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What kind of car do you drive?

Just picked up a 2007 Lotus Elise as a weekender.

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Saved it from Michigan. The 3 hour drive back really wasn't as bad as I imagined after hearing/reading all kinds of reviews of the ride. That being said, I did actively avoid potholes and bumps and everything else I could. The seats are a fixed shape and come with basically just leather as the padding, though they do slide front or back, and it wasn't terribly uncomfortable, but I would never call it a cruiser. Honestly, I've never driven a car as rewarding as the Elise. I'll try to come up with some non-cliche comments, but the car literally and figuratively fits like a glove. It's so small, I passed a Chevy Spark and it looked like a minivan. It's so low, turnpike ticket booths require you to basically stand up to get a ticket. But it's so fast. 190hp I4 doesn't sound like much until you put it in 2000lbs of car. Adding me and a buddy would basically add a 20-25% of the cars weight.

"Simplify, then add lightness" as Colin Chapman would say.
Drove one of those up 60 to Green's Tea Room once.
 
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So, the NFBuck family truckster was jacked from the airport a few weeks back and I'm in the market for a new vehicle. After getting outta work early this afternoon, I swung by the Jeep dealership and test drove a Wrangler Unlimited Sahara. I liked it a lot. Much smoother ride than I anticipated, and though smaller than my previous vehicle (Explorer), still roomier than I thought. Any Jeep folks here for some pros/cons?

Looked exactly like this, and the price they're willing to give me is pretty solid.

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So, the NFBuck family truckster was jacked from the airport a few weeks back and I'm in the market for a new vehicle. After getting outta work early this afternoon, I swung by the Jeep dealership and test drove a Wrangler Unlimited Sahara. I liked it a lot. Much smoother ride than I anticipated, and though smaller than my previous vehicle (Explorer), still roomier than I thought. Any Jeep folks here for some pros/cons?

Looked exactly like this, and the price they're willing to give me is pretty solid.

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Nice ride! Use to drive one of those around Mollies Rock.
 
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Drove by a dealership today on my lunch break and the 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimiteds caught my eye. Was hoping to squeeze two more years out of my Camry but I don't think it'll make it without some major transmission and suspension work.

Start practicing your Jeep wave, you nancy.
Sooo, out of nowhere I have been tempted to get a Grand Cherokee. Maybe not my most wise financial and practical decision, but damn I want one. Going to test drive a used one tomorrow.
 
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Sooo, out of nowhere I have been tempted to get a Grand Cherokee. Maybe not my most wise financial and practical decision, but damn I want one. Going to test drive a used one tomorrow.

Love my Wrangler Unlimited. Would buy it again 10 times out of 10.

The only downside is aftermarket accessories might bankrupt me. I'm literally looking for shit I don't need that's not bolted down in the basement to eBay for some quick PayPal dough to turn into more Jeep toys. Didn't have the Wrangler a month and swapped the headlamps and fog lamps for KC Gravity Pros. This was like an epiphany. Now I need a roof light bar, and a winch, and a hi-lift jack, and flat high clearance fenders, and other stuff. It's become my midlife crisis wannabe Stomper to tinker with and accessorize.

And it's a fucking blast.
 
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