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fln8tive 04-04-2006 11:53 PM

Where do you go fishing? Darien, CT or Carrabelle, FL?

Do you want to be King of the Bubbas at the boatramp? Go Jeep.

If you are hauling a vintage Riva on the other hand...

SANguru 04-05-2006 12:26 AM

problem is the tow rating on the SRT8 sucks. Really not the intention of the vehicle. The blazer SS has a much better towing capacity. Why not just lease a Ford F150?

Quote:

Originally Posted by WagnerX5
The SRT-8 would stomp either the 4.6 or the 4.8 Bimmers. It comes down to personal taste and who you are when it comes to buying a vehicle. If you want to shell out cash for a used car or new car. You will definitely find the Bimmer has better interior quality and nicer curves and a higher 'retained' value...however that said the Jeep is brand new and can have up to a 70,000 mile warranty from the dealer. If performance is your big push (and by comparing the 4.6 and not the 3.0/4.4, I'm guessing it is) then the SRT-8 is the easy winner. And if all you care about is hauling fishing equipment and smaller not-so-truck items, then the SRT-8 is probably a great choice.

Now if you have already, in your mind, narrowed it down to the 4.6 then obivously the newest you can afford would hold the most value.

Again, comes down to personal style. People will rag Jeep quality...but I can find you just as many people that will rag BMW quality. It's all relative, buy what you like...either vehicle is awesome.


motordavid 04-05-2006 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by accella4.4
Where do you go fishing? Darien, CT or Carrabelle, FL?

Do you want to be King of the Bubbas at the boatramp? Go Jeep.

If you are hauling a vintage Riva on the other hand...

:rofl:

ylwjacket 04-05-2006 04:00 PM

I prefer Carrabelle. Spent the night there a few months back. Nice boats there, but a little quiet after the Citgo closes around 7 pm. I was sort of stranded there, and I bought tennis shoes, jeans, a couple t-shirts, toiletries, and sleeping duds for about $30 at the Dollar General. I wore the shoes out, but the jeans were sort of women's cut - tight in the waist, big in the hips, and tight in the thighs. Oh well, wadda want for $5?

Never been to CT.

My wife thinks my Sea Ray is too expensive, I don't think I'll be hauling any Rivas around.

We'll see how it works outs. Thanks for the input.

E61Silver 04-05-2006 05:04 PM

Sea Ray For Fishing
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ylwjacket
I prefer Carrabelle. Spent the night there a few months back. Nice boats there, but a little quiet after the Citgo closes around 7 pm. I was sort of stranded there, and I bought tennis shoes, jeans, a couple t-shirts, toiletries, and sleeping duds for about $30 at the Dollar General. I wore the shoes out, but the jeans were sort of women's cut - tight in the waist, big in the hips, and tight in the thighs. Oh well, wadda want for $5?

Never been to CT.

My wife thinks my Sea Ray is too expensive, I don't think I'll be hauling any Rivas around.

We'll see how it works outs. Thanks for the input.

Most Sea Ray are I/0 boat with a large area for sleeping, what kind do you have?

Did you look at the cost of leasing the BMW 4.4 or the Blazer SS?

ylwjacket 04-05-2006 11:18 PM

I may look at the X5 4.4. I have almost no interest in a Blazer, so I won't do much research on that.

I have a 380 Sundancer. It's not much for a fishing boat, though I've figured out how to make it work for that. Mine fits the large area for sleeping, I/O description. Prior, I had a 185 runabout that I pulled with an X5 4.4 just fine.

fln8tive 04-05-2006 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ylwjacket
I prefer Carrabelle. Spent the night there a few months back. Nice boats there, but a little quiet after the Citgo closes around 7 pm. I was sort of stranded there, and I bought tennis shoes, jeans, a couple t-shirts, toiletries, and sleeping duds for about $30 at the Dollar General. I wore the shoes out, but the jeans were sort of women's cut - tight in the waist, big in the hips, and tight in the thighs. Oh well, wadda want for $5?

Never been to CT.

My wife thinks my Sea Ray is too expensive, I don't think I'll be hauling any Rivas around.

We'll see how it works outs. Thanks for the input.


Big in the hips, tight in the thighs. After a few days in Carrabelle, that starts looking pretty good.

ylwjacket 04-06-2006 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by accella4.4
Big in the hips, tight in the thighs. After a few days in Carrabelle, that starts looking pretty good.

:rofl: It's a different place, that's for sure. Good thing I liked looking at the fishing boats. There wasn't much else to do, except hang out at the gas station. When that closed, it was boring.

E61Silver 04-06-2006 07:19 PM

Blazer SS
 
The Blazer SS is not your average Blazer it has the V8 from the Vet and most Mags like it better than the Jeep.

I love my X5 4.4 and pull a 23 foot Proline with it.

Good Luck and Have FUN.

cmyX6go 04-06-2006 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by x54.4blue
The Blazer SS is not your average Blazer it has the V8 from the Vet and most Mags like it better than the Jeep.

I love my X5 4.4 and pull a 23 foot Proline with it.

Good Luck and Have FUN.

So what do you have in that Proline Blue? 5.7L mercruiser I/O? Nice little boat.


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