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The 05 Turbo we put 170,000 miles on was essentially trouble free. It was a great car, with horrible mileage. It was the best vehicle we had owned until we got our 2011 Turbo which is beyond amazing and gets 50% better mileage.
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I’ll admit to paying a lot of attention to the prices of the early turbos, it’s an amazing amount of car for not much money.
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I have a very short commute to work, and I can live with the higher fuel cost of traveling home in the winter if I have AWD. I cross the border a lot, I buy 90% of my fuel in the USA.
A cheap SUV that guzzles fuel is still cheaper than a new car that gets double the mileage.
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That was my diagnosis based on a quick internet search and some tests the current owner did for me.
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I had an Expedition. No thanks.
I would rather drive my VW diesel.
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>>> I need a long distance winter car, I drive from Michigan to Toronto and back every other week. <<<
I can't think of a more capable tool for that task. As you know, that trip in winter often consists of marginal road conditions. |
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Make no mistake either guys, those old porker turbos haul arse. Not a whole lot of cars are going be able to hang with one on the on ramp.
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If that were the only criteria, we'd all be driving Camrys.
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I guess the thinking is "why not?" The median price for a good 2004-2007 Ford Explorer is about the same as a 2004-2007 Porsche Cayenne around here. Come to that, the BMW X5 and X3 ask similar money for those years/miles, and a Lexus or Audi SUV skews a bit higher.
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It all depends on the intended use of the car. For the OP's intended use ("I need a long distance winter car, I drive from Michigan to Toronto and back every other week") a Camry might not be bad, although sounds like 4wd would probably be helpful. I could see getting a $5,000 Cayenne, for certain uses. Just not the OPs use. |
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If it were me that's exactly what I would consider for driving through heavy snow over a long distance on potentially treacherous roads. Excellent AWD, good ground clearance, plenty of power, comfortable, and not boring. I'd probably also consider a Land Cruiser or Land Rover.
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early Cayenne turbos are fantastic.
Not mentioned is to make sure batteries are trickle charged or strange errors pop up. First shift into second can be jerky too but normal-only happens on startup for me and worse when cold. Coins get caught behind the ashtray-never put coins in there and make sure . The Late 05's and later I believe can use cell phone hands free. These cars are very good at everything. Fast, agile, comfortable, good looking, reliable and finally cheap. |
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The car was not quite as advertised. Rust, crappy interior, engine tick (probably about to become a knock), bought from auction, etc.
I had to pass. I will keep looking for 'something'. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I will add, sitting in the vehicle it felt huge. For sure more than I need, maybe more than I want. I think my best bet is four new snow tires for my Jetta diesel. Once a diesel starts, it always gets you where you're going.
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I have a 04, love it, only issues I have had are 2 flats withing a week (and yes, I replaced all 4 tires the 1st flat)
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