Hi
This is not for towing of for other really rough work. It will see some dirt road work and even some off roading, nothing even close to it's limits. I'm basically tired of mid sized vehicles. I want this to be my runaround and I like to keep my cars fairly stock. RIght now, I'm hoping she would go maybe 20.000 miles without having to sink a bundle, thats 3-4 years with the miles I drive a year. To put it into perspective, the trip computer on my current car says for years I average under 30 miles an hour on average. The longest trips I make are about 2 hours one way and I do that 4 times a year or so. Incidentally, I'll find out if I buy it I guess but is this class of vehicle more expensive to insure than a mid size 4 cylinder SUV? Yes I know my mileage will be 1/3 of my current car hehe
Well, for starters, hopefully you're insuring the thing as minimal liability only....
But the reason I'm asking is, dunno if you're aware or not, but you can get Expeditions 10 years younger and half that mileage starting around twice that price --- mostly $3 - 4k, but some cheaper --- from our dear gubmint (Fleet SSV models, typically used by Forestry Services, Fire Marshalls, some police for non-pursuit duties, etc)
The interior appointments of the fleet models are somewhat lacking, but offroad/crap road capability is actually higher than civilian model (skid plates come stock) and maintenance on them is pretty much cheaper than any other vehicle you can buy in America
It'll probably cost you much less in the long run, if you can afford it.
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