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OK, my Jeep will be gone this weekend. Sad to see it go, but it's just not practical with 4 kids. So here are my current options for something new.
Baseline : 1997 Jeep Cherokee
Manliness score=10/10 V-8 engine, stupid amount of horsepower, lifted, 4x4, big tires, you get the idea.
Practicality score=1/10 Pretty reliable, but as with any hot rod it needs tinkering a good bit, Gets 10-12 MPG
Quality score=5/10 Solid rig, but it needs a few little things done to it, needs regular tinkering
Price score=N/A since it's what's being sold
Average score= 5.33/10
Wildcard is it's just fun as hell, kids love it, wife hates it,
1. 2000 Lincoln LS8. 100,000 miles, excellent condition, $4000.
Manliness score= 8/10
Practicality score=5.5/10 (Gets ~23 MPG highway)
Quality score=8/10 Depends on who you ask, but it's in great shape
Price score=1/10 because it will take all my Jeep money plus some to buy
Average= 5.625/10
Wildcard is it's just about the sexiest car I've looked at. Flawless exterior, very very god interior. Gets wildly mixed reviews online. Loads of power, great handling.
2. 2001 Explorer Sport Trac. 140,000 miles, very good condition, $3800.
Manliness score=9/10
Practicality score=4/10 (gets 20 MPG highway)
Quality score=8/10
Price score=2 Still have to pony up some extra cash to buy, just not as much
Average= 5.75/10
Wildcard is I love the style and the bed is just right for whatever small hauling I will do plus it's big enough for all 4 kids. Reviews are pretty steady online.
3. 1997 Ford Taurus, 89,000 miles, excellent condition, $1700
Manliness score=3
Practicality score=8 (gets ~27 MPG)
Quality score=8. Well maintained car, low miles
Price score=9 Will have over 1000 left over
Average= 7/10
Wildcard is the beautiful green paint which my wife loves. Plenty of room for the kids, mixed reviews online, but very well maintained with documentation and it's flex fuel. Was a city administrator vehicle.
Just throwing this stuff out there for some honest opinions about these 3. I am sure some on here have owned at least one of these.
Baseline : 1997 Jeep Cherokee
Manliness score=10/10 V-8 engine, stupid amount of horsepower, lifted, 4x4, big tires, you get the idea.
Practicality score=1/10 Pretty reliable, but as with any hot rod it needs tinkering a good bit, Gets 10-12 MPG
Quality score=5/10 Solid rig, but it needs a few little things done to it, needs regular tinkering
Price score=N/A since it's what's being sold
Average score= 5.33/10
Wildcard is it's just fun as hell, kids love it, wife hates it,
1. 2000 Lincoln LS8. 100,000 miles, excellent condition, $4000.
Manliness score= 8/10
Practicality score=5.5/10 (Gets ~23 MPG highway)
Quality score=8/10 Depends on who you ask, but it's in great shape
Price score=1/10 because it will take all my Jeep money plus some to buy
Average= 5.625/10
Wildcard is it's just about the sexiest car I've looked at. Flawless exterior, very very god interior. Gets wildly mixed reviews online. Loads of power, great handling.
2. 2001 Explorer Sport Trac. 140,000 miles, very good condition, $3800.
Manliness score=9/10
Practicality score=4/10 (gets 20 MPG highway)
Quality score=8/10
Price score=2 Still have to pony up some extra cash to buy, just not as much
Average= 5.75/10
Wildcard is I love the style and the bed is just right for whatever small hauling I will do plus it's big enough for all 4 kids. Reviews are pretty steady online.
3. 1997 Ford Taurus, 89,000 miles, excellent condition, $1700
Manliness score=3
Practicality score=8 (gets ~27 MPG)
Quality score=8. Well maintained car, low miles
Price score=9 Will have over 1000 left over
Average= 7/10
Wildcard is the beautiful green paint which my wife loves. Plenty of room for the kids, mixed reviews online, but very well maintained with documentation and it's flex fuel. Was a city administrator vehicle.
Just throwing this stuff out there for some honest opinions about these 3. I am sure some on here have owned at least one of these.