Sports Cars

Plankton · 07-19-2018, 11:04 AM

I know, it's not a 'sports car', but there's no thread for 'Jeeps', and I don't feel like starting one since I'll probably be the only one posting in it. Phhht. Screw that.

I took this bad boy out for a test drive yesterday. 2018 Wrangler Sahara 285hp V6 and loaded with just about every available option you can get. Not a big fan of the green though. If I do pull the trigger, it'll be a grey one just like it.

DwnWthVwls · 07-19-2018, 06:03 PM

Please don't turn into one of those Jeep people who insist on waving at other Jeep people.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 07-19-2018, 06:14 PM

never really got the jeep craze, but that’s a decent looking rig.

i was looking at a 2011 wrangler v6 6 spd recently and the price was almost good enough for me to make an offer but it ended up selling before i could make up my mind.

how did that one handle on the road? my biggest beef with jeeps has been that they’ve never been great with highway driving.

DwnWthVwls · 07-19-2018, 06:25 PM

Is that the forester? outback?

I like both, I have a Subaru

DwnWthVwls · 07-19-2018, 06:45 PM

My impreza is a weakling too, but it's all wheel drive and great on gas.. Hoping my next purchase will be running on algae based fuel, but wheel see

Plankton · 07-19-2018, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

how did that one handle on the road? my biggest beef with jeeps has been that they’ve never been great with highway driving.

A little spongy but a way better ride than any other year previous, even with the lift kit and bigger tires doing 70+ wasn't a grab and hang on. It was pleasant.

Plankton · 07-19-2018, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Please don't turn into one of those Jeep people who insist on waving at other Jeep people.

Lisnaholic · 07-20-2018, 06:46 AM

I like the look of a jeep too, but not those fancy modern ones that you could take your grandma to church in. To live the full military-macho dream, a jeep must be free of fancy extras and be as uncomfortable as possible:-

^ On the streets here it's still possible to see a vehicle like this being driven around and on two occasions I was lucky enough to be given a ride in one. The door feels like you're closing a garden gate and the interiors are austere; the dash is a flat piece of metal with about one switch and an old circular speedometer. A student of mine had one, which had a couple of drainholes in the floor and no roof. His tip: when it rains you must keep moving - you only get wet when you stop.

Plankton · 07-20-2018, 08:34 AM

Volkswagen Thing's (Type 181) were all over the place when I was a kid. I didn't see a whole lot of those when I was in Germany though.

Lilja · 11-03-2018, 05:09 AM

Hubby and I have figured, why not, and am now purchasing a Kia Stinger 3.3 GT Because, honestly..why not? I figure, the environment is going to pot anyways and, it is a fun car. But because there is a big tax on the amount of CO2 your car produces here, a new Kia Stinger will cost alot more then one produced the same year but earlier so we are looking at both new and used. But it is such a nice car and you can get it with a red nappa leather interior. For the price, totally worth it. And it has sport mode

(this is just an example)

07-19-2018, 11:04 AM	#31 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	I know, it's not a 'sports car', but there's no thread for 'Jeeps', and I don't feel like starting one since I'll probably be the only one posting in it. Phhht. Screw that. I took this bad boy out for a test drive yesterday. 2018 Wrangler Sahara 285hp V6 and loaded with just about every available option you can get. Not a big fan of the green though. If I do pull the trigger, it'll be a grey one just like it. __________________ See location...

07-20-2018, 06:46 AM	#38 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	I like the look of a jeep too, but not those fancy modern ones that you could take your grandma to church in. To live the full military-macho dream, a jeep must be free of fancy extras and be as uncomfortable as possible:- ^ On the streets here it's still possible to see a vehicle like this being driven around and on two occasions I was lucky enough to be given a ride in one. The door feels like you're closing a garden gate and the interiors are austere; the dash is a flat piece of metal with about one switch and an old circular speedometer. A student of mine had one, which had a couple of drainholes in the floor and no roof. His tip: when it rains you must keep moving - you only get wet when you stop. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

07-20-2018, 08:34 AM	#39 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	Volkswagen Thing's (Type 181) were all over the place when I was a kid. I didn't see a whole lot of those when I was in Germany though. __________________ See location...

11-03-2018, 05:09 AM	#40 (permalink)
Lilja Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 521	Hubby and I have figured, why not, and am now purchasing a Kia Stinger 3.3 GT Because, honestly..why not? I figure, the environment is going to pot anyways and, it is a fun car. But because there is a big tax on the amount of CO2 your car produces here, a new Kia Stinger will cost alot more then one produced the same year but earlier so we are looking at both new and used. But it is such a nice car and you can get it with a red nappa leather interior. For the price, totally worth it. And it has sport mode (this is just an example) Last edited by Lilja; 11-03-2018 at 05:25 AM.