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- Desertbreh
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Naw the new dampers and square 255 setup was a huge improvement. It's been dead reliable. Analog gauges bro!
- Desertbreh
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My dream 2024 landscape involves not spending a dime on home improvement or cars. Wife wants a Defender
- CaleDeRoo
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F gen had peak gauges for BMW.Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:51 pmNaw the new dampers and square 255 setup was a huge improvement. It's been dead reliable. Analog gauges bro!
- MexicanYarisTK
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Modernized orange gauges atleast with the g series rental they have orange lit buttons at night.CaleDeRoo wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:56 pmF gen had peak gauges for BMW.Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:51 pm
Naw the new dampers and square 255 setup was a huge improvement. It's been dead reliable. Analog gauges bro!
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- MexicanYarisTK
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Oooo a defender.Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:55 pm My dream 2024 landscape involves not spending a dime on home improvement or cars. Wife wants a Defender
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- Desertbreh
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Yeah. Cool truck. BUT, as has been thoroughly sliced and diced by Max, the straight 6 is overly complex in a brand known for its LACK of reliability, and the V8 is preposterously expensive. Fuck everything is expensive. A Brostang with a Tremec transmission is 62 thousand dollars. What a time to be alive.MexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:06 pmOooo a defender.Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:55 pm My dream 2024 landscape involves not spending a dime on home improvement or cars. Wife wants a Defender
The Defender is a looker though. I may be able to put it off until 2025. See above.
- MexicanYarisTK
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Last i check a mustang gt is a blue collar sports car, $62k grand is not a reasonable blue collar price to me.Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:16 pmYeah. Cool truck. BUT, as has been thoroughly sliced and diced by Max, the straight 6 is overly complex in a brand known for its LACK of reliability, and the V8 is preposterously expensive. Fuck everything is expensive. A Brostang with a Tremec transmission is 62 thousand dollars. What a time to be alive.
The Defender is a looker though. I may be able to put it off until 2025. See above.
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- max225
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The 6 is "ok" technically a straight 6 is basically the most reliable engine type one can buy... but unfortunately that one comes with an electric supercharger and a turbocharger... so far they are holding up...Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:16 pmYeah. Cool truck. BUT, as has been thoroughly sliced and diced by Max, the straight 6 is overly complex in a brand known for its LACK of reliability, and the V8 is preposterously expensive. Fuck everything is expensive. A Brostang with a Tremec transmission is 62 thousand dollars. What a time to be alive.
The Defender is a looker though. I may be able to put it off until 2025. See above.
The cost of operating a cheap defender (75k msrp) is $1800 a month for the first 4 years... and that to me is just insane. They are starting to show up used for reasonable pricing... for ex you can get a V8 for about 20k less than new... which is
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... pplemental
nearly 6 figures still...
Also I hear that the V8 is not that much noticeably faster to drive than the i6.. however it makes all the noises so... yea.. that's worth something.
- max225
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and more interior space up front as wellCaleDeRoo wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:56 pmF gen had peak gauges for BMW.Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 3:51 pm
Naw the new dampers and square 255 setup was a huge improvement. It's been dead reliable. Analog gauges bro!
- max225
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V8 defender monthly cost is $2500 a month btw... a near $700 premiummax225 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:43 pmThe 6 is "ok" technically a straight 6 is basically the most reliable engine type one can buy... but unfortunately that one comes with an electric supercharger and a turbocharger... so far they are holding up...Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:16 pm
Yeah. Cool truck. BUT, as has been thoroughly sliced and diced by Max, the straight 6 is overly complex in a brand known for its LACK of reliability, and the V8 is preposterously expensive. Fuck everything is expensive. A Brostang with a Tremec transmission is 62 thousand dollars. What a time to be alive.
The Defender is a looker though. I may be able to put it off until 2025. See above.
The cost of operating a cheap defender (75k msrp) is $1800 a month for the first 4 years... and that to me is just insane. They are starting to show up used for reasonable pricing... for ex you can get a V8 for about 20k less than new... which is
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... pplemental
nearly 6 figures still...
Also I hear that the V8 is not that much noticeably faster to drive than the i6.. however it makes all the noises so... yea.. that's worth something.
- Desertbreh
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I'm just OVER spending money right now. I just want to lie low in my Kirkland Signature gear and enjoy my life in 2024.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:50 pmV8 defender monthly cost is $2500 a month btw... a near $700 premiummax225 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:43 pm
The 6 is "ok" technically a straight 6 is basically the most reliable engine type one can buy... but unfortunately that one comes with an electric supercharger and a turbocharger... so far they are holding up...
The cost of operating a cheap defender (75k msrp) is $1800 a month for the first 4 years... and that to me is just insane. They are starting to show up used for reasonable pricing... for ex you can get a V8 for about 20k less than new... which is
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... pplemental
nearly 6 figures still...
Also I hear that the V8 is not that much noticeably faster to drive than the i6.. however it makes all the noises so... yea.. that's worth something.
- max225
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Shit got really expensive...Desertbreh wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:09 pmI'm just OVER spending money right now. I just want to lie low in my Kirkland Signature gear and enjoy my life in 2024.
- Desertbreh
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December is a BAD month......every mother's son wants their money. Insurance premiums, RE taxes, on and on and on. I feel like I'm crawling out of the laundry at Shawshank.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:11 pmShit got really expensive...Desertbreh wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:09 pm
I'm just OVER spending money right now. I just want to lie low in my Kirkland Signature gear and enjoy my life in 2024.