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Hey all,
My name is TJ, I'm from the Milwaukee area, currently a second year student studying mechanical engineering at Michigan Tech University. I bought a '98 Dakota at age 16 and it's time for it to go. It was fun to own and I'll soon be selling it back to the original owner as soon as I decide what vehicle I want next. That's what brings me here.
I'm looking for a car with AWD (get tons of snow in the upper peninsula), manual (for enjoyment), MPG's in the double digits (truck struggles to meet that), comfortable for long trips, cheap cost and still manage to turn heads. X-type naturally caught my eye, not to mention I love Jaguar's rich racing history.
I'm big into snowboarding/skiing, wakeboarding, mountain biking, motorcycling, boating and much more. Love animals, bigcat's are my favorite. Sucks that they're all almost endangered.
Here's a picture of my truck!
My name is TJ, I'm from the Milwaukee area, currently a second year student studying mechanical engineering at Michigan Tech University. I bought a '98 Dakota at age 16 and it's time for it to go. It was fun to own and I'll soon be selling it back to the original owner as soon as I decide what vehicle I want next. That's what brings me here.
I'm looking for a car with AWD (get tons of snow in the upper peninsula), manual (for enjoyment), MPG's in the double digits (truck struggles to meet that), comfortable for long trips, cheap cost and still manage to turn heads. X-type naturally caught my eye, not to mention I love Jaguar's rich racing history.
I'm big into snowboarding/skiing, wakeboarding, mountain biking, motorcycling, boating and much more. Love animals, bigcat's are my favorite. Sucks that they're all almost endangered.
Here's a picture of my truck!
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Welcome Bigcat to the forum. Are you sure that you won't need that truck for all that snow up there? Don't get me wrong, don't you need something with ground clearance. I have been to the U.P. many times snowmobiling and I know the snow that the Northeast U.P. accumulates.
Good luck in your search.
Enjoy all the site has to offer!
Good luck in your search.
Enjoy all the site has to offer!
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Welcome Bigcat to the forum. Are you sure that you won't need that truck for all that snow up there? Don't get me wrong, don't you need something with ground clearance. I have been to the U.P. many times snowmobiling and I know the snow that the Northeast U.P. accumulates.
Good luck in your search.
Enjoy all the site has to offer!
Good luck in your search.
Enjoy all the site has to offer!
Thanks for the warm welcome guys!
I have thought pretty hard about keeping the truck - both for the snow and hauling the motorcycle. True about the crazy amount of snow, but at the same time I don't rely on my vehicle to get to school. My housemates and I carpool in his jeep if it's too cold to walk. The truck is incredibly useful up here, but at 15mpg MAX, going home is expensive. Also, on a side note, I co-op every other semester at a company in Southern Indiana and this spring I will be down there where I need to drive to work every day and snow isn't nearly as bad.
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welcome to the site, to have you here with us here at JF.
Nice intro thanks for sharing with us......cool pics of a cool looking truck
You'll be made very welcome here
The X type with its AWD is the way to go.....sexy looking vehicle too!!
Hope we can help with any issues / questions you may have Some great guys here, top techs, good info and more than a few laughs here n there, so jump in and enjoy......
I've manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the site.......enjoy your time here
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