"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
07/19/2017 at 23:17 • Filed to: None
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"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
07/19/2017 at 23:17 • Filed to: None | 1
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oppo, I’m slightly drunk... New house is finally moved into, sheep are here, birds are here, tools are here, most of the tractors are here...
so here’s the conundrum: We have sheeps, we have tractors, we have field equipment. We also have a 2003 Toyota Tacoma V6 4x4 and a 2014 Fiesta ST.
we can put some sheep in the back of the Tacoma ( with cap ) but its pitiful tow rating means we can only move the lightest of our equipment with it.
mrs. Boost Addict (we’re not actually married but its convenient to refer to her thusly) drives the Taco as her daily and does not enjoy a manual transmission (so she never drives the FieSTa unless she absolutely has to).
The Taco has many miles and is accumulating rust at a rapid clip...
we need a better hauler, and the Mrs. Needs a pleasant, reliable, efficient-ish (the Taco is NOT very efficient, so the bar is low) daily vehicle. Ideally both birds would be killed with the same stone... How crazy, on a scale of one to fucking nuts, would I be to suggest/push for a used Porsche Cayenne? The just-shy of 8000lb tow rating makes it a meaningful improvement, and we have been meaning to buy a stock trailer for ages so that we no longer have to throw sheep UP into the back of the pickup.
Talk me down/over the edge Oppo...
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
07/19/2017 at 23:20 |
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Porsche, there is no substitute.
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
07/19/2017 at 23:21 |
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Hope the new ones are better than the older ones in terms of reliability. If not, get a carmax warranty.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
07/19/2017 at 23:27 |
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A Carnac warranty won’t help keep it on the road. It’s not the fixing that gets you it’s the breaking down on the first place
shop-teacher
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
07/20/2017 at 00:11 |
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Why does no else seem to understand that? I’ve owned two unreliable vehicles that were under warranty, and got rid of them both at a loss because I don’t have time to $&@/ around with vehicles that keep breaking down.
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shop-teacher
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
07/20/2017 at 00:13 |
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Fucking nuts.
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
07/20/2017 at 00:13 |
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It’s a woolly bad idea.
There’s likely to be a million and six cheaper, simpler, and just as capable SUV’s out there. Even something like the Chevy Trailblazer? Our own Down Under version comes with 2.5 litre Duramax and 3,500 kg tow rating.
Failing that the other answer in Toyota 100 Series or its sister Lexus.
VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated.
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
07/20/2017 at 06:03 |
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Anything wrong with just buying a farm hauler? I’ve seen some perfectly fine full sized pickups for very little money. Just buy one that can be fixed with a hammer like a Chevy. I once bought a 2001 silverado V6 with 44,000kms for $2k that would haul sheep no prob.
haveacarortwoorthree2
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
07/20/2017 at 09:08 |
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Buried the lede — what are you waiting for? Propose already! lol