to is it's a damn fucking cool truck in the middle of lack-luster options at the same price point. There's no truck that offers the complete "fun" package at this price point. I...

Wait, what? You're positing a 110% markup?

I do like his switches! As to the subject at hand.. frankly it would seem even a base non-s out the door would be good enough for my "light work truck" duties so really it all comes down to what kind of toy I want. Honestly as this thread has evolved it's made me think about doing just that...

Evidence seems to indicate otherwise.

I would challenge that. A '95 Nissan Pathfinder can get you in plenty of trouble even at 45mph offroad when you're 16 learning how to drive. Don't ask me, ask the deer!

Yeah but at the same time by the time I was 24 I already found out full well what happens when you toss the back end of your Mustang out on a curve @ 70mph in light rain. Anything you didn't know at 16 at driving of that magnitude, physics has already taught you all the lessons you'll need for...

Me too! Forget everything I said about being careful, you probably have a good idea how to drive at this point in your life lol.