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Sheppy

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Just bought the wife a 2024 VW Atlas Cross Sport. Nice ride.

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My parents are looking at one of these right now. Gorgeous rigs.

I'm looking to trade in my Jeep next year for the new Charger (Six pack twin turbo) - That said, I'm nervous as hell at how expensive they'll be. That, and the interest rates across the board are filthy right now.
 

LarryFisherman

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@TheGreenTBer I finally bought a diesel LOL

2005 Dodge 2500 Heavy Duty with a 5.9 Cummins. ISB common rail injection.

Paint is faded, it has a couple of issues, but pulled it off my neighbor for 8k, so pretty decent deal for a pre-emissions diesel. Especially for a 5.9. Should be a fun project.

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Love it! Auto or manual?
sadly it's an auto.

there was only one manual for sale within a few hundo miles of my house and it was like 26k.

these autos are trash and i fully expect to rebuild it at some point. giving her a shakedown over the next couple weeks and will start tackling stuff 1-by-1.
 
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sadly it's an auto.

there was only one manual for sale within a few hundo miles of my house and it was like 26k.

these autos are trash and i fully expect to rebuild it at some point. giving her a shakedown over the next couple weeks and will start tackling stuff 1-by-1.
Only kind of trannies I mess with are the ones with dicks tbh
 

Sheppy

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I was on vacation and a 1984 Ferrari 308 pulled into the gas station. I was so god damn horned up...

Chatted with the guy about it for a bit. One of the nicest cars I've ever seen in person. I definitely have to win the lottery...
 

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Remember when even the average car had its own personality?
Now, over half the cars on the road ago look the same. The crossovers are the worst. You could see 5 different make/ model crossovers and if the badging wasn't there, you'd assume they were the exact same brand.
 

BruinDust

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My ride. 1990 Dakota Convertible. 1 of 900ish (1990) 1 of 3000ish over three year production

I had no idea something like this even existed. One of the coolest vehicles I've seen in a long-time. If I could afford a classic vehicle it would be a older (70s/80s) single cab truck with a short box and flare sides so this Dakota convertible appeals to me a great deal.
 

BruinDust

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The Cross sport is the 5 seater. Quite sporty.

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I just bought a used 2020 Acura ILX that was being sold at a Volkswagen dealership. Spent a fair bit of time in their showroom and was impressed by the overall quality of their vehicles. Nice interiors, sharp exteriors. I would of considered buying one if I wasn't so in love with Honda's old school non-turbo engines.
 

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How do you like the Bronco? 2.3 or 2.7?

Going to be pulling the trigger on a 2.7L Badlands soon.
2.7 Outerbanks w/ Sasquatch package and a few other goodies

I don’t mind it but I also don’t love it, it’s fun but also feels like it was built cheaply/poorly
 
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2.7 Outerbanks w/ Sasquatch package and a few other goodies

I don’t mind it but I also don’t love it, it’s fun but also feels like it was built cheaply/poorly
Thank you
Good to know.

Interior wise, or mechanical issues?
 

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Thank you
Good to know.

Interior wise, or mechanical issues?
Mechanically it’s been good but I don’t abuse it or really do a lot of off-roading with it. It’s two years old and has a total of 8,000kms on it. (Roughly 5,000 miles)

Has a premium sound system that sounds terrible.
Interior plastics scratch just from looking at them.
Loud road noise.(but it’s a soft top so that’s to be expected)

Maybe I am being picky but for the price I expected a little more, they have they feel of a vehicle that’s rushed through the QC process to meet the demand.
 
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Mechanically it’s been good but I don’t abuse it or really do a lot of off-roading with it. It’s two years old and has a total of 8,000kms on it. (Roughly 5,000 miles)

Has a premium sound system that sounds terrible.
Interior plastics scratch just from looking at them.
Loud road noise.(but it’s a soft top so that’s to be expected)

Maybe I am being picky but for the price I expected a little more, they have they feel of a vehicle that’s rushed through the QC process to meet the demand.

Yea they certainly aren't cheap. Paused this past weekend due to the price of 58k and it feels like a mid 40k truck max.

Still searching/hoping ford gives more incentives
 

Tw1ster

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2022 Jeep Wrangler. Love it, gets me to the trail head of every hike I go on, and to work the three days of the year it snows out here, can’t ask for much more!
 

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Dodge Challenger 392 Scat Pack (me)
Acura MDX A-Spec (her)
RAM 1500 Classic (me)
 

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Mechanically it’s been good but I don’t abuse it or really do a lot of off-roading with it. It’s two years old and has a total of 8,000kms on it. (Roughly 5,000 miles)

Has a premium sound system that sounds terrible.
Interior plastics scratch just from looking at them.
Loud road noise.(but it’s a soft top so that’s to be expected)

Maybe I am being picky but for the price I expected a little more, they have they feel of a vehicle that’s rushed through the QC process to meet the demand.

Heard similar reviews, one reviewer said there was a rattle that they couldn't find - I think his quote was it sounded like there was a team of elves banging around in the roof. Ford has taken a few hits in the quality department lately, the Lightening was a big PR mess for them in terms of quality, fit and finish. Super sharp looking truck (Bronco Badlands w/ Sasquatch package), I was considering buying one but out of fear of quality issues I walked away from buying it. The tires on it probably have a lot to do with the road noise?

Road noise is one of my pet peeves, many people avoid Dodge/RAM for perceived quality issues. I've owned Dodge /RAM's products since 2016 and knock on wood, I've never had a major issue, there is zero road noise in my Challenger and RAM and they are just comfortable. There is more road noise in my wife's Acura which is considered a luxury SUV vs either of my Challenger/RAM.
 

Three On Zero

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Heard similar reviews, one reviewer said there was a rattle that they couldn't find - I think his quote was it sounded like there was a team of elves banging around in the roof. Ford has taken a few hits in the quality department lately, the Lightening was a big PR mess for them in terms of quality, fit and finish. Super sharp looking truck (Bronco Badlands w/ Sasquatch package), I was considering buying one but out of fear of quality issues I walked away from buying it. The tires on it probably have a lot to do with the road noise?

Road noise is one of my pet peeves, many people avoid Dodge/RAM for perceived quality issues. I've owned Dodge /RAM's products since 2016 and knock on wood, I've never had a major issue, there is zero road noise in my Challenger and RAM and they are just comfortable. There is more road noise in my wife's Acura which is considered a luxury SUV vs either of my Challenger/RAM.
I was religiously a Toyota guy which was damn near flawless but it was time to branch out.
 

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