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Buy A Car, Buy A Car, Buy A Car<\/b><\/p>\n

Pity the poor fleet. They’ve racked up a lot of miles and may rightly deserve a break. If I trade in two to buy one, I could get a nice break and save a bundle on insurance. The economics of buying a new car still don’t make sense, but it’s gonna have to happen sooner rather than later (and a warranty would be nice). There are two contenders so far:<\/p>\n

Dodge Nitro (not red)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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The Nitro is a kissin’ cousin of the Jeep Liberty except it doesn’t appear nearly as girly or cartoony (yeah, you’ve seen the Chevron ads too, haven’t you?). I don’t need the bigger engine, the Liberty’s engine will do just fine. All wheel drive for the slushy bits, a six speed manual and a jack for the iPod in the stereo and I’ll be set.<\/p>\n

2007 Jeep Wrangler (also not red)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Recalling the CJ-7 the new Wrangler has been redesigned to not tip over, I guess, and uses another engine—a 3.8L V6 from a minivan, I’ve read—but keeps the solid axles, tranny and transfer case from the outgoing model. And those three are very good things. More room, a trick three-piece thermoplastic top to keep out the snow flurries and it’s about the same price as the Nitro. <\/p>\n

I’d rather stick with the Jeep thing (which you’re not supposed to understand, but I suspect you do), but in the end it’s a road-biased box that can go off-road vs. an off-road box that has become better on the road. Thoughts?<\/p>\n

Your pal,<\/p>\n

bob<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Buy A Car, Buy A Car, Buy A Car Pity the poor fleet. They’ve racked up a lot of miles and may rightly deserve a break. If I trade in two to buy one, I could get a nice break and save a bundle on insurance. The economics of buying a new car still don’t … <\/p>\n

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