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I'm working on installing my third eye this weekend. I'm not sure if mine is workingf on vaccum, or what. There is a small hose that could be a vaccum line, but it looks more like a fish aquariun tube. If I do need to hook it up to the vaccum system, how do I do that? Also, I do have a "Center Lamp" switch, How do I use it. The instructions are only for the radio shack switch. I finally got the grill cut out to fit. You gotta love a dremmel tool.

Well, We bought the Baja last Saturday. The dealer in Tallahassee had a silver one so we stopped there first, and we drove out with a new car about 2 hours later. The transaction went really well, and we got a different salesman than the one that had been pretty rude to us a few times before. their initial offer was actually lower than we expected, and when they made a real nice offer on the old loyale with no clutch, we signed the papers before they could change their minds. I did tell them about the clutch, but they can fix it alot cheaper than I can. I really like the Baja, even though I've only driven it twice. My wife is "knocking the New off it" for a year or two, then we'll get her something new (She says Forester or Honda CRV, But I say Outback), and I'll drive the Baja. The day after we bought it, 3 random strangers came up to us and were asking all kinds of questions about it. I want to thank the folks that gave us advice on buying this car. I felt really good going into the dealership informed, instead of being at their mercy. I really appreciate it. Ace

It's a single axle trailer. I would guess the boat weighs about 2200 pounds or so. It's a center console with a 70 hp motor, but it's about 20 years old. I think they are alot lighter now. The Jeep does OK on the highway as long as there aren't any hills. Top speed is only about 65, but that's partly because there's alot of bouncing going on. 99 percent of the time, I'll just be towing it 15 miles on back roads to the ramp, but once in a while I might want to go somewhere different. I've heard that the wind resistance is actually more important than weight as long as the trailer is balanced. We figure out what we can afford, and I think we found a baja locally to check out. I'm trying to guess on a starting point for the negotiation game. MSRP is running about $23-24,000. The Dealer invoice, which I've heard doesn't mean much either, is more like $21-22,000. Will it really tick them off If I start with $19,500? I want to have a reasonable "Low-Ball" offer. I sure don't want them to accept my first offer. I'd really feel like a sucker even if it was a good price. I plan to use the dealer financing, but I'm undecided about trading in my 91 loyale. They might charge me extra to have it hauled off.

I don't know who the designers on the Baja were, but it's almost like they designed it just for me. I need a fuel efficient 4 wheel drive, a back seat, with a roof rack, and somewhere to throw wet smelly stuff. I don't like regular pick-ups. Too big and a pain to drive in town. They just needed the price to be down around $18,000. They have a nice one in Tallahassee right now, so I might not have to make a big road trip. They have some good incentives right now, so maybe in the next week. Is it true that you can't tow a boat with the turbo? I have a 17' boat that I need to drag around sometimes, and it's about all my Jeep Wrangler with a 4 cyl can do. The Baja has more power than the jeep, but I've heard that towing with a turbo is bad because the turbo has to kick on too much and it burns out. Even the non-turbo has more horsepower than the Jeep. I'm kind of looking for an excuse to sell the Jeep, because it will improve my subaru to non-subaru ratio. Other than the towing, The Brat should do everything the Jeep does. and with a little more style.

Thanks. I'll take a look at Edmunds later today. I'm thinking of e-mailing several dealers in the area and just being straight up. I'll tell them I'm going to buy a silver Baja, with whatever options, and get them to tell me why I should buy it from them. Not being a jerk or anything, but I don't want to drive 200 miles to a dealer, and then have them push me around. I had a pretty bad experience the last time I bought a new car 12 years ago, but I was young and foolish back then, plus I was in a situation that I had to buy the car that day. The dealer in Tallahassee has been real jerky and high pressure whenever I try to stop in, plus they don't have a silver one. I'll probably end up going to Valdosta Ga or Jacksonville Fl.

I'm going to be buying a new Baja in the next week or so, and wanted to see if anybody had advice on how much we should be willing to pay. I've seen them listed on cars.com and other places for about $21-23,000. I know there's alot of wiggle room in there, but how much would be a good deal. I'm outside of Tallahassee Florida, but I'd be willing to go as far as Atlanta Ga, Mobile Al. or Tampa/Orlando Fl. Any advice would be good. There were some good hints on cartalk.com Of course this Baja will mean the '91 loyale with 250,000 and no clutch (been driving it that way for 3 months) will have to be retired, but I'll still have the Brat (even though it isn't driveable yet). Thanks, Ace