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    Post your Gas Mileage : Calculated

    Today's fill up of the C43: 19.7 mpg on Shell 93 (V-Power NITRO+)
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    Would I be a fool to test drive this 2013 BMW?

    That's hysterically funny! Did you think of it yourself?
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    Would I be a fool to test drive this 2013 BMW?

    I hate to have to repeat myself, but the true BMW experts at BITOG are folks who have yet to sit in a BMW- much less drive one. Fifth-hand hearsay trumps any actual ownership experience.
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    Auto insurance

    I agree regarding Street Survival; I coach locally when I have the time. My son's first car was an older four cylinder, but it only had two doors:
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    Whats so great about Jeeps?

    The electronics below the 30" fording depth are designed to be submerged; as for the interior I would not want to subject it to a heavy downpour- but a light rain shower would likely be okay. Buy a TJ if you want to leave the top down/off rain or shine.
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    Whats so great about Jeeps?

    When I was looking for a used Wrangler 4xe their vehicle histories fell into one of three categories: lemon buybacks, Wranglers that saw the dealer every 2,000 miles or less and Wranglers that only visited the dealer for scheduled maintenance. I bought an off-lease Wrangler 4xe from the third...
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    Whats so great about Jeeps?

    As I said above, I miss my TJ- and the JLU 4xe is definitely a different animal. That said, it took the place of three vehicles in my garage and it can do most everything my TJ could do- and it still remains a duck-free zone. Funny thing; my wife drove it to Kroger and when she returned there...
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    Rental Review - 2025 Sienna

    We only had one kid; we never wanted or needed a minivan. We did rent a Grand Caravan for a couple of days to move our son to college his first year, but that was the extent of our desire to go the minivan route.
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    Whats so great about Jeeps?

    I miss my 1999 TJ as it had the 4.0 six with a five speed manual, but I wanted to reduce the size of the fleet.
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    Whats so great about Jeeps?

    Ever since I was a teenager people told me that I would get tired of sports cars and sports sedans- and end up in a BarcaLounger on wheels. Now at 68 I’m happily driving a car that has -according to Car and Driver- the suspension compliance of an I-beam. My wife would be swearing out a mental...
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    Whats so great about Jeeps?

    Back in May of 2002 I bought a 1999 Sahara TJ to use in an election campaign as a parade car and to shut down an avenue of attack from my opponent. I fully intended to sell it after the election but my wife, son and I really liked it so I sold our 1993 Pathfinder SE and kept the Jeep. It was my...
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    New Audi Recall Issued for valve cover; May 7th, 2025

    That Passport does look nice.
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    Euro oil spec thats better than dexos 1/r?

    And if it also meets Porsche A40 you can't get much better.
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    Post your Gas Mileage : Calculated

    Today's fill up of the Sahara 4xe: 38.0 mpg on Shell 93 (V-Power NiTRO+)
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    pair of early 2002s

    My '02 came with the Delta Mark 10 B and a Red coil. I put a Blue coil on my Bavaria.
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    pair of early 2002s

    Don't forget a Delta Mark Ten B capacitive discharge ignition and a Bosch red coil!
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    pair of early 2002s

    I have way too many 2002 models in my collection. It’s a sickness.
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    Post your Gas Mileage : Calculated

    Today's fill up of the C43: 23.4 mpg on Shell 93 (V-Power NITRO+)
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    pair of early 2002s

    I bid on a 1975 on eBay thinking I would get outbid but I wound up winning it and it became my son’s first car. I added E21 Recaros with matching upholstery on the rear seat, new seat belts with rebuilt retractors and a AM/FM/CD/SXM audio system. I will definitely get another someday- hopefully...
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    Traded in 2022 Highlander-for 2022 Volvo XC60

    Very nice! My wife leased a 1991 740 Turbo; it was solidly built, reliable, and it surprised more than a few poor souls at the Stop Light Grand Prix.
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