When I lived out West I really wanted a hybrid Highlander but they were around $60K. Maybe the next small car my wife wants will be a prius or something.
- golfingsince

Boss has a highlander Hybrid, 2013 I think, 320K on it now, thing runs like it is brand new.

We only have 1 kid, but even still, I will be considering the Highlander hybrid also.

I think a cheap electric for every day, and a hybrid or any sort of distance is probably the say to go. Depends on the price of the electric... a Toyota Corolla for your grocery getting is probably more economical in the long run.

i like the tacoma. what a good looking truck. but i'm afraid people would constantly be asking me to help them move or to take them to pick up their new TV or furniture and i am very lazy.
- kicksave856

Kicker, this is the EXACT reason I will not even consider a pickup. It will be constant people asking to borrow it or ask for my help with poop all the time.

it's actually much more entertainting than the thread used to be, you gotta admit.
- kicksave856

Any discussion of the sens will always be boring, because they're such a waste. The only exception to that is the neverending embarrassments their owner subjects the hockey world to.

once you make over a certain amount of money there's really no excuse not to get movers. makes moving almost completely stress free and your back doesn't feel like it's falling off for a week after.
- daeth

agreed.

plus, you can use all the time saved by hiring movers to tan your choda.

agreed.

plus, you can use all the time saved by hiring movers to tan your choda.
- Tumbleweed

a hugely underrated perk

Kicker, this is the EXACT reason I will not even consider a pickup. It will be constant people asking to borrow it or ask for my help with poop all the time.
- Aetherial

exactly.

i have a SUVish thing now but i'm pretty sure i'll go for a sporty coupe next.

exactly.

i have a SUVish thing now but i'm pretty sure i'll go for a sporty coupe next.
- kicksave856

STINGER

i have a jeep

Kicker, this is the EXACT reason I will not even consider a pickup. It will be constant people asking to borrow it or ask for my help with poop all the time.
- Aetherial

My brother had one and that's why he got rid of it. too many requests.

STINGER
- daeth

dat mustang doe.

Kicker, this is the EXACT reason I will not even consider a pickup. It will be constant people asking to borrow it or ask for my help with poop all the time.
- Aetherial

I've had mine for over a year, and I've never been asked. it also helps that I live in Halifax, where I think 1 in 3 people own trucks

dat mustang doe.
- kicksave856

if you get a GT500 YES

a reg stang though? meh, i guess

if you get a GT500 YES

a reg stang though? meh, i guess
- daeth

the GT500 would be impossible to live with on a daily basis.

but i agree that the GT500 and GT350 are the real lookers. however, i think this is the most beautiful mustang made in my lifetime even in regular old mustang form.

even the 310-330 hp ecoboost is fast enough for me. i just have to make sure i get the right wheels/tires and color on it and whatnot so it meets my beauty standards.

the GT500 would be impossible to live with on a daily basis.

but i agree that the GT500 and GT350 are the real lookers. however, i think this is the most beautiful mustang made in my lifetime even in regular old mustang form.

even the 310-330 hp ecoboost is fast enough for me. i just have to make sure i get the right wheels/tires and color on it and whatnot so it meets my beauty standards.
- kicksave856

velocity blue thank me later

that pic lies, velocity blue looks way darker in the videos i just checked out

(frank) this there's no real light blue option from the factory

velocity blue thank me later


- daeth

oh that's already the color on the top of my list.

i always liked the old grabber colors too but i'm probably too old for a neon green car. orange, maybe..

but no. blue is the way to go. i saw an awesome green the other day that wasn't fluorescent but i don't know if it was a factory color or just some rich kid who got it painted.

that pic lies, velocity blue looks way darker in the videos i just checked out

(frank) this there's no real light blue option from the factory
- daeth

there is. you just pay a little more for it.

or at least there was last year.

apparently this is the ecoboost with a newish $5000 performance package that adds a little speed and the stripes (which are awful and i'd have deleted) and whatnot.



but i'd be cool with this.

apparently this is the ecoboost with a newish $5000 performance package that adds a little speed and the stripes (which are awful and i'd have deleted) and whatnot.



but i'd be cool with this.
- kicksave856

it is nice but i still prefer the other blue though!

it is nice but i still prefer the other blue though!
- daeth

yeah and i think you're right, i don't see it anymore.

i used to sit up at night on the ford site building my mustang and trying to figure out when (if?) i'm going to be able to afford to do it.

knocking wood (in my pants) but the sportage has been great to me. it's 8 years old now and i've never had anything break on it. i bought it for the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty and then i never got a chance to use it anyway.

i do like shifting myself and wish it had the paddles instead of the thing where you move the shift lever over but that's really my only complaint. but eventually i'm gonna need it to piss me off so that i can start making my move.

velocity blue thank me later


- daeth

enjoy the prius it when she pawns it off on you.

i bit the bullet and stop fooling around when the wife took over the 4runner ('for the kids') and stuck me with her jetta. she got a highlander she actually likes driving. i got a tacoma.
- Tumbleweed

I would have loved a tacoma but the back seat is small for my children. My older daughter is 11 but she'll be pushing 6 feet soon enough. I test drove one last year, still found the back seat too tight for long drives.

I didn't buy a 4Runner for that very reason. I knew my wife would take it over.

I guess i'll have to get her another Highlander.

i like the tacoma. what a good looking truck. but i'm afraid people would constantly be asking me to help them move or to take them to pick up their new TV or furniture and i am very lazy.
- kicksave856

Most guys I know have a truck here, we need something to get to work in when the storms hit. They can (frank) off and hire movers, those days are behind me.

Most guys I know have a truck here, we need something to get to work in when the storms hit. They can (frank) off and hire movers, those days are behind me.
- golfingsince

*high fives*

also, i have an aunt who has the highlander hybrid and it's awesome.

although they just changed the body style after she bought it and i am not a fan of the swoopy new look.