What car should I buy?

[jimhelm]

I'm not angry at all tw. I didn't buy the jeep for its HP/ltr ratio. Or for how much noise it makes. I bought it for partially emotional reasons. It's cool as shit. Looks awesome, great four wheel drive, comfortable, loaded with convenience features, gobs of low end torque. I think you've missed my point about 4wd, too. I posted the video about jeep because you said they use expensive computer systems to control them. They don't. The Subaru video was to highlight the difference between actual 4wd vs all wheel drive.

I didn't recommend the Jeep to Lola, either.

In a 4x4, low end torque is more important than horses, in my opinion. The 4ltr straight 6 jeep used to make was excellent in this category. In 2000, I had a 99 Cherokee back then. Loved it. Too small for 2 kids though.

What car would you recommend for Lola, tw?

What do you drive?

[orthodoc]

Originally Posted by jimhelm

In a 4x4, low end torque is more important than horses, in my opinion.

Absolutely. Low end torque is the whole point of 4x4.

My $.02 recommendation for Lola would be a Toyota. Their reliability, ease of maintenance, longevity, and ability to hold Blue Book value make them my favorite cars. Budget and personal philosophy would determine the choice, whether a Prius, a Tercel or Camry, one of their SUVs ... buyer's choice.

We own a Hyundai Sonata that is also a fantastic car and very reasonable to maintain. I don't know anything about the rest of the Hyundai line. But my favorite car so far has been my 2005 4Runner.