Here in my Car, I feel safest of all

[onedge]

I was thinking about the extra space in the crew cab for stuff you want to keep dry. Like extra girls or oh, say a couple subs and 6x9s. :icon_smil

 

[purduenavy]

My Ensign loan bought me a fully loaded Saab 9-3 2004 and I love it

 

[Harrier Dude]

I really wish that I had saved my money as a 2ndLt in flight school and not embarked on a string of expensive cars/trucks. I'd be really loaded now.

That said, if you want the classic JO-mobile, how about a Mustang?

A truck would be good for all the DITY moves you'll do, although don't miss out on the "partial DITY". There was a guy I know that bought a POS boat, moved it all over creation, and made tons of money doing this. He never put the thing in the water. Just hauled it from place to place. Something to think about.

 

[Blutonski816]

I 2nd the WRX. I have one and I love it (good car to get pulled over in though, my fifth time was in April).

That World Rally Blue almost screams "chase me"....

 

[Gatordev]

Get a Lotus Elise! Sure it's not practical...but chicks dig it. :icon_smil Not TOO expensive and definitely an Ensignmobile that nobody else has. Although, they are pretty pricey to maintain...

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupe/112_0408_2005_lotus_elise/

Someone at Whiting has one. Haven't seen the actual person, but I've seen the car on 87 going the other direction and on base parked.

 

[HueyCobra8151]

A truck would be good for all the DITY moves you'll do, although don't miss out on the "partial DITY". There was a guy I know that bought a POS boat, moved it all over creation, and made tons of money doing this. He never put the thing in the water. Just hauled it from place to place. Something to think about.

That is fking awesome.

Xerocool:
Something to keep in mind: A car is a TOOL. You need to determine what your needs will be and then figure how that tool will meet them.

If you sit down and list exactly what you need. Then what you want. You will probably have a good idea of exactly what car you should get (often this is not the same car you started out thinking you should get).

Example: My criteria for a vehicle were: Comfort, reliability, and cargo capacity (in that order). I wound up getting a '94 Lincoln Towncar and I absolutely love it. ($4000 - over 2k under blue book)

(My criteria for my 2nd vehicle were loud 80's rock music, mud, w/ lots of balls and I got a '78 Ford F-150 w/ a 351 Windsor and 35 inch tires for $2300 off of craiglist.com)

 

[VAmookie]

thats pretty spendy for something that you cant put but one bag of groceries in -- i think qualifies as an over-priced Lt.-mobile

 

[UMichfly]

That World Rally Blue almost screams "chase me"....

Exactly the reason I'm going silver (although the red one I'm looking at is tempting )

 

[KSUFLY]

Nice... the HDs are sweet. Extended or Crew cab? My 1500 is a crew.

It's a red crew cab with leather captain's seats.

 

[Fly Navy]

It's a red crew cab with leather captain's seats.

Beautimus

 

[zippy]

You may also want to avoid vehicles in their first year of a production or the first year after a major redesign...

 

[KSUFLY]

Beautimus

Here's some pics

 

[onedge]

2 words. Custom System.

 

[HueyCobra8151]

Pretty nice truck...for a Chevy

 

[WBGTSNA]

I also am in the market for an ensign mobile. I was thinking about a crew cab Tacoma or Frontier. Possibly a Colorado. I had a Sonoma and loved it. I had a few problems with it, but I loved it. A used truck is defiantly on the radar. Midsize, crew cab, not over 23-24k. Any thoughts, suggestions?

I would go for a Ford Explorer Sport Trac. I know it has a 4.5 foot bed, but with the bed extender you can haul almost anything. Plus it has a better ride than the Tacoma or Frontier because it is based off the explorer.

I am an SNA - I took the loan from USAA - only spent 15 K and got a black 01 Sport trac with sunroof, leather, upgraded sound system, and hard bed cover with about 80K miles on it. Well taken care of, this puppy's only getting broken in! I love it and the best part is that the back window rolls completely down - with that, the windows down, and the sunroof open it is like having a convertible truck.

I enjoyed being able to save the rest of the loan money, but if you really need something new, the '07 Trac is completely redesigned and has all the new features of the new explorer. Plus, sport trac owners have a good forum - a la Airwarriors - called mysporttrac.com that has some really good info....