Debating about a new car.....

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-10-2008, 05:40 PM

So gas prices are makin bronco billy really really expensive these days unfortunately........and that puts me in a bind kinda

i CAN get 18 out of the bronco but i'm gonna have to do quite a bit of work as right now i'm getting about 10 maximum. so the question is should i get a new car or not.....

if i was gonna get a new one these are what i'm looking at.....

Land Rover Disco 2 (98-00)
97-00 Audi A4 or A6 with either the 1.2 turbo or the 2.8 V6
97-00 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
97-00 Volkswagen Jetta or Passat with a different engine.

lookin at al of them with 100,000 miles or so so they're all like 4-7k

gettin a lil above my range....

2000 Ford Excursion Diesel.......but i could run it on veggie oil soooooooo

very torn though cuz i love my bronco to death......but she is gettin old and the rust is breaking my heart for one.....i would just fix the bronco but i don't have time or a place at the moment to do the work myself unfortunately and i quite frankly don't trust anyone to work on my cars anymore.

so who's got opinions?

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-10-2008, 05:41 PM

oh and we've already put quite a bit of money into bronco billy in the last 2 years or so......new tranny.....front end just pretty much rebuilt......new windshield 2 weeks ago.......problem with the gas mileage is most likely that i have a broken off header bolt from when i did the headers 3 or so years ago.

PT · 07-10-2008, 06:01 PM

i have the A6(actually my girl does) and love it

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-10-2008, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by pietro75

i have the A6(actually my girl does) and love it

any issues with it? gas mileage is very good on it from what i was seeing and if you get a quatro i'd be able to go places in the snow.......that's my worst fear about not havin a truck or suv.....not being able to drive when it snows....doesn't snow often in missouri though i guess

**g0dsend** · 07-10-2008, 06:08 PM

Id pick the Audi too.

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-10-2008, 06:11 PM

no disco fans around????? i loveeeeee land rovers

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-10-2008, 08:46 PM

no one has owned any of these vehicles?????? come on peoples

**dwaynewade** · 07-10-2008, 09:22 PM

In that range...

those worthy:

2000+acura gsr
2000+acura tl
2000+beamers 3, 5 series
2000+jag s-type
2000+jeep wrangler
2000+lexus R X300
2000+sabb 9-5
2000+volvo c70

they all do 20mpg+

**inheritmylife** · 07-10-2008, 09:56 PM

I'll add one of my wips to the mix:

1997 Toyota Tacoma 4x4, 20+ MPG. Upwards of 30 if I drive very conservatively.

**RaWRZ0R!** · 07-10-2008, 10:00 PM

whats gas like around you ruhl? its 3.80 here

**1down5up** · 07-10-2008, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by RaWRZ0R!

whats gas like around you ruhl? its 3.80 here

$3.80?? i Paid $4.55 today for 93.

**gst528i** · 07-10-2008, 10:52 PM

Do not buy the discovery. If you go to the forum for land rover disc nothing but problems. Be very care full with the discovery. I use to have one back in africa. I actually managed to flip it lol.

**firmechicano831** · 07-10-2008, 11:16 PM

I have a 2006 bmw 530i. Runs really nice and smooth. I just sold my 2005 750i.

**Nicotine** · 07-10-2008, 11:34 PM

96-00 honda EK hatchback
99-00 2 door Honda SiR coupe
02-05 honda SiR EP3 Hatch with k20 motor (which i have)
97-00 acura el (not avail in the usa, also known as "honda domani" in japan)

if you're worried about gas, there you go.....

SiR's are fun

**inheritmylife** · 07-11-2008, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by Nicotine

02-05 honda SiR EP3 Hatch with k20 motor (which i have)

Swap?

**Amorphic** · 07-11-2008, 12:15 AM

99 honda civic hatch with b18c

**No One Knows** · 07-11-2008, 12:23 AM

I'd rather be caught riding a scooter over a honda hatchback

although i know a guy that had a really fast one. He had a big ass honda motor in it (h22) with a turbo the size of your head. That thing was scary fast...

**Nicotine** · 07-11-2008, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by inheritmylife

Swap?

they come factory with the k20a3.... 160hp.....

but..that wasnt good enuff...

6spd k20a2 swap and kpro for me

and since the car is K natively, it was just the cost of the motor/trans/ecu. no expensive swap mounts/shift linkages-cables/lines, etc.

**gst528i** · 07-11-2008, 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by Nicotine

they come factory with the k20a3.... 160hp.....

but..that wasnt good enuff...

6spd k20a2 swap and kpro for me

and since the car is K natively, it was just the cost of the motor/trans/ecu. no expensive swap mounts/shift linkages-cables/lines, etc.

All that swapping and i can still get same gas mileage and still be faster.... well gasmileage if im not spooling. lol .. FORCED INDUCTION (TURBO) + NOS + 4G63 ENGINE = WIN. LOL
J/K i like them " vtacks" Had a teg and prelude while back when they cam into dealership.

