AG74683
Cyburbian
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I took the Jeep on an extended trip this weekend. It did NOT do well, mostly because we were going up mountains with a significant grade. At one point the temperature gauge jumped to 260 and the check gauges light came on and it started blowing smoke everywhere. Turns out it was leaking significant oil on the exhaust. No idea where the leak came from, it appeared as suddenly as it went away. It was about a quart low on oil, and lost a significant amount of coolant (must have boiled off). We almost turned back but decided against it.
I started looking at possible Jeep replacements again, but am really struggling to find any sort of replacement vehicle within my price range that still has reasonable miles. I really want a truck but it's hard to find anything. My max I'm comfortable with is 16,500.
Today, it finally hit me, THE solution to my replacement vehicle. A CARGO VAN. It's basically a pickup truck, but has tons of lockable internal space. They can be had for a fraction of the cost of a truck with way less miles. I'm on the search now.
I started looking at possible Jeep replacements again, but am really struggling to find any sort of replacement vehicle within my price range that still has reasonable miles. I really want a truck but it's hard to find anything. My max I'm comfortable with is 16,500.
Today, it finally hit me, THE solution to my replacement vehicle. A CARGO VAN. It's basically a pickup truck, but has tons of lockable internal space. They can be had for a fraction of the cost of a truck with way less miles. I'm on the search now.
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