RusherRacing
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I keep going back and forth on what to get next and wanted to ask you all for advise.
Will be daily driven 12,000-15,000 miles per year.
Secondary family vehicle unless weather is poor (my wife has a 09 Ford Flex)
30%-40% of its life will be spent on gravel.
Will tow a small travel trailer and 16' car trailer. (3500lbs-4500lbs)
Be great in deep snow but also good on sheet ice.
Its my wife and I and we have 1 kid on the way. But plan to have this vehicle for awhile so make that 2 young kids.
Chocolate Lab that always comes with (preferably iwith his large kennel).
As for off road ability, mostly minimum maintence during hunting, fire trails in the black hills sight seeing. I won't be doing to much "rock crawling" but would like to be able to do some if needed. Driving over downed trees is more common for me.
As for long expeditions we do 1 to 2 long (1500+mile) road trips a year again depending on the nature of the trip would determine the vehicle.
I keep going back between a couple of vehicles.
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2006 Dodge Ram Powerwagon-$23000 - 50,000 miles
Good: Tough!!, Very Large,
Bad: Can't run larger than stock tires or it won't fit in the garage, Won't fit down jeep trails, $$ little more than I want to spend, Reliability(little stuff)?, fuel economy.
2005 Hummer H2 - $22000 - 50,000 miles
Good: Loaded, Off road ability
Bad: "image", fuel economy
Modify the following with OME lift and basic armor
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7-$17000 - 55,000 miles
Good: Price, QDII is supposed to be awesome in winter
Bad: Reliability, durability or is this not true? I keep hearing conflicting stories, fuel economy
2005+ Toyota Tacoma TRD $24000 - 50,000 miles
Good: Toyota history, reliability
Bad: No local service, Price for what you get options wise.
200 7 Toyota FJ Cruiser $22000 - 50,000 miles
Good and bad similar to the Tacoma.
Both trucks would have caps, and a bedrug.
I don't know why I keep going back and forth between these options. I like the dodge and the hummer but they barely fit in the garage.
My wife and I like to travel and do so quite frequently. Depending on where we are heading would determine the vehicle we take. I need something really good in the snow as we live in rural South Dakota. I want something newer lower milage that I can jump in and drive anywhere I want to go, whenever I want to go there. I think a Land Cruiser would be nice but don't like the $$
What would be your advice?
Will be daily driven 12,000-15,000 miles per year.
Secondary family vehicle unless weather is poor (my wife has a 09 Ford Flex)
30%-40% of its life will be spent on gravel.
Will tow a small travel trailer and 16' car trailer. (3500lbs-4500lbs)
Be great in deep snow but also good on sheet ice.
Its my wife and I and we have 1 kid on the way. But plan to have this vehicle for awhile so make that 2 young kids.
Chocolate Lab that always comes with (preferably iwith his large kennel).
As for off road ability, mostly minimum maintence during hunting, fire trails in the black hills sight seeing. I won't be doing to much "rock crawling" but would like to be able to do some if needed. Driving over downed trees is more common for me.
As for long expeditions we do 1 to 2 long (1500+mile) road trips a year again depending on the nature of the trip would determine the vehicle.
I keep going back between a couple of vehicles.
Leave Stock
2006 Dodge Ram Powerwagon-$23000 - 50,000 miles
Good: Tough!!, Very Large,
Bad: Can't run larger than stock tires or it won't fit in the garage, Won't fit down jeep trails, $$ little more than I want to spend, Reliability(little stuff)?, fuel economy.
2005 Hummer H2 - $22000 - 50,000 miles
Good: Loaded, Off road ability
Bad: "image", fuel economy
Modify the following with OME lift and basic armor
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7-$17000 - 55,000 miles
Good: Price, QDII is supposed to be awesome in winter
Bad: Reliability, durability or is this not true? I keep hearing conflicting stories, fuel economy
2005+ Toyota Tacoma TRD $24000 - 50,000 miles
Good: Toyota history, reliability
Bad: No local service, Price for what you get options wise.
200 7 Toyota FJ Cruiser $22000 - 50,000 miles
Good and bad similar to the Tacoma.
Both trucks would have caps, and a bedrug.
I don't know why I keep going back and forth between these options. I like the dodge and the hummer but they barely fit in the garage.
My wife and I like to travel and do so quite frequently. Depending on where we are heading would determine the vehicle we take. I need something really good in the snow as we live in rural South Dakota. I want something newer lower milage that I can jump in and drive anywhere I want to go, whenever I want to go there. I think a Land Cruiser would be nice but don't like the $$
What would be your advice?