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-11-2008, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by gst528i

Do not buy the discovery. If you go to the forum for land rover disc nothing but problems. Be very care full with the discovery. I use to have one back in africa. I actually managed to flip it lol.

that's why i was lookin upwards of '98 on them....in that year they changed to the Bosch engine management system which eliminated pretty much all the trouble with it.

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-11-2008, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by RaWRZ0R!

whats gas like around you ruhl? its 3.80 here

i think i paid 3.90 last time......it was like 110 to fill the bronco up

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-11-2008, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by Nicotine

96-00 honda EK hatchback
99-00 2 door Honda SiR coupe
02-05 honda SiR EP3 Hatch with k20 motor (which i have)
97-00 acura el (not avail in the usa, also known as "honda domani" in japan)

if you're worried about gas, there you go.....

SiR's are fun

those are all jappys......i wont buy those cars......not to mention my dad would have more of a cow than me trying to buy european cars

**SVTmuscle** · 07-11-2008, 09:34 AM

Wtf do you think VW's and Audi's are? You think they are part of GM

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-11-2008, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by SVTmuscle

Wtf do you think VW's and Audi's are? You think they are part of GM

huh? SVT did you misread my post???? i don't have a problem with european cars.....and they're better than our cars......TRUCKS is where ford wins

**Kratos** · 07-11-2008, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by RuhlFreak55

any issues with it? gas mileage is very good on it from what i was seeing and if you get a quatro i'd be able to go places in the snow.......that's my worst fear about not havin a truck or suv.....not being able to drive when it snows....doesn't snow often in missouri though i guess

Why does everyone think they need 4 wheel drive? I drive in the snow frequently, I go on weekend ski trips like every weekend in the winter, and it snows a moderate amount in CT. FWD is usually sufficent as long as you have some kind of traction control that acts as a limited slip differential. You'll save a lot on gas milage even over a car with all wheel drive. Driving in the snow is about knowing how to drive in the snow. I swear on the way to northern Vermont in a snow storm all I see is SUV's in the ditch.

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-11-2008, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Kratos

Why does everyone think they need 4 wheel drive? I drive in the snow frequently, I go on weekend ski trips like every weekend in the winter, and it snows a modedrate amount in CT. FWD is usually sufficent as long as you have some kind of traction control that acts as a limited slip differential. You'll save a lot on gas milage even over a car with all wheel drive. Driving in the snow is about knowing how to drive in the snow. I swear on the way to northern Vermont in a snow storm all I see is SUV's in the ditch.

lol but i know how to drive my SUV

**Kratos** · 07-11-2008, 12:11 PM

Do you mean 18k? Why would somebody pay that much for a 225k mile 93' bronco? $1800?

**No One Knows** · 07-11-2008, 12:23 PM

i thought he meant 18mpg but I don't see how thats possible either...?

**football2007** · 07-11-2008, 03:01 PM

lmk what you decide. I need to get rid of my fukin gas guzzler

Im thinking either a 3.5L Altima or a Mazda6...

PT · 07-11-2008, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by RuhlFreak55

any issues with it? gas mileage is very good on it from what i was seeing and if you get a quatro i'd be able to go places in the snow.......that's my worst fear about not havin a truck or suv.....not being able to drive when it snows....doesn't snow often in missouri though i guess

hers has allwheel drive and goes well in the snow

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-11-2008, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by No One Knows

i thought he meant 18mpg but I don't see how thats possible either...?

if you guys are talking about what i can get out of the bronco? yea MPG......timing bump....cold air intake.......bassani y pipe......and some other mods and you can get 18mpg out of the 351W in there......granted i think mine would have to be rebuilt to achieve that but if i didn't buy a new car i could rebuild it

**football2007** · 07-12-2008, 09:31 PM

I get about 20 in my ram hemi on the highway...but in the city I literally get 8. I wish I never had to dip below 60mph..or I wouldnt be this poor lol

**RuhlFreak55** · 07-13-2008, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by football2007

I get about 20 in my ram hemi on the highway...but in the city I literally get 8. I wish I never had to dip below 60mph..or I wouldnt be this poor lol

gol damn

**No One Knows** · 07-13-2008, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by football2007

I get about 20 in my ram hemi on the highway...but in the city I literally get 8. I wish I never had to dip below 60mph..or I wouldnt be this poor lol

Haha. Shouldn't have bought a Dodge.

**wilson9d** · 07-13-2008, 08:07 PM

i have an armada and it gets like 12/14 mpg. so i went out and bought a sentra because it gets 35. i still drive my suv it has more street cred.

**DCI** · 07-13-2008, 08:22 PM

530D if ye have it in America. 210bhp with about 310lb/ft of torque plenty of poke. The Land Rovers are good but are prone to breaking. Mainly turbos shitting themselves.