New Jeep Renegade

[Vettezuki]

Might be getting a rural property and if I do, we'll almost certainly swap out the xD for the upcoming Jeep Renegade. I love the design. It's a small crossover with a variety of drivetrain options. We'll probably just go for AWD so my wife doesn't have to even think about that, just drive.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/140303113949-jeep-renegade-2015-620xa.jpg



http://www.jeep.com/en/2015/renegade/

[Damian]

Get a used JK.

[Vettezuki]

Get a used JK.

Too large and relatively poor mpg. She doesn't need a real 4x4. The Renegade has nice design and will probably get well north of 30mpg (supposedly).

[enkeivette]

New diesel GCs get over 30. Boom! ... Boom!

[Vettezuki]

New diesel GCs get over 30. Boom! ... Boom!

They're great, but literally 2x the cost or more than the Renegade will be. It's going to be Compass range, just under $20k starting.

After my Protege gives up the ghost, I'll probably go in for a plug in hybrid SUV if we move out there.

[blackax]

I think the Renegade would be great wife car. It will do everything she wants from a car.

[Shaolin Crane]

Samurai

[Vettezuki]

I was thinking of one as the "ranch" ATV actually.

[94cobra69ss396]

Samari is a pretty capable little truck since they are so light. A lot guys swap in Toyota axles under them with 31 inch tires and they can go anywhere.

[Vettezuki]

Samari is a pretty capable little truck since they are so light. A lot guys swap in Toyota axles under them with 31 inch tires and they can go anywhere.

Interesting. I know you can pick up ones in decent to good condition for just a few grand. Considering that even for me a new Grizzly would be the same range, it's something to consider.

I wouldn't put my wife in one for commuting for safety reasons though. It's just not going to do well in an accident compared to any modern vehicle. Plus they're just not so nice in a modern driver sense. But as an ATV on steroids, awesome!

[enkeivette]

Jeep Liberty Diesel is another option. You can probably pick one up for 7-8k now on the low end Id guess? 32mpg 2.4L mercedes engine. 36mpg with a programmer and dpf delete. (Freeway)

[blackax]

Is it possible to leave the xD at the end of the payment and swap cars to a Samari for the dirt road?

[Vettezuki]

Jeep Liberty Diesel is another option. You can probably pick one up for 7-8k now on the low end Id guess? 32mpg 2.4L mercedes engine. 36mpg with a programmer and dpf delete. (Freeway)



I've thought about a Liberty before, but I've heard they have a chronic problem with something in the fuel system (I forget) that costs at least a couple grand to repair and needs to be done every 80k miles or so.

John, car swaps are not practical. The dirt road from the house to pavement is 2.5 miles and is not a parking lot or anything like that. Heck, it takes 2 minutes to get out of the boundaries of the property itself! (It is bisected by a public road.)

[blackax]

What about grading the road every now and then? All it takes is a pickup and something heavy to drag behind it to fill in the ruts, that should take alot of the ruts.

[Vettezuki]

It's a public road so I'm not sure what the deal is with it. They come in from time to time with an actual grader, so it's not neglected, but it's not graveled and graded like a lot of rural roads in other parts of the country, which are fine to to get around on at lower speeds and cost a lot less than asphalt.

A lot of it is ok, but there is one section this is like a rock seem. It would have to be excavated and filled to improve. I will do what you mention on the section near my house that has some gulleys from water run off. If I get the place that is.

[Vettezuki]

Here's some (long running) video of a the southern portion of the land itself. It's kind of neat rolling hills and gulleys, with some flat spots and neat rock out croppings. It's 67 acres, so it goes to the hill and beyond.

Land - YouTube

[blackax]

Very cool looking place!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk8xKj5artM&channel=Autoexpress

[Vettezuki]

The reviews generally seem to be pretty positive, especially about its off road chops. I don't think the Trail Hawk will be necessary, but the adaptive AWD with some settings is a must. My wife can just drive and let the systems figure out traction.

[enkeivette]

That's a huge piece of land! Dibbs on the southeast corner. Im buying a motorhome and moving in. Where is it? Do you have plans to build on it?

[enkeivette]

And why not an AWD subie for Reiko? Doesnt look like you need a rock crawler, just something that wont get stuck

[Shaolin Crane]

Fucking christ, we can shoot on Ben's Property from now on.

[Vettezuki]

It's in Gavilin Hills/Lake Matthews area. I will be making a kind of RV/Trailer pad with hookups so people can visit. Me mum will actually be staying on weekends in her big travel trailer. And yes, I have casual ideas about building additional homes on it for family or something like that. Finally, yes an AWD Subie, etc., would be perfectly fine.

This is all dependent on my scheming to work out. I have so little time to mess with this that everything has to go off like clock work and to get a little lucky. It will probably all come down to whether we can sell our house fast enough and the seller of this property taking our fairly low-ball offer (and nothing ominous popping up during inspections). But it is doable and we are pursuing it. We'll see.

[Shaolin Crane]

From you, to you.
I seriously love the interwebs!

YouTube - Subaru of America 66 mpg Look Cheap & Ugly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzvmPpXTAqM)

[Vettezuki]

Fucking christ, we can shoot on Ben's Property from now on.

There's a gun club all of about a mile from there I think. :bigthumbsup:

[Shaolin Crane]

There's a gun club all of about a mile from there I think. :bigthumbsup:

That property is seriously large enough Adam or I could move there and it would be several years before you even found out :rolling:

[Vettezuki]

It's pretty much unheard of in SoCal, that's why I'm after it. :)

[Shaolin Crane]

No shit, as time goes on my desire for a similar living area becomes greater and greater.

[Vettezuki]

It's really quiet out there and the relatively few people who are out there want to be left alone and fall into either the "preppper" or "desert hippie" categories. Both of which are fine with me. Yet, you're less than 30 minutes from anything you could want.

[Shaolin Crane]

It's really quiet out there and the relatively few people who are out there want to be left alone and fall into either the "preppper" or "desert hippie" categories. Both of which are fine with me. Yet, you're less than 30 minutes from anything you could want.

Well, if you get it I might be interested in some portion large enough for a house and a workshop. :jester: