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Toyota Highlander or Jeep Grand Cherokee

Bill Kirby · · Keene New York · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 480
Mark Frumkin wrote: Modern engines don't get better mileage with age.
 I don't run undersized tires.
Two of my sisters have the same truck just a little newer & get similar mileage.
 I see cars & trucks as tools & have different ones for different jobs.  I also have two mini coopers both S's for mileage & eight motorcycles for fun and mileage.
This Picture is of my 2017 f250 6.7L.  I use it to pull. 17 mpg not pulling 12 mpg pulling.
Yukon 3.54 diff. gearing
Chevy 3.73
Ford    3.33
Mini #1 2.09 

 I see you own a Diesel so I wanna ask you.. Have you ever heard diesels get better MPG the higher miles? Old wife’s tale, fishing story or for realz?

Josh Rappoport · · Natick, MA · Joined Sep 2017 · Points: 31

I did a bunch of research and test drives and bought a VW Atlas. Have done 6k miles in less than three months. Some snow/ice etc.
Love it!
Jeep doesn’t have a third row, which I needed. At least not in USA yet...

Buck Rio · · MN · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 16
Josh Rappoport wrote: I did a bunch of research and test drives and bought a VW Atlas. Have done 6k miles in less than three months. Some snow/ice etc.
Love it!
Jeep doesn’t have a third row, which I needed. At least not in USA yet...

Do they have a diesel option on that? I looked on the website and didn't see one...A diesel for this would be nice

Bill Kirby · · Keene New York · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 480
Buck Rio wrote:

Do they have a diesel option on that? I looked on the website and didn't see one...A diesel for this would be nice

Remember the price of the diesel Touareg? Yikes! 

Buck Rio · · MN · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 16
Bill Kirby wrote:

Remember the price of the diesel Touareg? Yikes! 

Doesn't matter, I have a truck that is paid for and my wife just got a new car...but I really like VW diesels, even if they were too good to be true.

Bill Kirby · · Keene New York · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 480
Buck Rio wrote:

Doesn't matter, I have a truck that is paid for and my wife just got a new car...but I really like VW diesels, even if they were too good to be true.

 Just sayin they were pricy. You don’t  care what you pay for a vehicle? Have lots of them? Were we separated at birth haha..

 Too good to... Maybe if you care about MPGs. A buddy of mine has a diesel Jetta. Lots of pickup and handles well for a $20k sedan. We drove up to the Dacks a bunch.. great car. 
 My beef with VW is the animal testing. Found that out and it crushed my Lambo dreams. 
Buck Rio · · MN · Joined Jul 2015 · Points: 16
Bill Kirby wrote:

 Just sayin they were pricy. You don’t  care what you pay for a vehicle? Have lots of them? Were we separated at birth haha..

 Too good to... Maybe if you care about MPGs. A buddy of mine has a diesel Jetta. Lots of pickup and handles well for a $20k sedan. We drove up to the Dacks a bunch.. great car. 
 My beef with VW is the animal testing. Found that out and it crushed my Lambo dreams. 

I heard about that? What is it with Germans and testing shit on primates??? I am not trying to be insensitive to the past.

Mark Frumkin · · Bishop, CA · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 52

Josh nice!
Bill, i believe that first time diesel owner get better mileage as they learn how to drive it. 

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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